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SCJISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

$107.76+0.93% vs prior close
8911152-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 27, 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 the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of small-capitalization companies in Japan.

SCJ price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSCJ close
Sep 28, 2026$109.96
Sep 29, 2026$108.63
Sep 30, 2026$109.50
Oct 1, 2026$108.84
Oct 2, 2026$110.15
Oct 5, 2026$110.65
Oct 6, 2026$110.89
Oct 7, 2026$110.19
Oct 8, 2026$109.26
Oct 9, 2026$110.03
Oct 12, 2026$109.72
Oct 13, 2026$110.02
Oct 14, 2026$108.56
Oct 15, 2026$108.07
Oct 16, 2026$108.32
Oct 19, 2026$107.75
Oct 20, 2026$107.43
Oct 21, 2026$107.55
Oct 22, 2026$106.89
Oct 23, 2026$106.25
Oct 26, 2026$106.77
Oct 27, 2026$107.76

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$2M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12+$6.3MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$1.8MOct 27Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9+$6.3MOct 14Oct 19Oct 22−$1.8MOct 27Sep 28Oct 6+$6.3MOct 14−$1.8MOct 27
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$0
Sep 29$751.9K
Sep 30−$758.8K
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$0
Oct 8$0
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$0
Oct 13−$2.4M
Oct 14$6.3M
Oct 15−$4M
Oct 16$1.6M
Oct 19−$2.4M
Oct 20$988.1K
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
Oct 26$0
Oct 27−$1.8M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$2M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +17.4% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWR has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$235Massets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$2Mnet flow, trailing month
36Kavg daily volume, 30 days
865holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed December 20, 2007 · beta 0.79
The book at a glance
—1.0%13320.1%13330.1%137714140.1%14170.1%141A0.1%15150.1%16620.1%17210.3%172318080.3%18201833183518600.1%1861186A188518930.2%19110.3%194119420.3%19440.3%19510.2%195219590.1%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—JPY CASH1.03%———
21332NISSUI CORP0.15%———
31333MARUHA NICHIRO CORP0.07%———
41377SAKATA SEED CORP0.05%———
51407WEST HOLDINGS CORP0.03%———
61414SHO-BOND HOLDINGS LTD0.09%———
71417MIRAIT ONE CORP0.14%———
8141ATRIAL HOLDINGS INC0.07%———
91515CHINA RESOURCES MEDICAL HLDGS LTD0.06%———
101662JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LTD0.13%———
111663K&O ENERGY GROUP INC0.02%———
12167ARYOYO RYOSAN HOLDINGS INC0.04%———
131719HAZAMA ANDO CORP0.13%———
141720TOKYU CONSTRUCTION LTD0.04%———
151721COMSYS HOLDINGS CORP0.30%———

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Sector weights

  • Industrials24.98%
  • Consumer Discretionary14.22%
  • Information Technology12.9%
  • Financials11.11%
  • Materials10.33%
  • Consumer Staples8.21%
  • Real Estate7.01%
  • Health Care4.33%
  • Communication2.82%
  • Utilities2.11%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Industrials24.98%
Consumer Discretionary14.22%
Information Technology12.9%
Financials11.11%
Materials10.33%
Consumer Staples8.21%
Real Estate7.01%
Health Care4.33%
Communication2.82%
Utilities2.11%

Country weights

  • Japan99.87%
  • United States0.05%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Japan99.87%
United States0.05%
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month-2.7%
3 months+1.6%
6 months+9.2%
YTD+17.4%
1 year+15.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$2M
1 month−$2M
3 months−$24M
YTD+$38M
1 year+$47M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Oct+$9.2MNov−$100KDec+$28.9MJan+$11.4MFeb+$900KMar+$9.9MApr+$10.5MMay+$143.9KJul+$7.1KAug−$22MSep−$1.8MOctOctNovDec+$28.9MJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$1.8MOctOctDec+$28.9MFebAprJul−$1.8MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$0
Nov$9.2M
Dec−$100K
Jan$28.9M
Feb$11.4M
Mar$900K
Apr$9.9M
May$10.5M
Jul$143.9K
Aug$7.1K
Sep−$22M
Oct−$1.8M
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.0% of the book; the top ten carry 5%. Spread across 249+ names, it behaves like roughly 133 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
90Kshares traded
The case against SCJ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SCJ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-47bp on fee · 173× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-47bp on fee · 78× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-45bp on fee · 525× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-46bp on fee · 138× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-46bp on fee · 101× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
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