ETF · L&G
LGJG Japan Equity
ISIN IE00BFXR5T61London Stock Exchange: LGJGLegal & General Group Plc
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£15.24
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10% a year
- Fund size
- £741m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, LGJG (Japan Equity, ISIN IE00BFXR5T61) closed at £15.24 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +53.9%, or +20.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +13.1%
- +9.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +55.1%
- +40.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +53.9%
- +20.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,539 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,201 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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 Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.8%, 2023 +13.6%, 2024 +10.9%, 2025 +16.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +15.1%. 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: +26.1%; to 30/09/2025: +16.4%; to 30/09/2024: +11.4%; to 30/09/2023: +13.6%; to 30/09/2022: −11.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +15.1% | +11.5% | |
| to | +16.6% | +12.6% | |
| to | +10.9% | +7.1% | |
| +13.6% | +9.1% | ||
| −6.8% | −14.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +26.1% | +21.7% |
| from | +16.4% | +11.9% |
| from | +11.4% | +8.6% |
| from | +13.6% | +6.8% |
| from | −11.2% | −18.4% |
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)
15.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 19.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 16.7% |
| 5 years | 15.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −15.5%
- 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 November 2021
- 6.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 19.3% over 1 year, 16.7% over 3 years, 15.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity since November 2021, in pounds: −15.5% from 19/11/2021 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 13/11/2026 the price of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity was 6.9% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (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
- 0.10%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £10
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £50
- of £10,000, before growth
- 4 charge less
- 7 the same
- 97 charge more
Ongoing charge of Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc - Japan Equity 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 97 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 7 the same and 4 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
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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
- Also listed as
- LGJP (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), ETLR (Xetra, euros)
- 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
- £741m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £13.51 on 14/11/2025 to £15.24 on 13/11/2026 (+12.8%). The lowest close shown was £13.04 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £16.36 on 02/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 30/07/2026 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
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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
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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 November 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 73 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 13/11/2026 (154 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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 97 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 7 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. The same share class is also listed as LGJP (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and ETLR (Xetra, euros).
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 +10.9%, 2025 +16.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +15.1%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has LGJG done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 LGJG’s total return was +53.9%, or +20.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SJPAiShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF0.12% a year · £6.0bn
- XMJPXtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C0.12% a year · £5.0bn
- LCJPAmundi Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF Acc0.12% a year · £4.3bn
- 0DZWUBS Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF-JPY acc- Capitalisation0.12% a year · £3.7bn
- IJPNiShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Dist)0.12% a year · £3.6bn
- CPJ1iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £3.2bn
- VJPNVanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF0.10% a year · £2.3bn
- PRIJAmundi Index Solutions - Prime Japan0.08% a year · £2.3bn
Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at L&G (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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