Funds Benchmark
Funds in our coverage with Keyence Corporation among their ten largest positions, with about £926.9M of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 10.78% | +1.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Invesco Japanese Equity Advantage FundInvesco | Active | 5.00% | +23.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.72% | £330.4M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Japan Equity Partners PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 4.59% | +9.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.64% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Daiwa High Conviction Japanese Equity FundFundsight | Active | 4.56% | +11.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £111.8M | Free account |
| Japan (JPY)UBS | Active | 4.52% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.58% | £91.6M | Free account |
| Global Quality FundMorgan Stanley Investment Management | Active | 4.34% | +0.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.83% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Japanese EquityVitruvius | Active | 4.20% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.56% | £35.9M | Free account |
| Japanese Equity SelectionPictet | Active | 4.10% | +17.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £352.6M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Japan Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.06% | +4.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £154.8M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Japan CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.93% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Japan Equity ESG FundFidelity | Active | 3.82% | +15.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.92% | £242.4M | Free account |
| Alpha JapanLombard Odier | Active | 3.41% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.85% | £932.1M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Worldwide Japanese FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 3.40% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £38.9M | Free account |
| BL Equities JapanBanque de Luxembourg Investments | Active | 3.35% | +7.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.51% | £277.0M | Free account |
| Ossiam Bloomberg Japan PAB NRNatixis Investment Managers | Passive | 3.32% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £330.2M | Free account |
| Chikara Japan Income & Growth FundChikara | Active | 3.30% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £380.0M | Free account |
| Deka-Industrie 4.0Deka | Not classified | 3.23% | −0.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.22% | £6.4B | Free account |
| Japan Sustainable Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.10% | +24.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £41.9M | Free account |
| Candriam Sustainable Equity JapanCandriam | Active | 3.08% | +12.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £386.5M | Free account |
| Japanese EquitySchroders | Active | 3.06% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.03% | £483.8M | Free account |
| Climate ChangeBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 2.88% | +3.3% | Pro | Pro | 3.41% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Global Climate Change EquitySchroders | Active | 2.81% | −3.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Japan Flexible Equity FundBlackRock | Active | 2.81% | −0.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £905.1M | Free account |
| Japanese Equity OpportunitiesPictet | Active | 2.79% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.56% | £872.3M | Free account |
| Artisan Global Opportunities FundArtisan Partners | Active | 2.70% | +2.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.96% | £1.0B | Free account |
| iMGP Japan Opportunities FundiM Global Partner | Active | 2.69% | +18.9% | Pro | Pro | 2.06% | £392.8M | Free account |
| Fidelity Japan Equity Research Enhanced UCITS ETFFidelity | Passive | 2.68% | +25.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | n/a | Free account |
| JP Morgan Japan Equity CoreThree Rock Capital Management | Active | 2.65% | +14.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.33% | £463.8M | Free account |
| Walter Scott Global Equity HedgedMacquarie | Not classified | 2.64% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.28% | £472.7M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Japan Equity PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 2.63% | +8.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £1.1B | Free account |
| BNY Mellon Long-Term Global Equity FundBNY | Active | 2.61% | +6.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £1.4B | Free account |
| JK Japan FundJK Investment Management | Active | 2.60% | +20.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.87% | £176.2M | Free account |
| Allianz Global SustainabilityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 2.40% | +2.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.85% | £1.1B | Free account |
| AZ Equity - JapanAzimut Holding | Active | 2.40% | +16.5% | Pro | Pro | 4.21% | £59.7M | Free account |
| AXA IM Japan EquityAXA Investment Managers | Active | 2.36% | +17.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.48% | £123.8M | Free account |
| Candriam Equities L Japan EdgeCandriam | Active | 2.24% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £73.6M | Free account |
| DWS ESG Top AsienDWS | Active | 2.10% | +11.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £2.2B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Japan Equity (Former NN)Goldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 1.94% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £235.7M | Free account |
Weight is the share of each fund in this company. Returns are GBP, to month end. FE quartile compares a fund with its FE sector over the same year. Fund size is in GBP. Source: FE fundinfo. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns.
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Source: FE fundinfo. Holdings are each fund’s ten largest positions as reported, so a fund can have more of this company than shown or none at all. Returns are GBP to month end unless stated. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns. Capital is at risk. Information only, not advice or a recommendation.
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