# iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) — Dividends

HEWJ · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/hewj/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | semi-annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.61 |
| Forward yield | 4.05% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF pays semi-annual distributions. Its most recent distribution was $0.35 per share, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of July 2, 2026 and a pay date of July 8, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $2.61 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 3.90% at a share price of $66.82.

Ex-dates usually fall in early July and late December, with payment three to seven days later. Two December payments stand out as unusually large: $12.04 per share on December 2, 2022 and $1.98 on December 23, 2025. In both of those years there were two December ex-dates. The trailing-twelve-month figure includes the $1.98 payment. Leaving those two aside, the other payments in the table ranged from $0.08 to $0.65.

Calendar-year totals were $0.81 in 2021, $0.71 in 2023 and $0.94 in 2024, years without such a payment. The source counts a growth streak of one year. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in late December 2026 and be paid about a week later.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | $0.35 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | $1.98 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | $0.28 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | $0.43 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 | $0.65 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Jul 8, 2024 | $0.29 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.52 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.08 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Dec 8, 2022 | $12.04 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Jul 11, 2022 | $0.35 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $0.52 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | $0.29 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $0.12 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 | $0.31 |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $0.39 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) pay a distribution?

Yes. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF pays a semi-annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.35 per share.

### What is HEWJ's distribution yield?

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF paid $2.61 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 4.05% at the last price of $64.35. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is HEWJ's most recent ex-distribution date?

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Jul 2, 2026, payable on Jul 8, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has HEWJ been raising its distribution?

Yes — iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF has increased its distribution for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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