Japan Stock Index Fund
Japan Stock Index Fund - Institutional Plus GBP Acc (VAVGSAS)
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About this fund
Fund objectives
- The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach and seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Japan Index (the “Index”).
- The Index is comprised of large and mid-sized company stocks in Japan.
- The Fund attempts to: 1. Track the performance of the Index by investing in all constituent securities of the Index in the same proportion as the Index. Where not practicable to fully replicate, the Fund will use a sampling process. 2. Remain fully invested except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions.
Fund facts
Share class inception
02 Sep 2014
Minimum initial investment
£100,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Strategy
Index
Asset Class
Equity
Domicile
Ireland
Dividend schedule
—
Legal entity
Vanguard Investment Series PLC
Benchmark
MSCI Japan Index
Register countries
Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Liechtenstein, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland and France
The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.
Performance
Risk and Volatility
As at 30 Sep 2026
Beta
R²
Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
3 years
5 years
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 168 | 167 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Median market capital | 53.0 B | 53.0 B | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 17.2 x | 17.2 x | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 2.0 x | 2.0 x | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 10.7% | 10.7% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| 17.8% | 17.8% | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| Portfolio turnover rate | -32.4% | — | 30 Sep 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Pacific | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Holdings details
As at 30 Sep 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Sector | Region | Market value | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 4.66141% | Financials | JP | £229,567,209.30 | 11,073,937 |
| Toyota Motor Corp | 3.26675% | Consumer Discretionary | JP | £160,882,564.42 | 9,833,770 |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd | 3.09831% | Information Technology | JP | £152,587,259.99 | 2,305,040 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | 2.97748% | Financials | JP | £146,636,570.29 | 7,540,178 |
| Advantest Corp | 2.95791% | Information Technology | JP | £145,672,640.94 | 758,900 |
| Hitachi Ltd | 2.86302% | Industrials | JP | £140,999,270.84 | 4,584,770 |
| SoftBank Group Corp | 2.81567% | Communication Services | JP | £138,667,566.94 | 3,849,088 |
| Recruit Holdings Co Ltd | 2.62518% | Industrials | JP | £129,286,325.86 | 1,373,936 |
| Sony Group Corp | 2.57984% | Consumer Discretionary | JP | £127,053,050.71 | 6,032,630 |
| Kioxia Holdings Corp | 2.45611% | Information Technology | JP | £120,959,926.83 | 1,193,100 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (GBP)
£300.01
GBPChange
+£8.022.75% At closure 09 Nov 2026
NAV 52-week high
£336.92
At closure 10 Nov 2026
NAV 52-week low
£262.13
At closure 10 Nov 2026
NAV 52-week difference
£74.79
Change
+22.20% At closure 10 Nov 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
02 Sep 2014
| Date | NAV (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 09 Nov 2026 | £300.0129 |
| 06 Nov 2026 | £291.9972 |
| 05 Nov 2026 | £308.7022 |
| 04 Nov 2026 | £305.0760 |
| 03 Nov 2026 | £309.2332 |
| 02 Nov 2026 | £310.3277 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | £314.7839 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | £318.3040 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | £317.9391 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | £317.9744 |
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:GBP
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VAVGSAS
- Citi:KQ5M
- ISIN:IE00BPT2BG45
- MEX ID:VIAAHD
- SEDOL:BPT2BG4