# iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF (SJPA) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/sjpa · ISIN IE00B4L5YX21 · 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, SJPA (iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B4L5YX21) closed at £63.51 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +54.7%, or +21.0% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2009. It tracks the MSCI Japan IMI — 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 0.12% a year — about £12 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: **£63.51** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | SJPA | | ISIN | IE00B4L5YX21 | | Category | Japan & Asia Pacific | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI Japan IMI | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.12% a year (£12 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £4.8bn | | Launched | 2009 | | 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 | +26.29% | +22.33% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +61.18% | +45.45% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +54.74% | +20.97% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.2%, 2023 +12.8%, 2024 +8.9%, 2025 +17.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +23.9%. Returns of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +28.0%; to 30/09/2025: +16.0%; to 30/09/2024: +10.3%; to 30/09/2023: +12.1%; to 30/09/2022: −14.2%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -6.2% | -14.1% | Price | | 2023 | +12.8% | +8.3% | Price | | 2024 | +8.9% | +5.2% | Price | | 2025 | +17.4% | +13.4% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +23.9% | +20.4% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 18.76% | -10.71% | | 3 years | 16.32% | -12.05% | | 5 years | 15.29% | -16.27% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 18.8% over 1 year, 16.3% over 3 years, 15.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −16.3% from 05/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −12.9% (12 months to 16/09/2022); the highest was +41.1% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since October 2021, in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 75 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 7 the same and 10 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track MSCI Japan IMI, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.12% to 0.19% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.12% | +26.3% | +61.2% | +54.7% | | iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF | 0.19% | — | — | — | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.12%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 3.66% | | Toyota Motor | 2.61% | | Tokyo Electron | 2.44% | | Advantest | 2.37% | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 2.33% | | Hitachi | 2.30% | | SoftBank Group | 2.14% | | Recruit | 2.11% | | Sony Group | 2.08% | | Kioxia | 1.97% | ## 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 | 24.0% | | Information Technology | 17.8% | | Financials | 17.7% | | Consumer Discretionary | 14.2% | | Communication Services | 6.0% | | Health Care | 5.0% | | Materials | 5.0% | | Consumer Staples | 4.4% | | Other sectors | 6.0% | ### 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 886 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/sjpa/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.