WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

DXJ tracks an exporter-focused, dividend-weighted index of Japanese stocks. The fund is hedged for currency fluctuations between the USD and JPY.

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Currency-hedged Japan country-related exchange traded funds could continue to be a better way to access the Japanese markets as the yen currency depreciates in the face of a loose monetary policy outlook. The currency-hedged WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ), which hedges against the negative effects of a depreciating yen currency relative to the [.

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Japan currency-hedged exchange traded funds are rallying as the yen currency slips to its lowest level since 2015. The CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEArca: FXY), which tracks the yen against the U.S. dollar, fell 1.0% on Monday and declined 5.9% in March.

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With money flowing and pivoting within markets as volatility continued in January, many investors sought hedges, havens, and diversification with their investments. The following are the top five ETFs by flows for WisdomTree in the month of January.

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WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

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Inflation isn't a topic confined to 2021. It's front and center to start 2022 and could remain that way for several months.

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Upcoming rate hikes could drive an increase in hedging costs for Japanese investors, redirecting flows into unconventional assets and regions. Hedged yield pickup is naturally governed by the relationship of the spot and forward FX rates, which in turn are driven primarily by short-term interest rates.

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Japanese stocks are trailing U.S. rivals this year, with some of that laggard status attributable to a slower roll-out of coronavirus vaccines in Japan. Still, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ) ranks as one of the more solid developed markets single-country exchange traded funds this year.

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The dollar is one of the best-performing major currencies in the world this year. The opposite is true of the Japanese yen, which is off more than 9% against the greenback year-to-date.

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Some banks and research firms are growing bullish on Japanese stocks, and that could signal opportunities with exchange traded funds such as the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ). The currency-hedged exchange traded fund is up 17.31% year-to-date, beating the MSCI EAFE Index by nearly 600 basis points.

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In the latest World Economic Outlook Report, the IMF said "the dangerous divergence in economic prospects across countries remains a major concern". While the IMF focused on the "vaccine divide" between developed and developing nations, there are other divergences at play.

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It's the moment Japanese equity longs have been waiting for: Friday's re-test of nearly 2-year-old resistance in the ¥113 area on JPYUSD (the Japanese yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate). Japan also has some headlines making the rounds that could get investment juices flowing.

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After underperforming earlier in the year, Japanese equities started rising in late August and should maintain strong momentum in the coming months. The Japanese economy's growth in the recovery quarter, Q2, was solid; and the full-year growth rate for 2021 is projected at 2.4%.

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The U.S. dollar strengthened to a two-week high lately versus a basket of major currencies on the Fed taper bet.

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Coronavirus vaccinations are finally taking off in Japan as the world's third-largest economy looks to play catch-up with the U.S. on that metric. That could be a plus for the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ).

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After a disappointing start to its vaccine rollout, Japan got on its feet in August, vaccinating as many as 1.58% of the population per day at the peak of the campaign. Another initiative that may help Japan's stock market is a new requirement to publish disclosure materials in English.

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Many equity-focused investors may not be aware of this, but the U.S. dollar is one of this year's best-performing currencies. In fact, the dollar is standing out against the backdrop of other traditional hedges (gold and some bonds) vexing investors.

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Although both services and manufacturing output indices declined, manufacturing managed to sustain moderate growth while services activity slipped further into contraction. Service sector firms saw demand shrink for an eighteenth consecutive month and were pushed to shedding jobs, according to flash data, after having continuously expanded their workforce for five straight months.

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The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEArca: DXJ) is higher by 11.08% year-to-date, an admirable showing among developed market single-country exchange traded funds. More upside could be on the way for Japanese equities and DXJ as activist investors increasingly augur for change at companies in the world's third-largest economy.

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“Stocks always go up in the long run” is not a universal law. To this very day, the Nikkei 225 languishes some 25 percent below its all-time high reached at the end of 1989. In April, two things happened of note: the Nikkei 225 crossed the 30,000 level for the first time since 1990, and Toshiba chief executive officer Nobuaki Kurumatani abruptly resigned from office.

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