Japan ETF Overview

Japan ETFs provide exposure to the Japanese economy through its equity and fixed-income market as well as its currency. The largest Japan ETF is the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), followed by the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ).

With 19 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Japan ETFs have total assets under management of $20.25B. The average expense ratio is 0.53%. Japan ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Equity
  • Currency

The largest Japan ETF is the iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ with $9.40B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Japan ETF was YCS at 24.00%. The most recent ETF launched in the Japan space was the iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF EWJV on 03/05/19.

Top ETF Performers

YCL ProShares Ultra Yen 5.18%
FXY Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust 2.88%
EZJ ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan 1.97%
EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF 1.45%
GSJY Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF 1.42%

Bottom ETF Performers

YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen -5.00%
EWV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan -3.29%
DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund -2.95%
DXJS WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund -2.07%
FJP First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund -1.72%

Top Creations

BBJP JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF 66.55
FLJP Franklin FTSE Japan ETF 15.28
DBJP Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF 10.38
HEWJ iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF 5.64
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen 5.55

Top Redemptions

EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF -69.40
DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund -27.45
FXY Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust -24.91
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -1.61
EZJ ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan -1.26

AUM Winners

HEWJ iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF 24.81%
EWV ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan 9.40%
DBJP Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF 3.46%
FLJP Franklin FTSE Japan ETF 1.40%
FXY Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust -0.05%

AUM Losers

YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -9.43%
EZJ ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan -8.77%
DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund -6.84%
EWJV iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF -3.27%
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen -3.23%

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