Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund
(VAJSPUS) Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund - Institutional Plus USD Acc
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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
Sep 08 2016
Minimum initial investment
$100,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share class assets'
Total assets
Risk indicator
Strategy
Index
Asset class
Equity
Currency
USD
Index ticker
NDDUJN
Benchmark
MSCI Japan Index
Dividend Schedule
—
Tax status
Austria, Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom
Domicile
Ireland
Legal Entity
Vanguard Investment Series PLC
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 Sep 30 2026
Beta
R²
Alpha
Standard Deviation
Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
3 years
5 years
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 168 | 167 | Sep 30 2026 |
| Median market capital | 70.4 B | 70.4 B | Sep 30 2026 |
| 17.2 x | 17.2 x | Sep 30 2026 | |
| 2.0 x | 2.0 x | Sep 30 2026 | |
| 10.7% | 10.7% | Sep 30 2026 | |
| 17.8% | 17.8% | Sep 30 2026 | |
| Portfolio turnover rate | -32.4% | — | Sep 30 2026 |
Market allocation
As at Sep 30 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Pacific | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Top 10 Holdings
As at Sep 30 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 (USD)
$216.03
USDChange
-$14.33-6.22% As at Nov 06 2026
NAV 52-week high
$247.88
As at Nov 09 2026
NAV 52-week low
$189.84
As at Nov 09 2026
NAV 52-week difference
$58.04
Change
+23.41% As at Nov 09 2026
Outstanding shares
166,784
As at Oct 31 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
Sep 08 2016
| Date | NAV (USD) |
|---|---|
| Nov 06 2026 | $216.0251 |
| Nov 05 2026 | $230.3580 |
| Nov 04 2026 | $227.5677 |
| Nov 03 2026 | $229.7098 |
| Nov 02 2026 | $230.5400 |
| Oct 30 2026 | $233.5019 |
| Oct 29 2026 | $235.7077 |
| Oct 28 2026 | $234.1523 |
| Oct 27 2026 | $234.3983 |
| Oct 26 2026 | $233.1921 |
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:USD
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VAJSPUS
- CUSIP:G93185257
- ISIN:IE00BGCC5335
- MEX ID:VIXXO
- SEDOL:BGCC533