Equity

iShares Japan Index Fund (IE)

  • NAV as of 23/Dec/2024 JPY 3,438.93
    52 WK: 2,781.33 - 3,714.00
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of 23/Dec/2024 33.51 (0.98%)

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 is passively managed and 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. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

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Performance

Performance

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Source: For UK-domiciled funds (such as the BlackRock Retail Authorised Unit Trusts and BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 'BCIF'), performance is shown on a bid to bid price basis, with net income reinvested, in the currency indicated on the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. For Luxembourg-domiciled funds (such as BlackRock Global Funds 'BGF' and BlackRock Strategic Funds 'BSF'), performance is shown on a net asset value basis, with gross income reinvested, in the currency indicated in the chart. Performance is shown net of fees. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Distributions

Ex-Date Total Distribution
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Ex-Date Total Distribution
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This chart shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 3 years.

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 13.3 -4.6 28.4
Benchmark (%) 13.4 -4.5 28.6

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

  From
30-Sept-2019
To
30-Sept-2020 		From
30-Sept-2020
To
30-Sept-2021 		From
30-Sept-2021
To
30-Sept-2022 		From
30-Sept-2022
To
30-Sept-2023 		From
30-Sept-2023
To
30-Sept-2024
Total Return (%)

as of 30/Sept/2024

- 28.95 -8.37 29.64 16.50
Benchmark (%)

as of 30/Sept/2024

- 29.06 -8.28 29.82 16.52
  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 15.23 13.60 - - 13.59
Benchmark (%) 15.23 13.68 - - 13.70
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 15.79 -0.77 -0.81 -3.00 15.23 46.61 - - 83.47
Benchmark (%) 15.78 -0.76 -0.80 -2.96 15.23 46.90 - - 84.34

The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in JPY, hedged share class benchmark performance is displayed in USD.

Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: Blackrock

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets
as of 23/Dec/2024
JPY 893,991,048
Share Class launch date
25/Feb/2020
Share Class Currency
JPY
Asset Class
Equity
SFDR Classification
Other
Ongoing Charges Figures
0.18%
ISIN
IE00BL1GW748
Use of Income
Distributing
Regulatory Structure
UCITS
Morningstar Category
Japan Large-Cap Equity
Dealing Frequency
Daily, forward pricing basis
Net Assets of Fund
as of 23/Dec/2024
USD 1,970,134,066
Fund Launch Date
01/Dec/2005
Fund Base Currency
USD
Benchmark Index
MSCI Japan Index
Initial Charge
0.00%
Management Fee
0.15%
Performance Fee
0.00%
Domicile
Ireland
Management Company
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Dealing Settlement
Trade Date + 3 days
SEDOL
BL1GW74

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of 29/Nov/2024
191
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of 30/Nov/2024
12.53%
P/E Ratio
as of 29/Nov/2024
15.82
12 Month Trailing Dividend Distribution Yield
as of 30/Nov/2024
1.76
3y Beta
as of 30/Nov/2024
0.998
P/B Ratio
as of 29/Nov/2024
1.52

Risk Indicator

Risk Indicator

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Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - SILVER
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Silver medal. (Effective 31/Dec/2023)
Analyst-Driven % as of 31/Dec/2023
100.00
Data Coverage % as of 31/Dec/2023
100.00

Holdings

Holdings

as of 29/Nov/2024
Name Weight (%)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 4.64
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 3.53
SONY GROUP CORP 3.33
HITACHI LTD 3.08
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 2.58
Name Weight (%)
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN 2.44
KEYENCE CORP 2.23
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC 1.85
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 1.85
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD 1.77
Holdings subject to change

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 29/Nov/2024

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management. Allocations are subject to change.

Pricing & Exchange

Pricing & Exchange

Investor Class Currency NAV NAV Amount Change NAV % Change NAV As Of 52wk High 52wk Low ISIN
Institutional Dist JPY 3,438.93 33.51 0.98 23/Dec/2024 3,714.00 2,781.33 IE00BL1GW748
Inst EUR 27.48 0.18 0.65 23/Dec/2024 28.91 23.18 IE00B6RVWW34
Flex EUR 24.40 0.16 0.65 23/Dec/2024 25.66 20.57 IE00B8J31C42
Inst USD 18.83 0.11 0.58 23/Dec/2024 20.84 16.79 IE00B1W56N49
Institutional Acc JPY 2,001.47 19.50 0.98 23/Dec/2024 2,039.74 1,925.13 IE000TOBHQ26
Class D USD 14.78 0.09 0.58 23/Dec/2024 16.35 13.18 IE00BD0NCS18
Flex USD 16.70 0.10 0.58 23/Dec/2024 18.63 15.02 IE00B0409979
Class D EUR 15.34 0.10 0.65 23/Dec/2024 16.14 12.94 IE00BDRK7T12
Class S JPY 3,028.98 29.52 0.98 23/Dec/2024 3,266.66 2,447.13 IE00015NBWB1
Class Flex Acc JPY 3,650.06 35.61 0.99 23/Dec/2024 3,939.35 2,950.39 IE00BFMHVB17
Inst USD 22.05 0.13 0.58 23/Dec/2024 24.39 19.66 IE00B1W56M32
Flex USD 19.59 0.11 0.58 23/Dec/2024 21.67 17.46 IE0001199953
Flex EUR 24.72 0.16 0.65 23/Dec/2024 26.00 21.05 IE00B39J2X56

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Dharma Laloobhai
Dharma Laloobhai
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA
Group Index Equity PM Core DM EMEA

Literature

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