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BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC (BGFD) — research page

UK · uk-cm-kg/LSE/BGFD · as of 2026-11-06

Identity and listing

The issuer is BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC, listed on the LSE Main Market under ticker BGFD, ISIN GB0000485838, LEI 54930037AGTKN765Y741. Its security type is Fund (FUND), segment STMM, sector Closed End Investments [302040], jurisdiction United Kingdom (GB). Status on the record is listed, not halted.

fieldvaluesource · read date
nameBAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLCsource · 2026-11-06
exchangeLSE Main Marketsource · 2026-11-06
tickerBGFDsource · 2026-11-06
ISINGB0000485838source · 2026-11-06
LEI54930037AGTKN765Y741source · 2026-11-09
security typeFund (FUND)source · 2026-11-06
segmentSTMMsource · 2026-11-06
sectorClosed End Investments [302040]source · 2026-11-06
jurisdictionUnited Kingdom (GB)source · 2026-11-06
statuslisted, not haltedsource · 2026-11-09

The disclosure read

The record holds 0 filings in the window 2025-11-06 to 2026-11-06, across 0 filing days. The median gap between filing days is not on the record, and the days from latest filing to record date are not on the record, as no filing is held. The latest filing date and latest filing type are not on the record. Exchange peers on LSE Main Market (892 issuers) show a median of 29.0 filings, a median cadence gap of 4 days and a median latency of 3 days. Sector peers in Closed End Investments [302040] (269 issuers) show a median of 0 filings, a median cadence gap of 5.5 days and a median latency of 4.5 days. The record holds 0 filings, which is below the exchange median of 29.0 and equal to the sector median of 0.

filingsmedian gap between filing daysdays from latest filing to as-of
this issuer0——
exchange median: LSE Main Market (892 issuers)2943
sector median: Closed End Investments [302040] (269 issuers)05.54.5

window 2025-11-06 to 2026-11-06 · the node's disclosure lines, as get_filings serves them

Auditor

The auditor is not on the record, as the auditor field was not searched for fund, receipt or debt securities. The auditor location is not on the record, and auditor changes are not on the record, as the register has no lifecycle type map yet.

Events and halts

Listing, delisting, name change, domicile change and segment move are each not on the record, as the register has no lifecycle type map yet. The halt flag is listed, not halted.

Orderability

For elective professional client the signal is ACM-200 and the outcome is determinable. For eligible counterparty the signal is ACM-200 and the outcome is determinable. The rule version is acm-68000/uk/product-governance-fca-prod-sourcebook/r1, with the chapter as of 2026-11-04.

client categoryoutcome
elective professional clientACM-200
eligible counterpartyACM-200

rule acm-68000/uk/product-governance-fca-prod-sourcebook/r1 · chapter as of 2026-11-04 · the full outcome: get_orderability

Coverage

No research houses were found on the issuer's investor-relations page. The record holds a count of 0.

Open research

No openly published research notes were found. The record holds a count of 0.

Licensed

Licensed research: none loaded. A licensed row is served only to an agent whose firm holds that licence (licensor, entitlement). No licensed row is loaded.

licensorentitlementtitledatesource
none loaded

As-of depth

The issuer has no sealed years on the record. The market's vintage is not sealed, and the market's earliest sealed date is not on the record. The live record began on 2026-09-11. Years 2021 through 2026 are sealed in the store but not served as of a date, and the as-of door answers not_sealed.

Sources

9 source pages are named on this page; every value above carries its own source page and read date in the numbers.

10.1
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/live-markets/market-data-dashboard/price-explorer (identity.exchange)
10.2
https://api.londonstockexchange.com/api/gw/lse/instruments/alldata/BGFD (identity.isin)
10.3
https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/54930037AGTKN765Y741 (identity.jurisdiction)
10.4
https://mapping.gleif.org/api/v2/isin-lei/latest/download (identity.lei)
10.5
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BGFD/baillie-gifford-japan-trust-plc/company-page (identity.sector)
10.6
https://mcp.uk-cm-kg.ai/events/LSE/BGFD (the disclosure lines)
10.7
https://marketsecurities.fca.org.uk/officiallist (the halt flag)
10.8
https://mcp.uk-cm-kg.ai/book/aio.json (the orderability chapter)
10.9
https://mcp.uk-cm-kg.ai/record/LSE/BGFD (the record)

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