iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ
91.69 USD -0.43 (-0.47%)
Nov 12, 2026, 2:10 PM EST
91.24 Day range 92.01
79.48 52-week range 99.98
- YTD
- +13.56%
- 1 year
- +8.71%
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invezz.com Nikkei 225 surges past 60,000, but why are investors still worried? Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed back above 60,000 on Tuesday as semiconductor shares rallied, although investors remained wary of the risks that sent the benchmark into bear-market territory last week.…
benzinga.com AST SpaceMobile And Rakuten Form Rakuten AST JV To Build Direct-To-Device Communications Network In Japan; Receives ~$1B In Funding From Japan's MIC Companies agreed to establish Rakuten AST, Inc. on November 6, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)*1. The joint venture is tasked with building a direct-to-device communications network in Japan using low…
invezz.com Nikkei 225 at risk as SoftBank, Mizuho, Mitsubishi UFJ earnings loom The Nikkei 225 Index has suffered a sharp reversal this month, erasing some of its gains from earlier this year. It has dropped to 57,434, its lowest level since April 14, and is now 21% below its…
247wallst.com EWJ Holders Trailed the Currency-Hedged Japan Fund by $21,150 on $300,000 Over 12 Months Two Japan ETFs hold the exact same stocks, yet one left investors with thousands of dollars less. The culprit never shows up on a fee table, and most owners of the cheaper-looking fund never signed…
benzinga.com Japan Outpaces S&P 500 By 81%—Yen Drops After BOJ Hike, Raising Spillover Risks For The US Reaction To Japan Rate Hike Please click here for an enlarged chart comparing SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX) and iShares MSCI Japan…
benzinga.com 'Japan, US In Talks To Build Chip Factory As Part Of Tariff Deal' - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war/trump-tariffs/japan-us-in-talks-to-build-chip-factory-as-part-of-tariff-deal2
benzinga.com Elon Musk Flags Taiwan as AI’s Weak Link. These Semiconductor ETFs Could Offer a Hedge Elon Musk’s AI chip warning is putting Taiwan supply risks back in focus. Here are the ETFs offering alternative ways to play the buildout.
benzinga.com BMO, REX Launch 3X Brazil, Taiwan, Japan ETNs as Emerging-Market Inflows Hit a 6th Week Emerging-market equity funds draw $1.57B for a sixth straight week as BMO and REX launch 3X long and short ETNs targeting Brazil, Japan and Taiwan.
benzinga.com ‘Never Happened in History,’ Ex-Bridgewater Exec Warns AI Market Is Priced to Perfection Former Bridgewater exec Bob Elliott warns the AI stock rally is an "expectations mania" built on unrealistic growth assumptions.
benzinga.com White House Correspondent For FOXBusiness Edward Lawrence Posts On X "The Japanese may have intervened in their currency markets earlier today. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told me about this that the U.S. believes excess volatility in the Yen isn't healthy. .." https://x.com/EdwardLawrence/status/2082939539237085545?s=46&t=dtUiyC3dUs5yGRgT9qYHWg
benzinga.com Real Assets Are Beating Tech Right Now. Here's the Proof. Wall Street economists can spend all day debating what the Federal Reserve might do, whether inflation is really defeated, and whether the economy is heading toward a soft landing, a hard landing, or…
benzinga.com This Time, Investing in Japan Actually Pays For most of the last 35 years, investing in Japan has been an exercise in patience, pain, and occasionally comedy. Every few years, Wall Street would rediscover Japan. Strategists would dust off the…
benzinga.com Stock Market Euphoric Over New Musk Post And Iran Deal Euphoric Stock Market
benzinga.com Trump's Trading Disclosure Shows Activity In Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, Oracle And Other Major Stocks Whether the transactions reflected direct trading activity by Trump or activity conducted through managed accounts is not clear.
benzinga.com South Korea's 55% Market Surge Has Sparked An ETF Boom — But It's Really An AI Chip Bet South Korea's stock market surged in 2026, driving $6B in the EWY ETF. But the rally is heavily tied to AI-driven chip demand. Here's how to diversify.
benzinga.com Myriad Genetics Receives Japan Approval For MyChoice Test For Prostate Cancer Patients Myriad Genetics Inc., (NASDAQ:MYGN), a leader in molecular diagnostic testing and precision medicine, today announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the use…
benzinga.com The White House Issues Fact Sheet: "President Donald J. Trump Bolsters National Security and Strengthens U.S. Supply Chains by Imposing Tariffs on Patented Pharmaceutical Products" https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-bolsters-national-security-and-strengthens-u-s-supply-chains-by-imposing-tariffs-on-patented-pharmaceutical-products/
benzinga.com Reported Earlier: 'Berkshire Hires Banks for Yen Bond Offering in Volatile Market' - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/berkshire-hires-banks-for-yen-bond-offering-in-volatile-market
benzinga.com Atlas Lithium's Neves Project In Brazil Named In Joint Fact Sheet for Japan-U.S. Critical Minerals Project Cooperation Atlas Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLX) ("Atlas Lithium" or "Company"), a leading lithium exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that its 100%-owned Neves Project in Brazil's…- benzinga.com Nuvation Bio Amends Current License Deal With Daiichi Sankyo For Safusidenib To Add Japan Rights Nuvation Bio Inc. (NYSE: NUVB), a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer treatment, today announced the company has amended its existing exclusive…
benzinga.com 'U.S., Japan To Focus Rare Earths Cooperation On Select Group Of Minerals At First' - Reuters News https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-japan-focus-rare-earths-cooperation-select-group-minerals-first-2026-03-19/- benzinga.com 'US Critical Minerals Talks Advance With EU, Japan on Price Floor' - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/us-critical-minerals-talks-advance-with-eu-japan-on-price-floor
benzinga.com Japan, Emerging Markets ETFs Attract Fresh Inflows Amid Trump's Tariff Surprise Japan ETF inflows climb while Emerging Markets gain traction as Trump tariff headlines reshape global investment flows.- benzinga.com Wall Street Wrong About Supreme Court Torpedo – Smart Money Sold the Rally – State of Union Address And Uncertainty Ahead Our Contrary Call
- benzinga.com To Balance AI-Heavy Portfolios Smart Money Quietly Shifting Into Foreign Markets – Tech Stocks Underperform Smart Money Shifting
- benzinga.com China Warning Hampers Budding Stock Market Rally But Helps Gold; Pay Attention To Historic Takaichi Win China Warning
benzinga.com Yen Weakens To July 2024 Lows, But Japanese Stocks Have Never Been Stronger Japan's yen sinks to July 2024 lows as stocks hit record highs, reviving the classic weak-currency, strong-equities trade.- benzinga.com Dichotomy Between the Stock Market Momo Crowd and Gold Investors; Aggressive Buying on Lower Core CPI Lower Core CPI
benzinga.com Japanese Stocks Soar To Record Highs As Sanae Takaichi Poised To Make History As First Female Prime Minister Japan's Nikkei 225 index soared to an all-time high on Monday, following the election of Sanae Takaichi as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
benzinga.com The 'Ninja Rally' Is Real—And It's Stealing Wall Street's Swagger As global investors grow jittery over U.S. trade volatility, they're quietly rotating capital into Japan, powering a stealthy "Ninja Rally."
benzinga.com Stocks Jump On Trump's Trade Deal Deluge Ahead Of Big Tech Earnings: What's Moving Markets Wednesday? A wave of U.S. trade deals with key allies over the past 24 hours reignited Wall Street's rally and boosted investor risk appetite across global markets.
benzinga.com Trade War Or Trade Win? The Curious Case Of Surging Japan ETFs Japan ETFs surge despite Trump's 15% tariff on Japanese imports as a $550 billion trade deal drive investor confidence.
benzinga.com Retaliation Odds Spike After Trump's Heavy Tariffs, Sending Country ETFs Tumbling Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement, speculators who wagered on a chain reaction of trade retaliation may soon cash in the big prize.
benzinga.com Buffett's Japan Play: Why Investors Shouldn't Sleep On These Stocks, ETFs (CORRECTED) Warren Buffett approves of Japan's top trading houses, with Berkshire Hathaway now holding a $23.5 billion stake. ETFs like EWJ and DXJ are gaining.
benzinga.com Rising Inflation In Japan: 3 ETFs To Watch As BOJ Navigates Rate Hike Expectations Japan's consumer inflation rises to 3.2%, sparking expectations of BOJ hiking rates. ETFs EWJ, BBJP, and DXJ may see mixed outcomes as inflation and bond yields increase.- benzinga.com Trump Policies To Kick BoJ Trade Back Into Gear: Is Japan The New Inflation Play? The BoJ trade is gaining momentum as investors bet on a weaker yen and higher Japanese equities. Trump's policies and BoJ decisions will impact its success.
benzinga.com Japan's Nikkei Plummets Over 2,000 Points Amid Change Of Guard, While Chinese Market Extends Stimulus-Driven Run: What's Driving Sentiment In Asia The major Asian markets diverged on Monday as country-specific catalysts drove the averages to either side of the unchanged line. Amid the development, the U.S. index futures remained unchanged, with…- benzinga.com Interest Rate Divergence Weakens Dollar To 17-Month Low Against Yuan: XPeng, Li Auto Among 4 Stock Movers The U.S. dollar fell to a 17-month low against the Chinese yuan as the Fed cut rates and the PBoC held theirs, highlighting divergences between the two economies. China's economy remained stable, but…
- benzinga.com 'MUFG To Pause Talks On Investing In Indian Nonbank; Japanese Financial Group Had Been Seeking Stake In HDFC Bank Unit' - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-deals/MUFG-to-pause-talks-on-investing-in-Indian-nonbank#:~:text=Japan's%20largest%20financial%20group%20had,to%20expand%20its%20Indian%20business. TOKYO --…
- benzinga.com 'Japan Megabanks To Tap Blockchain And SWIFT For Instant Trade Payments; Cross-Border Settlement System Aims To Slash Transaction Costs For Businesses' - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/Japan-megabanks-to-tap-blockchain-and-SWIFT-for-instant-trade-payments TOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks are working on a framework for instant international…
benzinga.com No Income Tax, Yes To High Import Tariffs? Trump Floats Idea To CEOs, GOP Lawmakers Former President Donald Trump proposed an "all tariff policy" to replace income taxes in a meeting with CEOs and lawmakers, potentially benefiting the wealthy and harming low-income Americans.- benzinga.com Warren Buffett's Prediction Comes True: Japanese Banks To Profit From BoJ's Positive Rates Japanese banks poised for windfall profits as Bank of Japan abandons negative interest rates after 8 years. Goldman Sachs predicts 30% surge in net interest margins. Warren Buffett also bullish on…
- benzinga.com 'Seven Samurai' Stocks: Goldman Sachs Picks Leading Japanese Equities — How Do They Compare To The Magnificent Seven? Japanese equities are rebounding, with the Nikkei 225 hitting a record high after 25 years. Goldman Sachs rounded up seven names that stood out, baptizing them as the "Seven Samurai."
benzinga.com Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Rises By Most In A Year, Bitcoin Soars, Putin's Nuclear Threat To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today.- benzinga.com Japan's Nikkei 225 Hits Record Highs, But Warren Buffett Is Holding The Applause: Here's Why Japanese tech innovations in 1990s revolutionized global landscape w/ products like TVs & cameras becoming staples. Nikkei index saw 500% rise.
- benzinga.com Bank Of America Predicts 10 2024 Market Surprises: From Booming IPOs To Japanese Equity Surge Bank of America lists 10 market surprises; warns investors to be wary of the bond market's dovish position compared to the Fed.
- benzinga.com Japan Emerges As Promising 2024 Investment Destination: 3 Stocks To Consider Japanese stocks are gaining favor among I-banks and sport attractive valuations; here are 3 stocks with low P/B that have outperformed and could generate shareholder wealth.
- benzinga.com S&P 500 Likely To 'Test The 5,000 Level': JP Morgan On Where To Allocate In 2024 JP Morgan is overweight U.S., Japanese & U.S. Treasury equity, high-yield corporate debt for Q1 2024. Cash returns fall & S&P 500 to test 5,000 level.
- benzinga.com "BOJ To Discuss Yield Curve Control Tweak To Allow Rates Over 0.5%; The Proposed Change Would Keep Rate Ceiling, But Allow For Moderate Rises Beyond That Level" - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Bank-of-Japan/BOJ-to-discuss-yield-curve-control-tweak-to-allow-rates-over-0.5
- benzinga.com Warren Buffett's Bets On This Country Tripled To $17 Billion: Hint, It's Not The US Warren Buffett consistently demonstrates a knack for spotting undervalued companies and making calculated, often surprising moves. One of his more recent ventures took an unexpected turn to the Far…