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 "ticker": "HEWJ",
 "name": "iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF",
 "issuer": "iShares",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-20",
 "verdict": "HEWJ tracks an index and returned +29.0% over the past year.",
 "lead": "HEWJ returned +29.0% over the year to Oct 20, 2026, charges 0.49% a year and holds $644m in net assets on Oct 20, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "stocks",
  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
  "group": {
   "id": "international-stocks",
   "name": "International stocks"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "japan",
   "name": "Japan",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/japan/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-21",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+29.0%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "HEWJ, total return, 1 year: +29.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+29.0%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "HEWJ, total return, 1 year: +29.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
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   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025",
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   "sentence": "HEWJ, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Dec 19, 2025.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.49%",
    "as_of": "2025-12-19",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "HEWJ, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Dec 19, 2025."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "6",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-10-19",
   "sentence": "HEWJ, holdings: 6, as of Oct 19, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "6",
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    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-holdings",
    "text": "HEWJ, holdings: 6, as of Oct 19, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22123.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "HEWJ, below its high: \u22123.6%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22123.6%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "HEWJ, below its high: \u22123.6%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "5.0%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "HEWJ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 5.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "5.0%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "HEWJ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 5.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
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   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jul 2, 2026",
   "value": "$0.3489",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-07-02",
   "sentence": "HEWJ, last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jul 2, 2026: $0.3489, as of Jul 2, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.3489",
    "as_of": "2026-07-02",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "HEWJ, last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jul 2, 2026: $0.3489, as of Jul 2, 2026."
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   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$644m",
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   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "HEWJ, net assets: $644m (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$644m",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "HEWJ, net assets: $644m (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026)."
   }
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   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "MSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USD Index",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 Japan",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.49%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$64.42",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Feb 5, 2014",
   "source": null
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   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$644m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, measured by ACWX, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
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  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its shareholder report, N-CSR, Nov 5, 2025",
   "source": null
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   "key": "hewj_1_year_to_oct_20_2026",
   "label": "HEWJ, 1 year to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "+29.05%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "acwx_the_same_days",
   "label": "ACWX, the same days",
   "value": "+14.97%",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "+14.07 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22123.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "6",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "99.9%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Oct 19, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Oct 19, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "\u22120.4%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "\u22122.3%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+1.9 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+1.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+0.5%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "\u22120.8%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+1.3 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+3.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+10.6%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+3.5%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+7.1 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+9.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+22.9%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+12.2%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+10.7 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+13.7%"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+29.0%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+15.0%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+14.1 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+15.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+113.0%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+78.2%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+34.8 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+89.3%"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+163.7%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+50.0%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+113.7 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+81.3%"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+348.5%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+136.6%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+211.9 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+321.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+428.5%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "+140.0%",
   "Gap to ACWX": "+288.5 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+443.7%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+14.0%",
   "Benchmark (ACWX)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to ACWX": "\u2013",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
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 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has HEWJ performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, HEWJ returned +29.0% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. Over three years the figure is +113.0%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does HEWJ cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does HEWJ hold?",
   "a": "6 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, with the top ten at 99.9% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is HEWJ below its high?",
   "a": "3.6% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 20, 2026."
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   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$66.82 on Oct 6, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-06",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 66.82,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-21",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$52.01 on Oct 22, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-10-22",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 52.01,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-21",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$64.42, 84% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 64.42
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "6",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "99.9%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": null
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  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/hewj.json",
  "windows": [
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    "from": "2026-10-20",
    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": 0,
    "net_flow": "$0",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 1,
    "trading_days": 1
   },
   {
    "window": "1 week",
    "from": "2026-10-14",
    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": 3282934,
    "net_flow": "+$3.3m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 5,
    "trading_days": 5
   },
   {
    "window": "1 month",
    "from": "2026-09-21",
    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": -3418227,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$3.4m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 22,
    "trading_days": 22
   },
   {
    "window": "3 months",
    "from": "2026-07-21",
    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": -97315503,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$97.3m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 65,
    "trading_days": 65
   },
   {
    "window": "Year to date",
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    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": 31212610,
    "net_flow": "+$31.2m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 201,
    "trading_days": 201
   },
   {
    "window": "1 year",
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    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": 44370956,
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    "days_counted": 251,
    "trading_days": 251
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 "generated": "2026-10-21",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, HEWJ, stock fund, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj"
}