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AJAS BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000YARBD10London Stock Exchange: AJASBNP Paribas SA
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE€13.81
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year
- Fund size
- £127m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, AJAS (BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000YARBD10) closed at €13.81 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +14.5%, or +10.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +14.5%
- +10.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.0%. Returns of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +27.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +16.0% | +12.3% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +27.9% | +23.4% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
20.8%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since July 2025
- −12.1%
- From to
- Below its highest weekly close since July 2025
- 6.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 20.8% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR since July 2025, in pounds: −12.1% from 27/02/2026 to 27/03/2026. On 13/11/2026 the price of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR was 6.5% below its highest weekly close since July 2025 (02/10/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £20
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £100
- of £10,000, before growth
- 49 charge less
- 3 the same
- 56 charge more
Ongoing charge of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR 0.20% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 56 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 3 the same and 49 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from BNP Paribas, launched in 2024.
It tracks the No Underlying Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.2% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.
Key facts
- Ticker
- AJAS
- ISIN
- IE000YARBD10
- Also listed as
- LM9E (Xetra, euros), LM9F (Xetra, US dollars)
- Provider
- BNP Paribas
- Tracks
- No index — the manager chooses the holdings
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year · about £20 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £127m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- EUR
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from €11.45 on 14/11/2025 to €13.81 on 13/11/2026 (+20.7%). The lowest close shown was €11.11 on 21/11/2025 and the highest €14.51 on 02/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
64 weekly closes, from 11/07/2025 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 99
- on record
- Ten largest
- 32.8%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 53
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 5.2%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group8306 | 5.20% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor7203 | 3.83% |
| 3 | Sony Group6758 | 3.59% |
| 4 | Tokyo Electron8035 | 3.44% |
| 5 | Advantest6857 | 3.22% |
| 6 | Hitachi6501 | 3.15% |
| 7 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group8316 | 3.08% |
| 8 | Recruit6098 | 3.06% |
| 9 | Bridgestone5108 | 2.22% |
| 10 | SoftBank9434 | 2.02% |
As of , holdings as published
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 99 largest and what changed since .
All holdings
The fund publishes 99 holdings; the ten largest make up 32.8% of it.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. 99.3% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.
- Finance23.1%
- Producer Manufacturing17.1%
- Electronic Technology12.8%
- Consumer Durables10.3%
- Health Technology7.6%
- Technology Services5.9%
- Communications5.3%
- Consumer Non-Durables5.1%
- Other classified sectors12.3%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since July 2025, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 73 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of AJAS?
The ongoing charge of AJAS is 0.20% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of BNP Paribas Easy ESG Enhanced Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs -CAP- EUR 0.20% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 56 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 3 the same and 49 less (share classes counted once).
Is AJAS accumulating or distributing?
AJAS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of AJAS?
The ISIN of AJAS is IE000YARBD10. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; AJAS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as LM9E (Xetra, euros) and LM9F (Xetra, US dollars).
What does AJAS hold?
As of 11/11/2026, AJAS holds 99 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group at 5.20% of the fund; the ten largest make up 32.8%. Its ten largest holdings are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (5.20%), Toyota Motor (3.83%), Sony Group (3.59%), Tokyo Electron (3.44%), Advantest (3.22%), Hitachi (3.15%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (3.08%), Recruit (3.06%), Bridgestone (2.22%) and SoftBank (2.02%).
What were AJAS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of AJAS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has AJAS done after inflation?
Over the year to 13/11/2026 AJAS’s total return was +14.5%, or +10.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at BNP Paribas Asset Management (links checked )
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