Management
| ISIN | GB0006014921 |
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| Share Class | Accumulation |
| Ongoing Charge | 0.6667% |
| Annual Management Charge | 0.6% |
| Manager Company | Baillie Gifford |
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| Fund Type | Open Ended Investment Company |
| Benchmark | Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity |
| Domicile | GBR |
| For Sale in | United Kingdom |
| Name | Brian Lum |
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| Since | 31 January 2025 |
| Bio | Mr. Lum is a portfolio manager in the Manager's International Growth Research Team and became a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group in May 2015. He also Chairs the Manager's International Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group. Mr. Lum joined Baillie Gifford in 2006 and initially worked in the North American and Emerging Markets departments, before spending a number of years focused on investment in smaller companies. Mr. Lum graduated MSci and BA (Hons) in Physics from the University of Cambridge in 2006. |
| Name | Jared Anderson |
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| Since | 28 May 2025 |
| Bio | Jared is an Investment Analyst in the Global Alpha Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2016 and has also spent time working in the Fixed Income, UK, and Japanese Equity Teams. Previously, he worked for two years as an Assistant Economist at the Scottish Government. Jared graduated MA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 2012. |
Objective The Fund aims to outperform (after deduction of costs) the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index, as stated in sterling, by at least 1.5% per annum over rolling five-year periods. Policy The Fund will invest at least 90% in shares of Japanese companies in any sector. Japanese companies are companies which are listed, incorporated, domiciled or conduct a significant portion of their business in Japan. The Fund will generally invest in smaller companies, being a company that has either a market capitalisation or turnover of less than ¥150 billion at the time of initial purchase. The Fund may also invest in other transferable securities of Japanese companies and money market instruments. The Fund will be actively managed. Other Information You can sell some or all of your shares on any business day in the United Kingdom by contacting our Dealing Department by phone or post. Where properly completed documentation is received by post, shares will be sold at the next valuation point following receipt of the instruction. Income will be re-invested. No further shares will be purchased but the reinvestment will be reflected in the price of your existing accumulation shares. You are, however, deemed to have received the income for tax purposes. For further explanation and information see the investment objective and policy section of the Prospectus, which is available by contacting us. Recommendation: this Fund may not be appropriate for investors who plan to withdraw their money within five years.