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iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF (Dist) (IUS4.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

IUS4.DE is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the MSCI Japan Small Cap. IUS4.DE launched on May 9, 2008 and has a 0.58% expense ratio.

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF (Dist) (IUS4.DE) belongs to the Japan Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with IUS4.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to IUS4.DE

IUS4.DE charges 0.58% annually. There are 44 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
PRAJ.DE
Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020IUS4.DE vs PRAJ.DE
PR1J.DE
Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019IUS4.DE vs PR1J.DE
XDJP.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D0.09%—Jan 2013IUS4.DE vs XDJP.DE
XNKY.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF0.09%—Oct 2020IUS4.DE vs XNKY.DE
ETLR.DE
L&G Japan Equity UCITS ETF0.10%—Oct 2018IUS4.DE vs ETLR.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to IUS4.DE

IUS4.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 74. There are 10 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
WTDX.DE
WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF USD Hedged
94
—May 2015IUS4.DE vs WTDX.DE
XDJP.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D
90
—Jan 2013IUS4.DE vs XDJP.DE
EXX7.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DE)
90
—Jul 2006IUS4.DE vs EXX7.DE
SXRZ.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (Acc)
89
—Jan 2010IUS4.DE vs SXRZ.DE
XMK9.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 4C EUR Hedged
88
—Sep 2007IUS4.DE vs XMK9.DE

Top Performing IUS4.DE Alternatives (YTD)

IUS4.DE is at 19.30% YTD. There are 26 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 41.31%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
XDJP.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D
41.31%
—Jan 2013IUS4.DE vs XDJP.DE
SXRZ.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (Acc)
41.10%
—Jan 2010IUS4.DE vs SXRZ.DE
EXX7.DE
iShares Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DE)
41.01%
—Jul 2006IUS4.DE vs EXX7.DE
XNKY.DE
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF
38.55%
—Oct 2020IUS4.DE vs XNKY.DE
3JPN.DE
Leverage Shares 3x Long Japan ETP Securities
35.59%
—Sep 2022IUS4.DE vs 3JPN.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to IUS4.DE

IUS4.DE has 16.24% 1-year volatility. No ETFs in the Japan Equities category have lower 1-year volatility; the lowest-volatility alternatives shown here go as low as 17.86%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
QUEJ.DE
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Japan SRI S-Series PAB 5% Ca...17.86%—Feb 2019IUS4.DE vs QUEJ.DE
JSRI.DE
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Japan SRI S-Series PAB 5% Ca...17.88%—Mar 2018IUS4.DE vs JSRI.DE
JARI.DE
Amundi Index MSCI Japan SRI PAB UCITS ETF DR (C)17.89%—Oct 2020IUS4.DE vs JARI.DE
LYY4.DE
Amundi Japan TOPIX II UCITS ETF EUR Dist18.21%—Sep 2018IUS4.DE vs LYY4.DE
36B4.DE
iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF USD Dist18.38%—Dec 2018IUS4.DE vs 36B4.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to IUS4.DE

IUS4.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -10.11%. There are 12 ETFs in the Japan Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -8.09%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
WTDX.DE
WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF USD Hedged
-8.09%
—May 2015IUS4.DE vs WTDX.DE
SMLN.DE
Invesco JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF
-9.43%
—Sep 2014IUS4.DE vs SMLN.DE
JP40.DE
Amundi JPX Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF EUR
-9.43%
—Mar 2018IUS4.DE vs JP40.DE
EUNN.DE
iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF
-9.58%
—Sep 2009IUS4.DE vs EUNN.DE
LYY4.DE
Amundi Japan TOPIX II UCITS ETF EUR Dist
-9.61%
—Sep 2018IUS4.DE vs LYY4.DE

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include SXR8.DE, QDVE.DE, SXRV.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SXR8.DE
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
76
10.86%
—May 2010IUS4.DE vs SXR8.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
56
18.33%
—Nov 2015IUS4.DE vs QDVE.DE
SXRV.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Nasdaq-100
74
18.93%
—Jan 2010IUS4.DE vs SXRV.DE
EUNL.DE
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
82
11.02%
—Sep 2009IUS4.DE vs EUNL.DE
SEC0.DE
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF USD (...Semiconductors, Technology Equities
97
107.41%
—Aug 2021IUS4.DE vs SEC0.DE
IUSQ.DE
iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)Global Equities
85
12.95%
—Oct 2011IUS4.DE vs IUSQ.DE
NQSE.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
56
13.59%
—Jan 2010IUS4.DE vs NQSE.DE
IS3N.DE
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI UCITS ETF (...Emerging Markets Equities
84
27.07%
—May 2014IUS4.DE vs IS3N.DE
EUNA.DE
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR ...Global Bonds
13
0.00%
—Nov 2017IUS4.DE vs EUNA.DE
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...Global Equities, Dividend
96
14.48%
—Sep 2009IUS4.DE vs ISPA.DE

Often Compared With IUS4.DE

Investors most often compare IUS4.DE with SCHG, XCJD.DE, SXR6.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
25
0.23%
59.17BDec 2009IUS4.DE vs SCHG
XCJD.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Climate Transition UCITS ETFJapan Equities
41
18.32%
—Jan 2023IUS4.DE vs XCJD.DE
SXR6.DE
iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF USD AccJapan Equities
26
5.20%
—Mar 2017IUS4.DE vs SXR6.DE
IQQJ.DE
iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (Dist)Japan Equities
74
19.97%
—Oct 2004IUS4.DE vs IQQJ.DE
LCUJ.DE
Amundi MSCI Japan UCITS ETF AccJapan Equities
73
20.00%
—Feb 2018IUS4.DE vs LCUJ.DE
ZPDJ.DE
SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETFJapan Equities
71
19.98%
—Nov 2015IUS4.DE vs ZPDJ.DE
AW15.DE
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI Japan Climate Paris Aligned UCIT...Japan Equities
45
11.61%
—Mar 2021IUS4.DE vs AW15.DE
VJPN.DE
Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF DistributingJapan Equities
76
19.39%
—May 2013IUS4.DE vs VJPN.DE
VJPA.DE
Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumulatingJapan Equities
75
19.15%
—Sep 2019IUS4.DE vs VJPA.DE
BATG.DE
L&G Japan ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF U...Japan Equities———Oct 2022IUS4.DE vs BATG.DE
EDMJ.DE
iShares MSCI Japan ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF USD AccJapan Equities
72
20.22%
—Apr 2019IUS4.DE vs EDMJ.DE
DBXJ.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1CJapan Equities
74
20.08%
—Jan 2007IUS4.DE vs DBXJ.DE
SGAJ.DE
iShares MSCI Japan ESG Screened UCITS ETF USD (Acc...Japan Equities
74
20.70%
—Oct 2018IUS4.DE vs SGAJ.DE
UIM5.DE
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (JPY) A-disJapan Equities
73
19.97%
—Oct 2001IUS4.DE vs UIM5.DE
EJAP.DE
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI Japan ESG Filtered Min TE UC...Japan Equities
71
20.32%
—Feb 2016IUS4.DE vs EJAP.DE
CSWG.L
Amundi MSCI Switzerland UCITS ETF CHFEurope Equities
58
9.62%
523.35MMar 2018IUS4.DE vs CSWG.L
SXR5.DE
iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Japan Equities
73
19.78%
—Jan 2010IUS4.DE vs SXR5.DE
OP5E.DE
Ossiam Bloomberg Japan PAB NR UCITS ETF (EUR)Japan Equities
71
21.39%
—Nov 2017IUS4.DE vs OP5E.DE
WTIZ.DE
WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF JPY AccJapan Equities
76
19.47%
—Nov 2015IUS4.DE vs WTIZ.DE
XM1D.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETFJapan Equities
49
19.51%
—Mar 2023IUS4.DE vs XM1D.DE

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