Stock profile

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust

BGFD.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB0000485838

Market tone: No signal.

Open 980.00p Prev close 998.00p Volume 221,274
Frequency Annual 1.0 events/year
Trend Growing 2021-2025 payout trend
Volatility 17.21% annual payout CV
Growth 13.62% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend10.0pInterim Event yield1.05% - 1.09%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.59%price move Decl21 Oct Ex-div13 Nov Pay15 Dec
Price History 04 Dec 2024 to 23 Jun 2026
History dividend: 13 Nov 2025 | Declared: 21 Oct 2025 | Dividend: 10.0p | Yield before ex: 1.06% | Ex-drop: -1.59% | Window yield range: 1.05% to 1.09% 628.92 730.71 832.50 934.29 1,036.08 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Decl 21 Oct Ex 13 Nov Pay 15 Dec
10.0p Interim
Declared
21 Oct
Ex-div
13 Nov
Yield
1.05%–1.09%
Ex-drop
-1.59%
Paid
15 Dec

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Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 13.62% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 17.21% Variable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout12.7p
Peak annual yield1.51%
2021
0.59%
6.0p
11 Nov 6.0p
2022
1.12%
9.0p
10 Nov 9.0p
2023
1.51%
10.0p
16 Nov 10.0p
2024
1.42%
10.0p
14 Nov 10.0p
2025
1.08%
10.0p
13 Nov 10.0p
2026 This year
1.32%
12.7p
14 Nov 12.7p
2027 Projection
1.04%
10.0p
13 Nov 10.0p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2025 13 Nov 2025 21 Oct 2025 - 15 Dec 2025 Interim 0.1000 GBP
2024 14 Nov 2024 29 Oct 2024 14 Nov 2024 18 Dec 2024 Final 0.1000 GBP
2023 16 Nov 2023 02 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023 20 Dec 2023 Final 0.1000 GBP
2022 10 Nov 2022 19 Oct 2022 10 Nov 2022 21 Dec 2022 Final 0.0900 GBP
2021 11 Nov 2021 14 Oct 2021 11 Nov 2021 21 Dec 2021 Final 0.0600 GBP
2020 12 Nov 2020 07 Oct 2020 12 Nov 2020 11 Dec 2020 Final 0.0450 GBP
2019 14 Nov 2019 09 Oct 2019 14 Nov 2019 13 Dec 2019 Final 0.0350 GBP
2018 29 Nov 2018 02 Oct 2018 29 Nov 2018 14 Dec 2018 Final 0.0060 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
14 Nov 2026 Predicted Final 0.1267 GBP 1.32%
13 Nov 2027 Predicted Interim 0.1000 GBP 1.04%

Recovery Speed

Recovered by trading week
1w
3 <= 5d trading days
2w
5 <= 10d trading days
3w
5 <= 15d trading days
4w
5 <= 20d trading days
5w
5 <= 25d trading days
6w
5 <= 30d trading days

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery4dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered83.33%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture90.00%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score77speed, consistency, and drift blend
+15% +5% 0% -5% -15% Ex 1w 2w 3w 4w 5w 6w
Bold white line = average visible recovery curve 6 events selected