Five funds to ride the Japan equity rally

The Japanese market has gone from strength to strength this year, with shares soaring as the recent expansionary policies of new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe power the economy. But which funds offer investors the best way to play the ongoing rally?

Year to date, Japan's blue-chip Nikkei index is up 46%, with the market led by domestic banks and large exporters such as Toyota and Sony. However, the Japanese market has also been highly volatile over the past few years and investors need to remain cautious about how much risk  fund managers are exposed to. The IMA Japan sector is very varied, with no uniform approach among fund managers, and many of the funds in the sector offer investors a very different experience in terms of performance. So which ones stand out from the crowd? Below, wealth managers reveal their top five Japa...