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JEQ

abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ

Delisted

JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.

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27 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.5M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.3M → $70.5M (+$4.13M)

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.21% → 65.1% (-1.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 28 → 27 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
27
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
8
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$2.55M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$868K
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$632K
4
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$622K
5
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$197K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.78M
2
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$1.28M
3
AMI
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
-$880K
4
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
-$743K
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$379K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MRCM
26
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$8K +$334 +43 +4%
FDCDDQ
27
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.98K +$3.88K +500 New
GFM
28
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
– -$1.28M -174,048 Closed
AMI
29
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
– -$880K -119,443 Closed
APFBOT
30
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
– -$335K -45,480 Closed
AA
31
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
– -$55K -7,500 Closed
ARMT
32
Amica Retiree Medical Trust
Rhode Island
– -$53K -7,153 Closed
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JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

27 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $70.5M — up 6.2% from $66.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of JEQ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Lazard Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.55M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $1.78M.

  • 27 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q1 2017, down from 28 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $70.5M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.55M added.
  • The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.