iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ)Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
107.52 USD
+107.52
(-0.527%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★★ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:26 p.m. EDT
AAXJ is displaying a clear bullish breakout pattern on the daily chart, surging from $92.99 to $108.09 in a week, which coincides heavily with speculative Call positioning at the $106 threshold. While the long-term fundamentals (MSCI Asia ex-Japan region exposure) remain solid, the immediate technicals are robust enough to support a strong buy signal, with the $106 strike acting as a key support-turned-profit-taking line. The upside momentum overrides the broader market rotation concerns for a holding period of 1-4 weeks. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.032833 |
| AutoETS | 0.032986 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.032998 |
| MSTL | 0.033639 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.65 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.724 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.43 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 19.03 |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:26 p.m. EDT: Options flow highlights significant Call OI anchored at the $106–$107 strikes, representing the current price and a marginal upside target for the near term (April 17 expiry). This indicates a bullish positioning setup where traders are establishing profit points slightly above current levels. Put activity is concentrated at the downside floor (~$94–$95), acting as a hedge against a 5-6% dip, but volume suggests the upside bias is stronger. The divergence in IV (low for calls, high for short-dated puts) suggests complacency regarding upside shocks but caution regarding a mean reversion event, though the underlying price action strongly favors the latter scenario.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.25% | 1.95% | 2.08% | 2.07% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 1.125 | 1.250417 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.560 | 0.698744 |
| 2024-12-17 | 1.074 | 1.485073 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.265 | 0.386537 |
| 2023-12-20 | 1.108 | 1.798720 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.397 | 0.629448 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.787 | 1.258597 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.337 | 0.512082 |
| 2021-12-13 | 1.546 | 2.021450 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.279 | 0.323913 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.684 | 0.872459 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.263 | 0.433383 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.933 | 1.445663 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.411 | 0.701336 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.928 | 1.653299 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.408 | 0.641018 |
| 2017-12-19 | 1.234 | 1.921663 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.287 | 0.503587 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.638 | 1.383517 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.335 | 0.743605 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.900 | 2.022166 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.405 | 0.770000 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.586 | 1.218580 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.500 | 1.003294 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.025 | 0.052833 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.525 | 1.102914 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.516 | 1.201744 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.541 | 1.163547 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.508 | 1.288718 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.391 | 1.026456 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.660 | 1.453125 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.608 | 1.287384 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.355 | 0.872276 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.507 | 1.264533 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.195 | 0.631950 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 109.21 |
| All Time Low | 22.0 |
| Ask | 110.71 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 698,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,135,940 |
| Average Volume | 1,135,940 |
| Average Volume10Days | 698,490 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.94 |
| Bid | 104.07 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Category | Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 107.66 |
| Day Low | 106.99 |
| Dividend Date | 1,482,883,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.76 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.6507525 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 101.2438 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.2761993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06199095 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 50.020935 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.21 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6900024 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.015474796 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 71.33 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 36.189995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5073601 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 71.33 - 109.21 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,218,807,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0485923 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,218,585,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of securities from the following 10 developed and emerging market countries or regions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_47521309 |
| Nav Price | 107.21419 |
| Net Assets | 3,340,816,380.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.72 |
| Open | 107.31 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 107.52 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.527338 |
| Regular Market Day High | 107.66 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 106.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 106.99 - 107.66 |
| Regular Market Open | 107.31 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 107.52 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 216,110 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI All Country Asia e |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | AAXJ |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.18930401 |
| Total Assets | 3,340,816,384 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | NaN |
| Trailing P E | 19.027554 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.05188 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.05188 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 93.7586 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 13.761398 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14677478 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 216,110 |
| Yield | 0.0176 |
| Ytd Return | 2.05188 |