HEWJ: A Currency-Hedged Approach To Japan's Equity Transition

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) offers exposure to Japanese equities with full JPY/USD currency risk hedging. HEWJ is recommended as a hold due to Japan's monetary policy normalization, emerging nominal growth, and effective currency risk mitigation. The ETF provides a 30-day SEC yield of 4.40%, a P/E of 19.67, and a 0.49% expense ratio.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 30, 2026

Japan's consumer inflation stays above cenbank's target for 44th month, boosting case for a rate hike

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, remained unchanged from 3% in October, and came in line with Reuters-polled economists' average estimate.

CNBC • Dec 18, 2025

Nikkei 225 Struggles As Momentum Fades Ahead Of BOJ Decision

Nikkei 225 struggles below 50,000 as upside momentum fades. Daily RSI drifts into neutral territory, signaling consolidation.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 17, 2025

Nikkei 225 Slips As BOJ Hike Bets Surge Ahead Of December Meeting

The Nikkei 225 falls to 49,303 as rate-hike odds for December 19 approach 80%. Electronics, pharma, and industrials lead declines as liquidity expectations tighten.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 2, 2025

Nikkei 225 Extends Rally As Japan Export Strength And Tech Gains Lift Sentiment

Nikkei closes at 51,063, extending gains for a second session. Manufacturing confidence hits a four-year high as exports strengthen.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 12, 2025

Time for Japan ETFs?

Japan stocks are rallying on the BoJ's dovish stance & Takaichi's pro-growth push. Play the trend via ETFs DXJ, DBJP, HEWJ, and YCS.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 31, 2025

Why We Still Like Japan In Global Stocks

Solid growth and ongoing shareholder-friendly reforms are driving Japanese equity gains, keeping us overweight. We see the AI theme playing out globally.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 29, 2025

Japan In The Spotlight; Blockchain In AI's Shadow

As the global private equity industry took tentative steps toward recovery in 2024, Japan raced ahead. The value of private equity investment in Japan jumped nearly 41% over the prior-year total in 2024, far outpacing the 25% year-over-year gain in global private equity deal value, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 1, 2025

Japan: Hotter Than Expected Inflation, Output Rebound Should Support The BoJ's Policy Normalization

Today's data were a mixed bag, but the Bank of Japan will pay more attention to the sharp rise in Tokyo's inflation. Tokyo consumer prices rose more than expected to 2.6% YoY (vs 2.2% in July, 2.3% market consensus).

Seeking Alpha • Aug 30, 2024

Third Quarter Economy Signals Sought From Flash PMI Data After Japan GDP Shows Rebound

Japan's economy enjoyed a strong second quarter, according to official data, which corroborates recent robust survey data. Gross domestic product rose 0.8% in the three months to June, according to initial estimates from the Cabinet Office.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 17, 2024