Overview
The Japanese Fund aims to outperform (after deduction of costs) the TOPIX, as stated in Sterling, by at least 1.5% per annum over rolling five year periods. There is no guarantee that this objective will be achieved over any time period and actual investment returns may differ from this objective, particularly over shorter time periods.
The manager believes this is an appropriate benchmark given the investment policy of the Fund and the approach taken by the manager when investing. In addition, the manager believes an appropriate performance comparison for this Fund is the Investment Association Japan Sector.
Performance & Portfolio
Periodic Performance
All figures to 31/03/2024 6 Months
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
Class B-Acc 12.2% 8.4% -2.1% 4.2% Index* 14.8% 21.7% 6.8% 8.1% Target Benchmark** 15.7% 23.5% 8.4% 9.8% Figures for 3 and 5 years are shown as the annualised rate of return. This is the average yearly return over the specified period.
Annual Discrete Performance to 31 March each year
Annual percentage return (Updated Quarterly) 31/03/2019
31/03/202031/03/2020
31/03/202131/03/2021
31/03/202231/03/2022
31/03/202331/03/2023
31/03/2024Class B-Acc -8.7% 43.5% -8.5% -5.4% 8.4% Index* -2.5% 24.8% -2.7% 2.8% 21.7% Target Benchmark** -1.0% 26.7% -1.2% 4.3% 23.5% Sector Average*** -3.4% 31.8% -4.4% 0.7% 18.2% Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.
The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested.
Source: FE, Revolution, Tokyo Stock Exchange. Total return net of charges, in sterling.
Share class returns calculated using 10am prices, while the Index is calculated close-to-close.
*TOPIX.
**TOPIX (in sterling) plus at least 1.5% per annum over rolling five-year periods.
***IA Japan Sector.Top Ten Holdings - 31/03/2024
Fund % 1 SoftBank Group 7.3% 2 Rakuten 4.9% 3 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust 4.8% 4 SBI Holdings 4.2% 5 MS&AD Insurance 4.2% 6 Nintendo 3.5% 7 GMO Internet 3.4% 8 CyberAgent 3.1% 9 Bridgestone 2.9% 10 Japan Exchange Group 2.9% Total 41.2% Sector Analysis of Total Assets - 31/03/2024Fund %
- 1 Manufacturing 46.82
- 2 Finance & Insurance 16.50
- 3 Transport And Communications 14.85
- 4 Services 14.75
- 5 Real Estate 3.69
- 6 Commerce 3.51
- 7 Cash -0.12
- Total 100.00
As the Fund invests in overseas securities, changes in the rates of exchange may cause the value of your investment (and any income it may pay) to go down or up.
The information contained on this page is intended as a guide only and should not be relied upon when making investment decisions. All holdings information is unaudited. Source Baillie Gifford & Co.
Please note that totals may not add due to rounding.Insights
View all Insights.Meet the Managers
Matthew Brett
Matthew is an Investment Manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He is Manager of the Japanese Fund (and related All Cap strategy segregated accounts), Manager of the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, and Co-Manager of the Japanese Income Growth Fund. He is also a member of the Global Stewardship Portfolio Construction Group. Matthew graduated BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences (Psychology) from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Bristol. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2003 and became a Partner in 2018.
Documents
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Bulletins and Factsheets
Enhanced Disclosure Document
Key Investor Information Documents
Quarterly Investor Reports
Value Assessment
Sustainability-related Disclosures
Shareholders Rights Directive
Complaints
In the first instance, clients should contact their normal Client Contact with any concerns. Alternatively, or for those clients who do not have a direct client contact assigned, complaints can be emailed to Baillie Gifford’s Compliance Department at: InstitutionalComplaints@bailliegifford.com. A summary document which contains details on Baillie Gifford’s complaints management policy is available upon request. All material complaints are recorded in an in-house incident management system and are escalated to, and dealt with by, members of staff of suitable seniority, independent of the area from which the matter arose.
