Eastspring Investments – Japan Dynamic Fund

This Fund aims to generate long-term capital growth through a concentrated portfolio of equities, equity-related securities, bonds, and currencies. The Fund will invest primarily in securities of companies, which are incorporated, listed in or have their area of primary activity in Japan. The Fund may also invest in depository receipts including ADRs and GDRs, convertible bonds, preference shares, warrants and fixed income securities issued by Japan entities.

Key Information

Investment Category Japan Equity
ISIN/Ticker LU0801102863
Inception 09 July 2012
Assets Under Management (AUM) 466,025 mio USD*

* as of 31 December 2023

Strategy

The Eastspring Investments – Japan Dynamic Fund seeks to generate long-term capital growth through a concentrated portfolio of the team’s highest conviction investment ideas. The team employs a disciplined, priced focused approach anchored around relative valuation to identify and exploit behavioral sources of mispricing. The Fund invests primarily in securities of companies, which are incorporated, listed in or have their area of primary activity in Japan.

Performance

1 Year Performance 18.3%
3 Year Performance (p.a.) 1.0%
5 Year Performance (p.a.) 9.3%

Returns (%) as of 31 December 2023

Portfolio

The Eastspring Investments – Japan Dynamic Fund has 21.8% allocated in industrials, followed by consumer discretioanry (17.8%), materials (16.2%), financials (14.0%) and information technology (11.8%).

The top 5 holdings are: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORP (5.8%), DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION CO LTD (5.8%), TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD (5.6%), RICOH CO LTD (5.2%) and EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY (5.0%)

JPMorgan Investment Funds - Japan Sustainable Equity Fund

To provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in Japanese companies with positive E/S characteristics or companies that demonstrate improving E/S characteristics. Companies with positive E/S characteristics are those that the Investment Manager believes to have effective governance and superior management of environmental and/or social issues (sustainable characteristics).

Key Information

Investment Category Japan Equity
ISIN/Ticker LU0070214613
Inception 12. November 1993
Assets Under Management (AUM) JPY 37.75 Bn*

*as of 9. February 2024

Strategy

To provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in Japanese companies with positive E/S characteristics or companies that demonstrate improving E/S characteristics. Companies with positive E/S characteristics are those that the Investment Manager believes to have effective governance and superior management of environmental and/or social issues (sustainable characteristics).

Performance

1 Year Performance 25.74%
3 Years Performance 29.80%
5 Years Performance 61.31%

Returns in % Cumulative as of 31/01/2024

Portfolio

Electric Appliances, Information & Communication, Chemicals

Sony, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial

As of 31/12/2023