JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF (BBJP)
| Assets | $14.75B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.19% |
| PE Ratio | 16.44 |
| Shares Out | 215.70M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.53 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.22% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 36.34% |
| 1-Year Return | +17.58% |
| Volume | 807,643 |
| Open | 69.11 |
| Previous Close | 69.11 |
| Day's Range | 69.00 - 69.27 |
| 52-Week Low | 49.03 |
| 52-Week High | 69.82 |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| Holdings | 196 |
| Inception Date | Jun 15, 2018 |
About BBJP
Fund Home PageThe JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF (BBJP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of Japanese large- and mid-cap stocks. BBJP was launched on Jun 15, 2018 and is issued by JPMorgan Chase.
Top 10 Holdings
27.56% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Corporation | 7203 | 4.67% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 8306 | 3.78% |
| Sony Group Corporation | 6758 | 3.50% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | 6501 | 2.98% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 8316 | 2.50% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. | 9984 | 2.24% |
| Advantest Corporation | 6857 | 2.00% |
| Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 7974 | 1.98% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited | 8035 | 1.96% |
| Mitsubishi Corporation | 8058 | 1.95% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | $1.53468 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $1.60146 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | $0.68026 | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | $1.59019 | Dec 27, 2021 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | $0.62896 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $1.13136 | Dec 27, 2019 |
News
BBJP: Better Than EWJ, But Not Advisable To Pursue Now
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF tracks the Morningstar Japan Target Market Exposure Index and provides exposure to 190 Japanese stocks, most of which are giant and large caps. BBJP has been taking sha...
Japan ETFs rally sharply as election of party leader Takaichi signals ‘fiscal taps may stay open'
ETFs that buy Japanese stocks were rallying Monday, adding to their surge this year, after the weekend election of Sanae Takaichi to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party put her on track to become th...
BBJP: Yen Declines Generally Benefit Japan, But Tariffs Hit Most Allocations
I prefer BBJP over EWJ for its lower expense ratio and similar sector exposures, making it a more efficient Japan ETF choice. Tariff risks threaten Japan's export-heavy sectors, especially autos and i...
Japan In The Spotlight; Blockchain In AI's Shadow
As the global private equity industry took tentative steps toward recovery in 2024, Japan raced ahead. The value of private equity investment in Japan jumped nearly 41% over the prior-year total in 20...
BBJP: A Better Performing Japan Play
BBJP is a good way to track Japan's markets. Its sector mix is different from what you see in the US. It's cheap and has outperformed other notable large Japan proxies.
Japan: Hotter Than Expected Inflation, Output Rebound Should Support The BoJ's Policy Normalization
Today's data were a mixed bag, but the Bank of Japan will pay more attention to the sharp rise in Tokyo's inflation. Tokyo consumer prices rose more than expected to 2.6% YoY (vs 2.2% in July, 2.3% ma...
Third Quarter Economy Signals Sought From Flash PMI Data After Japan GDP Shows Rebound
Japan's economy enjoyed a strong second quarter, according to official data, which corroborates recent robust survey data. Gross domestic product rose 0.8% in the three months to June, according to in...
BoJ Hikes By 25 Bps And Starts QT: Too Little Too Late, But In Right Direction To Prop Up The Plunging Yen
The “real” policy rate is massively negative, with the new policy rate of 0.25% far below Core CPI of 2.6%. When QT reaches about ¥3 trillion per month in 2026, it would represent a reduction of its J...
Escape Velocity: Japan's Drift Toward Sustained Inflation
Japan has been struggling for some time to generate enough velocity in inflation to escape the gravitational pull of deflation. The story for the rest of 2024 and into 2025 is now centered on whether ...
What's The Next Step For The Bank of Japan?
In March, the Bank of Japan abolished its 8-year-old negative interest rate policy, hiking rates for the first time in 17 years by raising its benchmark rate to 0-0.1%. To combat inflation while also ...
Mixed Japanese Data Supports BoJ's Policy Normalization
We'd rather downplay the weaker-than-expected manufacturing data and focus on a solid recovery in retail sales and a reacceleration in inflation, which will be welcomed by the Bank of Japan. Inflation...
Cooler Inflation Ahead Of The Bank of Japan Meeting
Inflation slowed down in March but underlying inflationary pressures are still alive. The BoJ's pause at its next week's meeting is widely expected but markets will pay more attention to the BoJ's qua...
Can Japan's Stock Market Continue Its Record-Setting Run?
Japan's equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index, has been on a tear in 2024, eclipsing its previous high set back in 1989. As of early April, the index is hovering near 40,000. Solid economic growth, a...
The Bank of Japan's New Path Ahead
The Bank of Japan is set to normalise monetary policy when certain conditions are met, namely inflation, positive real cash earnings, and a recovery in domestic demand growth. We expect the window for...
The End Of Japan's Negative Interest Rates: What It Means For Gold
The Bank of Japan's historic move to end the country's negative interest rate policy after nearly two decades triggered a jolt upward to new all-time highs for gold against the yen. The BoJ announced ...
End Of An Era - Bank of Japan Reverses Negative Interest Rate Policy
Kazuo Ueda becomes Governor of the Bank of Japan, continuing the loose monetary policies implemented by his predecessor. The BOJ raises short rates from -0.1% to 0.1%, becoming the last central bank t...
Flash Insights: Bank of Japan - A 'Watchful' Adjustment
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 and has eliminated the yield curve control framework. According to the central bank, the virtuous cycle between wages and prices w...
