
World Markets Watchlist: December 15, 2025
Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
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Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DXJ) was launched on 06/16/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Asia-Pacific (Developed) ETFs category of the market.

Investors are discussing ex-US developed markets' out-performance of domestic equity gauges. The gaps between some of the relevant ETFs and U.S. equivalents are noticeably large.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ETF has delivered very strong returns over the past five years, employing a smart currency hedging strategy. This allowed the ETF to avoid the 50% JPY depreciation relative to the USD, and at the same time, benefit from improved competitiveness thanks to a weaker yen. Looking ahead, I believe the JPY will recover some lost ground relative to the USD, with the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve moving in opposite directions.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Keep Japanese ETFs like EWJ, DXJ, and EWJV in your watchlist as investors pivot from volatile U.S. markets to Japan's surging equities.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

By Jeremy Schwartz, CFA, Global Chief Investment Officer; Jeremy Siegel, WisdomTree Senior Economist; Samuel Rines, Macro Strategist, Model Portfolios; Jeff Weniger, CFA, Head of Equity Strategy Key Takeaways China's control over rare earths presents a strategic vulnerability for the U.S.

Japan stocks are rallying on the BoJ's dovish stance & Takaichi's pro-growth push. Play the trend via ETFs DXJ, DBJP, HEWJ, and YCS.

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ), one of the oldest and largest Japan ETFs, is up nearly 21% YTD. Alone, that's an impressive feat.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is rolling out an ambitious post-election agenda aimed at supporting the world's fourth-largest economy. The items on her “to do” list could have profound investment implications, potentially spotlighting opportunities with various ETFs.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

Year-to-date, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) is beating the S&P 500 by nearly 300 basis points, as of September 30. That's an impressive feat when considering the U.S. dollar is in the midst of a lengthy slumber.