Baillie Gifford Japanese fund and Baillie Gifford Japan Trust were both launch in the 1980s. They are both run by the same team, in the same style – seeking out growing Japanese businesses that deliver consistently strong returns to shareholders. Both products can invest in companies of any size, but have a natural bias towards mid-caps.
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