Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Limited
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the financial year ended 30 April 2023
AUDITED
ATLANTIS JAPAN GROWTH FUND LIMITED
CONTENTS
PAGE | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERFORMANCE | 2 |
INTRODUCTION | 4 |
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT | 5 |
INVESTMENT ADVISER'S REPORT | 9 |
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGER'S REPORT | 11 |
DETAILS OF TEN LARGEST INVESTMENTS | 12 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 18 |
STRATEGIC REPORT | 19 |
DIRECTORS' REPORT AND STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES | 27 |
DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION REPORT | 30 |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 32 |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 37 |
DEPOSITARY STATEMENT | 40 |
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT | 41 |
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 50 |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY | 51 |
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | 53 |
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS | 54 |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 55 |
ADMINISTRATION | 78 |
APPENDIX 1: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION | 80 |
APPENDIX 2: ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES | 83 |
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | 85 |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RIDER | 90 |
All references to "USD" or "$" throughout this report are to the currency of the United States. All references to "GBP" or "£" throughout this report are to the currency of the United Kingdom. All references to "JPY" or "¥" throughout this report are to the currency of Japan.
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ATLANTIS JAPAN GROWTH FUND LIMITED
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERFORMANCE
TO 30 APRIL 2023
Capital performance (GBP '000)
30 April 2023 | 30 April 2022 | % change | |
Total net assets | 79,032 | 87,279 | -9.5% |
Ordinary share performance | |||
30 April 2023 | 30 April 2022 | % change | |
Net asset value (GBP) | 1.93 | 2.11 | -8.2% |
Net asset value Total Return (%)* | 2.22 | 2.32 | -4.0% |
Middle market share price (GBP) | 1.63 | 1.85 | -12.2% |
Share Price Total Return (%)* | 1.91 | 2.06 | -7.5% |
Dividends paid (pence), 12 months period | 9.33p | 10.81p | -13.7% |
TOPIX Total Return in GBP (Benchmark) | 20.14 | 18.78 | 7.3% |
Discount to net asset value (%)* | 16.0% | 12.2% | 3.8% |
Ongoing charges* | 1.85% | 1.65% | 0.2% |
*Alternative Performance Measures. For further information see Appendix 2 on pages 83-84.
Fund performance versus benchmark since inception
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Atlans Japan Growth Fund (total return) - £ NAV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlans Japan Growth Fund (total return) - £ Price | 400% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Topix Index (total return) - £ Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
200% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apr 96 | Apr 97 | Apr 98 | Apr 99 | Apr 00 | Apr 01 | Apr 02 | Apr 03 | Apr 04 | Apr 05 | Apr 06 | Apr 07 | Apr 08 | Apr 09 | Apr 10 | Apr 11 | Apr 12 | Apr 13 | Apr 14 | Apr 15 | Apr 16 | Apr 17 | Apr 18 | Apr 19 | Apr 20 | Apr 21 | Apr 22 | Apr 23 |
Note: NAV performance is diluted by historical Subscription Rights.
Fund performance versus benchmark for the three years ended 30 April 2023
60% | ||||||||||||
50% | ||||||||||||
40% | ||||||||||||
30% | ||||||||||||
20% | ||||||||||||
10% | ||||||||||||
Atlans Japan Growth Fund (total return) - £ NAV | 0% | |||||||||||
Atlans Japan Growth Fund (total return) - £ Price | -10% | |||||||||||
Topix Index (total return) - £ Price | ||||||||||||
Jul 20 | Oct 20 | Jan 21 | Jul 21 | Oct 21 | Jan 22 | Jul 22 | Oct 22 | Jan 23 | -20% | |||
Apr 20 | Apr 21 | Apr 22 | Apr 23 |
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ATLANTIS JAPAN GROWTH FUND LIMITED
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERFORMANCE (continued)
TO 30 APRIL 2023
Since | |||||
Net asset value Total Return (GBP)* | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Inception | Annualised |
(10 May | Return | ||||
1996) | |||||
Atlantis Japan Growth Fund1 | -4.0% | -7.1% | -8.4% | 241.3% | 4.7% |
Topix TR | 7.3% | 18.4% | 15.9% | 82.5% | 2.3% |
1Note: NAV performance is diluted by historical Subscription Rights. | |||||
Source: Quaero Capital LLP, Northern Trust and Bloomberg. |
* Alternative Performance Measure. For further information see Appendix 2 on pages 83-84.
Discount trend over the last three years
0%
Discount trend | -2% | ||||||||||||||
-4% | |||||||||||||||
-6% | |||||||||||||||
-8% | |||||||||||||||
-10% | |||||||||||||||
-12% | |||||||||||||||
-14% | |||||||||||||||
-16% | |||||||||||||||
-18% | |||||||||||||||
-20% | |||||||||||||||
Jul 20 | Oct 20 | Jan 21 | Jul 21 | Oct 21 | Jan 22 | Jul 22 | Oct 22 | Jan 23 | |||||||
Apr 20 | Apr 21 | Apr 22 | Apr 23 |
Source: Quaero Capital LLP, Northern Trust and Bloomberg.
Portfolio market capitalisation breakdown in GBP
50%
45% | 43.2% | |||||||||||
40% | ||||||||||||
36.0% | ||||||||||||
35% | ||||||||||||
30% | ||||||||||||
24.0% | ||||||||||||
25% | 22.2% | |||||||||||
19.7% | ||||||||||||
20% | 17.5% | |||||||||||
13.9% | ||||||||||||
15% | 12.3% | |||||||||||
10% | ||||||||||||
4.8% | 6.4% | |||||||||||
5% | ||||||||||||
0% | ||||||||||||
>10bn | 5-10bn | 2-5bn | 0.5-2bn | <0.5bn | ||||||||
30 April 2023 | 30 April 2022 | |||||||||||
Source: Quaero Capital LLP, Northern Trust and Bloomberg.
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ATLANTIS JAPAN GROWTH FUND LIMITED
INTRODUCTION
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Limited (the "Company") aims to achieve long term capital growth through investment wholly or mainly in listed Japanese equities.
INVESTMENT POLICY
The Company may invest up to 100% of its gross assets in companies quoted on any Japanese stock exchange including, without limitation, the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, Standard and Growth sections, or the regional stock exchanges of Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo. The Company's benchmark index is the TOPIX Total Return index "benchmark total return index" and the Company will not be restricted to investing in constituent companies of the benchmark.
The Company may also invest up to 20% of its Net Asset Value (the "NAV") at the time of investment in companies listed or traded on other stock exchanges but which are either controlled and managed from Japan or which have a material exposure to the Japanese economy.
The Company may also invest up to 10% of its NAV at the time of investment in securities which are neither listed nor traded on any stock exchange or over-the-counter market.
In general, investments will be made in equity shares of investee companies, or in debt issued by investee companies. However, the Company may also invest up to 20% of its NAV at the time of investment in equity warrants and convertible debt.
The Company will not invest in more than 10% of any class of securities of an investee company. The Company will not invest in derivative instruments save for the purpose of efficient portfolio management.
The Company may not invest more than 10% in aggregate of the value of its total assets in other listed closed-ended investment funds except in the case of investment in closed-ended investment funds which themselves have published investment policies to invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other listed closed-ended investment funds, in which case the limit is 15%.
The Company may borrow up to a maximum of 20% of NAV at the time of borrowing.
No material change will be made to the investment policy without the approval of shareholders by ordinary resolution.
The management and impact of the risks associated with the investment policies are described in detail in the Notes to the Financial Statements (see Note 15).
INVESTMENT MANAGER AND INVESTMENT ADVISER
Quaero Capital LLP has been appointed as the Investment Manager of the Company since 1 August 2014.
Atlantis Investment Research Corporation ("AIRC") has been the appointed as the Investment Adviser to the Company since 1 August 2014.
AIRC, established in Tokyo, through Taeko Setaishi, as lead adviser, and her colleagues, advises the Investment Manager on the day-to-day conduct of the Company's investment business, the role it has played since the launch of the Company in May 1996.
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