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Sarah Whitley
 


Sarah Whitley - Trust Manager

"The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC invests exclusively in Japan and aims to achieve capital growth. The Trust won Investment Week's best Japanese Sector Investment Trust Award in 2005 and 2006. You can invest in the Trust directly, or through our Share Plan, ISA and the Children's Savings Plan." 



 

Key Documents

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Annual Report & Accounts Download the latest Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Annual and Half-Yearly Reports.

Monthly Factsheet

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC Download the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Half Yearly Bulletin.

Key Facts

Trust ObjectiveThe trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies, which are believed to have above average prospects for growth.
AIC Investment SectorInvestment trusts are grouped by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) into sectors. The classification of each is based on a combination of the regional or industries focus of the portfolio combined with the trusts investment objectives.

The AIC Investment Sector for this trust is Japan, which refers to Investment Trust Companies which have at least 80% of their assets in Japan.
Trust ManagerSarah graduated BA in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University.  She joined Baillie Gifford in 1980 and became a Partner in 1986.  She joined the Japanese Investment Team in 1982 and in 2001 became Head of this team.

 

Trust Prices

Share Price 142.25p