Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies Fund

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Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc

Category Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity
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This fund can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account
Last buy/sell price

3,058.00p

arrow-up36.00p (+1.19%)

Fund Code

BFSMA

0601458

GB0006014582

Prices updated as at 27 May 2025
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Prices in GBX
Investment objective
The sub-Fund aims to outperform (after deduction of costs) the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index, as stated in Sterling, by at least 1.5% per annum over rolling five-year periods. The sub-Fund will invest at least 90% in shares of smaller Japanese companies, being those which are listed, incorporated, domiciled or conducting a significant portion of their business in Japan. The sub-Fund will be actively managed and will generally invest in smaller companies in any sector, being a company that has either a market capitalisation or turnover of less than ¥150 billion at the time of initial purchase.
Important documents: Please ensure that you have read the Key Information Document/Technical Guide
, Pre-sale Illustrations document & Doing Business with Fidelity document (incorporating the Fidelity Client Terms) and the fund information documents. These can be found within the Charges & documents section.

Portfolio as of 31/03/2025

Asset allocation

Created with Highcharts 7.2.299.21% Stocks- Bonds0.79% Cash- Other0% Not classified
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Geographical breakdown

Continent or country allocation (%)

Created with Highcharts 7.2.2100100Japan

Market classification (%)

Created with Highcharts 7.2.2100100EmergingDeveloped

Stock style

Small growth

41.84%

% Weight
Value
Core
Growth
Large

0

0

1

Medium

2

10

18

Small

8

19

42

Valuation

Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc
Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity

15.17

15.17
12.54

0.92

0.92
0.82

1.61

1.61
1.20

9.10

9.10
7.80

Growth rate

Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc
Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity

8.91%

8.91%
10.80%

1.86%

1.86%
2.45%

11.78%

11.78%
10.72%

Top 10 holdings

Security nameSectorCountry% of assets
1COSMOS Pharmaceutical Corp-Japan3.36
2Nifco Inc-Japan3.26
3Yonex Co Ltd-Japan3.09
4Tsugami Corp-Japan3.04
5Lifenet Insurance Co-Japan2.97
6Katitas Co Ltd-Japan2.84
7Infomart Corp-Japan2.72
8Jeol Ltd-Japan2.52
9GAtechnologies Co Ltd Ordinary Shares-Japan2.48
10Avex Inc-Japan2.36
Assets in top 10 holdings %

28.65%

Total no. of equity holdings

64.00

Total no. of bond holdings

-

Stock sectors

Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc
Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity

27.55%

Basic materials

2.33%
-

Con cyclical

18.29%
-

Financial svs

6.93%
-

Real estate

-
-

57.81%

Comm services

7.27%
-

Energy

-
-

Industrials

25.32%
-

Technology

25.22%
-

14.64%

Con defensive

4.20%
-

Healthcare

10.44%
-

Utilities

-
-


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