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AUM

USD 22.79B

mega

TER

0.49%

YTD Return

+15.09%

Currency

USD

Replication

Inception

1996-03-12

Dividend

Domicile

United States

Asset Class

Classification

Asset ClassEquity
Management StylePassive (Index)
AUM TierMega (>$10B)
Geographic FocusSingle Country · Japan · JP
Currency TreatmentUnhedged
Legal StructureUS_40ACT
UCITS EligibleNo

Equity Details

StyleBlend
as of 2026-08-06

2026 (7M)

+15.09%

YTD

+15.09%

30-Day

-1.33%

Monthly Returns

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
2026+6.15%+8.13%-8.77%+6.02%+4.14%+0.89%-1.33%
2025+2.13%+0.39%-0.09%+4.30%+3.67%+2.09%-2.73%+6.88%+3.51%+3.48%-0.52%+0.52%+25.92%
2024+3.10%+4.74%+2.91%-5.52%+2.29%-0.53%+4.73%+1.43%-0.58%-5.71%+2.66%-2.21%+6.80%
2023+6.91%-4.38%+4.74%-0.04%+1.45%+4.92%+2.25%-2.69%-2.19%-3.08%+7.15%+4.02%+19.77%
2022-4.27%-1.92%-2.15%-8.14%+1.99%-7.60%+6.14%-4.07%-9.42%+2.59%+12.32%-2.23%-17.36%
2021-1.04%+1.49%+1.06%-1.54%+1.90%-0.85%-0.64%+2.22%+2.42%-2.65%-2.91%+2.29%+1.55%
2020-1.41%-9.18%-7.14%+5.35%+5.90%-0.08%-1.62%+7.57%+0.89%-1.59%+12.47%+4.09%+14.01%
2019+6.05%-0.06%+0.55%+1.37%-4.01%+3.72%+0.09%-1.06%+4.05%+4.82%+0.53%+2.05%+19.18%
2018+4.54%-1.55%-2.81%+1.40%-1.04%-2.55%+0.36%+0.19%+3.05%-8.48%+0.38%-6.75%-13.18%
2017+3.69%+1.06%-0.41%+1.09%+2.95%+1.04%+1.98%-0.07%+1.96%+4.57%+2.96%+0.65%+23.56%
2016-8.22%-2.93%+4.84%+4.53%-1.00%-2.52%+6.45%+0.33%+1.63%+1.28%-2.48%+0.93%+1.95%
2015+2.29%+6.02%+1.62%+3.51%+1.31%-1.79%+0.47%-5.81%-6.75%+9.97%-0.96%+0.24%+9.35%
2014-3.98%-0.43%-1.22%-2.64%+3.88%+5.24%+0.50%-2.15%-0.76%-1.36%+0.26%-1.48%-4.42%
2013+3.63%+2.60%+4.88%+8.56%-5.66%+1.71%+0.63%-2.23%+8.30%-0.08%+1.43%+0.83%+26.48%
2012+4.38%+4.93%+1.30%-3.16%-8.76%+5.03%-2.47%-0.77%+2.33%-1.84%+2.32%+5.11%+7.65%
2011+0.09%+4.47%-9.25%+0.39%-1.73%+1.46%+3.39%-8.15%-1.73%-0.21%-4.58%+0.86%-14.87%
2010+1.97%+1.01%+4.82%-0.10%-7.96%-2.12%+3.54%-2.38%+4.45%+2.13%+1.89%+7.66%+14.92%
2009-6.97%-12.46%+2.24%+9.41%+10.25%+1.72%+4.12%+3.85%-1.76%-2.58%-1.02%+0.59%+5.26%
2008-4.56%+0.55%-4.05%+7.07%+2.43%-6.74%-3.43%-3.97%-11.19%-14.83%-1.14%+8.12%-29.39%
2007+0.85%+4.07%-1.42%-1.92%+1.61%-0.28%-0.14%-2.97%+2.27%-0.49%-1.89%-3.83%-4.33%
2006+4.75%-0.78%+2.36%+3.00%-6.36%-1.08%-0.51%+1.40%-1.74%+1.77%+0.65%+2.38%+5.51%
2005-2.49%+2.08%-2.13%-2.55%-0.97%-0.20%+0.98%+6.80%+10.28%-1.32%+4.35%+8.47%+24.64%
2004+1.68%-0.41%+13.20%-5.42%-3.50%+5.23%-6.02%+0.61%-2.33%+2.49%+4.85%+5.05%+14.78%
2003-4.00%+0.59%-4.28%-0.93%+4.67%+7.44%+3.88%+10.53%+5.79%+4.56%-3.05%+6.88%+35.53%
2002-8.05%+3.75%+8.30%+3.34%+6.46%-5.06%-6.98%-1.15%-4.51%-6.74%+3.90%-2.50%-10.48%
2001-1.52%-4.64%-2.86%+7.07%-0.28%-5.88%-8.98%-2.79%-8.27%+0.84%+0.12%-6.79%-29.98%
2000-4.52%-2.46%+8.11%-7.50%-5.05%+6.51%-11.70%+6.28%-4.70%-5.70%-4.43%-5.90%-28.56%
1999+0.39%-2.31%+13.91%+3.81%-5.34%+8.37%+9.59%-1.57%+6.43%+4.19%+4.23%+6.46%+57.90%
1998+8.50%+0.37%-6.43%-0.79%-5.64%+1.36%-1.65%-11.67%-2.38%+16.48%+4.51%+3.71%+3.52%
1997-10.92%+2.14%-2.85%+3.45%+10.60%+7.55%-3.09%-8.66%-1.11%-9.54%-6.03%-5.65%-23.64%
1996+5.39%-5.11%+0.77%-4.52%-4.53%+3.49%-6.81%+1.95%-7.03%