iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Japanese equity market with the currency risk inherent in the securities included in the underlying index hedged to the U.S. dollar on a monthly basis.
HEWJ price
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| Date | HEWJ close |
|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | $63.54 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $62.42 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $61.98 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $62.97 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $62.37 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $61.74 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $63.27 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $63.58 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $63.98 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $64.71 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $64.96 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $65.10 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $66.10 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $66.60 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $66.36 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $66.41 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $64.62 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $63.66 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $63.68 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $64.20 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $64.02 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $64.62 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $64.63 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $64.95 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $65.11 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $65.04 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $64.75 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $64.79 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $64.73 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $65.20 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $64.00 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $63.18 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $63.12 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $64.26 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $63.84 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $63.80 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $64.30 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $64.94 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $64.69 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $65.46 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $66.02 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $65.24 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $64.78 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $65.48 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $64.86 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $64.67 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $65.27 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $65.50 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $66.41 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $66.78 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $66.82 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $66.15 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $65.58 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $66.09 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $65.87 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $65.59 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $64.61 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $64.35 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $63.91 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $64.27 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $64.42 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $64.61 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $63.20 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $62.87 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $63.38 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $63.73 |
Weekly net flows, 3M
Net outflow over the range: −$96M
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul 27 | $0 |
| Aug 3 | $3.5M |
| Aug 10 | $28.4K |
| Aug 17 | −$6.6M |
| Aug 24 | $29.3M |
| Aug 31 | −$55.3M |
| Sep 7 | −$35M |
| Sep 14 | −$28.8M |
| Sep 21 | −$3.3M |
| Sep 28 | $0 |
| Oct 5 | −$8.6M |
| Oct 12 | $8.6M |
| Oct 19 | $28.7K |
| Oct 26 | $0 |
Money keeps arriving — +$17K of net inflows over the past month, while the price has returned +20.9% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EWJISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF | 98.66% | $95.25 | +1.0% | ||
| 2 | —USD CASH | 0.01% | — | — | — | |
| 3 | —BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY (XTSLA) - Money Market | 0.08% | — | — | — | |
| 4 | —JPY/USD (JPY) - Forwards | 1.28% | — | — | — |
Sector weights
- Financials99.91%
- Cash and/or Derivatives0.09%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Financials | 99.91% |
| Cash and/or Derivatives | 0.09% |
| 1 week | -1.4% |
| 1 month | -2.7% |
| 3 months | +0.3% |
| 6 months | +8.8% |
| YTD | +20.9% |
| 1 year | +19.9% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | +$2M |
| 1 month | +$17K |
| 3 months | −$96M |
| YTD | +$24M |
| 1 year | +$37M |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
Monthly net flows
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Oct | $72.6M |
| Nov | $13.2M |
| Dec | −$5.2M |
| Jan | $5.5M |
| Feb | $54.8M |
| Mar | $118.3M |
| Apr | −$17.7M |
| May | −$15.2M |
| Jul | −$25.3M |
| Aug | $26.1M |
| Sep | −$122.4M |
| Oct | $16.7K |
The top holding is 98.7% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. Spread across 4+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF | $33,933 | $46,660 |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HEWJ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $40.7B | +$609M | -47bp on fee · 64× the assets · +$609M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | 0.03% | $18.4B | +$199M | -47bp on fee · 29× the assets · +$199M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.4B | +$497M | -46bp on fee · 51× the assets · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.7B | +$47M | -46bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$47M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -46bp on fee · 29× the assets · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |