ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for ITF
ITF is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the S&P/Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) 150 Index. The index measures the performance of 150 highly liquid securities selected from each major sector of the Tokyo market.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Japan Equities | 0.50% | 2001-10-23 | iShares | ETF | -1.86% |
* As of 05-24-2012
ITF Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | B- | EWJ |
| Expenses | A | DXJ |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for ITF on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Japan Equities ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
ITF Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for ITF, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in ITF's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for ITF
This ETF offers exposure to large cap Japanese stocks, making ITF an opportunity to bet on one of the largest economies in the world that has been stuck in a low growth environment for several decades. ITF isn't the most popular ETF option for exposure to Japanese stocks by any means, but it does...
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