IJP

International Shares

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

About this ETF

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the MSCI Japan Net TR Index (AUD).

IssueriShares

Management fee (MER)0.50% p.a.

Inception date10 Oct 2007

BenchmarkMSCI Japan NR AUD

Scout Score

57/100

Ranked #29 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.

Cost29

Diversification44

Tracking87

Liquidity67

Fund Strength89

Performance40

Income74

Strengths

Large, established fund — $1.6B in assets, bigger than 89% of International Shares funds.
Tight index tracking — 1.08% tracking error, tighter than 87% of International Shares peers.
Attractive yield — 5.25%, higher than 74% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

Higher fee — 0.50% p.a., more expensive than 71% of International Shares funds.

Performance (as of 5 Jan 2026)

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

1 Month-5.26%

3 Months+0.27%

YTD+10.98%

1 Year+8.70%

3 Years (p.a.)+15.77%

5 Years (p.a.)+10.27%

Price history

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

Geographic exposure (as at 3 Jan 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Japan

100.02%

Sector breakdown (as at 3 Jan 2026)

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

Industrials

23.89%

Financials

18.83%

Information Technology

17.27%

Consumer Discretionary

15.41%

Communication Services

6.47%

Health Care

5.84%

Consumer Staples

3.90%

Materials

3.62%

Real Estate

1.90%

Energy

1.03%

Utilities

0.99%

Top holdings (as of 3 Jan 2026)

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