1YBetter than half the group
Rank 22 of 48 funds
Return +19.59%
1Y returns of 48 funds in the Japan Equity group, sorted from highest to lowest. This fund ranks 22No. 1 is ES-JPNAE-A +35.84%
K Japan Equity Fund
Shows where this fund stands in its group. Not investment advice · Data as of 3 Nov 2026
K-JP-A(D) invests through the master fund Lazard Japanese Strategic Equity Fund 102.54%
This fundK-JP-A(D)
The fund that actually investsLazard Japanese Strategic Equity Fund, Class A Acc JPYThis fund and the master fund each charge their own fees. See the fees section of this page for the actual fees
Data as of 30 Sep 2026 · Top 6 shown, the rest grouped as Other · per Lazard fact sheet · Country inferred from the name of a single-country fund
Over the past year it beat half its group; over 5 years it returned +10.05% per year (Better than half the group)
No. 1 is ES-JPNAE-A +35.84%
Each bar is one fund in the AIMC Japan Equity group, sorted from highest to lowest return · Every share class is counted, and only funds with a full track record for the period are included · Calculated from NAV as of 3 Nov 2026
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results
| YTD | 1W | 2W | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16.48% | −1.88% | −3.57% | −3.01% | +0.44% | +8.75% | +19.71% | +52.97% | +61.39% | +101.11% | +152.46% |
Largest drawdown in the selected period −37.08% Previous peak 23 Jan 2018 (NAV 7.2688) → Trough 16 Mar 2020 (NAV 4.5733) · Back to the previous peak on 8 Jan 2021, after 9 months
Currently −5.82% from the peak NAV of 13.8090 (6 Oct 2026)
Over 5 years, K-JP-A(D) returned 0.53 per unit of volatility, ranking 15 of 29 funds · The highest is ASP-NGF (1.23)
Paid 4 times in the past 12 months, totalling 0.8000 THB per unit, or 6.15% of NAV
K-JP-A(D) pays cash dividends to unitholders from part of the fund's profit. Below is a summary of when you get paid, how much, and how regularly
You must buy and hold units before the book close to receive that round's dividend
The last 4 dividends Jan 26 0.2000 THB · Mar 26 0.2000 THB · Jun 26 0.2000 THB · Sep 26 0.2000 THB, and the next round is about 0.2000 THB on 30 Dec 2026Paid on schedule 15 times in a row, so the next round is estimated from this pattern · This is not an AMC announcement. The actual date and amount may differ, or no dividend may be paid
THB/unit, totalled by year of payment · * 2026 to 2 Nov 2026
Based on NAV 11.5785 → 13.0055 THB (31 Oct 2025 – 2 Nov 2026) and dividends over the same period
Unitholders' total value doesn't disappear. Part of it moves from the NAV into cash (the example assumes asset prices don't change that day) · See the D markers on the NAV chart
กองทุนมีนโยบายที่จะนำเงินไปลงทุนในต่างประเทศโดยเฉลี่ยรอบระยะเวลาบัญชีไม่น้อยกว่าร้อยละ 80 ของมูลค่าทรัพย์สินสุทธิของกองทุน โดยจะเน้นลงทุนในหน่วยลงทุนของกองทุน Lazard Japanese Strategic Equity Fund, Class A Acc JPY (กองทุนหลัก) ในอัตราส่วนโดยเฉลี่ยในรอบปีบัญชีไม่น้อยกว่าร้อยละ 80… Its largest holdings are Lazard Japanese Strategic Equity Fund, Class A Acc JPY 102.54% (fact sheet 30 Sep 2026)
Risk level 6 of 8 (High risk). Since 22 Dec 2014, its NAV has fallen as much as −37.08% from its peak.
Actual total expense ratio (TER) 1.77% a year, against a ceiling of 4.01%. Management fee 1.61%. Front-end fee 1.50%. Back-end fee 0.00%. (Fact sheet 28 Aug 2026)
Yes. The latest was 0.2000 THB per unit, book close 30 Sep 2026, paid 14 Oct 2026 · 29 payments so far, totalling 7.1000 THB per unit. Dividends are subject to 10% withholding tax and are not guaranteed
Minimum first purchase 500 THB, subsequent purchases 500 THB. Buy orders accepted until 15:30, sell orders until 14:30, and redemption proceeds are paid T+3
Hedged at the manager's discretion. As of 30 Sep 2026, 90.31% of the value of its foreign investments was hedged
They are share classes of the same fund and invest in the same assets. They differ only in each class's terms, such as dividend policy, fees or who can buy · K-JP-A(D): pays dividends, TER 1.77% · K-JP-C(A): see the conditions in the prospectus
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results · Investing involves risk. Investors should understand the product's features, return conditions and risks before making an investment decision · This fund invests abroad, so investors may lose or gain from exchange rate movements
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TDKBased on the master fund's share of this fund's value (102.54% as of 30 Sep 2026) × each stock's weight in the master fund · stocks as of 30 Sep 2026 · fact sheet from Lazard · Illustrations are for explanation only, not individual stock recommendations
No. 1 is SCBNK225E +26.99% per year
No. 1 is ASP-NGF +23.25% per year
| +147.34% |
Total return over each period, matching the NAV chart periods · Not annualised
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Full year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +3.0 | +8.8 | −9.1 | +5.0 | +4.7 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +4.6 | −0.1 | −2.8 | −1.1 | · | +16.5* |
| 2025 | +1.0 | −3.2 | −0.1 | −2.6 | +5.3 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +4.0 | +2.7 | +3.7 | −0.9 | +17.4 |
| 2024 | +6.3 | +2.3 | +2.4 | −0.6 | −0.1 | +1.9 | +0.2 | −2.6 | −1.9 | −0.1 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +10.5 |
| 2023 | +5.0 | +0.5 | −0.7 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +6.0 | +0.4 | −0.4 | +0.9 | −2.7 | +3.8 | −1.0 | +17.1 |
| 2022 | −5.8 | −0.2 | +2.8 | −1.1 | +0.7 | −2.9 | +4.7 | −0.9 | −4.2 | +4.5 | +2.0 | −5.1 | −5.9 |
THB/unit by book-close date
0 of 29 book-close dates match the SEC dividend history · The rest are inferred from the dates NAV fell by the dividend amount
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