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iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) Price, Holdings & Fees

$264.51+1.50%+$3.92End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) closed at $264.51 on Oct 9, 2026, up 1.50% from the previous close of $260.59.

Share price, past year

1Y +26.22%

52-week range $205.80 – $272.20. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$264.51
Sep 30, 2026$261.36
Aug 31, 2026$249.83
Jul 31, 2026$251.00
Jun 30, 2026$243.96
May 29, 2026$243.35
Apr 30, 2026$242.09
Mar 31, 2026$244.67
Feb 27, 2026$213.60
Jan 30, 2026$207.87
Dec 31, 2025$215.23
Nov 28, 2025$212.97
Oct 31, 2025$208.17

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.49%
as of Aug 31, 2025
Net assets
$21.3B
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
182
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$205.80 – $272.20

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund's expense ratio is 0.49%: $49.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund held 182 investments worth $21.30B as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., at 4.05% of the fund.

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.4.05%$863.06M
2TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION3.43%$730.27M
3SoftBank Group Corp.3.34%$711.43M
4Tokyo Electron Limited2.87%$612.04M
5Hitachi, Ltd.2.84%$604.12M
6Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.2.56%$544.37M
7Sony Group Corporation2.54%$540.35M
8ADVANTEST CORPORATION2.39%$509.73M
9Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.2.14%$455.90M
10Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.2.01%$428.17M
11Mitsubishi Corporation1.95%$414.88M
12FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.1.89%$402.72M
13KEYENCE CORPORATION1.87%$397.66M
14Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.1.80%$383.48M
15MITSUI & CO., LTD.1.57%$334.27M
16Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.1.57%$333.56M
17Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.1.56%$332.27M
18Kioxia Holdings Corporation1.49%$317.74M
19Mitsubishi Electric Corporation1.48%$314.94M
20Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.1.45%$308.57M
21ITOCHU Corporation1.37%$292.73M
22HOYA CORPORATION1.10%$234.04M
23Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.1.05%$224.43M
24Panasonic Holdings Corporation1.03%$219.51M
25Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited0.97%$206.87M

Top 25 of 182 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.00%
Other0.27%
Cash and short-term investments0.10%
Derivatives0.09%
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund holdings by country, largest 2
Country% of fund
Japan99.36%
United States0.10%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund's total return was +0.73%, as reported to the SEC.

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+4.14%
Apr 30, 2026+6.02%
Mar 31, 2026−8.77%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund
Ticker
EWJ
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
iShares, Inc.
SEC series ID
S000004249
SEC CIK
0000930667
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by iShares, Inc., the trust behind iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is EWJ's price?

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) closed at $264.51 on Oct 9, 2026, up 1.50% from the previous close of $260.59.

What is EWJ's expense ratio?

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund's expense ratio is 0.49%: $49.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does EWJ hold?

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund held 182 investments worth $21.30B as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., at 4.05% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, SoftBank Group Corp., Tokyo Electron Limited, Hitachi, Ltd..

How has EWJ performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund's total return was +0.73%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 27, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Aug 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures