Funds Benchmark
Funds in our coverage with Sony Group Corporation among their ten largest positions, with about £3.2B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparx Japan Equity Long Short FundStrategic Investments Group | Active | 7.10% | +2.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.40% | £35.1M | Free account |
| Janus Henderson Horizon Japan Opportunities FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 6.79% | +22.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £33.5M | Free account |
| Japan (JPY)UBS | Active | 6.04% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.58% | £91.6M | Free account |
| Japan High Conviction FundNomura Asset Management UK | Active | 5.81% | +13.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £12.3M | Free account |
| Japan Strategic Value FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 5.40% | +21.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £1.1B | Free account |
| M&G Japan FundM&G Investments | Active | 5.10% | +17.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.85% | £5.4B | Free account |
| M&G (Lux) Japan FundM&G Investments | Active | 5.10% | +16.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.69% | £1.5B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Japan SelectionUBS | Passive | 5.07% | +12.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £866.4M | Free account |
| Daiwa High Conviction Japanese Equity FundFundsight | Active | 5.06% | +11.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £111.8M | Free account |
| SPARX Japan FundSPARX | Active | 4.96% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £583.3M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Pacific Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.91% | +22.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £623.4M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.85% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £540.6M | Free account |
| New Capital Japan Equity FundEFG | Active | 4.82% | +19.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.71% | £57.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Japan SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 4.59% | +16.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £434.4M | Free account |
| Alpha JapanLombard Odier | Active | 4.54% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.85% | £932.1M | Free account |
| Japanese Equity SelectionPictet | Active | 4.51% | +17.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £352.6M | Free account |
| M&G (Lux) Japan Large Cap Opportunities FundM&G Investments | Active | 4.50% | +16.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.10% | £65.3M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Worldwide Japanese FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 4.40% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £38.9M | Free account |
| Japanese EquitySchroders | Active | 4.35% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.03% | £483.8M | Free account |
| SMD-AM Japan Equity High Conviction FundSMD-AM Funds | Active | 4.31% | +15.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £92.5M | Free account |
| Japan Sustainable Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 4.30% | +24.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £41.9M | Free account |
| First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 4.26% | −21.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Man Japan CoreAlpha FundMan Group | Active | 4.23% | +34.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.65% | £3.1B | Free account |
| Man Japan CoreAlpha EquityMan Group | Active | 4.16% | +24.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.97% | £3.2B | Free account |
| Amova Japan Cash-Rich Equity FundAmova Asset Management | Active | 4.14% | +25.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | £39.2M | Free account |
| Asteria Funds - Japan EquityMan Group | Active | 4.11% | +26.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £22.0M | Free account |
| DWS Invest Nomura Japan GrowthDWS | Active | 4.00% | +16.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.85% | £142.8M | Free account |
| Candriam Sustainable Equity JapanCandriam | Active | 3.94% | +12.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £386.5M | Free account |
| JP Morgan Japan Equity CoreThree Rock Capital Management | Active | 3.89% | +14.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.33% | £463.8M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Japan CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.85% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Merch Inv Baillie Gifford Japanese PnMerch Inv | Not classified | 3.81% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Japanese Equity OpportunitiesPictet | Active | 3.80% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.56% | £872.3M | Free account |
| Japanese Sustainable Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 3.80% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.67% | £455.2M | Free account |
| Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Systematic Committed JapanSwisscanto | Active | 3.76% | +17.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.25% | £82.9M | Free account |
| JAPAN EQUITY LARGE CAP TARGETAmundi | Active | 3.67% | +15.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.78% | £109.2M | Free account |
| Global X Morningstar Global Technology ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 3.67% | +23.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | n/a | Free account |
| BL Equities JapanBanque de Luxembourg Investments | Active | 3.65% | +7.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.51% | £277.0M | Free account |
| Japan Value FundPolar Capital | Active | 3.63% | +27.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.08% | £370.2M | Free account |
| Selection Japan EquityArchitas | Not classified | 3.44% | +23.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.83% | £853.9M | Free account |
| Japan Sustainable Equity Core FundNomura Asset Management UK | Active | 3.44% | +34.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £61.5M | Free account |
| Japan Equity ValueEdmond de Rothschild | Active | 3.41% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £825.4M | Free account |
| Pacific Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.40% | +4.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.75% | £1.8B | Free account |
| DWS Invest CROCI JapanDWS | Active | 3.40% | +18.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.61% | £70.0M | Free account |
| BetaPlus Enhanced Japanese Sustainable Equity FundNordea | Active | 3.37% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Russell Investments Japan Equity FundRussell Investments | Active | 3.36% | +14.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.97% | £63.5M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Japan Equity (Former NN)Goldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 3.31% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £235.7M | Free account |
| Japan Equity GrowthAmundi | Active | 3.30% | +20.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.68% | £30.2M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Japan Universal UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 3.24% | +12.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £9.1M | Free account |
| Ossiam Bloomberg Japan PAB NRNatixis Investment Managers | Passive | 3.23% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £330.2M | Free account |
| CT (Lux) Japan EquitiesColumbia Threadneedle Investments | Active | 3.15% | +16.4% | Pro | Pro | 2.22% | £620.1M | 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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