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Asia-Pac DM — sector breakdown

TOPIX-17 NEXT FUNDS sector ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange — 4 direct (Pharma 1621 / Energy 1618 / Utilities 1627 / RealEstate 1633) + 7 synthetic across the remaining 13 buckets. Sourced exclusively via the Closelook data lake (jQuants subscription) — EODHD has no JPX coverage.

Source layer: Lake / jQuants

Snapshot Aug 28, 2026 · 4 regions × 11 sectors · refreshed daily.

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11 sectors in Asia-Pac DM

Full window matrix per sector. Source ETF and confidence per row.

Sector 5d 1m 3m YTD Source

Asia-Pac DM vs other regions

Per-sector spread (this region minus the named region) for the selected window. Positive = Asia-Pac DM ahead.

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The Asia-Pac DM sector board, in numbers

This page decomposes the Asia-Pac DM equity market into its eleven GICS sectors. Coverage: TOPIX-17 NEXT FUNDS sector ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange — 4 direct (Pharma 1621 / Energy 1618 / Utilities 1627 / RealEstate 1633) + 7 synthetic across the remaining 13 buckets. Sourced exclusively via the Closelook data lake (jQuants subscription) — EODHD has no JPX coverage.

Asia-Pac DM — sector returns · snapshot 2026-08-28 · refreshed daily
Sector5d1m3mYTDVehicleConfidence
Communication Services+3.5%+8.0%+9.9%+24.1% 1626.TSE (approx.)high
Technology+2.8%+10.2%+3.4%+23.2% 1625.TSE+1626.TSE (approx.)high
Financials+3.4%+0.7%+15.1%+18.9% 1631.TSE+1632.TSE (approx.)high
Materials+1.2%+9.1%-5.7%+12.3% 1620.TSE+1623.TSE+1619.TSE (approx.)high
Consumer Staples+0.0%+0.6%+8.5%+8.6% 1617.TSE (approx.)high
Health Care+0.8%+0.8%+3.0%-2.4% 1621.TSEhigh
Utilities-0.5%+2.4%+2.5%-3.2% 1627.TSEhigh
Energy-1.0%+4.1%+3.2%-3.4% 1618.TSEhigh
Industrials+0.6%+1.2%+1.4%-4.0% 1624.TSE+1628.TSE+1619.TSE (approx.)high
Consumer Discretionary+0.2%-2.5%+2.4%-6.4% 1622.TSE+1630.TSE+1629.TSE (approx.)high
Real Estate+2.5%-5.4%-2.5%-15.8% 1633.TSEhigh

Rows sorted by YTD. The vehicle column names the tracker each cell is measured from — common vehicles for this exposure, listed for education, not recommendation. Cells flagged "approx." are built from the country-weighted approximation described in the methodology. closelook.net is an investment research diary.

FAQ · from the current data

Asia-Pac DM — data Q&A

Which sectors lead and lag Asia-Pac DM over one month?

As of 2026-08-28: leading — Technology +10.2%, Materials +9.1%, Communication Services +8.0%; lagging — Real Estate -5.4%, Consumer Discretionary -2.5%, Consumer Staples +0.6%.

Which sectors lead Asia-Pac DM year-to-date?

As of 2026-08-28, year-to-date: Communication Services +24.1%, Technology +23.2%, Financials +18.9%; at the bottom: Real Estate -15.8%, Consumer Discretionary -6.4%, Industrials -4.0%.

How is the Asia-Pac DM sector breakdown built?

TOPIX-17 NEXT FUNDS sector ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange — 4 direct (Pharma 1621 / Energy 1618 / Utilities 1627 / RealEstate 1633) + 7 synthetic across the remaining 13 buckets. Sourced exclusively via the Closelook data lake (jQuants subscription) — EODHD has no JPX coverage. Returns are close-to-close on the vehicle series; aggregates drop a missing member and renormalise rather than impute. Part of the Closelook Sector Engine — 11 sectors × 4 regions, refreshed daily after each regional market close.

Is this investment advice?

No. The Sector Engine is a data surface in an investment research diary. It describes where sector and regional returns have been over the stated windows; vehicle names are mentioned for orientation, never as recommendations.