The five best and worst Japan funds since Abe's return

The return of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has boosted the country's stock market and lifted inflation, but which managers have benefited most so far, and which have lagged behind?

The country's main indices - the Nikkei and the TOPIX - have seen huge surges, with the former up 28.9% year to date and the latter up 32.9%. Returns have picked up amid a major weakening of the yen versus the US dollar, with the yen down almost 13% year to date as the PM's easing policies help weaken the country's currency. But which funds have managed to get the most out of the dramatic rise in share prices on the Japanese market? Across the IMA Japan sector the average fund has lagged the index gain, up only 24.1%, while the few Japanese Smaller Companies funds which comprise th...