Based on the popular 80s card game, each week we select an asset class and use FE fundinfo data to compare two funds based on their three-year performance, assets under management, alpha, volatility, ongoing charges and information ratio to decide which is the Top Trump.
This week, the Janus Henderson Horizon Japanese Smaller Companies fund defeats the BlackRock Japan Small and Mid-Cap Opportunities fund 4-2.
BlackRock Japan Small and Mid-Cap Opportunities fund
The fund invests at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities of small and mid capitalisation companies domiciled in, or the main business of which is in, Japan.
Top 10 holdings:
- Mitsubishi Logistics Corp (1.91%)
- Toho Gas Co (1.86%)
- Kinden Corp (1.84%)
- Fukuoka Financial Group (1.77%)
- Dai-Dan Co (1.76%)
- Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp (1.66%)
- Kajima Corp (1.65%)
- Konoike Transport Co (1.64%)
- Tokyo Tatemono Co (1.58%)
- Hokuhoku Financial Group (1.57%)
Janus Henderson Horizon Japanese Smaller Companies fund
The fund invests at least two-thirds of its assets in a portfolio of shares and equity-related securities of smaller companies, in any industry, in Japan.
Top 10 holdings:
- Aiful (4.84%)
- Daio Paper (4.06%)
- Harmonic Drive Systems (3.71%)
- Septeni (3.7%)
- Taiyo Yuden (3.68%)
- Park24 (3.61%)
- JINS (3.48%)
- CyberAgent (3.44%)
- SG (3.37%)
- Nihon M&A Center (3.26%)
