iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ)

NYSEARCA: HEWJ · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
42.05
-0.09 (-0.21%)
Mar 28, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.21%
Assets $317.33M
Expense Ratio 0.50%
PE Ratio 17.31
Shares Out 7.55M
Dividend (ttm) $0.71
Dividend Yield 1.68%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 22, 2023
Payout Ratio 29.08%
1-Year Return +50.91%
Volume 480,763
Open 41.89
Previous Close 42.14
Day's Range 41.87 - 42.08
52-Week Low 28.20
52-Week High 42.37
Beta 0.72
Holdings 15
Inception Date Jan 31, 2014

About HEWJ

Fund Home Page

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap Japanese stocks, while fully hedging out its exposure to the yen relative to the US dollar. HEWJ was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Japan Stock
Region Global
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol HEWJ
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USD Net Variant

Top 10 Holdings

100.10% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ 98.51%
JPY/USD JPY 1.32%
JPY/USD JPY 0.13%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY XTSLA 0.09%
JPY/USD JPY 0.02%
JPY/USD JPY 0.01%
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors USD 0.01%
JPY/USD JPY 0.01%
JPY/USD JPY 0.00%
JPY/USD JPY 0.00%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 22, 2023 $0.51671 Dec 29, 2023
Jul 3, 2023 $0.1898 Jul 10, 2023
Dec 23, 2022 $0.08127 Dec 30, 2022
Dec 2, 2022 $12.04235 Dec 8, 2022
Jul 5, 2022 $0.34821 Jul 11, 2022
Dec 23, 2021 $0.51654 Dec 30, 2021
Full Dividend History

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