Investing in Japanese businesses benefiting from a generational shift in corporate governance and capital discipline.
16.7%
annualised return since inception
Moderate–High
2023
Track record established
Japan
Specialist allocation
How our investment team analyzes opportunities, evaluates competitive moats, and manages risk.
To grow capital by holding Japanese companies undergoing genuine, verifiable improvement in capital allocation and governance.
Japan's corporate landscape is undergoing transformative governance shifts. We focus on companies where that change shows up in balance sheet discipline and shareholder returns.
A high-conviction book of 25–35 Japanese names, built through direct management engagement and cross-checked against supplier and customer channel research.
Current target exposures across geographies and industry verticals based on fundamental conviction.
Tokyo-listed large cap
54%
Tokyo-listed mid cap
31%
Regional exchanges
15%
Industrials
26%
Technology
22%
Consumer
18%
Financials
16%
Materials
10%
Other
8%
Comparing strategy return performance against broader benchmark indices over time.
Strategy: 157
Benchmark: 135
Illustrative strategy performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
This strategy invests in high-conviction equities where valuations and returns can fluctuate over short-to-medium cycles. Sizing is governed by margin of safety and disciplined capital preservation criteria.
Investors seeking long-term capital appreciation over a 5+ year horizon.
High-conviction, bottom-up fundamental strategy independent of benchmark weightings.
Tolerance for short-to-medium term equity market fluctuations.
Access via wholesale/institutional direct mandates or major custodial platforms.

Portfolio Manager, Global & European Equities
Elena leads the Global Equities and European Fund strategies. Before joining Bern Capital Venture, she spent extensive years in equity research covering industrials and financials across London and Milan.
Structured for institutions, wealth managers, and qualified individual investors.
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