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iShares Japan Index Fund (IE)

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iShares Japan Index Fund (IE)

Overview

Investment Approach

The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the equity market in Japan. The Fund invests in equity securities (e.g. shares) listed and traded on regulated markets in Japan. The return of the Fund will be compared with the return on an index which will initially be the MSCI Japan Index (with net dividends), the Fund’s benchmark index.
Important Information: Capital at Risk. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed. The fund invests a large portion of assets which are denominated in other currencies; hence changes in the relevant exchange rate will affect the value of the investment. Investment risk is concentrated in specific sectors, countries, currencies or companies. This means the Fund is more sensitive to any localised economic, market, political or regulatory events. The Fund may be exposed to finance sector companies, as a service provider or as counterparty for financial contracts. Liquidity in the financial markets has been severely restricted, causing a number of firms to withdrawn from the market, or in some extreme cases, becoming insolvent. This may have an adverse affect on the activities of the fund.
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Performance

Performance

  • Returns

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Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.

as of Sep 30, 2019

-2.36 11.96 14.04 10.09 -4.88
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Developed - Japan Net Dividends (USD)<br /><br /> Index returns are for illustrative purposes only. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

as of Sep 30, 2019

-2.22 12.13 14.09 10.20 -4.69
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

Growth of Hypothetical 10,000 The growth of hypothetical $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

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Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD. Source: BlackRock. Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Distributions

This fund does not have any distributions data as of now.
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until calendar year-end.

Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions) as of Dec 4, 2019 USD 1,637.072
Fund Inception Date Dec 1, 2005
Share Class Inception Date May 13, 2009
12m Trailing Yield The yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by assuming any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months. as of Oct 31, 2019 1.82
Number of Holdings The number of holdings in the fund excluding cash positions and derivatives exposures. Derivatives are contracts used by the fund to gain exposure to an investment without buying it directly. They can be used in a number of ways. For example a 'currency forward' derivative contract can be used to 'hedge' or aim to mitigate the effects of changes in exchange rates. as of Oct 31, 2019 323
Base Currency U.S. Dollar
Asset Class Equity
Morningstar Category Japan Large-Cap Equity
Benchmark Index MSCI Developed - Japan Net Dividends (USD)
Domicile Ireland
Regulatory Structure UCITS
Management Company BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Ongoing Charge Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF)- this is a measure of the total costs associated with managing and operating an investment fund. These costs consist primarily of management fees and other expenses such as trustee, custody, transaction and registration fees and other operating expenses. The total cost for the fund is divided by the fund’s total assets and expressed as a percentage which represents the OCF. 0.18%
ISIN IE00B1W56N49
Bloomberg Ticker BGIJPID
Annual Management Fee As reported in the fund's most recent Annual Management Report of Fund Performance. MER includes all management fees and GST/HST paid by the fund for the period, including fees paid indirectly as a result of holdings of other ETFs. 0.15%
Initial Charge 0.00%
Performance Fee 0.00%
SEDOL B1W56N4
Bloomberg Benchmark Ticker NDDUJN
Dealing Settlement Trade Date + 3 days
Dealing Frequency Daily, forward pricing basis
Minimum Initial Investment USD 1000000
Minimum Subsequent Investment USD 10000
Use of Income Distributing

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4
Overall Morningstar Rating for iShares Japan Index Fund (IE), Inst, as of Nov 30, 2019 rated against 875 Japan Large-Cap Equity Funds.
Ratings Report

Risk Indicator

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Holdings

Holdings

as of Oct 31, 2019
Name Weight (%)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 4.49
SONY CORP 2.19
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.83
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 1.80
KEYENCE CORP 1.63
Name Weight (%)
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL LTD 1.52
KDDI CORP 1.38
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN 1.34
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.28
HONDA MOTOR LTD 1.25
Holdings subject to change

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency Distribution Frequency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change 52wk High 52wk Low Bid Price ISIN Offer Price TIS
Inst USD Daily 16.64 -0.10 -0.58 16.74 14.19 16.63 IE00B1W56N49 16.64 -
Flex EUR Accumulating 18.25 -0.11 -0.62 18.40 14.79 18.25 IE00B8J31C42 18.26 -
Inst EUR Accumulating 20.71 -0.13 -0.62 20.88 16.81 20.70 IE00B6RVWW34 20.71 -
Class Flex Acc JPY - 2,015.69 -6.75 -0.33 2,030.79 1,692.98 2,015.08 IE00BFMHVB17 2,016.29 -
D USD Accumulating 11.88 -0.07 -0.58 11.95 9.92 11.88 IE00BD0NCS18 11.88 -
Flex EUR Daily 20.47 -0.13 -0.62 20.81 16.95 20.46 IE00B39J2X56 20.47 -
Flex USD Accumulating 15.64 -0.09 -0.58 15.73 13.05 15.64 IE0001199953 15.65 -
Flex USD Daily 14.75 -0.09 -0.58 14.89 12.57 14.74 IE00B0409979 14.75 -
Inst USD Accumulating 17.74 -0.10 -0.58 17.84 14.82 17.73 IE00B1W56M32 17.74 -
D EUR Accumulating 11.55 -0.07 -0.62 11.65 9.38 11.55 IE00BDRK7T12 11.56 -

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Kieran Doyle
Kieran Doyle
EMEA Beta Instl PM Group
EMEA Beta Instl PM Group

Literature

Literature