iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ) Reaches New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Posted by Amy Steele on Feb 10th, 2026

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:HEWJ – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $59.62 and last traded at $59.51, with a volume of 110930 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $58.66.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 1.4%

The company has a market cap of $565.35 million, a P/E ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.49. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $54.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $51.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HEWJ. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 34.1% in the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 43.6% during the third quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 1,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter worth $201,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $379,000. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 89,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,010,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the period.

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.