The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Posted by Casey Walker on Aug 5th, 2026

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,070 and last traded at GBX 1,064.73, with a volume of 807 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,056.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Trading Up 1.1%

The company has a market cap of £709.27 million, a P/E ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 992.27 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 935.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.29.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Company Profile

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The Trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth. We invest in a spread of 40–70 companies, predominantly medium and smaller sized, that we believe offer good growth opportunities.

Growth may come from innovative business models, disrupting traditional Japanese practices or market opportunities, such as growth from overseas.

We aim to take a three to five year view and the Trust is managed by looking at the underlying investments rather than the benchmark which is TOPIX total return.