Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF)

• Market cap: $250M
• 1 day: -0.56%
• 5 days: 5.38%
• 1 month: 4.76%
• 3 months: 14.86%
• 6 months: 17.15%
• Year to date: 13.82%
• 1 year: 16.07%
• 5 years: 26.04%
• 10 years: -14.88%
• Sector: Financials
• Industry: Asset Management

About: Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc is a United States-based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in smaller capitalization Japanese equity securities. Its portfolio of investments consists of different sectors such as banks, chemicals, construction, electric appliances, financing business, food, Information and Communication, Utilities, Real Estate, and others.

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

1.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.72% [Q3] → 80.82% (+1.1%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 [Q3] → 55 (+0) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $186M [Q3] → $176M (-$10.8M) [Q4]

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 19