iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF
$48.03+0.29 (+0.61%)
- 0.15%
- $765M
- +34.4%
- 4.68%
- 0.2M sh
- $47.54
- low $37.65high $50.22
The ETF.net EWJV Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 3 of 12
Score 65 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.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A76 out of 100Rank 7 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 11 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 7 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 out of 100Rank 11 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 4 of 12
Our read on EWJV
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.
The fund seeks to track large- and mid-capitalization Japanese equities with value characteristics and relatively lower valuations.
Why people hold it
- At 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.
- A 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
- Plain index plumbing from iShares, running since 2019, and it has stayed close to the benchmark it advertises.
- One of the stronger builds in its cohort on cost and mandate discipline, sitting in the upper half of the international-value field.
Worth knowing
- One country, one style, roughly 110 names. Nothing in the portfolio cushions a stretch when Japan or value is out of fashion.
- Moderately traded, not a volume machine. Limit orders earn their keep on larger tickets.
- Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly, so income lands in lumps.
EWJV Holdings
- Stocks
- 111
- 41%
- 8306.T
Sectors
- Financials32.8%
- Industrials21.6%
- Consumer Discretionary13.2%
- Communication8.5%
- Technology7.8%
- Consumer Staples4.2%
- Materials3.0%
- Real Estate2.9%
- Health Care2.9%
- Energy1.8%
- Utilities1.4%
Geography
- Japan100.00%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
EWJV Performance
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EWJV$13,441
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 | EWJV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.5% |
| 1 month | −4.7% |
| 3 months | +3.7% |
| 1 year | +34.4% |
| 3 years | +24.1% |
| 5 years | +15.3% |
| 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 | EWJV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.5% | |
| 2025 | +34.0% | |
| 2024 | +11.6% | |
| 2023 | +23.6% | |
| 2022 | −6.0% | |
| 2021 | +5.5% | |
| 2020 | +2.4% |
EWJV in the news
EWJV Dividends
- 4.68%
- $2.23
- $0.48 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EWJV 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.
- 1.49
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.
- −23.3%
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.
- 0.63
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
0.15%
EWJV0.15%
- The middle half of International Value Index funds
- Median 0.31%
1 of the 12 International Value Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Value Index
- ADFIVDimensional - International Value ETFExpense ratio 0.27%1 year return +26.5%
- AEFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +23.0%
- BFIVAFidelity International Value Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +25.3%
- BISVLiShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +22.5%
- BDISVDimensional - International Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.42%1 year return +24.6%