Funds Benchmark
Funds in our coverage with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation among their ten largest positions, with about £345.0M of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviva Fidelity JapanAviva | Not classified | 4.67% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £289K | Free account |
| Japan Value FundFidelity | Active | 4.58% | +16.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.04% | £3.1B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.17% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £540.6M | Free account |
| Tokio Marine Japanese Equity Focus FundTokio Marine Asset Management | Active | 4.10% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.85% | £194.6M | Free account |
| Japanese EquitySchroders | Active | 3.90% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.03% | £483.8M | Free account |
| Japan Sustainable Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.70% | +24.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £41.9M | Free account |
| Japan Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.30% | +1.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £3.2B | Free account |
| Fidelity Japan Equity FundFidelity | Active | 3.29% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £38.7M | Free account |
| GlobalAccess Japan FundBarclays Multi-Manager Fund | Active | 2.30% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.98% | £136.6M | Free account |
| BetaPlus Enhanced Japanese Sustainable Equity FundNordea | Active | 2.04% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Japan Equity SystematicEdmond de Rothschild | Active | 1.80% | +18.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £863.4M | 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.
The BoJ concluded its October 29-30 monetary policy meeting. The 10-year JGB yield rose ahead of the decision before easing by week-end to 2.78%.
Japanese markets were closed from September 22-24 (Monday-Wednesday) for a national holiday period, reducing liquidity in Asian trading sessions and creating potential volatility in currency markets.
Bank of Japan raised policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% in split 7-2 decision, reaching highest level in 31 years amid inflationary pressures from oil price surge.
The Bank of Japan raised its key short-term rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% in a 7-2 vote at its September meeting, taking borrowing costs to their highest level since April 1995. The split decision highlighted growi...
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Japan's 10-year government bond yield reached approximately 2.955% on September 1 — its highest level since September 1996 — and held near 2.88-2.90% through the early September trading week. Markets fully priced in a...
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Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata publicly called for the central bank to raise rates 'nimbly' in response to rising inflation, suggesting the pace of hikes could accelerate beyond the recent semiannual pattern...
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Counts events recorded in our market events log, not news volume. Information only, not advice.
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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