The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) Insider Patricia Lewis Buys 219 Shares

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) insider Patricia Lewis bought 219 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 712 ($8.85) per share, for a total transaction of £1,559.28 ($1,937.72).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of BGFD traded down GBX 6 ($0.07) during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 712 ($8.85). 123,510 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 127,435. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.86. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 638.54 ($7.94) and a 1-year high of GBX 766 ($9.52). The company has a market cap of £621.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,390.48 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 711.69 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 724.93.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.12) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.43%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,761.90%.

About The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust

The Trust aims to pursue long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies which are believed to have above average prospects for growth. We invest in a spread of 40–70 companies, predominantly medium and smaller sized, that we believe offer good growth opportunities.

Growth may come from innovative business models, disrupting traditional Japanese practices or market opportunities, such as growth from overseas.

We aim to take a three to five year view and the Trust is managed by looking at the underlying investments rather than the benchmark which is TOPIX total return.