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

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON:BGFD) insider Patricia Lewis acquired 219 shares of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 712 ($8.88) per share, for a total transaction of £1,559.28 ($1,945.21).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Stock Performance

BGFD opened at GBX 704.38 ($8.79) on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.86, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market capitalization of £615.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,354.19 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 712.18 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 724.78. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 638.54 ($7.97) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 766 ($9.56).

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Announces Dividend

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