Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LSE: BGS) is a publicly traded investment trust which invests in Japanese smaller companies. The Trust is managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, the Edinburgh-based investment management partnership. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
TypePublic
LSE: BGS
IndustryInvestment management
Founded1985
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Key people
Praveen Kumar, Trust Manager
ParentBaillie Gifford & Co Limited
Websitewww.shinnippon.co.uk

History

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC was launched in July 1985, in order to capitalise on the investment opportunity available among companies too small and illiquid for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC, which had been launched successfully four years before.[1] Shin Nippon, which means New Japan, has as its objective the pursuit of long term capital growth principally through investment in small Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for capital growth.[2] It became part of the FTSE 250 Index in November 2020.[3]

References
  1. "Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon | BGS | Morningstar". Morningstar. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. "Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon". Trustnet. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "Fresh Baillie Gifford investment trust slips into the FTSE 250". Portfolio Advisor. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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