The Fidelity Funds - Japan Equity ESG Fund A-JPY page has been refreshed from Fidelity Funds’ April 2026 Hong Kong Extract Prospectus. The PDF fund description is for Japan Equity ESG Fund.
Investment Objective
The fund aims to achieve capital growth over the long term.
Investment Policy
The fund invests at least 70% (and normally 75%) of its assets, in equities of companies that are listed, headquartered, or do most of their business in Japan. The fund may also invest in money market instruments on an ancillary basis. The Investment Manager will exclude investment in issuers with a Fidelity ESG Rating of ‘C’ or below.
Investment Process
In actively managing the fund, the Investment Manager considers growth and valuation metrics, company financials, return on capital, cash flows and other financial measures, as well as company management, industry, economic conditions, and other factors. The Investment Manager considers ESG characteristics when assessing investment risks and oppor tunities. In determining ESG characteristics, the Investment Manager takes into account ESG ratings provided by Fidelity or external agencies. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of issuers with high ESG ratings. The fund may invest in securities of issuers with low but improving ESG characteristics. The fund assesses the ESG characteristics of at least 90% of its assets. The fund aims to achieve an ESG score of its portfolio greater than that of its benchmark, after excluding 20% of securities with the lowest ESG ratings. Through the investment management process, the Investment Manager aims to ensure that investee companies follow good governance practices. For more information, see Sustainable Investing and ESG Integration and the Sustainability Annex.
SFDR Product Category
Article 8 (promotes environmental and/or social characteristics) ESG Target.
Derivatives and Techniques
The fund may use derivatives for hedging, efficient portfolio management and investment purposes. In addition to core derivatives (see How the Funds Use Instruments and Techniques), the fund intends to use TRS. TRS (including CFD) usage Expected 0%; maximum 10%. Securities lending Expected 15%; maximum 30%. Repos/reverse repos Expected 0%; maximum 30%.
Benchmark
TOPIX Total Return Index, a broad market index that does not take into account ESG characteristics. Used for: investment selection, risk monitoring and performance comparison. The fund invests in securities of the benchmark, however, the management of the fund is discretionary, therefore the fund may invest in securities not included in the benchmark, and its performance over any period may or may not deviate significantly from that of the benchmark.
Base Currency
JPY.
Main Risks
- Concentration
- Counterparty and collateral
- Currency
- Derivatives
- Equities
- Hedging
- Investment fund
- Liquidity
- Market
- Operational
- Sustainable investing
Risk Management Method
Commitment.
Source
- Fidelity Funds, April 2026 Hong Kong Extract Prospectus:
data/fidelity/pr.ff.HK-en.HK.pdf