abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.7M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 8
0.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.68% → 72.12% (+0.45%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 34 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 3
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $80.5M → $62.7M (-$17.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.08M |
| 2 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$1.51M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$526K |
| 4 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
+$204K |
| 5 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$121K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$3.11M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$390K |
| 3 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$335K |
| 4 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$154K |
| 5 |
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
-$134K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GCM
26
Gables Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
| $65K | – | – | – |
|
|
OMC
27
Oasis Management Company
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
| $65K | +$75K | +10,000 | New |
|
28
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $58K | +$5.74K | +765 | +9% |
|
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $31K | – | – | – |
|
|
CLOS
30
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
MRCM
32
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $5K | +$5.1K | +680 | +3,400% |
|
|
FDCDDQ
34
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $3.25K | – | – | – |
|
|
BC
35
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$154K | -18,304 | Closed |
|
36
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$99K | -11,750 | Closed |
|
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$86K | -10,352 | Closed |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
34 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $62.7M — down 22% from $80.5M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in JEQ was balanced in Q4 2018: 3 funds opened new positions, 3 closed out, 12 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was Bulldog Investors, cutting an estimated $3.11M.
- 34 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $62.7M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.08M added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $3.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.