OP-Japan Fund

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Access markets in the land of the rising sun with a single equity fund. The OP-Japan fund opens the door to one of the world's largest economies. The fund focuses on high-quality Japanese companies with growth potential, and it is especially suited for investors who seek attractive returns and are willing to tolerate risk.

Local expertise is worth its weight in gold when investing in Japanese stock markets. The fund's target companies are selected by OP's international partner J.P. Morgan Asset Management, one of the world's largest and most respected investment institutions. As a unitholder of the fund, your investment is managed by a portfolio manager operating in the target market with access to extensive local resources.

One of the fund's strengths is its broad diversification. The fund's assets are typically invested in 50 to 80 different companies, which protects your investment against risks affecting individual companies or sectors. You also benefit from the fact that the price trends of Japanese stocks often differ from European and US stock markets. OP-Japan offers an excellent way to diversify your stock portfolio to an active market with many high-quality global companies. 

Why invest in the OP-Japan fund

  • Suitable especially for stock investors seeking attractive returns and willing to tolerate risk who want to diversify their portfolio into one of the world's largest economies
  • Investment decisions are made by OP's partner J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a renowned investment bank with solid market experience and extensive local resources
  • You benefit from broad diversification in dozens of companies in a stock market that does not follow the US and European markets rigidly

OP-Japan

+14,61 %

year

(5)

Risk level
3

morningstar™
-

ESG
Online fees and charges
Subscription fee Annual management fee Redemption fee
0,75 % 1,95 % 0,75 %

Agreements under a systematic investment plan are not subject to subscription fees. Fund units generate OP bonuses.

More information on the fund

OP-Japan serves the needs of investors who wish to diversify their portfolios into the world's third-largest economy. The diversification benefit is remarkable, since stock price trends in the Japanese market differ from European and North American trends. This fund is mainly recommended to an investor who intends to redeem his/her units after seven years at the earliest.

Investment policy

OP-Japan (Fund) is an equity fund which mainly invests its assets in the Japanese equity market. Its investments are mainly made in Japanese yens, which is why the Fund involves a major currency risk.

The Fund mainly invests directly in equities. In its investment operations, the Fund may use derivative instruments in order to hedge against the risk of adverse market and currency movements, to replace direct investments and to promote otherwise effective portfolio management.

The Fund’s equity market exposure may vary between 75% and 105% of the Fund’s value. The equity exposure typically varies between 90% and 100%.

The Fund invests broadly across various companies. The Fund typically invests in equities of about 50–80 companies but this number may vary depending on the portfolio manager’s view.

The Fund’s benchmark index is TOPIX TR. With active investing, the Fund seeks to outperform its benchmark index in the long term. The Fund mainly takes high active risk and may differ very significantly from the composition, weights and risk level of the benchmark index.

Responsibility of the fund

Read more about fund’s responsibility on the fund’s Finnish pages.

The portfolio manager's review is available on the fund's Finnish pages.

Basic data, performance and fact figures

Basic data

Fund manager
JP Morgan Asset Management Ltd
Benchmark index
Topix TR
Start date
29.06.2004
ISIN
FI0008807417
fund serie
Accumulation unit
Fund size
147 Meur
Serie value (20.03.)
233,16 EUR
Monthly review
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Key Information Document
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Rules
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Accumulated profit (20.03)

1mth 3mth 6mth 1 y 3 y p.a. 5 y p.a.
OP-Japan A −2,95 % +3,98 % +8,58 % +14,61 % +5,59 % +9,88 %
Benchmark −0,81 % +4,48 % +6,70 % +6,05 % +8,78 % +12,61 %

Yearly performance

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 YTD
OP-Japan A +28,90 % +3,75 % −30,29 % +11,51 % +22,66 % +1,45 %
Benchmark +3,70 % +8,76 % −9,29 % +15,98 % +15,27 % +1,23 %

Key figures

Volatility 12 m vola 12m Sharpe 12 m Duration
OP-Japan A 26,41 % - -
Benchmark index - - -
Owner-customers’ saving and investing benefits

As our owner-customer, saving and investing is especially worthwhile thanks to the excellent benefits you receive.

Your benefits when investing in funds:

  • Buy and sell almost all OP mutual funds with no fees.*
  • You earn 0.35% OP bonuses from mutual fund and insurance assets.** 

Your benefits when investing through insurance: 

  • Begin saving through insurance free of charge. 
  • You will earn 0.35% of OP bonuses from funds linked to insurance assets.***
  • Switch between investments, invest additional funds and change your payment and investment plan for OP Unit-linked Insurance and OP Capital Redemption Contract free of charge in our digital services.  

**OP bonuses are used to pay the bank’s service charges and insurance premiums.

***You earn OP bonuses from unit-linked insurance policies, excluding individual unit-linked insurance policies and Individual Capital Redemption Contracts. The principles of contribution towards OP bonuses from funds linked to insurance assets will be harmonised with direct investments. As of 1 January 2025, the following funds linked to insurance assets will no longer contribute towards OP bonuses: third-party funds such as JP Morgan funds, structured loans and institutional class funds such as OP-World III A.

Your benefits in equity and ETF investing:

  • Open an equity savings account or book-entry account free of charge.
  • You get a discount on equity trading and a 1% fee ceiling when trading in Finnish listed companies through a book-entry account The discounts apply in digital services.
  • Get access to free stock picks and analysis.
  • Get a discount on the service packages for savers and investors:
    Equity savings account: 
    Saver: €0/month (normally €2.99/month)
    Investor: €9.99/month (normally €14.99/month)
    Book-entry account: 
    Saver: €0/month (normally €2.99/month)
    Investor: €0/month (normally €5.39/month)

Other benefits:

  • Only owner-customers can invest in Profit Shares.

Remember to make use of all benefits:

*Standard fees are charged for the following special common funds: OP-Public Services Real Estate, OP-Forest Owner, OP-Rental Yield, OP-Alternative Portfolio and OP-Private Equity.

The fund's other unit classes

Income unit generating annual cash flow, suitable for foundations

The fund’s unit class III A with a minimum subscription of 1 000,000 euros

This is an advertisement. The funds are managed by OP Fund Management Company Ltd. The portfolio manager is the portfolio management company specified in the fund prospectus for OP funds. Investments always involve risks. The value of investments can rise and fall, and the investor may lose part of or all the invested funds. Past performance is no guarantee of potential future yield. The larger the fund’s expenses, the greater the impact on the expected return on the investment. Any yield also depends on taxation, which in turn varies depending on the investor’s personal circumstances and is subject to future changes. If the fund is marketed outside Finland, OP Fund Management Company Ltd may decide to end such marketing. The information presented on this page does not fully describe all the fund’s characteristics.

Before making an investment decision, take all the characteristics or objectives of the fund into consideration, as described in the fund prospectus for OP funds and other documents related to the fund. Only make your final investment decision after reading the fund prospectus for OP funds and the key investor information document and rules of the fund. These documents can be found on the web page of the respective fund. The fund prospectus and the summary of investors’ rights in mutual funds are available at op.fi in Finnish, Swedish and English.