Goldman Sachs Asset Management has added another share class of its active Japan equity ETF to the London Stock Exchange.
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Article created by the editorial staff of ETFWorld.co.uk
Brendan McCarthy, global head of ETF Distribution at Goldman Sachs Asset Management
The Goldman Sachs Alpha Enhanced Japan Equity Active UCITS ETF – Class JPY (Dist), a quarterly-distributing line, carries an issue date of 29 October 2026 on the LSE’s instrument page and trades in sterling under the ticker GDJY. The class is already established elsewhere: it has been listed on Xetra since April 2026, and the London admission makes it available to UK investors.
Share class information
The LSE instrument page lists the following details:
ISIN: IE0006NZSQW7
SEDOL: C0L71Q1
Ticker: GDJY
Trading currency: GBP
Issuer: Goldman Sachs ETF ICAV (Ireland)
Total expense ratio: 0.25%
Management style: active
Income: distributed
Trading service: ETFS – Euroclear Bank settlement
Net asset value: JPY 3,159.75 on 28 October 2026
Deutsche Börse had already listed the same ticker, GDJY, on Xetra on 23 April 2026.
Active Japanese equity strategy benchmarked to MSCI Japan IMI
The fund is actively managed and focuses on Japanese equities. Its factsheet identifies the MSCI Japan IMI (Net) index as the benchmark, and the LSE categorises the product as an active equity ETF.
As of 31 August 2026, the largest position shown on the LSE page was Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group at 3.59%, followed by Toyota Motor Corporation.
A second London line for the same fund
GDJY joins an existing London listing of the same fund. A Goldman Sachs factsheet shows that the ticker GQJY (ISIN IE000ZUTO1I5) also trades on the LSE in sterling. GDJY is distinct from that line in both share class and ISIN. Investors comparing the two should review the fund documents for each line’s income policy and share class currency.
Conclusion
The GDJY admission does not create a new fund. Instead, it provides UK investors with sterling access to the distributing JPY share class of an active Japan ETF launched in April 2026, alongside the existing GQJY line in London. Its 0.25% TER is consistent with the figure Deutsche Börse published when the class was listed on Xetra.
Source: ETFWorld.co.uk
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