iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist) JPY is a equity ETF from iShares tracking the MSCI Japan index through physical replication. Domiciled in Ireland and launched in 2004, the fund manages about 4 bn € and charges a TER of 0.12% — 12 € per year on a €10,000 investment. Income is paid out to investors periodically (distributing).
iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist) JPY competes with 12 other products on the same index (MSCI Japan): it ranks 2nd by fund size and 1st by ongoing cost, with a TER of 0.12% against a group median of 0.15%. It has been listed since 2004, 22 years of track record — the oldest in its comparison group.
On a €10,000 investment the TER costs 12 € a year. The cheapest of the group is Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1C JPY at 0.12%, or 12 € on the same amount: a difference of 0 € every year, roughly 0 € over ten years before compounding.
Replication is physical: the fund holds the underlying securities directly. The ten largest positions account for 30.0% of the portfolio.
Income is distributed periodically: it produces cash flow, but reinvesting it is up to you if the goal is capital growth. The fund is denominated in USD. That is not the same as currency risk: the exposure comes from the currencies of the underlying holdings, not from the denomination or the trading currency of a given listing.
The fund is domiciled in Ireland, which determines the tax treatment of income received by the fund and the supervisory authority.
| Tokyo Electron Limited | 4.2% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 4.1% |
| Kioxia Holdings Corporation | 3.4% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | 3.1% |
| Advantest Corp. | 2.8% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial | 2.8% |
| Softbank Group Corp. | 2.7% |
| Hitachi Ltd | 2.4% |
| Sony Corp | 2.3% |
| Murata Mfg Co | 2.2% |
| Borsa Italiana | IJPN | EUR |
| XETRA | IQQJ | EUR |
| Francoforte | IQQJ | EUR |
| London Stock Exchange | IJPN | GBX |
| London Stock Exchange | IJPU | USD |
| Euronext Amsterdam | IJPN | EUR |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | IJPN | JPY |
Source: the fund's KID and the issuer's official documentation — data verified as of July 2026.
This page is informational and is not an investment recommendation. Figures may contain errors or be out of date: always check the KID and the issuer's factsheet before any decision.