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Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc

Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc

ISIN:

GB0006014582

Risk level:

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IA Sector:

IA Japan

Income type:

Income

Price:

3,072.0000GBX

13 June 2025

Last change:

-2.10%

1 year change:

8.34%

5 year annualised return:

-7.71%

12 month yield:

0.84%

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At a glance

At a glance performance and information

Eligibility:

Share Dealing Account
ISA
SIPP

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  • Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc
  • IA Japan
  • MSCI Japan Small Cap

Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment 31/03/20 to 31/03/21 31/03/21 to 31/03/22 31/03/22 to 31/03/23 31/03/23 to 31/03/24 31/03/24 to 31/03/25
Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc 47.87% -25.71% -4.37% -14.66% -8.53%
IA Japan 31.84% -4.35% 0.72% 18.23% -2.15%
MSCI Japan Small Cap 41.25% -3.63% 8.09% 30.08% 1.88%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years* 5 years*
Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Inc 2.33% -0.11% 8.34% -3.15% -7.71%
IA Japan 2.13% 1.20% 6.94% 8.51% 5.89%
MSCI Japan Small Cap 5.20% 5.33% 9.74% 14.90% 12.66%

Fund Objective: The 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.

Manager name:

Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd

Manager start date:

31 January 2025

Investment style:

Active

Region (geographical):

Japan

Manager Biography:

Brian is head of the Smaller Companies Team and lead investment manager of the International Smaller Companies Strategy. He has been a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group since 2015. Brian is deputy manager of the Shin Nippon Investment Trust and co-manager of Japanese Smaller Companies Strategy. Brian joined Baillie Gifford in 2006. He is a CFA Charterholder and graduated with an MSci and BA (Hons) in Physics from the University of Cambridge in 2006.

Benchmark:

MSCI Japan Small Cap

Sector:

IA Japan

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Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge Who receives this? What is it? Amount
Initial charge: The fund manager Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged. 0.00%
Ongoing Charges: The fund manager The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year. 0.66%
Performance Fee: The fund manager A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions. N/A
Typical transaction cost: The fund manager The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading. 0.188%*
Dealing commission: iWeb The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment. £5.00 (per online trade)

*This is an indication based on the market average. The fund’s actual transaction cost will be shown before you place a trade.

Account charges are not included

Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 126,183,000.00 GBX

Chart date: June 13, 2025

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security Weight
Yonex co 3.40%
Cosmos pharmaceutical corp 3.23%
Infomart corp 3.20%
Lifenet insurance co 3.07%
Katitas co ltd 3.02%
Tsugami corp 2.94%
Nifco inc 2.93%
Ga technologies co ltd 2.89%
Gift holdings inc 2.56%
Anicom hldgs inc 2.55%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors Weight
Machinery 10.68%
Electronic & Electrical Equipment 10.05%
Services 8.48%
Leisure 7.75%
Media 7.44%
Software 5.89%
Consumer Staples 5.78%
Insurance 5.62%
Healthcare & Medical Products 4.14%
Leisure & Hotels 4.01%

World regions

World regions
Country Weight
Japan 99.97%
Cash & Cash Equivalents 0.01%
ESG

What is ESG?

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance and is an approach for evaluating to what extent a company works towards social goals. For investors this can be used in order to understand how their funds and the assets they are made up of work towards these goals and use that information to help make sustainable investment choices.