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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFAAXJ

S&P 500 Compare

$105.34+3.0%

+$3.02 · Nov 9 close

Buy

AUM: $3.6B
Fee: 0.72%
Yield: 1.5%

Bumpy · 1Y: 2.0×S&P
Volume: 408K
NAV: $105

What's insideAll 960 →

2330.TW 16.7%005930.KS 6.8%000660.KS 4.8%0700.HK 3.4%

52-week range16% below the high

$87.98$125

Returns	Today	1W	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	Max
Total return	+3.0%	−0.6%	−8.8%	−7.3%	+13.5%	+14.2%	+77.8%	+33.6%	+189.1%
Peer average	+2.4%	+1.5%	−1.0%	−3.6%	+8.8%	+13.4%	+66.9%	+55.7%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+2.3%	+0.1%	−3.3%	−2.1%	+11.3%	+13.6%	+81.6%	+75.4%	—

AAXJ in One Breath

AAXJ Among Region & Country ETFs

YTD

#1FLTWFranklin Templeton+50.7%$4.2B

#2EWTiShares+50.6%$9.9B

#3FLKRFranklin Templeton+47.9%$1.6B

#4EWYiShares+46.2%$20.9B

#5MKORMatthews Asia+42.6%$106M

#6COLOGlobal X+34.3%$173M

#7ENORiShares+30.9%$335M

#8NORWGlobal X+30.1%$89.7M

#40AAXJiShares+13.5%$3.6B

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · 129 Region & country ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in AAXJ

$10,000 in AAXJ became

$13,365

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$17,543

Total return, dividends in · Nov 1, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

AAXJ’s Top Holdings

Today

2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing16.7%005930.KS6.8%000660.KS4.8%0700.HK3.4%9988.HK2.3%2454.TW1.6%D05.SI1.2%0939.HK1.2%1299.HK1.1%HDFCBANK.NS1.0%ICICIBANK.NS0.9%005935.KS0.9%2317.TW0.9%RELIANCE.NS0.8%O39.SI0.7%1398.HK0.7%1810.HK0.7%BHARTIARTL.N0.7%2308.TW0.6%0388.HK0.6%3711.TW0.6%3988.HK0.5%

TechnologyFinancial ServicesConsumer CyclicalCommunication ServicesEnergy

iShares AAXJ · 945 holdings · top 22 shown · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 9, 2026

What AAXJ Holds

Today

Technology38.1%

2330.TW 16.7 · 005930.KS 6.8 · 000660.KS 4.8 · 2454.TW 1.6 · 005935.KS · 2317.TW · 1810.HK

Financial Services14.4%

D05.SI 1.2 · 0939.HK 1.2 · 1299.HK 1.1 · HDFCBANK.N · ICICIBANK. · O39.SI · 1398.HK

Consumer Cyclical5.9%

9988.HK 2.3 · 3690.HK · PDD · 1211.HK · 9618.HK · M&M.NS · SE

Communication Services5.1%

0700.HK 3.4 · BHARTIARTL · Z74.SI · 9888.HK · 035420.KS · ETERNAL.NS · 2412.TW

Industrials1.6%

LT.NS · 0669.HK · 0001.HK · 006400.KS · DELTA-R.BK · 028260.KS · 012450.KS

Energy1.3%

RELIANCE.N · 0857.HK · 1088.HK

Healthcare1.1%

6160.HK · 068270.KS · 2269.HK · SUNPHARMA. · 1801.HK

iShares AAXJ · share of the fund by sector · as of Nov 9, 2026

Taiwan’s Share of AAXJ

Today

16.7%

$167 of every $1,000 in AAXJ is Taiwan

Taiwan held by AAXJ

$599M

Most Taiwan per dollar

VEXC24.3%

EWT23.2%

AIA22.5%

FLTW21.2%

iShares AAXJ · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 9, 2026

AAXJ’s Share of Region & Country ETFs

Today

1.4%

of the $260B in 134 Region & country ETFs

AAXJ$3.6B1.4%

VGK$29.6B11.4%

EWJ$23.5B9.0%

131 others$203B78.2%

Region & country ETF AUM · Nov 10, 2026

AAXJ Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.72a year
per $100

$72 a year on $10,000

VGK$0.06

BBJP$0.19

BBCA$0.19

EWJ$0.49

EWY$0.59

AAXJ$0.72

Expense ratio · Region & country peers · Nov 10, 2026

Inside AAXJ

945 holdings · as of Nov 9, 2026

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Today

Technology38.1%2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing16.7%005930.KS6.8%000660.KS4.8%INFY.11 moreFinancial Services14.4%D05.SIO39.SI19 moreConsumer Cyclical5.9%Communication Services5.1%Industrials1.6%Other31.4%

Technology38.1%2330.TW16.7%005930.KS6.8%19 moreFinancial Services14.4%D05.SI27 moreConsumer Cyclical5.9%Communication Services5.1%Other31.4%

#	Ticker	Company	Weight ▼
1	2330.TW	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	16.72%
2	005930.KS	Samsung Electronics	6.76%
3	000660.KS	SK Hynix	4.79%
4	0700.HK	Tencent	3.40%
5	9988.HK	Alibaba Group	2.33%
6	2454.TW	Mediatek	1.56%
7	D05.SI	DBS Group	1.19%
8	0939.HK	China Construction Bank H	1.18%
9	1299.HK	AIA Group	1.07%
10	HDFCBANK	Hdfc Bank	0.99%

See all 960 holdings ↓

TechnologyFinancial ServicesConsumer CyclicalCommunication ServicesIndustrialsEnergyHealthcareBasic MaterialsReal EstateUtilitiesConsumer DefensiveOther

iShares AAXJ · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 9, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 47.5%

All AAXJ Holdings

960 holdings · as of Nov 9, 2026

AAXJ

AAXJ’s Holdings

Today

#
1	2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	Technology	16.72%	$1,671.93	8.9M	$579.0M
2	005930.KSSamsung Electronics	Technology	6.76%	$676.36	1.7M	$234.2M
3	000660.KSSK Hynix	Technology	4.79%	$478.91	199K	$165.9M
4	0700.HKTencent	Communication Services	3.40%	$340.16	2.2M	$117.8M
5	9988.HKAlibaba Group	Consumer Cyclical	2.33%	$232.95	6.0M	$80.7M
6	2454.TWMediatek	Technology	1.56%	$155.72	520K	$53.9M
7	D05.SIDBS Group	Financial Services	1.19%	$118.98	758K	$41.2M
8	0939.HKChina Construction Bank H	Financial Services	1.18%	$117.68	30.3M	$40.8M
9	1299.HKAIA Group	Financial Services	1.07%	$107.36	3.7M	$37.2M
10	HDFCBANK.NHdfc Bank	Financial Services	0.99%	$99.41	4.1M	$34.4M
11	ICICIBANK.Icici Bank	Financial Services	0.92%	$92.30	1.9M	$32.0M
12	005935.KSSamsung Electronics NON Voting PRE	Technology	0.92%	$92.07	288K	$31.9M
13	2317.TWHON HAI Precision Industry	Technology	0.88%	$87.86	4.4M	$30.4M
14	RELIANCE.NReliance Industries	Energy	0.84%	$83.90	2.1M	$29.1M
15	O39.SIOversea-chinese Banking	Financial Services	0.73%	$73.02	1.2M	$25.3M

iShares AAXJ · every reported holding · per $10,000 = dollars of each holding in a $10,000 stake · as of Nov 9, 2026

How It Compares

AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF’s Peers

YTD


VGK	VanguardRead Desk	0.06%	+9.9%	+16.5%	$29.6B
EWJ	iSharesRead Desk	0.49%	+13.9%	+15.0%	$23.5B
EWY	iSharesRead Desk	0.59%	+46.2%	+55.4%	$20.9B
BBJP	J.P. MorganRead Desk	0.19%	+12.5%	+14.1%	$17.9B
BBCA	J.P. MorganRead Desk	0.19%	+14.5%	+25.3%	$11.9B
AAXJ	iSharesThis fundRead Desk	0.72%	+13.5%	+14.2%	$3.6B

Region & country peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 10, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

Put AAXJ head to head with VGK →

VGK vs AAXJ

YTD

VGKVanguard · Region & countryAAXJiShares · Region & country

Year to date

+9.9%

+13.5%

AAXJ wins+3.6 pts

Past year

+16.5%

+14.2%

VGK wins+2.3 pts

Fee

0.06%

0.72%

VGK winslower fee

Yield

2.9%

1.5%

VGK wins+1.4 pts

AUM

$29.6B

$3.6B

VGK8.3× more

3–1VGK wins

Vanguard VGK and iShares AAXJ · year-to-date · as of Nov 10, 2026 · AUM not scored

AAXJ vs VOO

YTD

AAXJ · iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

+13.5%

VOO · S&P 500

+11.3%

Gap

2.2 pts

iShares AAXJ and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 10, 2026

AAXJ vs Its Peer Average

YTD

AAXJAvsBPeer average

1D+3.0%+2.4%

1M−8.8%−1.0%

3M−7.3%−3.6%

YTD+13.5%+8.8%

1Y+14.2%+13.4%

3Y+77.8%+66.9%

5Y+33.6%+55.7%

4–3AAXJ wins

133 Region & country peers · each row scaled to its leader

How Bumpy Is AAXJ?

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AAXJ

How Bumpy

2.0×the S&P 500’s swings

CalmerBumpierS&P 1×AAXJ

Calm rank among 7 region & country funds#5

Other region & country funds1.1× to 4.4×

iShares AAXJ · daily swings over the past year vs the S&P 500

AAXJ

Worst Drop

−19.5%from its Jun 22 high

Still below the high−15.2%

$10,000 at the high is now$8,480

iShares AAXJ · fall from the highest close, past year

AAXJ

On a Bad Day

1.6×the S&P 500’s fall

AAXJ’s worst day: Friday, Jun 5

AAXJ

−7.1%

S&P 500

−2.6%

Up days54 of every 100

S&P 500 up days52 of every 100

iShares AAXJ · average move on days the S&P 500 fell

AAXJ

Return for the Bumps

1Y#7 of 7 region & country funds

#1BBCAJ.P. Morgan

most for the bumps

#2EWTiShares

#3EWYiShares

#4VGKVanguard

#5EWJiShares

#6BBJPJ.P. Morgan

#7AAXJiShares

Ranked by return above cash for each unit of bumpiness (Sharpe ratio) · cash = 3.8%

AAXJ

Cost

Today

$72a year per $10,000

VGK

BBJP

$19

BBCA

$19

EWJ

$49

EWY

$59

EWT

$59

AAXJ

$72

Expense ratio 0.72%, taken from the fund’s value

AAXJ

Volatility & Beta

27.2%annual volatility

S&P 500 volatility13.7%

Downside volatility19.7%

Beta vs SPY1.54

Correlation vs SPY0.77

Beta rank, lowest first, of 7#5

Daily total returns × √252 · past 254 trading days

AAXJ

Max Drawdown

−19.5%peak to trough

Peak closeJun 22, 2026

Current drawdown−15.2%

Worst day−7.09% · Jun 5

Closing prices, dividends in

AAXJ

Up / Down Capture

161%down capture vs SPY

Down days

161%

Up days

156%

S&P 500

100%

Up ÷ down capture0.97

Up days53.5% (S&P 52.4%)

Average daily move on SPY up days and down days

AAXJ

Sharpe & Sortino vs Peers

Fund	Sharpe	Sortino	Volatility	Max DD	Beta	Fee / $10k
BBCA	1.47	2.10	14.7%	−8.4%	0.73	$19
EWT	1.39	1.96	35.3%	−27.2%	1.99	$59
EWY	0.80	1.15	59.7%	−39.9%	2.88	$59
VGK	0.79	1.21	16.7%	−12.1%	0.90	$6
EWJ	0.52	0.76	21.9%	−13.6%	1.22	$49
BBJP	0.49	0.72	21.5%	−13.6%	1.19	$19
AAXJ	0.38	0.52	27.2%	−19.5%	1.54	$72

Sharpe = (return − 3.8% cash) ÷ volatility · Sortino uses downside volatility only

AAXJ

Trading

Today

−0.08%below its holdings’ value

Close$105.34

NAV$105.42

Fee per $10,000$72 a year

Avg. volume 30D524K shares

Premium / discount history starts once daily NAV is saved

Close vs net asset value, Nov 9

The Details

AAXJ

Fund Facts

Today

2008launched Aug 13

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPNASDAQ · 464288182

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$72 a year

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Prospectus & documents Trading & liquidity Fees & costs Distributions

iShares AAXJ · fund facts · as of Nov 10, 2026

AAXJ

Payouts by Year

13Y

$0.42per share, Jun 2026

Distribution yield1.5%

PaidTwice a year

Latest ex-date · paidJun 15 · Jun 18, 2026

12 payouts added up$8.58 a share

iShares AAXJ · distributions by ex-date · 2014–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-07-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-01-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-10-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$105.42

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today408K

Average volume · 30D524K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.72%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$72.00

Our risk indicator4/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Jun 15, 2026	Jun 18, 2026	$0.42
Dec 16, 2025	Dec 19, 2025	$1.12
Jun 16, 2025	Jun 20, 2025	$0.56
Dec 17, 2024	Dec 20, 2024	$1.07
Jun 11, 2024	Jun 17, 2024	$0.27
Dec 20, 2023	Dec 27, 2023	$1.11
Jun 7, 2023	Jun 13, 2023	$0.40
Dec 13, 2022	Dec 19, 2022	$0.79
Jun 9, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	$0.34
Dec 13, 2021	Dec 17, 2021	$1.55
Jun 10, 2021	Jun 16, 2021	$0.28
Dec 14, 2020	Dec 18, 2020	$0.68

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