Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Dist

Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Dist

About

Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Dist (IE00B51KW525) is a UCITS-compliant equity ETF tracking the MSCI Japan Index. With a TER of 0.16%, it is competitively priced. The fund holds 178 positions across 1 region with 116M in assets, with heavy concentration — 99% in Japan.

ISIN
Fund Size €116.1M
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution —
Replication —
Inception Jun 2009
Base Currency GBP
Index MSCI Japan Index
Asset Class Equities
Category Japanese Equity

Costs

8.6
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What TER, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

TER (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures TER plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.
TER0.00%
Tracking Difference0.00%
TD Consistency0.00%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%

Holdings

5.3
This fund holds 178 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
0.04%
#2
Toyota Motor Corp
0.04%
#3
Hitachi Ltd
0.03%
#4
Advantest Corp
0.03%
#5
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
0.03%
#6
Tokyo Electron Ltd
0.03%
#7
SoftBank Group Corp
0.02%
#8
Sony Group Corp
0.02%
#9
Mizuho Financial Group Inc
0.02%
#10
Mitsubishi Corp
0.02%

Sectors

9.4
This fund is well-diversified across 12 sectors, with no single sector dominating.

Regions

1.0
This fund is concentrated in just 2 countries, with significant geographic concentration.

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-05 — 2026-05-29).
21.0%
Volatility
-18.3%
Max Drawdown
0.50
Sharpe Ratio
0.72
Sortino Ratio
0.58
Calmar Ratio
0.25
Beta
6.58%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.034
R²
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).

Documents

Regulatory and fund documents.
Key Information Document

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