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Fidelity Index Japan P
Tracking performance of the MSCI Japan Index.
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170.34p
Price (Inc)
These are the shares in the fund that pay out an income to clients. The income is made up of the total dividends – the money a company can pay out to its investors – from the companies in the fund.
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189.68p
Price (Acc)
These are the shares in the fund that don’t pay out an income to clients. Any dividends – the money a company can pay out to its investors – are reinvested into companies in the fund. Despite no income, the shares should be worth more over time. Good incentive, eh?
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0.00%
Initial chargeSome funds charge you when you first invest, which is aptly known as the initial charge. They’re usually between 3-5% but at Bestinvest, we usually don’t charge you a penny!
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0.10%
Annual management charge
This is how much the fund management company charges to run the fund. It’s like paying a babysitter, dog sitter or house sitter (that makes well-informed, heavily researched changes to improve your baby/dog/house when needed).
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0.10%
Ongoing charges
This stands for Ongoing Charges Figure. It’s the cost of running a fund and includes admin fees, manager fees, administration costs, etc.
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1.90%
Yield
How much the fund is currently paying out in income to investors. It’s NOT to be confused with the overall growth of a fund – a very different thing indeed. It’s also NOT a guarantee of future pay-outs, just a snapshot. This is more what it’s not than what it is…
The fund's investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth by closely matching the performance of the MSCI Japan Index. The fund uses physical replication method and will hold physical securities comprising the index. In order to manage the cash position of the portfolio, the fund may utilise stock index futures contracts, which will typically be limited to 1-4% of the total fund's exposure. The fund does not engage in securities lending.
Fund summary
| Sector | Japan |
| Structure | OEIC |
| Launched | January, 2014 |
| Size | £599m |
| Yield | 1.90% |
| Charging basis | |
| Dividends paid | 18 Jan, 18 Apr, 18 Jul, 18 Oct |
Charges
| Standard initial charge | 0.00% |
| Initial charge via Bestinvest | 0.00% |
| Additional bid/offer spread | 0.00% |
| Annual management charge | 0.10% |
| Ongoing charges figure | 0.10% |
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Investment process
The fund's investment objective is to provide long term capital growth by matching the capital performance of MSCI Japan Index. The fund uses a physical replication method which means the underlying index securities are purchased directly to provide investors access to the market. Though primarily an equity fund, the managers will also use futures (with the total futures exposure likely to be in the range of 1-4%), a type of derivative which provides liquid exposure to the whole of the index. Nikkei 225 futures contracts will typically be used. These are used to manage cash balances in the fund - by buying and selling futures the manager can regulate market exposure in response to inflows and outflows without the costs involved in trading all of the shares in the portfolio. This fund doe not engage ion securities lending.
This fund provides a simple, low cost way of investing in Japanese equities, especially those comprising the MSCI Japan index. This index is made up of large, well known Japanese companies. This tracker does conduct any stock lending and therefore does not expose investors to counterparty risk. The product is competitively priced, although investors should be aware that trackers by their very nature will underperform the index due to costs.
Manager research
Average monthly relative returns
- 16/17 -0.11%
- 17/18 -0.01%
- 18/19 -0.07%
- 19/20 -0.15%
- 20/21 -0.02%
Bestinvest MRI
- 3 years -0.08%
- 5 years -0.07%
- Career -0.05%
- 3 years 37.50%
- 5 years 34.50%
- Career 38.70%
Performance figures are based on the average of monthly percentage returns relative to the benchmark index.
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management was founded in 2001 as a unit of Fidelity Investments, with the aim of developing systematic investment strategies. It became a standalone company in 2003. The company is based in Boston, and is privately held with an independent board.
Track record
Geode Capital Management has 8.3 years experience of managing mutual funds in this sector. Over this period the average monthly return relative to the benchmark index has been -0.05%. During the worst period of relative performance (from July 2014 - December 2020) there was a decline of 7% relative to the index. The worst absolute loss has been 15%.
Periods of worst performance
| Absolute | -15.00% (January 2020 - March 2020) |
| Relative | -7.00% (July 2014 - December 2020) |
About the MRI
Our unique indicator: the Bestinvest Manager Record Index (MRI) measures the likelihood that the fund manager is adding value through their decisions. It is based on their performance record over the course of their career, adjusted for the amount of risk taken. MRI is an important contributor to our fund rating system but it is also vital to take account of qualitative factors. It is also very important to select funds to form a cohesive portfolio with an appropriate overall risk level.
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Top 10 holdings
Data accurate as at 31 July 2020
| 3.8% | Toyota Motor Corp |
| 3% | Softbank Group Corp |
| 3% | Sony Corp |
| 2.3% | Keyence Corp |
| 1.7% | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co |
| 1.6% | Kddi Corp |
| 1.5% | Nintendo Co |
| 1.5% | Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd |
| 1.4% | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group |
| 1.3% | Daikin Industries |
| Source: Trustnet |
Sector breakdown
| Industrials | 20.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 18.00% |
| Information Technology | 13.00% |
| Health Care | 12.00% |
| Communications | 10.00% |
| Financials | 9.00% |
| Consumer Staples | 8.00% |
| Materials | 5.00% |
| Real Estate | 4.00% |
| Utilities | 2.00% |