AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (AJOT) is not yet three years old, but it is making great strides in its various campaigns to improve shareholder value across a select group of Japanese companies. The value opportunity presented by the Japanese market is considerable, and this is true for smaller companies and value-style stocks in particular. Many of AJOT’s holdings trade close to the value of cash and listed investments on their balance sheets. Attitudes to corporate governance and shareholder rights are changing in Japan, helped by supportive legislation. After a COVIDrelated lull in corporate activity last year, things are heating up (as we describe from page 6 onwards) and this is flowing through into AJOT’s NAV. Asset Value Investors Limited (AVI) is AJOT’s investment manager. It highlights four reasons why an investment in AJOT offers a compelling opportunity, each of which is explored in this note (see page 4 for more detail).
20 Jul 2021
Progress on a number of fronts
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AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc (AJOT:LON) | 131 0 0.0% | Mkt Cap: 184.1m
- Published:
20 Jul 2021 -
Author:
James Carthew | Matthew Read | Jayna Rana -
Pages:
23
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (AJOT) is not yet three years old, but it is making great strides in its various campaigns to improve shareholder value across a select group of Japanese companies. The value opportunity presented by the Japanese market is considerable, and this is true for smaller companies and value-style stocks in particular. Many of AJOT’s holdings trade close to the value of cash and listed investments on their balance sheets. Attitudes to corporate governance and shareholder rights are changing in Japan, helped by supportive legislation. After a COVIDrelated lull in corporate activity last year, things are heating up (as we describe from page 6 onwards) and this is flowing through into AJOT’s NAV. Asset Value Investors Limited (AVI) is AJOT’s investment manager. It highlights four reasons why an investment in AJOT offers a compelling opportunity, each of which is explored in this note (see page 4 for more detail).