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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 23, 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 2026-08-23 · refreshed daily
Sector5d1m3mYTDVehicleConfidence
Technology-5.4%+3.0%+5.3%+22.6% 1625.TSE+1626.TSE (approx.)high
Communication Services-2.8%+8.0%+9.2%+20.1% 1626.TSE (approx.)high
Financials-3.6%-3.1%+8.5%+18.5% 1631.TSE+1632.TSE (approx.)high
Consumer Staples-0.8%+4.6%+8.4%+13.9% 1617.TSE (approx.)high
Materials-3.2%+0.3%-4.6%+13.2% 1620.TSE+1623.TSE+1619.TSE (approx.)high
Utilities+4.5%+5.3%+3.8%+1.3% 1627.TSEhigh
Energy+3.7%+5.9%+1.8%-0.1% 1618.TSEhigh
Health Care+2.2%+4.9%+2.1%-0.2% 1621.TSEhigh
Industrials-2.5%+0.1%+0.4%-1.7% 1624.TSE+1628.TSE+1619.TSE (approx.)high
Consumer Discretionary+0.5%+4.5%+4.6%-4.0% 1622.TSE+1630.TSE+1629.TSE (approx.)high
Real Estate+0.9%-5.2%-2.2%-12.3% 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 2026-08-23: leading — Communication Services +8.0%, Energy +5.9%, Utilities +5.3%; lagging — Real Estate -5.2%, Financials -3.1%, Industrials +0.1%.

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

As of 2026-08-23, year-to-date: Technology +22.6%, Communication Services +20.1%, Financials +18.5%; at the bottom: Real Estate -12.3%, Consumer Discretionary -4.0%, Industrials -1.7%.

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.