Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies Fund

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Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies B Acc

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

3,388.00p

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Fund Code

BFSBA

0601492

GB0006014921

Prices updated as at 23 Apr 2024
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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.

Company name
Baillie Gifford & Co Limited.
Fund launch date
01 Apr 1983
Domicile
United Kingdom
UCITS
Yes
Fund manager
Praveen Kumar
Manager start date
01 Feb 2023
Fund manager biography
Praveen Kumar joined Baillie Gifford in 2008 and is a portfolio manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He is the lead manager for the Manager’s Japanese Smaller Companies Strategy and a member of the Manager’s International Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group. Mr. Kumar graduated BEng in Computer Science from Bangalore University in 2001 and gained an MBA from the University of Cambridge in 2008.
Head office
Calton Square
1 Greenside Row
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH1 3AN
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