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Japan equities

Japan offers access to the unexpected: unique technologies, premium brands and emerging digital disruptors. Our long-term, patient approach gives you access to this potential.

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Why invest in Japanese equities?

Japan is home to exceptional companies leading their field in sectors such as gaming, robotics and automation. It also has local champions, which dominate the domestic market by taking a distinctly Japanese approach. The region provides underappreciated potential to access several long-term structural growth opportunities.

How do we invest in Japanese equities?

We have a strong pedigree in Japan, having first invested in the region’s companies in the 1960s. This was followed by the launch of our first dedicated Japan portfolio in 1981.

We take a patient, long-term approach, seeking to back companies for five years and beyond. And our high-conviction portfolios contain a relatively small number of stocks in what we believe represent the very best of Japan.

Japan equities strategies

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    Japan All Cap

    Discover Japan's untapped potential. Focusing on fundamentals, we try to find mispriced, under-appreciated growth opportunities.
  2. Robotic arm welding in a futuristic assembly automotive manufacturing plant.

    Japan Growth

    Unearthing Japan's hidden opportunities, our strategy targets emerging disruptors, strong franchises, and corporate reform for growth.
  3. Asian female traveller photographing the spectacular nature scenics of Arashiyama Bamboo forest with smartphone while travelling in Kyoto, Japan.

    Japan Income Growth

    We try and find Japan's undervalued assets through a fundamentals-driven approach for investors seeking potential growth opportunities.
  4. Landscape view of Mount Fuji at night with a starlit sky.

    Japan Smaller Companies

    With in-depth insight into Japan's history, we aim to uncover undervalued opportunities for investors.

All our investment capabilities

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  1. Caving team at the bottom of a deep cave wearing torches, with ropes hanging from the daylight above.

    Core growth

    Large, diverse portfolios of growth-focused holdings built with benchmarks and reduced volatility in mind.
  2. The Valencia City of Arts and Sciences at sunset.

    Equity and multi-asset income

    Seeking both dependable income and long-term capital growth.
  3. Two adventure cyclists on a single track road in the Scottish Highlands.

    Fixed income

    Targeting company and government bonds with a focus on long-term outcomes.
  4. Asian woman working in vegetable greenhouse.

    Flexible growth

    Portfolios containing a mix of firms focused on disruption, steady compounding and timely capital allocation.
  5. A honey hunter hanging off a cliff on a rope ladder.

    High growth

    Concentrated portfolios of fast-growth companies, typically holding between 25 and 50 stocks.

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Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (Reference number C182354) as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager and UCITS Manager to Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds plc. Its registered office is 4/5 School House Lane East, Dublin 2, D02 N279, Ireland.

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