XNJP 📈 Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS - Overview

The Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker SW:XNJP, is designed to track the performance of the Nikkei Stock Average Index, a widely recognized benchmark for the Japanese stock market. This index comprises 225 stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section, providing a broad representation of the Japanese equity market. The index is periodically reviewed to ensure that it remains a relevant and accurate reflection of the market, with a focus on maintaining sector balance and liquidity. This review process involves assessing the trading volume and price fluctuations of the constituent shares over a five-year period, aiming to select the most liquid and representative stocks.

The fund's investment strategy involves replicating the Nikkei Stock Average Index by purchasing all, or in exceptional cases, a substantial number of the shares in the index, in the same proportion as they are weighted in the index. This approach is designed to provide investors with a cost-effective and efficient way to gain exposure to the Japanese stock market. The Sub-Portfolio Manager of the fund, Deutsche Asset Management (UK) Limited, is responsible for managing the fund's portfolio and ensuring that it tracks the underlying index as closely as possible. With its domicile in Luxembourg and ISIN code LU0839027447, this ETF offers investors a transparent and regulated way to access the Japanese equity market.

As a Japan Large-Cap Equity ETF, the Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF 1D provides investors with a targeted exposure to the Japanese large-cap segment, which is dominated by well-established companies with a strong market presence. The fund's underlying index, the Nikkei Stock Average Index, is a price-weighted index, meaning that the stocks with the highest market capitalization have a greater influence on the index's performance. This ETF category is suitable for investors seeking to gain exposure to the Japanese equity market, with a focus on large-cap stocks, and can be used as a building block for a diversified investment portfolio.