Global Ex-USA managers have almost eliminated a decade-long Japan underweight
Global Ex-USA funds have almost eliminated a decade-long Japan underweight, lifting allocations to 13.64% and cutting the relative gap to -0.22%, though only 48.6% are overweight.
The rebuild is changing Japan’s ownership profile, with Industrials, Technology and Financials prominent and strong rotation towards semiconductor and industrial names including Kioxia, Sumitomo Electric, Lasertec and Advantest.
Global Ex-USA managers have moved towards benchmark far more aggressively than EAFE or Global peers, shifting the debate from returning to Japan towards what could drive a decisive overweight.