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The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC is an investment company. The Company is focused on achieving long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller-sized Japanese companies. The Company’s holdings are generally listed in Japan, although the portfolio can also include companies listed elsewhere whose business is predominantly in Japan, as well as unlisted companies. The Company’s portfolio is constructed through the identification of individual companies which offer long-term growth potential, typically over a three-to-five-year horizon. It invests in various sectors, including commerce and services, information, communication and utilities, electricals and electronics, manufacturing and machinery, chemicals and other materials, retail, financials and others. Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is the alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) of the Fund.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)132.40m
- Net income in GBP123.43m
- Incorporated1981
- Employees0.00
- LocationBaillie Gifford Japan Trust PLCCalton Square, 1 Greenside RowEDINBURGH EH1 3ANUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 131 275 2000
- Fax+44 131 275 3999
- Websitehttps://www.bailliegifford.com
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| Management group(s) | Baillie Gifford & Co Limited. |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | Japan |
| ISIN | GB0000485838 |
| Launch date | 01 Dec 1981 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC aims to achieve long term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth.
Managed by
| Matthew Brett |
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Management & contract fees
The annual management fee is 0.65% on the first £250 million of net assets and 0.55% on the remaining net assets, calculated and payable quarterly.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Schroder Asian Totl Retrn Invstmt Co PLC | 10.03m | -1.07m | 606.04m | 0.00 | -- | 1.34 | -- | 60.43 | -0.0128 | -0.0128 | 0.1066 | 4.84 | 0.0204 | -- | 7.20 | -- | -0.2172 | 6.82 | -0.23 | 7.38 | 23.57 | 85.84 | -10.65 | 81.86 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 28.55 | 52.71 | 4.58 | 57.22 | 3.66 | -- | 12.09 |
| NB Private Equity Partners Ltd | 63.89m | 36.83m | 609.07m | -- | 17.81 | 0.6851 | -- | 9.53 | 0.8026 | 0.8026 | 1.39 | 20.87 | 0.0604 | -- | -- | -- | 3.49 | 8.21 | 3.51 | 8.34 | 69.92 | 85.81 | 57.73 | 71.02 | -- | -- | 0.0656 | 34.44 | -15.19 | -14.06 | -37.83 | -26.40 | -- | 10.14 |
| Jpmorgan European Discovery Trust PLC | 128.14m | 118.28m | 617.17m | 0.00 | 5.60 | 1.06 | -- | 4.82 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 6.22 | 0.1932 | -- | 20.45 | -- | 17.84 | 8.38 | 18.84 | 8.89 | 94.72 | 89.58 | 92.31 | 86.45 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 18.08 | -60.90 | -- | -83.47 | -- | -- | 14.18 |
| VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd | -21.35m | -35.29m | 617.47m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9321 | -- | -- | -0.2658 | -0.2658 | -0.1486 | 5.29 | -0.0273 | -- | -- | -- | -4.51 | 7.31 | -4.55 | 7.41 | -- | 77.62 | -- | 72.71 | -- | -136.12 | 0.00 | 28.27 | -128.83 | -- | -165.26 | -- | -- | 5.68 |
| GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd | 33.72m | 18.36m | 639.35m | 0.00 | 35.38 | 0.7574 | -- | 18.96 | 0.0217 | 0.0217 | 0.0395 | 1.01 | 0.0366 | -- | 221.12 | -- | 1.99 | 5.21 | 2.08 | 5.41 | 76.70 | 87.77 | 54.44 | 75.79 | -- | 5.33 | 0.0222 | 112.39 | -12.02 | 16.09 | -5.92 | -- | -- | -1.63 |
| Polar Capital Holdings plc | 228.66m | 39.10m | 640.52m | 200.00 | 15.85 | 5.10 | 15.31 | 2.80 | 0.3999 | 0.3999 | 2.34 | 1.24 | 1.15 | -- | 8.96 | 1,143,295.00 | 19.69 | 19.23 | 29.91 | 29.74 | 87.10 | 89.48 | 17.10 | 21.38 | -- | 300.23 | 0.00 | 96.71 | 14.44 | 8.16 | -13.44 | -2.55 | 14.12 | 6.87 |
| JPMorgan European Growth & Income PLC | 96.85m | 90.88m | 644.11m | 0.00 | 7.08 | 1.15 | -- | 6.65 | 0.2153 | 0.2153 | 0.2292 | 1.32 | 0.1699 | -- | 14.04 | -- | 15.94 | 11.61 | 15.99 | 11.68 | 96.16 | 93.84 | 93.83 | 90.59 | -- | -- | 0.0723 | 24.70 | -71.79 | -- | -79.70 | -- | -- | -- |
| XPS Pensions Group PLC | 246.90m | 25.95m | 647.99m | 1.90k | 26.09 | 3.85 | 15.63 | 2.62 | 0.1192 | 0.1192 | 1.14 | 0.8074 | 0.8075 | -- | 4.24 | 129,877.40 | 8.49 | 8.46 | 9.91 | 9.78 | -- | -- | 10.51 | 13.74 | -- | 10.83 | 0.3465 | 76.62 | 16.22 | 14.12 | -43.98 | 32.61 | 19.24 | 12.51 |
| Brunner Investment Trust Plc | 61.52m | 55.55m | 649.35m | 0.00 | 11.69 | 0.9733 | -- | 10.56 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 15.43 | 0.091 | -- | 16.79 | -- | 8.22 | 9.92 | 8.32 | 10.11 | 93.55 | 94.22 | 90.31 | 90.97 | -- | -- | 0.0363 | 17.01 | -39.97 | 14.62 | -42.16 | 15.65 | -- | 4.50 |
| Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC | 132.40m | 123.43m | 706.34m | 0.00 | 6.06 | 0.9301 | -- | 5.34 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.62 | 10.17 | 0.1469 | -- | 49.55 | -- | 13.70 | 3.16 | 15.46 | 3.35 | 94.94 | 82.91 | 93.23 | 76.61 | -- | -- | 0.1283 | 26.65 | 83.51 | 18.68 | 93.59 | 21.33 | -- | 17.32 |
| Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC | 64.84m | 56.62m | 783.13m | 0.00 | 15.24 | 0.9382 | -- | 12.08 | 0.1857 | 0.1857 | 0.2241 | 3.02 | 0.0754 | -- | 65.93 | -- | 6.59 | 5.34 | 6.91 | 5.56 | 93.00 | 90.48 | 87.32 | 85.15 | -- | 26.14 | 0.00 | -- | 48.18 | 0.289 | 50.60 | -0.4121 | -- | -- |
| European Smaller Companies Trust PLC | 205.70m | 195.89m | 791.31m | 0.00 | 3.86 | 0.9488 | -- | 3.85 | 0.5859 | 0.5859 | 0.6465 | 2.38 | 0.2398 | -- | 42.48 | -- | 22.84 | 10.95 | 25.13 | 12.21 | 96.83 | 89.24 | 95.23 | 86.43 | -- | -- | 0.0563 | 18.24 | 5.35 | 40.76 | 6.08 | 46.11 | -- | 12.25 |
| Biopharma Credit PLC | 114.71m | 91.30m | 793.82m | 13.00 | 9.00 | 0.9307 | -- | 6.92 | 0.1053 | 0.1053 | 0.1317 | 1.02 | 0.1295 | -- | 3.40 | 11,899,000.00 | 10.31 | 8.64 | 10.35 | 8.74 | 80.96 | 83.39 | 79.59 | 81.79 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 106.80 | 10.53 | -0.1149 | 12.66 | -0.0245 | -- | 0.00 |
| Capital Gearing Trust plc | 44.88m | 40.20m | 803.09m | 0.00 | 22.79 | 1.02 | -- | 17.90 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.41 | 49.88 | 0.0493 | -- | 3.88 | -- | 4.41 | 2.75 | 4.47 | 2.78 | 91.70 | 88.07 | 89.57 | 81.32 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 52.68 | 85.89 | -- | 162.04 | -- | -- | 32.47 |
| Molten Ventures PLC | 137.10m | 111.20m | 806.60m | 62.00 | 7.40 | 0.6777 | 7.23 | 5.88 | 0.624 | 0.624 | 0.7675 | 6.82 | 0.0983 | -- | 39.74 | 2,211,290.00 | 7.97 | 4.52 | 8.02 | 4.56 | -- | -- | 81.11 | 67.71 | -- | 11.62 | 0.086 | 0.00 | 191.21 | -3.47 | 98.03 | -- | 1.68 | -- |
| Pacific Horizon Investment Trust PLC | 48.09m | 43.55m | 810.78m | 0.00 | 20.01 | 1.37 | -- | 16.86 | 0.4888 | 0.4888 | 0.5383 | 7.16 | 0.0759 | -- | 60.41 | -- | 6.87 | 4.51 | 7.10 | 4.66 | 89.58 | 87.90 | 90.57 | 76.84 | -- | -- | 0.0551 | 6.63 | 13.64 | -10.41 | 61.82 | -11.60 | -- | 43.10 |
Data as of Mar 02 2026. Currency figures normalised to Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
58.20%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 12 Feb 2026 | 9.80m | 12.99% |
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| Quilter Investors Ltd.as of 02 Jan 2026 | 2.10m | 2.79% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2026Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
