abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.6M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 34 (+1)
2.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.06% → 70.66% (+2.6%)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $85.1M → $83.6M (-$1.55M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
+$3.4M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$385K |
| 3 |
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
+$190K |
| 4 |
SI
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$120K |
| 5 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$55.1K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$805K |
| 2 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$654K |
| 3 |
MC
Matisse Capital
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$331K |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$248K |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$155K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WAM
26
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $47K | +$49K | +5,419 | New |
|
|
BBPWM
27
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| $44K | -$795 | -88 | -2% |
|
28
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $43K | +$1.37K | +152 | +3% |
|
29
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $36K | +$804 | +89 | +2% |
|
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $31K | -$5.71K | -632 | -15% |
|
|
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
MRCM
32
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
33
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $4.42K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1K | +$723 | +80 | New |
|
|
35
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$248K | -27,096 | Closed |
|
|
RJFSA
36
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$92K | -10,071 | Closed |
|
37
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$14K | -1,510 | Closed |
|
|
PCG
38
Private Capital Group
West Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$940 | -104 | -91% |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
34 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $83.6M — down 1.8% from $85.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new JEQ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bulldog Investors, adding an estimated $3.4M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $805K.
- 34 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q2 2018, up from 33 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $83.6M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $3.4M added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q2 2018 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $805K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.