# HEWJ (iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF) iShares · Stock ETFs · Japan · data as of Oct 20, 2026 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. HEWJ tracks an index and returned +29.0% over the past year. ## Key facts - HEWJ, total return, 1 year: +29.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026. - HEWJ, expense ratio: 0.49%, as of Dec 19, 2025. - HEWJ, holdings: 6, as of Oct 19, 2026. - HEWJ, below its high: −3.6%, as of Oct 20, 2026. - HEWJ, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 5.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026. - HEWJ, last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jul 2, 2026: $0.3489, as of Jul 2, 2026. - HEWJ, net assets: $644m (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026). ## HEWJ over each window to Oct 20, 2026 | Window | Total return | Benchmark (ACWX) | Gap to ACWX | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | −0.4% | −2.3% | +1.9 pts | +1.0% | | 3 months | +0.5% | −0.8% | +1.3 pts | +3.0% | | 6 months | +10.6% | +3.5% | +7.1 pts | +9.8% | | Year to date | +22.9% | +12.2% | +10.7 pts | +13.7% | | 1 year | +29.0% | +15.0% | +14.1 pts | +15.8% | | 3 years | +113.0% | +78.2% | +34.8 pts | +89.3% | | 5 years | +163.7% | +50.0% | +113.7 pts | +81.3% | | 10 years | +348.5% | +136.6% | +211.9 pts | +321.1% | | Since launch | +428.5% | +140.0% | +288.5 pts | +443.7% | | Since launch, annualised | +14.0% | – | – | – | ## HEWJ key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $66.82 on Oct 6, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $52.01 on Oct 22, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range: $64.42, 84% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 6 - Top ten weight: 99.9% ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | MSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USD Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · Japan | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.49% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025 | | Price | $64.42 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Feb 5, 2014 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $644m | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 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 | | HEWJ, 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 | +29.05% | ETFIQ | | ACWX, the same days | +14.97% | ETFIQ | | Against its benchmark, 1 year | +14.07 pts | ETFIQ | | Below its high | −3.6% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 6 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 99.9% | ETFIQ | | Holdings published for | Oct 19, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file | | Holdings as of the close of | Oct 19, 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 20, 2026 | Window | Dates | Net flow | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 day | Oct 20, 2026 | $0 | | 1 week | Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026 | +$3.3m | | 1 month | Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026 | −$3.4m | | 3 months | Jul 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026 | −$97.3m | | Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026 | +$31.2m | | 1 year | Oct 21, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026 | +$44.4m | 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 HEWJ performed? 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%. ### What does HEWJ cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. ### What does HEWJ hold? 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. ### How far is HEWJ below its high? 3.6% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 20, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, HEWJ, stock fund, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/hewj.json