iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF
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- iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IUS4.DE) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index, providing exposure to small-capitalization equities in the Japanese market. The ETF employs a full physical replication strategy, holding a diversified portfolio of approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted small-cap segment of Japan's equity universe across various sectors including industrials, consumer discretionary, and information technology; it distributes dividends semi-annually with a recent yield of around 1.92% and maintains a total expense ratio of 0.58% p.a.. Domiciled in Ireland and managed by BlackRock's iShares brand, the fund was launched on May 9, 2008, and lists on multiple exchanges such as Deutsche Boerse Xetra (IUS4), London Stock Exchange (ISJP), and Borsa Italiana. The ETF targets institutional and retail investors seeking long-only, unhedged USD exposure to Japanese small-cap growth and value stocks, with a fund size of approximately EUR 478 million as of the latest data. It operates without sustainability focus or currency hedging, emphasizing representative sampling of the benchmark index composed of small-cap Japanese companies. Geographically, the fund provides indirect exposure to Japan through its underlying holdings, with no direct operations outside its Irish domicile. Recent performance shows strong returns, including a 24.10% one-year total return in USD and 19.38% over the past year as of September 2025, reflecting robust small-cap market dynamics amid broader Japanese equity gains. No major partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, or structural changes have been announced for the ETF in the last 1-2 years; it continues standard operations under BlackRock with ongoing securities lending generating modest additional returns of 0.25% annually. The fund remains focused on its core tracking objective without new product launches or strategic shifts.