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LGJG Japan Equity
ISIN IE00BFXR5T61London Stock Exchange: LGJGLegal & General Group Plc
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£16.27
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10% a year
- Fund size
- £592m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, LGJG (Japan Equity, ISIN IE00BFXR5T61) closed at £16.27 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +56.1%, or +22.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +25.8%
- +21.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +61.0%
- +45.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +56.1%
- +22.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,561 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,220 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.8%, 2023 +13.6%, 2024 +10.7%, 2025 +16.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +23.4%. Returns of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +27.6%; to 30/09/2025: +15.0%; to 30/09/2024: +11.4%; to 30/09/2023: +13.6%; to 30/09/2022: −14.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +23.4% | +19.9% | |
| +16.4% | +12.4% | ||
| +10.7% | +6.9% | ||
| +13.6% | +9.1% | ||
| −6.8% | −14.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +27.6% | Not available |
| from | +15.0% | +10.6% |
| from | +11.4% | +8.6% |
| from | +13.6% | +6.8% |
| from | −14.2% | −21.2% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
15.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 18.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 16.6% |
| 5 years | 15.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −15.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +39.1%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 18.8% over 1 year, 16.6% over 3 years, 15.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity since October 2021, in pounds: −15.8% from 12/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −12.7% (12 months to 16/09/2022); the highest was +39.1% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity was at its highest weekly close since October 2021, in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £10
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £50
- of £10,000, before growth
- 4 charge less
- 5 the same
- 83 charge more
Ongoing charge of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity 0.10% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 83 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 5 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from L&G, launched in 2018.
It tracks the Solactive Core Japan Large & Mid Cap Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.1% a year — about £10 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.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- LGJG
- ISIN
- IE00BFXR5T61
- Provider
- L&G
- Tracks
- Solactive Core Japan Large & Mid Cap Index
- 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
- 0.10% a year · about £10 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £592m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Since 30/07/2026, the closing price went from £15.25 on 30/07/2026 to £16.27 on 30/09/2026 (+6.7%). The lowest close shown was £15.25 on 30/07/2026 and the highest £16.27 on 30/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 30/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 30/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, 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, 3 and 5 years among up to 64 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of LGJG?
The ongoing charge of LGJG is 0.10% a year — about £10 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 Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity 0.10% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 83 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 5 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
What does LGJG track?
LGJG tracks the Solactive Core Japan Large & Mid Cap Index.
Is LGJG accumulating or distributing?
LGJG 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 LGJG?
The ISIN of LGJG is IE00BFXR5T61. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; LGJG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were LGJG’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of LGJG in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.8%, 2023 +13.6%, 2024 +10.7%, 2025 +16.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +23.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has LGJG done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 LGJG’s total return was +56.1%, or +22.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
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- LCJPAmundi Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Acc0.12% a year · £3.5bn
- 0DZWUBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF-JPY acc- Capitalisation0.12% a year · £3.0bn
- IJPNiShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist)0.12% a year · £2.9bn
- CPJ1iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £2.3bn
- VJPNVanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF0.10% a year · £1.9bn
- PRIJAmundi Index Solutions - Prime Japan0.08% a year · £1.8bn
Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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