
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF
$78.49+0.04 (+0.06%)
- 0.19%
- $19.5B
- +27.6%
- 4.51%
- 1.4M sh
- $78.01
- low $65.07high $80.52
The ETF.net BBJP Grade
Score 80 out of 100
- 2 of 18
Score 80 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A88 out of 100Rank 3 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 13 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A87 out of 100Rank 2 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B62 out of 100Rank 8 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A76 out of 100Rank 4 of 18
Our read on BBJP
AJapan's whole board for 0.19% a year. JPMorgan's BetaBuilders fund holds roughly 170 large and mid-cap Japanese stocks and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar way to own Tokyo without paying legacy-tracker prices.
The fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the performance of a Japan-focused equity index.
Why people hold it
- 0.19% a year, well under what the older iShares Japan trackers (EWJ at 0.49%, JPXN at 0.48%) charge for similar broad exposure.
- Roughly 170 Japanese large and mid caps in one line item, tracking a Morningstar Japan index closely rather than making stock calls.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, which tends to keep the cost of getting in and out modest.
- Running since 2018 and one of the stronger implementations in the single-country Japan group.
Worth knowing
- One country, one market cycle. Japan-only equity means no cushion from anywhere else when Tokyo has a bad stretch.
- Not the cheapest ticket to Japan: Franklin's FLJP runs 0.09%, and FLJH is the currency-hedged option in the same peer set.
- Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly, so income arrives in lumps.
BBJP Holdings
- Stocks
- 178
- 30%
- 8306.T
Sectors
- Industrials24.0%
- Technology20.9%
- Financials19.2%
- Consumer Discretionary11.1%
- Communication9.1%
- Health Care5.2%
- Consumer Staples3.6%
- Materials3.1%
- Real Estate1.9%
- Utilities1.0%
- Energy1.0%
Geography
- Japan100.00%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
BBJP Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BBJP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.0% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | +2.8% |
| 1 year | +27.6% |
| 3 years | +20.4% |
| 5 years | +10.0% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BBJP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.0% | |
| 2025 | +26.5% | |
| 2024 | +7.5% | |
| 2023 | +20.6% | |
| 2022 | −17.3% | |
| 2021 | +1.2% | |
| 2020 | +15.4% |
BBJP in the news
BBJP Dividends
- 4.51%
- $3.54
- $3.54 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
BBJP Risk
- 12.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.23
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.82
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BBJP Cost
- The middle half of Japan funds
- Median 0.54%
2 of the 18 Japan funds charge less.
Other funds in Japan
- AFLJPFranklin FTSE Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +28.8%
- AFLJHFranklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +38.7%
- AJPXNiShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +29.2%
- ASCJiShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +28.2%
- AEWJiShares MSCI Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +29.6%




