Thoughts on the Nikkei 225 Stock Average:
Japanese stocks have been rallying over the past several weeks and the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average is now at a 2-month-plus high; the N225 recouped 14,000 last Friday in spite of thin trading of late, due to the extended holiday that continues through this Tuesday. Short-term, sentiment has […]

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Since posting the monthly ranking of Japanese Mutual Funds in the U.S. (by net assets) for September, the latest data as of month-end October, show the top-2 funds, both from Fidelity, registered growth in net assets, especially the Fidelity Japan fund (FJPNX; +$30M, to $1.78B). However, the T. Rowe Price Japan fund (PRJPX) saw another […]

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This post probably about does it for now in terms of looking at the Japanese mutual fund universe in the U.S. For reference, also see:Cash Inflows/Outflows in Sept. for Largest Japanese Mutual Funds in U.S. and Ranking of Japanese Mutual Funds in the U.S..
Among the 8-largest funds reviewed in each of the two prior posts, […]

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Yahoo! Finance has updated the net assets for mutual funds, reflecting amounts as of the end of September. Yesterday, the list and ranking of Japanese mutual funds in the U.S. had data as of the end of August. Changes for the 8-largest funds are listed below with the new net asset value and % […]

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Japanese mutual funds listed in the U.S. are struggling, given the mostly weak performance of Japanese equities year-to-date and a weak yen. There are 44 Japanese mutual funds according to Yahoo! Finance. Among them, only a few are trading positive for the year and by a very little […]

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