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EWJV

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Factor & Screened Index · IShares · Inception 2019-03-04 · SEC filings

$48.68−0.68 (−1.38%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 54 prints from 49.36 to 48.68. Range 48.56 to 48.91. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$48.60$48.80$48.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$799M
1Y return
+31.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.52%
Holdings
108
Volume · 30D
0.2M sh
NAV per share
$49.32
52W range
low $37.41high $50.22

The ETF.net EWJV Grade

B

63/ 100

Rank 6 of 12 in International Value Index⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EWJV. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 34, Mission 76, Tradability 46, Holdings 31, Durability 65. Strongest: Cost (88). Weakest: Holdings (31). Leans toward Cost.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 63 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 88
    Category rank2/12 · top 17%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 76
    Category rank7/8 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 34
    Category rank12/12 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 46
    Category rank8/12 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 31
    Category rank11/12 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 65
    Category rank4/12 · top 33%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EWJV

ETF.net Research

BMost international value funds spread the bet across the whole developed world. EWJV skips the buffet and orders one dish: cheap-looking large- and mid-cap Japanese stocks, roughly 110 of them, for 0.15% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track large- and mid-capitalization Japanese equities with value characteristics and relatively lower valuations.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.15% a year, it is the cheapest fund in its international-value peer group, well under the group's typical fee and below broad rivals like DFIV and EFV.
  2. 02A clean single-country expression: the MSCI Japan Value Index screens large- and mid-cap Japanese equities for value characteristics and lower valuations, so the country call and the style call arrive together.ishares.com
  3. 03Plain index plumbing from iShares, running since 2019, and it has stayed close to the benchmark it advertises.
  4. 04One of the stronger builds in its cohort on cost and mandate discipline, sitting in the upper half of the international-value field.

Worth knowing

  1. 01One country, one style, roughly 110 names. Nothing in the portfolio cushions a stretch when Japan or value is out of fashion.
  2. 02Moderately traded, not a volume machine. Limit orders earn their keep on larger tickets.
  3. 03Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly, so income lands in lumps.

EWJV Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
108
Top-10 weight
42%
Largest holding
8306.T9.0%

Sectors

  • Financials33.3%
  • Industrials21.7%
  • Consumer Discr.13.1%
  • Communication8.5%
  • Technology7.1%
  • Cons. Staples4.0%
  • Real Estate3.0%
  • Materials3.0%
  • Health Care2.9%
  • Energy1.9%
  • Utilities1.5%

Geography

  • Japan100.00%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0018306.TMITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP9.03%3,090,000$71M155
0027203.TTOYOTA MOTOR6.68%2,734,300$53M136
0038316.TSUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP5.79%1,049,400$46M135
0048411.TMIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP4.56%664,350$36M138
0059984.TSOFTBANK GROUP3.57%699,600$28M130
0068058.TMITSUBISHI3.56%891,700$28M131
0078031.TMITSUI2.82%676,000$22M115
0086752.TPANASONIC HOLDINGS2.37%683,700$19M143
0099433.TKDDI2.08%842,700$16M137
0106981.TMURATA MANUFACTURING1.89%301,800$15M153
0112914.TJAPAN TOBACCO1.77%317,700$14M132
0128053.TSUMITOMO1.72%1,184,100$14M118
0139434.TSOFTBANK1.67%8,315,900$13M123
0148002.TMARUBENI1.60%397,200$13M117
0158591.TORIX1.56%314,600$12M115

Showing 1–15 of 112 holdings

EWJV Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EWJV$13,176
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EWJV $13,176. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,223$11,455$13,687Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for EWJV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWJV
Year to date+25.6%
1 month+4.4%
3 months+8.4%
1 year+31.8%
3 years+23.7%per year
5 years+15.2%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EWJV
YearReturn barEWJV
2026 YTD+25.6%
2025+34.0%
2024+11.6%
2023+23.6%
2022−6.0%
2021+5.5%
2020+2.4%

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EWJV Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
4.52%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.23Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Jun 17, 2019 $0.46; Dec 16, 2019 $0.65; Jun 15, 2020 $0.28; Dec 14, 2020 $0.23; Jun 10, 2021 $0.27; Dec 13, 2021 $0.39; Jun 9, 2022 $0.40; Dec 13, 2022 $0.26; Jun 7, 2023 $0.39; Dec 20, 2023 $0.57; Jun 11, 2024 $0.47; Dec 17, 2024 $0.81; Jun 16, 2025 $0.38; Dec 16, 2025 $1.75; Jun 15, 2026 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.48
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.75
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.38
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.81
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.47
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.57
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.39
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.26
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.40
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.39
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.27
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.23

EWJV Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.47
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.5%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.63
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

EWJV Cost

Expense ratio0.15%
  • The middle half of International Value Index funds
  • Median 0.31%

1 of the 12 International Value Index funds charge less.

EWJV costs $15.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Value Index fund costs $31.00.