Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (BGFD)

Category Japan Large-Cap Equity

This investment trust can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

Sell

743.00p

Buy

744.00p

arrow-down-4.00p (-0.53%)

Discount/Premium

-12.97%

Estimated NAV

860.67p

Prices updated at 08 Oct 2024, 16:39 BST

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Prices in GBX

Investment objective

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC aims 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.

FTSE All-Share

-1.31%

LSE

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Company name

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited.

Legal structure

Closed Ended Investment Company

Domicile

United Kingdom

Fiscal year end

31 Aug 2025

Launch date

01 Dec 1981

Lead manager

Matthew Brett

Lead manager start date

30 Apr 2018

Lead fund manager biography

Mr. Brett is an Investment Manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He is manager of the Japanese All Cap Strategy and Lead Manager of the Japanese Income Growth Strategy. He is also a member of the Global Stewardship Portfolio Construction Group. Mr. Brett joined Baillie Gifford in 2003 and became a Partner in 2018. He is a CFA Charterholder. Mr. Brett 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. Mr. Brett has been a member of the team since the Fund's inception in 2017.

Head office

Calton Square

1 Greenside Row

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

EH1 3AN

44 0131 275 2000

Company website

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