Objective
To pursue long term capital growth through investment principally in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth.
Management group
Baillie Gifford
Launch date
31/07/1985
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Praveen Kumar
Dividend frequency
Annually
Wind-up provisions
There is no continuation vote.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
371.52 537.07 121.40 148.03 -17.99 17 0.66 Dec 0.74 (31/01/2023)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-Dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
18/04/2024 30/05/2024 0.800 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Share price total return -20.7 -49.8 -31.4 105.4
Japanese Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return -1.9 -26.5 -14.0 N/A
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Share structure

Number of shares
306,032,485

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,021,087 27,326,877 160,427,797 839,852,836
Average N/A 1,244,860 637,044 666,119
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1.24 33.75 209.32 1,526.94
Average N/A 1.54 0.83 1.21
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BFXYH242 BGS GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/12/2023

Investment % of total assets
GMO Financial Gate Inc Ordinary Shares 2.6
MegaChips Corp 2.4
COSMOS Pharmaceutical Corp 2.3
Litalico Inc 2.3
Toyo Tanso Co Ltd 2.2
WealthNavi Inc Ordinary Shares 2.1
SHO-BOND Holdings Co Ltd 2.1
Lifenet Insurance Co 2.1
Descente Ltd 2.1
Horiba Ltd 2.0

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