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iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF

iShares · IE00B52MJD48

iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker CNKY (ISIN IE00B52MJD48). One trade buys a whole basket of holdings, so your money is spread out instead of riding on a single company. In plain terms it is about owning small slices of companies, so you share in their growth when they do…

· Tracks the Nikkei 225 index ?
Equity ?Accumulating ?Physical ?Ireland ?
Mid-range feeReinvests dividendsOwns the shares directlyJapanConcentrated in a few names
Fund size (AUM) ?
€533.4M
Risk level (SRI) ?
6 / 7 · High
1-year return ?
+43.8%
Total return · to 2026-07-28
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.48%
All-in cost ≈ 0.48%

About this fund

What you own

The Nikkei 225 index is the benchmark this fund aims to copy. By holding it, this fund gives you a stake in around 230 companies across Japan in a single purchase.

Dividends

The fund automatically reinvests dividends back into itself, so your holding grows without cash payouts.

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Rolling the dividends straight back in means your money compounds automatically, with nothing for you to reinvest by hand. The flip side is there is no cash income; the growth simply shows up as a higher fund value. Note that reinvested dividends can still be taxable in some countries even though you never receive the cash — the rules depend on where you live.

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

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Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.48%Yearly fee (TER)
0.48%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

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For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Index tracked ?
Nikkei 225
Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Regulation ?
UCITS
Yes
Launched
Jan 2010
16-year track record
Recommended holding period
medium to long term

Performance

97.799.1101102103202520252025

Growth of ¥100 invested — both lines start at ¥100.

iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF Average Nikkei 225 ETF (funds we track) ?

Compared with the average fund tracking the same index — our own data, not the licensed index itself.

YTD+22.6%
1 year+43.8%
3 years+17.6%
5 years+10.7%

Return, year by year

-15.7
+17.7
+13.8
+15.7
'22'23'24'25
3 of 4 up yearsBest: 2023 +17.7%Worst: 2022 -15.7%Calendar-year total returns, in JPY

How bumpy has it been?

25.6%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-20.2%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.
0.83
Return for the risk (3y) ?
Reward earned per unit of bumpiness.

The bigger picture

+64.2%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +10.3% a year.
+74.9%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
-18.1%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-21.5%
Worst fall on record ?
It clawed back in about 20 months.

What's inside

By sector ?

Technology38.2%
Consumer Discretionary16.8%
Industrials16.6%
Communication Services10.5%
Health Care5.6%
Materials4.1%
Consumer Staples3.1%
Financials3.0%

The 10 biggest holdings make up 50.0% of the fund — the rest is spread across roughly 220 more companies.

Top 10 holdings

#CompanyWeight
1TOKYO ELECTRON LTD10.4%
2ADVANTEST CORP10.2%
3FAST RETAILING LTD10.0%
4SOFTBANK GROUP CORP6.9%
5KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP2.7%
6TDK CORP2.5%
7IBIDEN LTD2.1%
8FANUC CORP1.8%
9SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD1.8%
10RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD1.7%

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For serious comparison — full data holdings, percentiles, advanced risk, tilt, flows

Full holdings

As of 2026-07-28 · the fund's own published holdings.

#CompanyWeight
1TOKYO ELECTRON LTD10.4%
2ADVANTEST CORP10.2%
3FAST RETAILING LTD10.0%
4SOFTBANK GROUP CORP6.9%
5KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP2.7%
6TDK CORP2.5%
7IBIDEN LTD2.1%
8FANUC CORP1.8%
9SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL LTD1.8%
10RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD1.7%
11KDDI CORP1.6%
12FUJIKURA LTD1.5%
13KYOCERA CORP1.5%
14DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD1.3%
15MURATA MANUFACTURING LTD1.2%
16CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL LTD1.1%
17LASERTEC CORP0.9%
18TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP0.9%
19KONAMI GROUP CORP0.9%
20TERUMO CORP0.9%
21TAIYO YUDEN LTD0.9%
22SONY GROUP CORP0.8%
23NITTO DENKO CORP0.8%
24DISCO CORP0.7%
25TOYOTA MOTOR CORP0.7%
26SCREEN HOLDINGS LTD0.7%
27MITSUBISHI CORP0.6%
28SECOM LTD0.6%
29HOYA CORP0.6%
30AJINOMOTO INC0.6%
31BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC0.6%
32OTSUKA HOLDINGS LTD0.6%
33TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC0.6%
34JPY CASH0.5%
35ASTELLAS PHARMA INC0.5%
36FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP0.5%
37SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD0.5%
38HONDA MOTOR LTD0.5%
39ITOCHU CORP0.5%
40MITSUI LTD0.4%
41SHIONOGI LTD0.4%
42NISSAN CHEMICAL CORP0.4%
43SUZUKI MOTOR CORP0.4%
44KIKKOMAN CORP0.4%
45DAIICHI SANKYO LTD0.4%
46KEYENCE CORP0.4%
47DENSO CORP0.4%
48SUMITOMO REALTY & DEVELOPMENT LTD0.4%
49SMC (JAPAN) CORP0.4%
50YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP0.4%
51NGK CORP0.4%
52RYOHIN KEIKAKU LTD0.4%
53BRIDGESTONE CORP0.3%
54OLYMPUS CORP0.3%
55NINTENDO LTD0.3%
56BAYCURRENT INC0.3%
57KOMATSU LTD0.3%
58KAO CORP0.3%
59CANON INC0.3%
60ORIX CORP0.3%
61SUMITOMO CORP0.3%
62TREND MICRO INC0.3%
63JAPAN TOBACCO INC0.3%
64EBARA CORP0.3%
65SEVEN & I HOLDINGS LTD0.3%
66OMRON CORP0.3%
67MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP0.3%
68YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP0.3%
69NITORI HOLDINGS LTD0.3%
70SEIKO EPSON CORP0.3%
71ROHM LTD0.3%
72TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL LTD0.3%
73HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY LTD0.3%
74COMSYS HOLDINGS CORP0.3%
75NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD0.2%
76MARUBENI CORP0.2%
77ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD0.2%
78HITACHI LTD0.2%
79MITSUI FUDOSAN LTD0.2%
80RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP0.2%
81CREDIT SAISON LTD0.2%
82M3 INC0.2%
83NEXON LTD0.2%
84PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORP0.2%
85DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY LTD0.2%
86JAPAN EXCHANGE GROUP INC0.2%
87MINEBEA MITSUMI INC0.2%
88MERCARI INC0.2%
89AEON LTD0.2%
90TOTO LTD0.2%
91EISAI LTD0.2%
92MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO LTD0.2%
93MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD0.2%
94MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC0.2%
95SUMITOMO METAL MINING LTD0.2%
96SOMPO HOLDINGS INC0.2%
97YOKOHAMA RUBBER LTD0.2%
98FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LTD0.2%
99YAMAHA MOTOR LTD0.2%
100ISETAN MITSUKOSHI HOLDINGS LTD0.2%
101MITSUI KINZOKU LIMITED LTD0.2%
102YAMAHA CORP0.2%
103SEKISUI HOUSE LTD0.2%
104ZOZO INC0.2%
105OBAYASHI CORP0.2%
106SHIZUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.2%
107FUJITSU LTD0.2%
108MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.2%
109DENTSU GROUP INC0.2%
110AMADA LTD0.2%
111DAI NIPPON PRINTING LTD0.2%
112JAPAN AIRLINES LTD0.2%
113NH FOODS LTD0.2%
114KAJIMA CORP0.2%
115MARUI GROUP LTD0.1%
116TAISEI CORP0.1%
117KIRIN HOLDINGS LTD0.1%
118KUBOTA CORP0.1%
119SHISEIDO LTD0.1%
120KYOWA KIRIN LTD0.1%
121SOCIONEXT INC0.1%
122CHIBA BANK LTD0.1%
123TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC0.1%
124FUJI ELECTRIC LTD0.1%
125SHIMIZU CORP0.1%
126JGC HOLDINGS CORP0.1%
127SUBARU CORP0.1%
128ORIENTAL LAND LTD0.1%
129IDEMITSU KOSAN LTD0.1%
130KAWASAKI KISEN LTD0.1%
131JAPAN POST HOLDINGS LTD0.1%
132NICHIREI CORP0.1%
133TAKASHIMAYA LTD0.1%
134NIKON CORP0.1%
135JTEKT CORP0.1%
136IHI CORP0.1%
137NEC CORP0.1%
138SOFTBANK CORP0.1%
139ALPS ALPINE LTD0.1%
140SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP IN0.1%
141NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC0.1%
142YAMATO HOLDINGS LTD0.1%
143OKUMA CORP0.1%
144ASAHI KASEI CORP0.1%
145KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY LTD0.1%
146NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS LTD0.1%
147SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITED LTD0.1%
148TOKAI CARBON LTD0.1%
149YOKOHAMA FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.1%
150CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY0.1%
151RESONAC HOLDINGS0.1%
152DOWA HOLDINGS LTD0.1%
153JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD0.1%
154NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS INC0.1%
155KURARAY LTD0.1%
156DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC0.1%
157TOKYO TATEMONO LTD0.1%
158NIPPON YUSEN0.1%
159MITSUI OSK LINES LTD0.1%
160SUMITOMO PHARMA LTD0.1%
161J.FRONT RETAILING LTD0.1%
162MEIJI HOLDINGS LTD0.1%
163NTT INC0.1%
164FUKUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.1%
165NOMURA HOLDINGS INC0.1%
166KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD0.1%
167RICOH LTD0.1%
168TOSOH CORP0.1%
169AGC INC0.1%
170INPEX CORP0.1%
171TOKYU FUDOSAN HOLDINGS CORP0.1%
172NISSUI CORP0.1%
173NSK LTD0.1%
174ENEOS HOLDINGS INC0.1%
175CYBER AGENT INC0.1%
176TOKYO GAS LTD0.1%
177SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP INC0.1%
178TORAY INDUSTRIES INC0.1%
179ISUZU MOTORS LTD0.1%
180OSAKA GAS LTD0.1%
181SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD0.1%
182TOKUYAMA CORP0.1%
183T&D HOLDINGS INC0.1%
184CASH COLLATERAL JPY MSIFT0.1%
185EAST JAPAN RAILWAY0.1%
186DENKA CO LTD0.0%
187PAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS0.0%
188MITSUI CHEMICALS INC0.0%
189DENA LTD0.0%
190MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.0%
191ODAKYU ELECTRIC RAILWAY LTD0.0%
192OJI HOLDINGS CORP0.0%
193TOKYU CORP0.0%
194DAIICHI LIFE GROUP INC0.0%
195RAKUTEN GROUP INC0.0%
196KEIO CORP0.0%
197SHIFT INC0.0%
198TOHO (TOKYO) LTD0.0%
199SHARP CORP0.0%
200TOBU RAILWAY LTD0.0%
201HASEKO CORP0.0%
202WEST JAPAN RAILWAY0.0%
203MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP CORP0.0%
204KONICA MINOLTA INC0.0%
205SUMCO CORP0.0%
206SUMITOMO CHEMICAL LTD0.0%
207SOJITZ CORP0.0%
208MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP0.0%
209NTN CORP0.0%
210TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORP0.0%
211CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER INC0.0%
212TEIJIN LTD0.0%
213ANA HOLDINGS INC0.0%
214UBE CORP0.0%
215AOZORA BANK LTD0.0%
216NISSAN MOTOR LTD0.0%
217NIPPON STEEL CORP0.0%
218KANADEVIA CORP0.0%
219ARCHION CORP0.0%
220RESONA HOLDINGS INC0.0%
221KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER INC0.0%
222MAZDA MOTOR CORP0.0%
223KOBE STEEL LTD0.0%
224JFE HOLDINGS INC0.0%
225LY CORP0.0%
226GBP CASH0.0%
227TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER HOLDINGS INC0.0%
228MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP0.0%
229EUR CASH0.0%
230NIKKEI 225 (SGX) SEP 260.0%

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How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 3% of similar ETFs💰 All-in cost cheaper than 3%📈 Higher 1-yr return than 94%📈 Higher 3-yr return than 34%📈 Higher 5-yr return than 52%📊 Beat its category by 14.1% (1-yr) (category average +29.7%)📊 Behind its category by 3.3% (3-yr) (category average +20.8%)📊 Behind its category by 3.2% (5-yr) (category average +13.9%)

Versus the Equity (stocks) · Japan · EUR ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

1.25
Sortino (3y) ?
0.87
Calmar (3y) ?
16.3%
Downside deviation ?
67%
Up months (hit rate) ?
¥403.90
52-week high ?
¥236.65
52-week low ?

Concentration depth

~24 ?
Effective number of holdings

Roughly 230 companies are held, but the largest names carry most of the weight — so it behaves like ~24 equal-sized positions.

Tilt vs a world tracker

Japan+94.2
United States-72.1
Financials-13.3
Technology+9.0
Consumer Discretionary+7.8
Industrials+5.0

Percentage points over / under a broad world-equity tracker (not a licensed benchmark).

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