ETF · Xtrackers
XESJ Xtrackers MSCI Japan ESG UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BG36TC12London Stock Exchange: XESJDeutsche Bank AG
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£25.97
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year
- Fund size
- £1.8bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, XESJ (Xtrackers MSCI Japan ESG UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BG36TC12) closed at £25.97 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +51.5%, or +18.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- +26.9%
- +22.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +68.3%
- +51.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 01/10/2026
- +51.5%
- +18.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,515 on 01/10/2026 — about £1,184 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
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
- 37 charge less
- 14 the same
- 112 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI Japan ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD 0.20% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 112 of the 163 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 14 the same and 37 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
Xtrackers MSCI Japan ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2018.
It tracks the MSCI Japan Low Carbon SRI Leaders Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net — 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.
Sustainable & clean energy: Funds that screen companies on environmental, social or governance grounds, or focus on clean energy.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XESJ
- ISIN
- IE00BG36TC12
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- MSCI Japan Low Carbon SRI Leaders 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
- 0.20% a year · about £20 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.8bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Sustainable & clean energy
Price chart
Since 25/09/2026, the closing price went from £25.82 on 25/09/2026 to £25.97 on 01/10/2026 (+0.6%). The lowest close shown was £25.82 on 25/09/2026 and the highest £25.97 on 01/10/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 25/09/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
2 weekly closes, from 25/09/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 86
- on record
- Ten largest
- 47.9%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 33
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 6.0%
- Advantest
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advantest6857Information TechnologyJapan | 5.97% |
| 2 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group8316FinancialsJapan | 5.87% |
| 3 | Hitachi6501IndustrialsJapan | 5.82% |
| 4 | SoftBank Group9984Communication ServicesJapan | 5.39% |
| 5 | Recruit6098IndustrialsJapan | 5.32% |
| 6 | Sony Group6758Consumer DiscretionaryJapan | 5.22% |
| 7 | Mizuho Financial Group8411FinancialsJapan | 4.73% |
| 8 | Tokio Marine8766FinancialsJapan | 3.38% |
| 9 | Murata Manufacturing6981Information TechnologyJapan | 3.15% |
| 10 | Fast Retailing9983Consumer DiscretionaryJapan | 3.03% |
Source: Xtrackers, 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
- Industrials22.4%
- Information Technology18.4%
- Financials16.6%
- Consumer Discretionary14.9%
- Communication Services9.4%
- Health Care6.3%
- Materials6.2%
- Consumer Staples3.4%
- Other sectors2.3%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 86 largest.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 86 holdings; the ten largest make up 47.9% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XESJ?
The ongoing charge of XESJ 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 Xtrackers MSCI Japan ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD 0.20% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 112 of the 163 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 14 the same and 37 less (share classes counted once).
What does XESJ track?
XESJ tracks the MSCI Japan Low Carbon SRI Leaders Index - USD - Benchmark TR Net — large and medium-sized Japanese companies.
Is XESJ accumulating or distributing?
XESJ 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 XESJ?
The ISIN of XESJ is IE00BG36TC12. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XESJ is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does XESJ hold?
As of 01/10/2026, XESJ holds 86 positions, according to the holdings Xtrackers publishes. The largest is Advantest at 5.97% of the fund; the ten largest make up 47.9%. Its ten largest holdings are Advantest (5.97%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (5.87%), Hitachi (5.82%), SoftBank Group (5.39%), Recruit (5.32%), Sony Group (5.22%), Mizuho Financial Group (4.73%), Tokio Marine (3.38%), Murata Manufacturing (3.15%) and Fast Retailing (3.03%).
How has XESJ done after inflation?
Over the five years to 01/10/2026 XESJ’s total return was +51.5%, or +18.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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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)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- Xtrackers, 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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