Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF VJPN.L

Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF is an ETF (exchange-traded fund) managed by Vanguard, classified by Morningstar as Japan Large-Cap Blend Equity and domiciled in Ireland. It was launched on 21 May 2013 and manages 3.85bn GBP. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year. It distributes its income (dividends are paid out). It is listed on London SE in USD under the ticker VJPN.L, ISIN IE00B95PGT31.

It belongs to the Japan family. Japan is the largest developed market in Asia and carries its own weight inside global indices. People who buy it separately usually do so to overweight it relative to what a world fund already gives them.

Stated objective, as published by Financial Times:

This Fund seeks to track the performance of the Index, a widely recognised benchmark of the large and mid capitalised companies in Japan. In tracking the Index, the Fund may invest in FDI such as warrants, swap agreements (excluding funded swap agreements, but including total return swaps as further detailed below) and equity-linked notes which may be used to gain exposure to the constituents of the Index or to the performance of the Index itself, to reduce transaction costs or taxes or allow exposure in the case of illiquid stocks or stocks which are unavailable for market or regulatory reasons or to minimise tracking error.

Financial Times

The yen moves a fair amount against the euro, so in these products the exchange rate matters as much as the Japanese market itself. That's why currency-hedged (Hedged) versions exist.

These are the other products of the same family in the catalogue. Not all of them track exactly the same index: compare the full name, the TER, the currency, whether they accumulate or distribute and where they are listed.

Product	ISIN / Ticker	Type	Market	Currency	Dividends	Ongoing charge (TER)
Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund EUR Acc	IE0007286036	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.16%
Amundi Index MSCI Japan AE-C (now Amundi MSCI Japan ESG Broad Transition)	LU0996180864	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.30%
Fidelity MSCI Japan Index Fund P-ACC-EUR	IE00BYX5N771	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.10%
iShares Japan Index Fund (IE) D Acc EUR	IE00BDRK7T12	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.15%
Pictet-Japan Index P EUR	LU0474966750	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.45%
Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund Institutional Plus EUR Acc	IE00BFPM9P35	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.12%

Japan funds and ETFs

• Open Neto and go to Investments (a Neto PRO feature).
• Search for the product by ISIN (funds) or by ticker (ETFs).
• Enter your units and your average purchase price.
• The app updates the price and recalculates your net worth on its own.

Everything you add feeds the same number you see on the main screen, so you don't keep one app for spending and another for investments: it's the same picture.

What ongoing charge (TER) does Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF have?

According to the Financial Times, 0.10% a year. It is what the product deducts from its own value for running it; you don't pay it separately and it is already reflected in the price you see in Neto.

Does Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF accumulate or distribute dividends?

It distributes: it pays out the dividends it receives. In Neto you can log them as income when they arrive so they don't disappear from the picture.

Where is Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF listed and in which currency?

On London SE, in USD, under the ticker VJPN.L (ISIN IE00B95PGT31). The same ETF can be listed on several exchanges with different tickers and the same ISIN; in Neto you search for the ticker listed in the catalogue.

Can I track Vanguard FTSE Japan ETF in Neto?

Yes. Add it by its ticker, enter your units and average price, and the app keeps the value up to date and adds it to your net worth, next to your accounts, savings and debts. No broker connection.