ETF · iShares
ISJP iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B2QWDY88London Stock Exchange: ISJPBlackRock, Inc.
- Smaller companies
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£46.83
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.58% a year
- Fund size
- £393m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, ISJP (iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B2QWDY88) closed at £46.83 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.58% a year (about £58 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +47.1%, or +15.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +23.8%
- +19.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +58.4%
- +43.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +47.1%
- +15.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,471 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,150 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −4.0%, 2023 +5.0%, 2024 +3.3%, 2025 +17.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +20.9%. Returns of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +22.4%; to 30/09/2025: +16.7%; to 30/09/2024: +5.7%; to 30/09/2023: +4.4%; to 30/09/2022: −14.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +20.9% | +17.5% | |
| +17.9% | +13.9% | ||
| +3.3% | −0.3% | ||
| +5.0% | +0.8% | ||
| −4.0% | −12.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +22.4% | Not available |
| from | +16.7% | +12.1% |
| from | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| from | +4.4% | −1.8% |
| from | −14.8% | −21.7% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
13.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.1% |
| 5 years | 13.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −17.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −15.8%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +35.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 17.7% over 1 year, 14.1% over 3 years, 13.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −17.6% from 05/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −15.8% (12 months to 15/04/2022); the highest was +35.2% (12 months to 03/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since October 2021, in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.58%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £58
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £287
- of £10,000, before growth
- 28 charge less
- 1 the same
- 3 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF 0.58% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 3 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 1 the same and 28 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2008.
It tracks the MSCI Japan Small Cap — 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 0.58% a year — about £58 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- ISJP
- ISIN
- IE00B2QWDY88
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI Japan Small Cap
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.58% a year · about £58 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £393m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Smaller companies
Price chart
Since 30/07/2026, the closing price went from £44.11 on 30/07/2026 to £46.83 on 30/09/2026 (+6.2%). The lowest close shown was £44.11 on 30/07/2026 and the highest £46.83 on 30/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 30/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 30/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of ISJP?
The ongoing charge of ISJP is 0.58% a year — about £58 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF 0.58% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 3 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 1 the same and 28 less (share classes counted once).
What does ISJP track?
ISJP tracks the MSCI Japan Small Cap — large and medium-sized Japanese companies.
Is ISJP accumulating or distributing?
ISJP is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of ISJP?
The ISIN of ISJP is IE00B2QWDY88. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ISJP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were ISJP’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ISJP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −4.0%, 2023 +5.0%, 2024 +3.3%, 2025 +17.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +20.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ISJP done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 ISJP’s total return was +47.1%, or +15.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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