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VJPU Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD
ISIN IE00BFMXZJ56London Stock Exchange: VJPUThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
- Currency hedged
Latest close
LSE$83.89
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year
- Fund size
- £86.3m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, VJPU (Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD, ISIN IE00BFMXZJ56) closed at $83.89 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +60.1%, or +25.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +36.2%
- +31.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +89.3%
- +70.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +60.1%
- +25.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,601 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,251 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 Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +9.5%, 2023 +28.3%, 2024 +26.8%, 2025 +21.0%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +26.1%. Returns of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +37.1%; to 30/09/2025: +26.4%; to 30/09/2024: +11.2%; to 30/09/2023: +20.4%; to 30/09/2022: +14.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +26.1% | +22.5% | |
| +21.0% | +16.9% | ||
| +26.8% | +22.5% | ||
| +28.3% | +23.2% | ||
| +9.5% | +0.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +37.1% | Not available |
| from | +26.4% | +21.5% |
| from | +11.2% | +8.4% |
| from | +20.4% | +13.1% |
| from | +14.7% | +5.4% |
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)
17.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 19.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 19.1% |
| 5 years | 17.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −17.7%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −10.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +61.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 0.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 19.2% over 1 year, 19.1% over 3 years, 17.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD since October 2021, in pounds: −17.7% from 24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −10.7% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +61.2% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD was 0.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), 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
- 0.20%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £20
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £100
- of £10,000, before growth
- 42 charge less
- 6 the same
- 44 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD 0.20% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 44 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 6 the same and 42 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
Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2020.
It tracks the FTSE Japan — large and medium-sized Japanese companies.
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.
It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.
Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VJPU
- ISIN
- IE00BFMXZJ56
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- FTSE Japan
- 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
- £86.3m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Since 30/07/2026, the closing price went from $80.21 on 30/07/2026 to $83.89 on 30/09/2026 (+4.6%). The lowest close shown was $80.21 on 30/07/2026 and the highest $85.05 on 13/08/2026.
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
6 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
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group8306 | 3.86% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor7203 | 3.25% |
| 3 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group8316 | 2.43% |
| 4 | Tokyo Electron8035 | 2.40% |
| 5 | Recruit6098 | 2.37% |
| 6 | Advantest6857 | 2.35% |
| 7 | Hitachi6501 | 2.32% |
| 8 | Sony Group6758 | 2.29% |
| 9 | Mizuho Financial Group8411 | 1.96% |
| 10 | SoftBank Group9984 | 1.89% |
Source: Vanguard, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Industrials24.3%
- Financials17.6%
- Information Technology16.9%
- Consumer Discretionary15.1%
- Communication Services5.8%
- Health Care5.1%
- Materials4.8%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Other sectors4.8%
- Not classified0.5%
By type of asset
- Equity98.9%
- Cash and money market0.5%
476 holdings are listed for this fund. All 476 holdings of VJPU, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
All holdings
The fund publishes 476 holdings; the ten largest make up 25.1% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
4 funds track FTSE Japan, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.20% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin FTSE Japan UCITS ETFAccumulating | +40.2% | Not reported |
| Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.10% a year | +25.5% | +54.4% |
| Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.15% a year | +25.5% | +54.5% |
| Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USDThis fundAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year | +36.2% | +60.1% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
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 244 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 140 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 26 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, 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 (145 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VJPU?
The ongoing charge of VJPU 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 Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD 0.20% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 44 of the 92 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 6 the same and 42 less (share classes counted once).
What does VJPU track?
VJPU tracks the FTSE Japan — large and medium-sized Japanese companies.
Is VJPU accumulating or distributing?
VJPU 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 VJPU?
The ISIN of VJPU is IE00BFMXZJ56. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VJPU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were VJPU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VJPU in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +9.5%, 2023 +28.3%, 2024 +26.8%, 2025 +21.0%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +26.1%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VJPU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 VJPU’s total return was +60.1%, or +25.1% 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 · £4.8bn
- XMJPXtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C0.20% a year · £4.0bn
- 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
- Holdings
- Vanguard, as published,
- 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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