About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV)

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Japan Enhanced Value Index. This ETF provides investors with exposure to Japanese companies that are considered value stocks. Value stocks are those that are believed to be undervalued by the market relative to their intrinsic value. EWJV focuses on companies that have attractive valuations based on factors such as price-to-earnings ratio and price-to-book ratio.

The MSCI Japan Enhanced Value Index, which serves as the underlying index for EWJV, consists of large- and mid-cap stocks from the Japanese equity market. The index methodology utilizes a quantitative model to identify stocks that offer value characteristics based on factors such as earnings yield and dividend yield. This approach aims to provide investors with enhanced exposure to Japanese value stocks compared to traditional market-cap-weighted indexes.