# EWJ (iShares MSCI Japan ETF) iShares · Stock ETFs · Japan · data as of Oct 28, 2026 EWJ returned +18.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.49% a year and holds $23.9bn in net assets on Oct 28, 2026. Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan and returned +18.1% over the past year. ## Key facts - EWJ, total return, 1 year: +18.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - EWJ, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Dec 19, 2025. - EWJ, holdings: 169, as of Oct 27, 2026. - EWJ, below its high: −4.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - EWJ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - EWJ, last payment (paid annually), ex-date Jun 15, 2026: $0.501, as of Jun 15, 2026. - EWJ, net assets: $23.9bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026). ## EWJ over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | Benchmark (ACWX) | Gap to ACWX | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | −1.9% | −2.2% | +0.3 pts | +0.9% | | 3 months | +6.3% | +2.0% | +4.3 pts | +6.1% | | 6 months | +10.0% | +4.7% | +5.3 pts | +9.1% | | Year to date | +18.3% | +12.4% | +5.9 pts | +14.1% | | 1 year | +18.1% | +14.3% | +3.8 pts | +13.6% | | 3 years | +79.3% | +80.5% | −1.2 pts | +95.0% | | 5 years | +56.5% | +50.8% | +5.7 pts | +79.8% | | 10 years | +129.8% | +139.2% | −9.4 pts | +325.8% | | Since launch | +125.1% | not available | not available | +1,895.9% | | Since launch, annualised | +2.7% | – | – | – | ## EWJ key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $99.32 on Oct 6, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $79.49 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $94.99, 78% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 169 - Top ten weight: 29.5% ## EWJ trading - Not scored. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 28 close: −0.37%; 95% of days within ±0.67%. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | MSCI Japan Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · Japan | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.49% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025 | | Price | $94.99 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Apr 1, 1996 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $23.9bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026 | | Benchmark | MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, measured by ACWX, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings | | Benchmark named in | its shareholder report, N-CSR, Nov 5, 2025 | ETFIQ | | EWJ, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +18.1% | ETFIQ | | ACWX, the same days | +14.3% | ETFIQ | | Against its benchmark, 1 year | +3.8 pts | ETFIQ | | Below its high | −4.4% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 169 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 29.5% | ETFIQ | | Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Oct 23, 2026 | Window | Dates | Net flow | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$228m | | 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$952m | | 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$1.3bn | | Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$5.2bn | | 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$5.8bn | Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### How has EWJ performed? Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWJ returned +18.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. Over three years the number is +79.3%. ### What does EWJ cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. ### What does EWJ hold? 169 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 29.5% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds. ### How far is EWJ below its high? 4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, EWJ, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/ewj.json