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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
- USD hedged
Latest close
LSE$79.98
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.13% a year
- Fund size
- £118m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VJPU (Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD, ISIN IE00BFMXZJ56) closed at $79.98 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.13% a year (about £13 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +152.5%, or +97.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +21.6%
- +17.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +82.0%
- +64.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +152.5%
- +97.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,525 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,971 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) and worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 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 +27.1%, 2025 +21.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +19.6%. 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: +37.8%; to 30/09/2025: +25.8%; to 30/09/2024: +11.2%; to 30/09/2023: +20.4%; to 30/09/2022: +18.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +19.6% | +15.8% | |
| to | +21.9% | +17.7% | |
| to | +27.1% | +22.8% | |
| +28.3% | +23.2% | ||
| +9.5% | +0.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +37.8% | +32.9% |
| from | +25.8% | +20.9% |
| from | +11.2% | +8.4% |
| from | +20.4% | +13.1% |
| from | +18.4% | +8.8% |
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)
17.8%over 5 years
| 1 year | 20.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 19.3% |
| 5 years | 17.8% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 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 November 2021
- 5.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 20.3% over 1 year, 19.3% over 3 years, 17.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD since November 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 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD was 5.5% 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
- 0.13%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £13
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £65
- of £10,000, before growth
- 23 charge less
- 1 the same
- 84 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD 0.13% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 84 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 1 the same and 23 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
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 Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net Hedged — 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 0.13% a year — about £13 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 to US dollars, not to the pound: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against US dollars, so a holder who counts in pounds still has currency risk.
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 Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net Hedged
- 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
- 0.13% a year · about £13 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £118m
- 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
- Yes, to US dollars
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $66.31 on 14/11/2025 to $79.98 on 13/11/2026 (+20.6%). The lowest close shown was $65.00 on 21/11/2025 and the highest $85.05 on 13/08/2026.
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
258 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
What it holds
- Holdings
- 442
- 486 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 24.9%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 92
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 3.8%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group8306FinancialsJapan | 3.79% |
| 2 | Toyota Motor7203Consumer DiscretionaryJapan | 3.26% |
| 3 | Recruit6098IndustrialsJapan | 2.62% |
| 4 | Advantest6857Information TechnologyJapan | 2.56% |
| 5 | Sony Group6758Consumer DiscretionaryJapan | 2.37% |
| 6 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group8316FinancialsJapan | 2.36% |
| 7 | Hitachi6501IndustrialsJapan | 2.28% |
| 8 | Tokyo Electron8035Information TechnologyJapan | 2.12% |
| 9 | Mizuho Financial Group8411FinancialsJapan | 1.85% |
| 10 | SoftBank Group9984Communication ServicesJapan | 1.71% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Industrials24.1%
- Financials17.5%
- Information Technology16.4%
- Consumer Discretionary15.1%
- Communication Services5.7%
- Health Care5.4%
- Consumer Staples4.6%
- Materials4.6%
- Other sectors4.7%
- Not classified0.5%
By type of asset
- Equity98.3%
- Cash and money market0.5%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
All holdings
The fund publishes 486 holdings; the ten largest make up 24.9% of it.
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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, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 250 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 146 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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Moves 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 (148 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VJPU?
The ongoing charge of VJPU is 0.13% a year — about £13 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 0.13% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 84 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 1 the same and 23 less (share classes counted once).
What does VJPU track?
VJPU tracks the FTSE Japan Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net Hedged — 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 does VJPU hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VJPU holds 486 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group at 3.79% of the fund; the ten largest make up 24.9%. Its ten largest holdings are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (3.79%), Toyota Motor (3.26%), Recruit (2.62%), Advantest (2.56%), Sony Group (2.37%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (2.36%), Hitachi (2.28%), Tokyo Electron (2.12%), Mizuho Financial Group (1.85%) and SoftBank Group (1.71%).
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 +27.1%, 2025 +21.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +19.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VJPU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VJPU’s price changed by +152.5%, or +97.1% 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 Vanguard · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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