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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

SCJNYSE ArcaA

$110.02+0.30 (+0.27%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

A74/ 100

Rank 3 of 18 in Japan

A74/100Rank 3 of 18inJapan
Intraday session: up, 77 prints from 109.72 to 110.02. Range 109.52 to 110.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.109.60110.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$241M
1Y total return
+28.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.66%
Holdings
767
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$109.48
52W range
low $88.09high $111.44
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SCJ Grade

A

Score 74 out of 100

Category
Japan⁠
Rank
3 of 18
Six-pillar profile for SCJ. Scores out of 100: Cost 56, Risk 71, Mission 96, Tradability 72, Holdings 90, Durability 64. Strongest: Mission (96). Weakest: Cost (56). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 74 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.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 14

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18

Our read on SCJ

ETF.net Research

AJapan past the household-name exporters. SCJ holds roughly 800 of the country's smaller listed companies, the domestic slice that large-cap Japan benchmarks leave out, and it has been running that mandate since 2007.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index composed of small-capitalization Japanese equities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01One job, done tightly: it tracks the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index, roughly 800 names deep, the part of the market big blue-chip Japan benchmarks leave on the floor.ishares.com
  2. 02Trading since 2007, so there is a long live record here, not a backtest, and it has stayed tight to its index over that stretch.
  3. 03About 800 holdings means no single stock carries the portfolio, and the 0.50% fee sits right at the median for single-country Japan funds.

Worth knowing

  1. 010.50% a year is the going rate for the niche, but broad Japan trackers like FLJP (0.09%) and BBJP (0.19%) charge a fraction. Small-cap coverage is the upcharge.
  2. 02Moderately traded, and Tokyo is closed while US markets are open, so spreads and price-to-value gaps can widen at the edges of the session.
  3. 03Unhedged: the holdings are priced in yen, so currency swings land on top of the stock moves, in both directions. Distributions come once or twice a year.ishares.com

SCJ Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
767
Top-10 weight
6%
Largest holding
Jpy Cash1.0%

Geography

  • Japan99.95%
  • United States0.05%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 52.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Jpy Cash1.00%379,686,222$2M98
0026963.TRohm0.71%55,000$2M63
0035831.TShizuoka Financial Group Inc0.65%72,600$2M59
0046976.TTaiyo Yuden Ltd0.64%22,000$2M60
0057167.TMebuki Financial Group Inc0.63%147,400$2M65
0068354.TFukuoka Financial Group0.56%28,600$1M64
0076532.TBaycurrent Inc0.56%24,200$1M65
0083436.TSumco0.55%61,600$1M63
0095333.TNgk0.55%37,400$1M74
0103563.TFood & Life Companies0.54%37,400$1M67
0115334.TNiterra0.53%52,800$1M84
0124021.TNissan Chemical Corp0.52%22,000$1M73
0139147.TNippon Express Holdings0.52%35,200$1M76
0146645.TOmron0.52%30,800$1M64
0159962.TMisumi Group0.51%48,400$1M72

Showing 1–15 of 767 holdings

SCJ Performance

Launched Dec 20, 2007

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

SCJ$12,823
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. SCJ $12,823. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,510$11,363$13,215Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for SCJ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSCJ
Year to date+20.6%
1 month−0.5%
3 months+1.9%
1 year+28.2%
3 yearsper year+20.6%
5 yearsper year+9.0%
10 yearsper year+7.9%

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 SCJ
YearReturn barSCJ
2026 YTD+20.6%
2025+29.6%
2024+3.4%
2023+13.2%
2022−12.7%
2021−2.9%
2020+7.5%

SCJ in the news

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SCJ 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 Oct 12, 2026.
2.66%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.92Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.92 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.61; Dec 19, 2017 $0.55; Jun 19, 2018 $0.41; Dec 18, 2018 $0.53; Jun 17, 2019 $1.19; Dec 16, 2019 $2.12; Jun 15, 2020 $0.70; Jun 10, 2021 $0.59; Dec 13, 2021 $0.82; Jun 9, 2022 $0.76; Jun 7, 2023 $0.50; Dec 20, 2023 $0.93; Jun 11, 2024 $0.71; Dec 17, 2024 $0.60; Jun 16, 2025 $0.89; Dec 16, 2025 $2.00; Jun 15, 2026 $0.92. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.92
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$2.00
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.89
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.60
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.71
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.93
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.50
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.76
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.82
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.59
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.70
Dec 16, 2019Dec 20, 2019$2.12

SCJ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.14
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−28.6%
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.
0.83
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.

SCJ Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Japan funds
  • Median 0.54%

8 of the 18 Japan funds charge less.

SCJ costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Japan fund costs $54.00.

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