# Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD (VJPU) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/vjpu · ISIN IE00BFMXZJ56 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. 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. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **$83.89** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VJPU | | ISIN | IE00BFMXZJ56 | | Category | Japan & Asia Pacific | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | FTSE Japan | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.20% a year (£20 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £86.3m | | Launched | 2020 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +36.18% | +31.90% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +89.34% | +70.85% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +60.09% | +25.15% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +9.5% | +0.2% | Price | | 2023 | +28.3% | +23.2% | Price | | 2024 | +26.8% | +22.5% | Price | | 2025 | +21.0% | +16.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +26.1% | +22.5% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 19.23% | -8.87% | | 3 years | 19.07% | -17.73% | | 5 years | 17.60% | -17.73% | ## Largest fall 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. ## Charges compared with similar funds 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). ## 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 | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Franklin FTSE Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs JPY | — | +40.2% | — | — | | Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF | 0.10% | +25.5% | +59.6% | +54.4% | | Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD | 0.15% | +25.5% | +59.6% | +54.5% | | Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF AccumHedged USD (this fund) | 0.20% | +36.2% | +89.3% | +60.1% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.20%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 3.86% | | Toyota Motor | 3.25% | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 2.43% | | Tokyo Electron | 2.40% | | Recruit | 2.37% | | Advantest | 2.35% | | Hitachi | 2.32% | | Sony Group | 2.29% | | Mizuho Financial Group | 1.96% | | SoftBank Group | 1.89% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Industrials | 24.3% | | Financials | 17.6% | | Information Technology | 16.9% | | Consumer Discretionary | 15.1% | | Communication Services | 5.8% | | Health Care | 5.1% | | Materials | 4.8% | | Consumer Staples | 4.5% | | Other sectors | 4.8% | | Not classified | 0.5% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 98.9% | | Cash and money market | 0.5% | All 476 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/vjpu/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.