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Japan's Nikkei 225 eclipsed 33,000 for the first time in 33 years, and the significant rally has attracted major investor interest. Global portfolio managers are increasingly bullish on Japan, and they are allocating more cash to this rising market.
The Nikkei has outperformed the S&P 500, showing solid gains when measured in both local currency and U.S. dollars. One of the significant factors contributing to the rally has been the string of robust corporate results. The key consideration for the long term will be Japan's ability to make its economy more dynamic.
Japan has been gaining traction among investors and advisors as a topic of interest recently. Some of the top investors and investment firms continue to increase their investments in Japanese stocks and Japan ETFs.
Currency-hedged Japan ETFs are outperforming their unhedged peers as the surging U.S. dollar is knocking down the returns of international investments.
Amid widespread optimism among investors about Japan and Japanese stocks, sentiment toward the iShares MSCI Japan ETF ( US:EWJ ) is quite positive, according to readings on Fintel's quant dashboards.
Alexander Treves, head of investment specialists for Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Asset Management, shares his views on Chinese and Japanese stocks. He speaks with Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open.
Japan's stock market has waited more than three decades for its moment in the sun.
Japanese stocks are primed to outpace global peers this year, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average reaching its highest level in nearly 33 years last week and up 17.6% year-to-date.