Objective
To achieve 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 sector
Management group
Launch date
01/12/1981
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Matthew Brett, Praveen Kumar
Dividend frequency
Annually
Wind-up provisions
The Company does not have a fixed life. The shareholders have the right to vote annually on whether the Company should continue in business in each the AGM.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
626.58 862.14 764.00 887.40 -11.63 19 1.31 Nov 0.69 (31/08/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
14/11/2024 18/12/2024 10.000 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Share price total return 10.8 -4.4 3.7 111.8
Japan AIC sector Share price total return 10.6 9.0 25.1 140.8
Morningstar Japan * Total return 6.6 21.4 30.3 114.4
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment trust, but it has been identified as an appropriate comparative index. Please hover over the definition for further detail on the index construction.

Share structure

Number of shares
82,012,614

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 154,092 6,326,495 62,807,513 240,630,984
Average N/A 296,276 246,690 190,677
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1.18 46.02 457.11 1,915.86
Average N/A 2.16 1.80 1.52
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB0000485838 BGFD GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
Pink Sheets Llc (nqb)
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Top holdings

Data as at : 30/09/2024

Investment % of total assets
SoftBank Group Corp 6.4
Rakuten Group Inc 5.1
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc 4.2
SBI Holdings Inc 3.6
CALBEE Inc 3.2
Sony Group Corp 2.9
GMO Internet group Inc 2.8
Fanuc Corp 2.7
CyberAgent Inc 2.6
mixi Inc 2.4

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