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The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Japanese equity market.

Open

69.40

Mkt cap

16B

Volume

5M

High

69.50

P/E Ratio

14.06

52-wk high

73.24

Low

69.17

Div yield

0.02

52-wk low

59.83

Japan's Tankan survey for Q4 shows a 13.5% increase in capital expenditure by large industries, surpassing the 12.4% estimate and slightly below the 13.6% figure from the previous quarter.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 13, 2023 | 5:39 am

Japan's BSI Large Manufacturing Conditions index for Q4 came in at 5.7, slightly above the estimate of 5.6 and the previous value of 5.4, indicating a modest improvement in sentiment among large manufacturers.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 11, 2023 | 5:14 am

Japan's Gross Domestic Product Price Index (YoY) for Q3 came in at 3.5%, lower than the estimated 5.1% and the prior revised figure of 3.8%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 08, 2023 | 5:53 am

Japan's GDP for Q3 contracted by 0.7%, which is worse than the estimated 0.5% contraction and a decrease from the prior 0.9% growth.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 08, 2023 | 5:52 am

Japan's GDP for Q3 contracted by 2.9% year-over-year, which is worse than the estimated 2.1% contraction. This is a significant decrease from the prior revision of 3.6% growth.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 08, 2023 | 5:52 am

Japan's current account not seasonally adjusted for October was reported at 2.583 trillion yen, a decrease from the prior figure of 2.724 trillion yen.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 08, 2023 | 5:51 am

Japan's adjusted current account for October was reported at 262.17 trillion yen, significantly exceeding the estimate of 1.85 trillion yen and the previous figure of 2.01 trillion yen.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 08, 2023 | 5:50 am

Japan's household spending in October decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, slightly better than the estimated 0.2% decline, but lower than the previous 0.3% increase.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 08, 2023 | 5:48 am

Nikkei reported that a company referred to as 'X' is planning to establish an app development team in Japan, as stated by CEO Linda Yaccarino. The specifics of the company's plans, including the scale of investment or the strategic importance of this move, were not detailed in the provided information.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

December 07, 2023 | 10:01 am

Japan's 10-Year JGB auction yield decreased to 0.697% from the previous 0.910%, indicating a drop in long-term interest rates.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

December 05, 2023 | 5:54 am

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