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Japan Equity Engagement Fund

UCITS Fund | Equities

Japan Equity Engagement Fund

SFDR Classification | Article 8

Overview
Aims to outperform the benchmark by investing in quality SMID-cap Japanese equity “hidden gem” stocks, and to support their sustainable growth through engagement of financially material issues

Why Invest

Inefficient and Undervalued Market Provides Opportunities

Japan is a highly inefficient market with undervalued and under-researched opportunities, with SMID-cap companies’ prospects for long-term value creation often overlooked

Proprietary Scoring Process to Find “Hidden Gem” Companies

Our unique proprietary scoring model based on fundamentals, valuation, ESG and engagement potential aims to identify “hidden gem” companies

Shareholder Value Creation through Engagement

We engage companies on financially material issues such as capital management and ESG, corporate governance and sustainability topics to help companies achieve long-term sustainable growth

This is a marketing communication in respect of the Neuberger Berman Japan Equity Engagement Fund. Please refer to the fund prospectus and offering documents, including the Key Information Document (“KID”) or Key Investor Information Document (“KIID”) as applicable, before making any final investment decisions. Investors should note that by making an investment they will own shares in the fund, and not the underlying assets.

The fund complies with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “SFDR”) and is classified as an Article 8 SFDR fund. Neuberger Berman believes that Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) factors, like any other factor, should be incorporated in a manner appropriate for the specific asset class, investment objective and style of each investment strategy.

Key Risks

Market Risk: The risk of a change in the value of a position as a result of underlying market factors, including among other things, the overall performance of companies and the market perception of the global economy.

Liquidity Risk: The risk that the fund may be unable to sell an investment readily at its fair market value. In extreme market conditions this can affect the fund’s ability to meet redemption requests upon demand.

Concentration Risk: The fund's investments may be concentrated in a small number of investments and its performance may therefore be more variable than the performance of a more diversified fund.

Counterparty Risk: The risk that a counterparty will not fulfil its payment obligation for a trade, contract or other transaction, on the due date.

Derivatives Risk: The fund is permitted to use certain types of financial derivative instruments (including certain complex instruments). This may increase the fund’s leverage significantly which may cause large variations in the value of your share. Investors should note that the fund may achieve its investment objective by investing principally in Financial Derivative Instruments (FDI). There are certain investment risks that apply in relation to the use of FDI. The fund’s use of FDI can involve significant risks of loss.

Operational Risk: The risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from inadequate or failed processes, people and systems including those relating to the safekeeping of assets or from external events.

Currency Risk: Investors who subscribe in a currency other than the base currency of the fund are exposed to currency risk. Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect the return on investment. Where past performance is shown it is based on the share class to which this webpage relates. If the currency of this share class is different from your local currency, then you should be aware that due to exchange rate fluctuations the performance shown may increase or decrease if converted into your local currency.

Sustainable Risk: The fund may focus on investments in companies that relate to certain sustainable development themes and demonstrate adherence to environmental, social and corporate governance practices. This may mean the universe of securities from which the fund can invest in may be smaller than that of other funds and may underperform the market as a result.

 

For full information on the risks please refer to the fund prospectus and offering documents, including the KID or KIID, as applicable.

Performance and Exposures
ESG
Fund Facts

The ongoing charge figure (incl. management fee) is based on the annual expenses for the period ending 31 December 2023.

The fund’s benchmark name shown here may be abbreviated. Please refer to the supplement for the full benchmark name.

Portfolio Management Team
Keita Kubota
Portfolio Manager
19 Years of Industry Experience
5 Years with Neuberger Berman
Kei Okamura
Portfolio Manager
15 Years of Industry Experience
4 Years with Neuberger Berman
Hiroaki Misawa
Portfolio Manager
10 Years of Industry Experience
3 Years with Neuberger Berman
Zui Shiromoto
Portfolio Manager
10 Years of Industry Experience
3 Years with Neuberger Berman
Keita Kubota, Portfolio Manager
Keita Kubota, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2019. Keita is a Senior Portfolio Manager and the Head of the Japanese Equities team at Neuberger Berman. Before joining Neuberger Berman, he was a portfolio manager and the Deputy Head of Japanese Equities for Aberdeen Standard Investments, leading engagement with companies as well as building strong relationships with corporate management. Previously, he covered a broad range of companies across Japanese equity market as an Investment Analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management in Tokyo. He started his career as a graduate trainee on the Asian equities desk at Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore. Keita earned a Bachelor of Law from Ritsumeikan University.
Kei Okamura, Portfolio Manager
Kei Okamura, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2020. Kei is a Portfolio Manager on the Japanese Equities team at Neuberger Berman. Before joining Neuberger Berman, he was a Vice President of Stewardship at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Tokyo overseeing company engagement campaigns on capital management and corporate governance to Japanese firms on behalf of public and corporate pension funds. Prior to GSAM, Kei was a Fund Manager at Amundi Asset Management and an Assistant Investment Manager at Aberdeen Asset Management where he helped to manage concentrated Japanese equities portfolios. Kei began his career covering Japanese and Asian companies for Reuters and Bloomberg as a Reporter and Producer. Kei graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and French. Kei also serves as the Chair of the Asian Corporate Governance Association’s Japan Working Group.
Hiroaki Misawa, Portfolio Manager
Hiroaki Misawa (三澤 宏明), Senior Vice President, is a Portfolio Manager of the Japanese Equities team at Neuberger Berman. Before joining the firm in2022, he was a Director and CFO for a start-up company in Japan, responsible for managing corporate management affairs and general planning, while also leading the company’s preparation for an IPO. Previously, he was an investment manager focused on concentrated Japanese equity portfolios and multi-asset funds at Aberdeen Standard Investments. He started his career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Tokyo, managing Japanese private REIT funds. Hiroaki holds a BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo.
Zui Shiromoto, Portfolio Manager
Zui Shiromoto, Senior Vice President, joined Neuberger Berman in 2022. He is an Portfolio Manager on the Japanese Equities team. Before joining the firm, he was an investment manager at abrdn, taking active roles in the management of Japanese equity portfolios and in the engagement activities with corporates. He also covered a wide range of companies across the Japanese equity market. Prior to that, he worked at the technology, media and telecom investment banking division of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, and was involved in a number of mergers & acquisitions and capital market transactions. Zui began his career at the real estate finance team in MUFG Bank’s corporate banking division. He has a BA in Economics from Hitotsubashi University.
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