# iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (CSJP) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/csjp · ISIN IE00B53QDK08 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, CSJP (iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B53QDK08) closed at £228.67 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.48% a year (about £48 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +54.8%, or +21.0% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010. It tracks the MSCI Japan — large and medium-sized Japanese companies. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.48% a year — about £48 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£228.67** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | CSJP | | ISIN | IE00B53QDK08 | | Category | Japan & Asia Pacific | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Japan | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.48% a year (£48 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1000m | | Launched | 2010 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +26.92% | +22.94% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +61.30% | +45.55% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +54.77% | +20.99% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −7.3%, 2023 +13.7%, 2024 +9.6%, 2025 +16.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +24.1%. Returns of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +28.8%; to 30/09/2025: +14.7%; to 30/09/2024: +10.9%; to 30/09/2023: +13.3%; to 30/09/2022: −14.9%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -7.3% | -15.2% | Price | | 2023 | +13.7% | +9.2% | Price | | 2024 | +9.6% | +5.8% | Price | | 2025 | +16.7% | +12.7% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +24.1% | +20.6% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 19.20% | -10.49% | | 3 years | 17.14% | -13.06% | | 5 years | 15.94% | -16.43% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 19.2% over 1 year, 17.1% over 3 years, 15.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −16.4% from 12/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −13.4% (12 months to 16/09/2022); the highest was +42.2% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since October 2021, in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 0.48% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 9 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 5 the same and 78 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 13 funds track MSCI Japan, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.48% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD | 0.19% | +26.5% | +37.8% | — | | HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD | 0.12% | +26.8% | +61.3% | +55.7% | | Invesco MSCI Japan UCITS ETF | 0.19% | +26.5% | +55.5% | +51.1% | | iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.48% | +26.9% | +61.3% | +54.8% | | iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist) | 0.12% | +26.9% | +61.3% | +54.4% | | Multi Units Luxembourg SICAV - Amundi Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Acc | 0.12% | +27.1% | +61.8% | +56.1% | | State Street SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETF | 0.12% | +27.1% | +61.7% | +56.0% | | UBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Capitalisation -USD- | 0.10% | — | — | — | | UBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF JPY dis Distribution | 0.12% | +27.0% | +61.7% | +56.0% | | UBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF-JPY acc- Capitalisation | 0.12% | +26.4% | +62.0% | +55.5% | | Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF | 0.40% | +30.8% | +92.2% | +126.8% | | Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1D Distribution | 0.15% | +27.2% | +42.5% | — | | Xtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C | 0.20% | +26.9% | +61.4% | +55.8% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.48%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 4.60% | | Toyota Motor | 3.28% | | Tokyo Electron | 3.07% | | Advantest | 2.98% | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 2.92% | | Hitachi | 2.89% | | SoftBank Group | 2.69% | | Recruit | 2.65% | | Sony Group | 2.60% | | Kioxia | 2.47% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Industrials | 23.8% | | Financials | 18.9% | | Information Technology | 18.9% | | Consumer Discretionary | 14.3% | | Communication Services | 6.9% | | Health Care | 5.2% | | Consumer Staples | 3.6% | | Materials | 3.6% | | Other sectors | 4.7% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.0% | | Cash and money market | 1.1% | All 170 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/csjp/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.