{"format":"alysly-page/1","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-japan/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/markets/indices/msci-japan/index.json","lang":"en-US","title":"MSCI Japan Index | Chart & Japan ETFs","description":"MSCI Japan index — current level, chart, YTD and 1-year performance, tracked by 3 ETFs, plus cross-asset correlations.","modified":"2026-10-31T00:00:00Z","alternates":[{"lang":"de-DE","url":"https://alysly.com/de/maerkte/indizes/msci-japan/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/de/maerkte/indizes/msci-japan/index.json"}],"about":"Machine-readable version of the page at url. It contains the text, tables and key figures published there, but not the interactive charts and tools.","breadcrumb":[{"name":"Markets","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/"},{"name":"Indices","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/"},{"name":"MSCI Japan","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-japan/"}],"content":[{"type":"heading","level":1,"text":"MSCI Japan Index"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The MSCI Japan index tracks large- and mid-caps of the Japanese equity market, covering roughly 85% of its market capitalization."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The ten largest holdings make up 30.1% of the MSCI Japan, out of 167 holdings in total; the largest sector is Industrials at 24.2% (as of Oct 31, 2026)."},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Composition – 50 Largest Holdings"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Based on: Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1d · as of Oct 31, 2026 · 167 holdings"},{"type":"table","caption":"Composition – 50 largest holdings","columns":["#","Stock","Ticker","Sector","Country","Weight"],"rows":[["1",{"text":"Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/mitsubishi-ufj-financial-group-inc/"},"8306","Financials","Japan","4.53%"],["2","Toyota Motor Corp.","7203","Consumer Discretionary","Japan","3.57%"],["3",{"text":"Advantest Corp.","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/advantest-corp/"},"6857","Information Technology","Japan","3.32%"],["4","Recruit Holdings Co. 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Ltd. 0.56%","links":[{"text":"Ibiden Co. 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The price is up 15.1% year to date and up 11.7% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 30, 2026, was at 68% of the 52-week range."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Price series from our database since Aug 2, 2024, 564 daily values."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 3","href":"#dn-3"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"MSCI Japan Performance"},{"type":"table","caption":"Performance","rows":[["Year to date","+15.1%","1 month","-4.7%"],["3 months","+0.6%","1 year","+11.7%"],["Calendar year 2025","+20.3%","",""]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 4","href":"#dn-4"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"MSCI Japan Index Funds and ETFs"},{"type":"heading","level":3,"text":"ETFs Tracking This Index"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"ZPDJ EU State Street® SPDR® MSCI Japan UCITS ETF · TER 0.12% cheapest","links":[{"text":"ZPDJ EU State Street® SPDR® MSCI Japan UCITS ETF","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/state-street-spdr-msci-japan-ucits-etf/"}]},{"text":"XMJP EU Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1c","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/xtrackers-msci-japan-ucits-etf-1c/"},{"text":"XM1D EU Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1d","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/xtrackers-msci-japan-ucits-etf-1d/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 1","href":"#dn-1"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Next Events"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 5","href":"#dn-5"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"id":"technical","text":"Technical Analysis: MSCI Japan"},{"type":"heading","level":3,"text":"Risk Metrics"},{"type":"facts","items":[{"label":"Max drawdown","value":"-16.0%"},{"label":"Annualized volatility","value":"20.7%"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 6","href":"#dn-6"},{"type":"heading","level":3,"text":"Correlations (90 Trading Days)"},{"type":"table","caption":"Correlations (90 Trading Days)","columns":["Instrument","r","−1 … +1"],"rows":[[{"text":"MSCI ACWI","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-acwi/"},"+0.83",""],[{"text":"MSCI World ex USA","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-world-ex-usa/"},"+0.83",""],[{"text":"MSCI Emerging Markets","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-em/"},"+0.79",""],[{"text":"Altria Group Inc.","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/altria-group-inc/"},"-0.51",""],[{"text":"Arch Capital Group Ltd.","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/arch-capital-group-ltd/"},"-0.47",""],[{"text":"Republic Services Inc.","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/republic-services-inc/"},"-0.46",""]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The strongest co-movers are listed at the top, the strongest inverse movers at the bottom. Low or negative correlations can help spread risk more broadly across a portfolio."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 7","href":"#dn-7"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"id":"refs","text":"Related Content: MSCI Japan"},{"type":"heading","level":3,"text":"News About MSCI Japan"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"Sep 5, 2026 · Mixed Weekly Analysis: MSCI Japan Sets the Tone for the Week (+2.5%) · August 31 – September 4, 2026 The trading week of August 31 – September 4, 2026: 66 of 92 tracked assets closed higher, the major equity indices +0.2% on average, crypto +5.4%. 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All calculations run automatically and are not investment advice."},{"type":"list","ordered":true,"items":[{"id":"dn-1","text":"Sorted automatically from fund master data (total expense ratio or fund size) — no price calculation involved. · As of Oct 31, 2026"},{"id":"dn-2","text":"Composition derived as a proxy from the holdings of an ETF tracking the index."},{"id":"dn-3","text":"Price history from daily closing prices; one point per trading day."},{"id":"dn-4","text":"Returns computed automatically from the price series, excluding dividends, taxes and costs."},{"id":"dn-5","text":"Dates from official release schedules and fixed rules, not from a calendar feed."},{"id":"dn-6","text":"Computed from the full available price history."},{"id":"dn-7","text":"Co-movement of daily returns over the last 90 trading days, across asset classes."}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data and methodology: Alysly · Responsible for content: Alexander Bock","links":[{"text":"Alysly","href":"https://alysly.com/methodology/"},{"text":"Alexander Bock","href":"https://alysly.com/about/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"View all data notes","href":"https://alysly.com/notes/"}],"structured_data":[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://alysly.com/#org","name":"Alysly","url":"https://alysly.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://alysly.com/img/icon-512.png","width":512,"height":512},"description":"Data-driven insights, transparent analysis and powerful tools for long-term investors.","email":"mail@alysly.com","contactPoint":{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","email":"mail@alysly.com","availableLanguage":["de","en"]},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Haltern am See","postalCode":"45721","addressCountry":"DE"},"founder":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/#founder"},"sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/company/alyslycom/","https://www.youtube.com/@alyslycom","https://x.com/alyslycom"],"publishingPrinciples":"https://alysly.com/methodology/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://alysly.com/#founder","name":"Alexander Bock","jobTitle":"Founder and data analyst","url":"https://alysly.com/about/","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/abxk/"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://alysly.com/#site","url":"https://alysly.com/","name":"Alysly","alternateName":"Alysly Investment Analysis","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/#org"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/browse/?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-japan/#webpage","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-japan/","name":"MSCI Japan – Alysly","description":"MSCI Japan index — current level, chart, YTD and 1-year performance, tracked by 3 ETFs, plus cross-asset correlations.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/#site"},"dateModified":"2026-10-31T00:00:00Z","publisher":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/#org"},"mainEntity":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-japan/#entity"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://alysly.com/og.png","width":1200,"height":630}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Markets","item":"https://alysly.com/markets/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Indices","item":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MSCI Japan"}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FinancialProduct","@id":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-japan/#entity","name":"MSCI Japan","description":"Japan's largest listed companies. 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