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Japan Currency Hedged ETF

About this ETF

HJPN aims to track the performance of an index (before fees and expenses) that provides diversified exposure to the largest globally competitive Japanese companies, hedged into Australian dollars.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.56% p.a.
Inception date19 Jul 2019

Scout Score

45/100
Ranked #47 of 76 in International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost24
Diversification37
Tracking25
Liquidity62
Fund Strength49
Performance95
Income84

Strengths

  • Strong long-term return — +27.5% p.a. (blended), beats 95% of rated International Shares peers.
  • Attractive yield — 6.84%, higher than 84% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Higher fee — 0.56% p.a., more expensive than 76% of International Shares funds.
  • Wider index tracking — 11.68% tracking error, looser than 75% of International Shares peers.

Performance (as of 4 Nov 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-4.10%
3 Months-0.98%
YTD+22.27%
1 Year+27.04%
3 Years (p.a.)+28.42%
5 Years (p.a.)+18.98%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-34%+3%+40%+77%+114%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Japan flagJapan
99.10%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Industrials
25.98%
Information Technology
20.10%
Consumer Discretionary
18.83%
Financials
15.51%
Health Care
7.51%
Materials
4.83%
Consumer Staples
3.83%
Communication Services
2.00%
Energy
0.51%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group logoMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group5.97%
  2. 2.Toyota Motor Corp logoToyota Motor Corp5.36%
  3. 3.Advantest Corp logoAdvantest Corp3.79%
  4. 4.Recruit Holdings Co Ltd logoRecruit Holdings Co Ltd3.68%
  5. 5.Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grou3.61%
  6. 6.Sony Group Corp logoSony Group Corp3.51%
  7. 7.Tokyo Electron Ltd logoTokyo Electron Ltd3.39%
  8. 8.Hitachi Ltd logoHitachi Ltd3.32%
  9. 9.Mitsubishi Corp logoMitsubishi Corp2.86%
  10. 10.Mizuho Financial Group Inc logoMizuho Financial Group Inc2.76%
  11. 11.Tokio Marine Holdings Inc logoTokio Marine Holdings Inc2.51%
  12. 12.Fast Retailing Co Ltd logoFast Retailing Co Ltd2.47%
  13. 13.Keyence Corp logoKeyence Corp2.25%
  14. 14.Mitsui & Co Ltd logoMitsui & Co Ltd2.10%
  15. 15.Kioxia Holdings Corp logoKioxia Holdings Corp1.82%
  16. 16.Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd logoMurata Manufacturing Co Ltd1.65%
  17. 17.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Lt1.64%
  18. 18.Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd logoShin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd1.62%
  19. 19.Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd logoTakeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd1.58%
  20. 20.Nintendo Co Ltd logoNintendo Co Ltd1.45%