The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (BGFD.L) Research
Operating as a closed-end investment trust, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC is managed by Baillie Gifford & Co. Its primary investment objective is to allocate capital to publicly traded Japanese companies, specifically targeting firms across a diverse array of sectors. A significant portion of the trust's holdings is concentrated in high-growth, small and mid-sized enterprises. Portfolio construction is driven by a meticulous bottom-up stock selection process, thoroughly informed by fundamental analysis. Established in the United Kingdom in 1981, the trust measures its investment performance against the TOPIX Total Return Index.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- BGFD.L
- Price
- $990
- Day change
- -1.20%
- Market cap
- $668.3M
- P/E ratio
- 5.03x
- 52-week range
- 774.74-1076.84
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
Peer companies
- The Brunner Investment Trust PLC (BUT.L)
- Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c (CGT.L)
- Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWI.L)
- The Global Smaller Companies Trust Plc (GSCT.L)
- Jupiter Fund Management Plc (JUP.L)
- The Merchants Trust Plc (MRCH.L)
- Pacific Horizon Investment Trust PLC (PHI.L)
- Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited (SOI.L)
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