iShares - iShares MSCI Japan ETF Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
iShares - iShares MSCI Japan ETF is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.87% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.9%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | 3.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.305 |
| Payout ratio | 10% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: EWJ's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: EWJ's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| iShares - iShares MSCI Japan ETF Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (EWJ) | 1.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (PE) | 3.9% |
| Market Top 25% (PE) | 12.4% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 5.1% |
| Analyst forecast (EWJ) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: EWJ's dividend (1.87%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the PE market (3.88%).
High Dividend: EWJ's dividend (1.87%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the PE market (12.36%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (10.4%), EWJ's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate EWJ's cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by cash flows.