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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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.032833
AutoETS0.032986
AutoARIMA0.032998
MSTL0.033639

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.25% 1.95% 2.08% 2.07%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield NaN
dividendYield 1.76
dividendDate 2016-12-28

Info Dump

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