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About BLACKROCK JAPAN CO LTD ISHARES MSCI JAPAN MIN VOL(EX-REITS) ETF
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Inception date
Oct 19, 2015
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BlackRock Japan Co. Ltd.
ISIN
JP3048140002
The iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility (ex-REITs) ETF seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Nihonkabu (Japan ex-REITs) Minimum Volatility Index. The index aims to in aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to a broad Japanese equity index, such as TOPIX.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Technology Services
Stocks98.75%
Finance14.31%
Health Technology13.17%
Technology Services10.60%
Transportation8.10%
Consumer Durables7.91%
Consumer Non-Durables7.75%
Retail Trade7.45%
Electronic Technology4.67%
Communications4.50%
Producer Manufacturing3.64%
Utilities3.63%
Distribution Services3.38%
Process Industries2.54%
Consumer Services2.14%
Commercial Services1.99%
Non-Energy Minerals1.47%
Industrial Services1.24%
Energy Minerals0.26%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.25%
Cash1.25%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
1477 invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 14.31% stocks, and Health Technology, with 13.17% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
1477 top holdings are Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. and Shionogi & Co., Ltd., occupying 1.65% and 1.58% of the portfolio correspondingly.
1477 last dividends amounted to 18.00 JPY. Six months before that, the issuer paid 35.00 JPY in dividends, which shows a 94.44% decrease.
1477 assets under management is 15.01 B JPY. It's fallen 12.77% over the last month.
1477 fund flows account for 4.65 B JPY (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, 1477 pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.03%. The last dividend (Mar 19, 2025) amounted to 18.00 JPY. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
1477 shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 19, 2015, and its management style is Passive.
1477 expense ratio is 0.21% meaning you'd have to pay 0.21% of your investment to help manage the fund.
1477 follows the MSCI Nihonkabu Minimum Volatility (JPY optimized) - JPY. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
1477 invests in stocks.
1477 price has fallen by −1.40% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.51% increase. See more dynamics on 1477 price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.04% over the last month, have fallen by −1.04% over the last month, showed a 0.18% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.15% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.04% over the last month, have fallen by −1.04% over the last month, showed a 0.18% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.15% in a year.
1477 trades at a premium (0.10%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.