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The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF is designed to mirror the returns of an underlying index. This index comprises large and mid-cap Japanese companies, specifically chosen for their strong value characteristics and more modest valuations.
Is EWJV's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
Mahjabeen Zaman from ANZ Bank thinks the BOJ will hike rates by 25 bps in its upcoming meeting, but it will be difficult for the BOJ to be more hawkish than other central banks due to fiscal difficulties, which might be disappointing to people who want the yen to strengthen more.
The yen's surge may be signaling something much bigger than another carry-trade scare: the price of Japanese capital is changing. For the first time in decades, rising JGB yields are making it increasingly rational for Japanese investors to keep more money at home.
The Japanese economy notched a third consecutive quarter of growth, but at a slower pace as household and corporate spending weakened.
EWJV, which focuses on over 100 value-style Japanese large and mid-caps, has outperformed other style-agnostic Japanese stocks, developed market stocks, and global stocks by 1.4-1.9x over the past year. Despite strong price appreciation, EWJV's valuations look compelling, while its growth prospects look better than most of these competing counters. EWJV's heightened financial sector exposure also bodes well as credit growth is at 5-year highs, NIMs are poised to see a further uplift, and dealmaking activities are going to ramp up.
Japanese stocks were higher following a recovery in U.S. technology stocks overnight.