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About ISHARES MSCI JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF
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Inception date
Dec 20, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
SCJ offers broad exposure to the small-cap segment of the Japanese equity market. The fund covers approximately 14% of the Japanese companies by market-cap. Selection and weighting of its constituents are mainly based on a traditional, market-cap-focused strategy. The fund may invest in various industry groups without any sector bias. Overall, SCJ effectively captures the Japanese small-cap space and may be used as a core holding or as a complement to EWJ which, on the other hand, concentrates on large- and midcap Japanese stocks. The index is reviewed on a quarterly basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.76%
Finance18.22%
Producer Manufacturing16.42%
Process Industries7.58%
Consumer Non-Durables6.63%
Retail Trade6.28%
Electronic Technology5.48%
Consumer Services5.39%
Consumer Durables5.37%
Transportation5.28%
Technology Services4.00%
Industrial Services3.90%
Distribution Services3.70%
Health Technology3.08%
Commercial Services2.89%
Non-Energy Minerals2.50%
Utilities2.22%
Communications0.36%
Energy Minerals0.29%
Health Services0.17%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.24%
Cash0.24%
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
SCJ invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 18.22% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 16.42% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
SCJ top holdings are IHI Corporation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., occupying 1.22% and 0.94% of the portfolio correspondingly.
SCJ last dividends amounted to 12.08 MXN. Six months before that, the issuer paid 13.30 MXN in dividends, which shows a 10.09% decrease.
Yes, SCJ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.59%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 12.08 MXN. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
SCJ shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Dec 20, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
SCJ expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
SCJ follows the MSCI Japan Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
SCJ invests in stocks.
SCJ price has fallen by −0.60% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 19.83% increase. See more dynamics on SCJ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.22% over the last month, showed a 2.27% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.22% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.22% over the last month, showed a 2.27% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.22% in a year.
SCJ trades at a premium (1.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.