T. Rowe Price Japan Fund's Top 5 New Buys

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Jul 17, 2013
The T. Rowe Price Japan Fund has $264.14 million in net assets and has returned 25.27% year to date. Since inception in 1991 it has returned 1.31%. There are 95 positions in the portfolio, of which 19 are new in the second quarter, for 26% quarter-over-quarter turnover. The largest of the new positions include: Olympus Corporation (TSE:7733, Financial), SECOM Co. Ltd. (TSE:9735, Financial), Toyota Industries Corp (TSE:6201, Financial), Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (TSE:2587, Financial) and Sumitomo Corp. (TSE:8053, Financial).


New Buys


Sumitomo Corp. (TSE:8053)


The fund bought 182,000 shares of Sumitomo Corp. for 1,254 yen in the second quarter, equal to 0.89% of the fund. The price has since increased 5%.





Sumitomo Corp. has a market cap of 1.66 trillion; its shares were traded at around $1314.00 with a P/E ratio of 7.47 and P/S ratio of 0.55. The dividend yield of Sumitomo Corp. stocks is 3.15%.


Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (TSE:2587)


The fund purchased 79,600 shares of Suntory Beverage & Food Limited in the second quarter, equal to 0.97% of the portfolio. The stock trades at 3,635 yen per share on Wednesday.


Suntory, a domestic and international food and non-alcoholic beverage business, has a 1.15 trillion yen market cap. It held its initial public offering in July 2013.


Toyota Industries Corp (TSE:6201)


The fund purchased 64,700 shares of Toyota Industries Corporation for 3,926 yen on average in the second quarter, equal to 1% of the portfolio. The price has since increased 13% to 4,450 yen per share.





Toyota Industries Corporation has a market cap of $1.37 trillion; its shares were traded with a P/E ratio of 26.11 and P/S ratio of 0.86. The dividend yield of Toyota Industries Corporation stocks is 1.11%. Toyota Industries Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 9% over the past five years.


SECOM Co. Ltd. (TSE:9735)


The fund purchased 53,800 shares of SECOM for 5,219 yen per share on average in the second quarter. The price has since increased 9%.





SECOM Co. Ltd. has a market cap of 1.22 trillion; its shares were traded at around 5,690 yen with a P/E ratio of 19.49 and P/S ratio of 1.62. The dividend yield of SECOM Co. Ltd. stocks is 1.66%. SECOM Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 33.2% over the past 10 years.


Olympus Corporation (TSE:7733)


The fund purchased 129,000 shares of Olympus Corp. for 2,772 yen per share on average in the second quarter. The holding is 1.5% of the portfolio and the largest new purchase. The price has since increased 8%.





Olympus Corporation has a market cap of 9.23 trillion; its shares were traded at around 2,983 yen with a P/E ratio of 103.09 and P/S ratio of 1.11. Olympus Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 0.4% over the past 10 years.


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