{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a Japan ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 20 stock ETFs in Japan, with a median fee of 0.49%. Updated every trading night.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf#article","headline":"What is a Japan ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 20 stock ETFs in Japan, with a median fee of 0.49%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a Japan ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does currency hedged mean?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The fund uses contracts to offset moves in the yen, so you get the shares\u2019 return without the currency effect."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Does a hedged fund cost more?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Its fee is often higher and the hedge has a cost of its own."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where do I see how a fund hedges?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On its page, from its filings."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a Japan ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a Japan ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 20 stock ETFs in Japan, with a median fee of 0.49%. Updated every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1785,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a Japan ETF? \n \n What is a Japan ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 20 stock ETFs in Japan, with a median fee of 0.49%.\n \n In plain words\n A Japan ETF owns companies listed in Japan. Some leave currency risk in, so the fund moves with the yen as well as the shares; others hedge the yen to follow the shares alone.\n ETFIQ counts 20 funds, with a median fee of 0.49%; a hedged fund costs a little more because the hedge has its own cost. The fund page says whether a fund hedges. Japan trades in Asian hours, so a fund\u2019s price at the US close can differ from value; ETFIQ measures premiums with that in mind.\n Questions\n What does currency hedged mean? The fund uses contracts to offset moves in the yen, so you get the shares\u2019 return without the currency effect.\n Does a hedged fund cost more? Its fee is often higher and the hedge has a cost of its own.\n Where do I see how a fund hedges? On its page, from its filings.\n Where to next\n Stocks International trading Screener: filter every ETF What is an ETF premium or discount? What is an international ETF? What is a China ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a Japan ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a Japan ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a Japan ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf Markdown [What is a Japan ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a Japan ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-japan-etf"}