FundNYSEARCAJapan

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap ETF

SCJ NYSE Arca

The iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization Japanese equities.

108.56USD
+20.53 (+23.32%) 1 Year · close Oct 14

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Fund size
76.5M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.49%
per year
Dividend yield
2.69%
Semiyearly
Volatility · 1Y
17.1%
Average Risk
Beta
0.58
vs the market
52-week range
85.90110.89
01 Performance

How SCJ has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 14
Above Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+3.3 pts
0%10%20%30% SCJ +26.6% Price +23.3%

Over 1 year, SCJ returned +26.6% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +3.3 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
17.1%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±17% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−12.2%
0%-7%−12.2%

Deepest fall −12.2% on Mar 20, 2026 — 21 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 15% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
SCJ tends to move+5.8%

A beta of 0.58 means SCJ has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 1.37 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
108.56
  • 12-day average109.68 −1.0%
  • 26-day average109.59 −0.9%
  • 50-day average108.94 −0.3%
  • 200-day average102.55 +5.9%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought48.5

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Japan · InvestableMkt SmalCap — tracking the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index.

  • Assets under management76.5MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.49%per year
  • Holdings978
  • Risk score4.8Medium

Launched December 2007. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield2.69%

About 27 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
2.92
Frequency
Semiyearly
Last paid
Jun 15, 2026

Last 12 months

2.92 USD / share
2.00Dec 160.92Jun 15
06 Themes

Where SCJ shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold SCJ. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization Japanese equities.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 978 holdings
Ticker
SCJ
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US4642865822
CUSIP
464286582
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Japan
Industry
InvestableMkt SmalCap
Benchmark
MSCI Japan Small Cap Index
All key statistics

Details

NameiShares MSCI Japan Small Cap ETF
TickerSCJ
ISINUS4642865822
CUSIP464286582
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryJapan
Sub CategoryInvestableMkt SmalCap
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateDec 20, 2007
BenchmarkMSCI Japan Small Cap Index

Shareas of Oct 14, 2026

Close Price USD108.56
52W Low / High 85.90 / 110.89
1Y Total Return26.64%
Above Average
1Y Volatility17.00%
Average Risk
Beta0.58
12M Dividends2.9183
Last Dividend DateJun 15, 2026
Dist. FrequencySemiyearly
Dividend Yield2.69%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM76 M
Discount/Premium-1.428%
NAV63.74
Shares Outstanding1.2 M
Volume 20D Avg21 K
Nbr of Holdings978
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.490%
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.