iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (JPXN)
| Assets | $168.26M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.48% |
| PE Ratio | 14.50 |
| Shares Out | 2.40M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.62 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.29% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 38.57% |
| 1-Year Return | +5.20% |
| Volume | 20,996 |
| Open | 69.77 |
| Previous Close | 70.34 |
| Day's Range | 69.76 - 70.72 |
| 52-Week Low | 64.09 |
| 52-Week High | 78.24 |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| Holdings | 400 |
| Inception Date | Oct 23, 2001 |
About JPXN
Fund Home PageThe iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (JPXN) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the JPX-Nikkei 400 index. The fund tracks a market-capitalization-weighted index of Japanese companies selected by fundamental and qualitative attributes. JPXN was launched on Oct 23, 2001 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
16.80% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | 6098 | 2.08% |
| Sony Group Corporation | 6758 | 1.81% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | 6501 | 1.78% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 8411 | 1.72% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 8306 | 1.71% |
| Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 7974 | 1.63% |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | 9432 | 1.54% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 8316 | 1.53% |
| JPY CASH | n/a | 1.51% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 7011 | 1.49% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2024 | $1.030 | n/a |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.591 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $1.290 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.461 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.238 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.620 | Jun 15, 2022 |
News
Japan: Hotter Than Expected Inflation, Output Rebound Should Support The BoJ's Policy Normalization
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Third Quarter Economy Signals Sought From Flash PMI Data After Japan GDP Shows Rebound
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BoJ Hikes By 25 Bps And Starts QT: Too Little Too Late, But In Right Direction To Prop Up The Plunging Yen
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Escape Velocity: Japan's Drift Toward Sustained Inflation
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What's The Next Step For The Bank of Japan?
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Mixed Japanese Data Supports BoJ's Policy Normalization
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What Has Led To Japan's Come-Back?
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Cooler Inflation Ahead Of The Bank of Japan Meeting
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Can Japan's Stock Market Continue Its Record-Setting Run?
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The Bank of Japan's New Path Ahead
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The End Of Japan's Negative Interest Rates: What It Means For Gold
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End Of An Era - Bank of Japan Reverses Negative Interest Rate Policy
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Flash Insights: Bank of Japan - A 'Watchful' Adjustment
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 and has eliminated the yield curve control framework. According to the central bank, the virtuous cycle between wages and prices w...
Flash PMI Signal Cooling Inflation And Stagnating Private Sector Activity In Japan
Japan's private sector activity broadly stagnated in February according to flash PMI data, attributed to a combination of slowing services activity growth and an acceleration in manufacturing output c...
The Rally In Japanese Stocks
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Bank of Japan Opens The Door To Ending Negative Rates, But Timing Uncertainty Remains
The Bank of Japan stood pat on monetary policy today as widely expected. But the market is now paying attention to a more positive tone on the wage and inflation outlook, as well as an upgrade to the ...
Japan Flash PMI Eases To 50.0 To Signal Stalling Private Sector Activity In November
Japan's private sector growth ground to a halt in November according to the latest flash PMI data, which is based on about 85%-90% of total PMI survey responses each month. This was mainly attributed ...
Declining PPIs Perpetuate Japan's TINA Trade
Things were looking tough for the BoJ as recently as this summer, when the country's core CPI bolted north of 4%, far beyond the 2% inflation target that major central banks view as ideal. The Bank of...