Japanese Exchange-Traded Funds

You can invest in the Japanese stock market with many exchange-traded funds. Here are 10 such ETFs listed in alphabetical order by name.

• CurrencyShares Japanese Yen (FXY) tracks the Japanese Yen.
• iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) includes selected Japanese stocks.
• iShares S&P/Topix 150 Index Fund (ITF) tracks selected Japanese stocks.
• PowerShares FTSE RAFI Japan Portfolio (PJO) includes the largest Japanese stocks.
• SPDR Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan ETF (JPP) includes selected large Japanese stocks.
• SPDR Russell/Nomura Small Cap Japan ETF (JSC) includes selected small Japanese stocks.
• Vanguard Pacific Stock (VPL) includes stocks from Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand.
• WisdomTree Japan High-Yielding Equity Fund (DNL) includes selected high-yield, dividend-paying companies from Japan
• WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) includes selected dividend-paying, small capitalization companies from Japan.
• WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ) includes selected dividend-paying companies from Japan.

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Updated March 31, 2008.