iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ

$71.23

2.65%

Market Cap: $15B

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of 6,710 funds

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Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $226M | Put options by funds: $177M

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 192

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 613 [Q1] → 596 (-17) [Q2]

11.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.47% [Q1] → 75.38% (-11.09%) [Q2]

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 [Q1] → 31 (-5) [Q2]

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 95

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.6B [Q1] → $11.9B (-$2.73B) [Q2]

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Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

US equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. While the US is up 58% on a total return basis during the current bull market, the rest of the world is up 13.5 percentage points less at +44.5%. Looking at the international dividend ETF over a longer time frame, over the last five years, it's up 20.6% in price and more than double that on a total return basis.

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

Japan: Hotter Than Expected Inflation, Output Rebound Should Support The BoJ's Policy Normalization

Today's data were a mixed bag, but the Bank of Japan will pay more attention to the sharp rise in Tokyo's inflation. Tokyo consumer prices rose more than expected to 2.6% YoY (vs 2.2% in July, 2.3% market consensus).

Japan: Hotter Than Expected Inflation, Output Rebound Should Support The BoJ's Policy Normalization

Bank of Japan will take longer to hike rates given the yen's rapid strengthening, BMI says

The Bank of Japan will adopt a more cautious approach to hiking interest rates after the recent global market turmoil and to avoid rapid appreciation in the yen, BMI said in a recent note. "We expect that the BoJ will take a more cautious approach and only hike by 25bps this year to 0.50%, down from our previous view for 50bps," said BMI's analysts.

Bank of Japan will take longer to hike rates given the yen's rapid strengthening, BMI says

Japan's economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending, business investment

TOKYO — Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in the April-June period, rebounding from the contraction in the previous quarter, government data showed Thursday.

Japan's economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending, business investment

Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Japanese Stocks Enter Bear Market

Japan's Topix stock index slid 24% from a record high reached last month and the Nikkei 225 Stock Average suffered its worst one-day slump in yen terms as investor confidence evaporated. Tony Sycamore, analyst at IG Australia, shares his take on the plunge in Asian stocks and Federal Reserve policy.

Japanese Stocks Enter Bear Market

Be Slower To Sell Your Winners And Quicker To Sell Your Losers - Logan Kane

Logan Kane discusses incorporating behavioral finance into investing, emphasizing the importance of quality over junk investments. He highlights the Capitalism Distribution study, showing that a small percentage of stocks drive market gains.

Be Slower To Sell Your Winners And Quicker To Sell Your Losers - Logan Kane

BoJ Hikes By 25 Bps And Starts QT: Too Little Too Late, But In Right Direction To Prop Up The Plunging Yen

The “real” policy rate is massively negative, with the new policy rate of 0.25% far below Core CPI of 2.6%. When QT reaches about ¥3 trillion per month in 2026, it would represent a reduction of its JGB holdings of about 0.5% per month.

BoJ Hikes By 25 Bps And Starts QT: Too Little Too Late, But In Right Direction To Prop Up The Plunging Yen

Japan June retail sales rise 3.7% year-on-year, better than forecasts

Japanese retail sales rose 3.7% in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, beating a median market forecast for a 3.2% gain.

Japan June retail sales rise 3.7% year-on-year, better than forecasts

EWJ: Good Growth Outlook And Attractive Valuation

EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan index with 210 stocks, has 0.5% expense ratio. EWJ has delivered solid return in the current bull market, with a good earnings growth outlook. The fund's valuation is not expensive, and has appreciation potential due to weakening U.S. dollar.

EWJ: Good Growth Outlook And Attractive Valuation

Citi advises investors to ‘election proof' their portfolios — here's how

Strategists at Citi say it's time to election-proof portfolios, and that mostly means shedding overseas stocks, while loading up on banks.

Citi advises investors to ‘election proof' their portfolios — here's how

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