Capital Group Japan Equity Fund (LUX) Zgdh GBP

ISIN: LU0939056361 | MEX: LCAALQ | CITI: F9MG

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  • Price Change 0.29000%

Income

Past Performance

  • 29th Apr 2020 to 29th Apr 202139.90%
  • 29th Apr 2021 to 29th Apr 2022-2.09%
  • 29th Apr 2022 to 29th Apr 202312.79%
  • 29th Apr 2023 to 29th Apr 202428.00%
  • 29th Apr 2024 to 29th Apr 20252.09%

Objectives and Approach

The fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing normally in companies domiciled and/or having their principal place of business in Japan.

Key Information

Inception 16th Jul 2013
Historic Yield 1.5326%
Sector IA Japan
Fund Size £5431.966mn
Fund Type SICV
Classification Income

Charges

Total Ongoing Charges 
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1.1165%
Initial Charge 0%
AMC 0.75%
Our Platform Charge
We charge a platform fee of 0.30%. Our charges are shown on our rates and charges sheet
0.30%

Cost and Charges Information

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Account Type

  • Investment Account
  • Stocks & Shares ISA
  • SIPP

Annual charges

These are the annual costs based on an initial investment amount of over 1 year assuming a net zero growth rate

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Our annual fee

Our annual fee

Includes our platform fee at 0.30% per annum (excluding Charles Stanley Multi Asset Funds and anycash held). The min fee is £60, the max is £600 per annum, plus SIPP administration fee (if applicable, only charged if < £30,000 held) – see here
0.30%
Dealing charges

Dealing charges

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N/A
Product provider costs

Product provider costs

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1.1165%
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Cumulative effect of charges on your investment's return

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lump sum invested with an assumed growth rate of 1 year years
What you might get back at  with no charges applied

What you might get back at  with no charges applied

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Annual charges

Annual charges

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Effect of charges on return (%)

Effect of charges on return (%)

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Effect of charges on return (£)

Effect of charges on return (£)

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What you might get back at with charges applied

What you might get back at with charges applied

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Performance

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      • Cumulative Performance

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        -1.83% -4.42% 0.62% 2.09% 47.38% 101.89%

        Important Information
        Headline performance can mask the true characteristics of a fund. Without fully understanding how a fund is managed, you may inadvertently become exposed to an undesirable level of risk to your capital. Some funds carry a dilution levy which reduces the number of units realised on any initial investment as an initial charge. If this fund carries such a levy it should be detailed in the Key Investor Information Document (KIID), which we must provide and you should read before investing.

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      Composition

      Important Documents


      The documents listed below are the latest versions made available to our data provider by the fund management group, but may not necessarily reflect the applicable charges that would be levied should you purchase this fund via Charles Stanley Direct. You should treat the charges and other figures shown in the 'Overview' tab as accurate.

      Fund Provider Factsheet
      The Fact Sheet is supplied on a monthly basis by the management group and provides limited information on the fund. Past performance data and a review of how the fund has performed are commonly featured. &nbsp;
      FUND PROVIDER FACTSHEET
      133,929 bytes PDF Document; last updated 31 Mar 2025
      Key Investor Information Document This document, issued by the product provider, provides key information about an investment product. The information is required by law to help potential investors understand the nature, risks, costs, potential gains and losses of the product and enable comparison with other products.
      KEY INVESTOR INFORMATION DOCUMENT
      90,339 bytes PDF Document; last updated 17 Feb 2025
      Pre-contractual Disclosure Report
      Annual Report A report published by the Fund Management Group detailing the progress of the fund during the course of the previous 12 months. The information provided includes a financial statement for the group as a whole.
      ANNUAL REPORT
      5,350,481 bytes PDF Document; last updated 31 Dec 2023
      Semi Annual Report Published periodically through the course of the financial year of the fund, the report provides an overview of the fund's performance and the prospects for the remainder of the year. Included are portfolio changes (i.e. which stocks have been bought and sold), and changes in the geographical breakdown during the course of the previous 12 months.
      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
      8,204,917 bytes PDF Document; last updated 30 Jun 2024
      Prospectus This is a formal document which contains details of the funds' objectives, investment strategies, risks, performance, distribution policy, fees and expenses and, fund management style.  A fund’s prospectus must be lodged with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for authorisation.
      PROSPECTUS
      3,183,462 bytes PDF Document; last updated 11 Apr 2025

      Management Team

      Research Portfolio Harry Gunji Kohei Higashi Akira Shiraishi Dickon C. Corrado Akira Horiguchi

      Research Portfolio has managed this fund for 19 years .

      Research Portfolio N/A

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

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      All funds managed by Research

      Name of Security Sole/Co Managed Since
      Capital Group EMDtL Co Jul 2007
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2006
      Capital Group EMTlOpL Co Feb 2008
      Capital Group EMTlOpL Co Feb 2008
      Capital Group EMTlOpL Co Feb 2008
      Capital Group EBdL Co Oct 2003
      Capital Group EBdL Co Oct 2003
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2006
      Capital Group EMLCcyDt Co Oct 2023
      Capital Group GEqL Co Dec 1969
      Capital Group GEqL Co Dec 1969
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2006
      Capital Group WDiGrL Co Aug 2013
      Capital Group WDiGrL Co Aug 2013
      Capital Group EMDtL Co Jul 2007
      Capital Group EmMarGr Co May 1990
      Capital Group NewWdL Co Oct 2016
      Capital Group NewWdL Co Oct 2016
      Capital Group AMCAPFdL Co Jun 2017
      Capital Group USCrpBdL Co Mar 2017
      Capital Group USCrpBdL Co Mar 2017
      Capital Group GblCrpBdL Co Feb 2018
      Capital Group GblCrpBdL Co Feb 2018
      Capital Group GblCrpBdL Co Feb 2018
      Capital Group EmMarGr Co May 1990
      Capital Group NwEcoFdLUX Co Nov 2019
      Capital Group WldGth&IncLU Co Sep 2019
      Capital Group WldGth&IncLU Co Sep 2019
      Capital Group WldGth&IncLU Co Sep 2019
      Capital Group ErpnOppsLX Co Feb 2021
      Capital Group USCrpBdL Co Mar 2017
      Capital Group EMLCcyDt Co Oct 2023
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Oct 2015
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Oct 2015
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Oct 2015
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Oct 2015
      Capital Group AMCAPFdL Co Jun 2017
      Capital Group AMCAPFdL Co Jun 2017

      Harry Gunji has managed this fund for 3 years .

      Harry Gunji Harry Gunji is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst, he covers chemical companies across Asia and Europe, as well as Japanese construction, appliances, consumer electronics and precision equipment. He has 25 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for eight years. Prior to joining Capital, Harry was a senior equity analyst and a portfolio manager appointee at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. Prior to that, he was a global equities analyst at Turiya Advisors in Hong Kong and Viking Global Investors in New York. Harry also worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and UBS in New York and at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Waseda University. Harry is based in Tokyo.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

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      All funds managed by Harry

      Name of Security Sole/Co Managed Since
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2022
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2022
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2022

      Kohei Higashi has managed this fund for 3 years .

      Kohei Higashi Kohei Higashi is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. As an equity investment analyst, he has research responsibility for electrical equipment, industrial conglomerates, machinery, consumer products, retail and textiles & apparel in Japan. He has 28 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 20 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, he covered Japanese photographic products and office electronics, as well as Asian and European automobile manufacturers. Prior to joining Capital, he was a senior crude oil trader at Mitsubishi Corp. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Kohei is based in Los Angeles.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      All funds managed by Kohei

      Name of Security Sole/Co Managed Since
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2022
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2022
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2022
      CGUKNPF Co Jul 2024
      CGUKNPF Co Jul 2024
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Nov 2023
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Nov 2023
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Nov 2023
      Capital Group NwPerspL Co Nov 2023

      Akira Shiraishi has managed this fund for 5 years .

      Akira Shiraishi Akira Shiraishi is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 26 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 20 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, his coverage included Asian health care companies, Japanese real estate, J-REITs, construction, home building and building materials, imaging, semiconductor & semiconductor equipment companies; Korean small-caps and U.S. semiconductor equipment companies and Japanese small- and mid-cap companies as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, Akira was a portfolio manager and research analyst covering Japanese equities at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Before that, he was an interest rates derivatives trader at UBS Securities. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Lake Forest College as a Grew Scholar, graduating magna cum laude. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Akira is based in Los Angeles.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      All funds managed by Akira

      Name of Security Sole/Co Managed Since
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2020
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2020
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2020
      Capital Group NewWdL Co Jan 2021
      Capital Group NewWdL Co Jan 2021

      Dickon C. Corrado has managed this fund for 5 years .

      Dickon C. Corrado Dickon C. Corrado is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 24 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 21 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered industrials in Greater China, Japanese machinery, steel and trading companies; Chinese and Taiwanese construction and engineering, electrical equipment and machinery companies; Asian steel companies; and small- and mid-cap companies in China as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, Dickon was at Merrill Lynch Japan. He holds an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, a master's degree in international economics from Fudan University in Shanghai, and a bachelor's degree in economics and engineering science from Vanderbilt University. Dickon is based in Tokyo.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      All funds managed by Dickon

      Name of Security Sole/Co Managed Since
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2020
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2020
      Capital Group JEqL Co Apr 2020

      Akira Horiguchi has managed this fund for 17 years and 2 months.

      Akira  Horiguchi Akira Horiguchi is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Akira has 30 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 23 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, Akira was an equity investment analyst and covered Japan as a small- and mid-cap generalist. Prior to this, Akira was an investment manager of Japanese equities with Gartmore Investment Management Japan Ltd. Before that, he worked with MeesPierson Capital Management Japan Ltd. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Tokyo University. He is also a chartered member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan. Akira is based in Tokyo.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      All funds managed by Akira

      Name of Security Sole/Co Managed Since
      Capital Group JEqL Co Feb 2008
      Capital Group JEqL Co Feb 2008
      Capital Group JEqL Co Feb 2008

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