Japan has always been a corporate, not an economic, revival story. With ongoing corporate reforms, investors will discover that many Japanese companies are mispriced and valued much lower versus global peers, which suggest more upside potential.

Fund objective

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This Fund aims to generate long-term capital growth through a concentrated portfolio of equities, equity-related securities, bonds, and currencies. This Fund will invest primarily in securities of companies, which are incorporated, listed in or have their area of primary activity in Japan. The Fund Read more..

  • USD 29.776
    NAV as of 03 Sep 2026
  • $0.68 arrow icon
    Daily $ Change
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  • Morningstar rating*
    31 Jul 2026

Fund performance

Fund returns

All data as at 31 July 2026

  1 m 3 m YTD 1 y 3 y
(p.a)
5 y
(p.a)
10 y
(p.a)
Since inception
(p.a)
Bid-Bid 2.7% 13.0% 28.4% 49.1% 20.4% 14.8% 13.0% 11.0%
Offer-Bid 2.7% 13.0% 28.4% 49.1% 20.4% 14.8% 13.0% 11.0%
Benchmark 1.0% 5.7% 17.0% 32.3% 17.6% 10.0% 9.9% 8.7%

(p.a.): per annum. Source: Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited. Returns are based in share class currency and computed on bid-bid basis with net income reinvested, if any. Offer-bid is inclusive of sales charge which is subject to changes. Since inception returns for periods less than a year are not annualised. The benchmark for the hedged share classes, if any, is also calculated on a hedged basis. Calendar year returns are based on the share class performance for the year, and if the share class was incepted during a particular year, the returns shown relate to the performance of the share class since its inception to the end of that calendar year. Wef July 2018, the monthly fund and benchmark returns calculated are aligned to the last NAV date of the fund for the month. Past performance information presented is not indicative of future performance.

Portfolio Manager

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    Ivailo Dikov

    Head of Japan Equities

    Ivailo Dikov is the Head of our Japan Equity focus team, and the Lead Portfolio Manager for the team’s Japan Focused Value strategies. Ivailo has over 17 years of investment experience, holds a Master of Business from the Tsukuba University in Japan and is fluent in Japanese.

Fund facts

  • Asset classEquity
  • ClassCDY
  • Subscription methodCash
  • ISIN codeLU1172898931
  • Bloomberg tickerESJDCDY LX
  • Minimum initial investmentUSD 10m
  • Minimum subsequent investmentUSD 1000
  • Inception date 02 Feb 2015
  • Share class currencyUSD
  • Initial sales chargeNA
  • Annual management fees0.75%
  • Benchmark indexMSCI Japan Index
  • Morningstar rating *
    31 Jul 2026

Footnote:
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FAQ

A Japan equity fund typically invests in companies poised to benefit from structural tailwinds – ranging from accelerating corporate reforms to a potential shift towards reflation and real wage growth in Japan. The Eastspring Investments - Japan Dynamic Fund (“the Fund”) seeks for long-term capital growth by applying a disciplined valuation approach to identify opportunities in Japan.

The Manager screens a wide universe to build a concentrated portfolio of Japanese companies typically trading on low valuations relative to their history and the market. It applies disciplined and rigorous fundamental analysis during the selection process to ensure a high level of conviction around the valuation of companies held in the portfolio.

The Fund may be suitable for investors who seek long-term capital growth, are comfortable with the risks and greater volatility of an equity fund invested in a single market, and accept that their capital may be at risk and that the value of their investment and derived income may fall as well as rise.

As the Fund’s investments are concentrated in a single country, the value of the fund may be more volatile. It may be exposed to market, currency, and other risks related specifically to Japan, and its value may be more susceptible to adverse economic, political or regulatory events affecting the country. Other risks include equity, currency, counterparty, liquidity, derivatives, and securities lending risk.

The Fund has a maximum initial sales charge of 5% and annual management fee of 1.50% p.a. for Class A, A (hedged), AE (hedged), AJ, AJDM, AS and AS (hedged) shares. You can refer to the prospectus for fees on other share classes.  The initial sales charge may vary at the discretion of the distributor in accordance with its terms and conditions.

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