WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
$60.60−0.07 (−0.12%)
- 0.48%
- $7.1B
- +43.2%
- 0.9M sh
- $60.19
- low $42.69high $61.55
The ETF.net DXJ Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 10 of 18
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B 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.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 3 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 9 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 10 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 18
Our read on DXJ
BJapanese stocks with the yen taken out of the math. DXJ has run its hedged, dividend-screened index since 2006, pairing roughly 400 Japanese companies with a hedge against yen-dollar swings.
The fund seeks to track the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index, providing Japanese equity exposure while reducing the effect of yen-dollar currency movements.
Why people hold it
- The hedge is the point: the index aims to strip out yen-dollar moves, so returns track Japanese share prices rather than the currency.
- Costs 0.48% a year, a shade under the median for single-country Japan funds.
- About 400 holdings picked through a dividend screen rather than a straight market-cap list, with cash paid out quarterly.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the easier names in its Japan peer group to move in and out of.
Worth knowing
- Hedging cuts both ways. If the yen strengthens against the dollar, you give up the lift an unhedged Japan fund would collect.
- Cheaper hedged Japan exposure exists: FLJH runs at 0.09%.
- The dividend screen means this won't mirror a standard Japan market-cap index, so sector and company weights sit differently.
DXJ Holdings
- Stocks
- 428
- 30%
- 8306.T
Sectors
- Industrials25.3%
- Financials21.3%
- Consumer Discretionary15.5%
- Technology13.4%
- Materials7.5%
- Health Care6.2%
- Consumer Staples4.9%
- Communication4.1%
- Energy1.6%
- Utilities0.1%
Geography
- Japan100.00%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
DXJ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DXJ$14,315
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 | DXJ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +26.3% |
| 1 month | +2.8% |
| 3 months | +3.0% |
| 1 year | +43.2% |
| 3 years | +29.5% |
| 5 years | +26.7% |
| 10 years | +18.1% |
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 | DXJ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +26.3% | |
| 2025 | +30.7% | |
| 2024 | +29.7% | |
| 2023 | +42.0% | |
| 2022 | +5.9% | |
| 2021 | +18.0% | |
| 2020 | +3.9% |
DXJ in the news
DXJ Dividends
- $0.03 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
DXJ 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.
- 1.81
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.
- −22.2%
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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DXJ Cost
0.48%
DXJ0.48%
- The middle half of Japan funds
- Median 0.54%
5 of the 18 Japan funds charge less.
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