iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Posted by Doug Wharley on Jan 15th, 2026

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ – Get Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $56.28 and last traded at $56.28, with a volume of 22945 shares. The stock had previously closed at $55.95.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $531.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a fifty day moving average of $53.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.27.

Institutional Trading of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp raised its holdings in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 43.6% in the 3rd quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 1,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $201,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at $379,000. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd raised its stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 89,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,010,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $5,570,000.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

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The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap Japanese stocks, while fully hedging out its exposure to the yen relative to the US dollar. HEWJ was launched on Jan 31, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.