abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $68.2M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 12
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $62.7M → $68.2M (+$5.49M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)
0.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.12% → 72.89% (+0.76%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$816K |
| 2 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$437K |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$298K |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$196K |
| 5 |
GEM
Global Endowment Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$137K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$1.03M |
| 2 |
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$359K |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$99.1K |
| 4 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$40.9K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$37.1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SI
26
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
| $78K | -$14.7K | -2,147 | -16% |
|
27
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $76K | +$74.6K | +10,897 | New |
|
|
GCM
28
Gables Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
| $70K | – | – | – |
|
|
OMC
29
Oasis Management Company
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
| $70K | – | – | – |
|
30
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $48K | -$14K | -2,040 | -23% |
|
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $31K | -$2.74K | -400 | -8% |
|
|
CLOS
32
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| $14K | +$1.14K | +166 | +9% |
|
|
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
MRCM
34
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| $8K | +$739 | +108 | +9% |
|
|
FDCDDQ
35
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $3.48K | – | – | – |
|
|
OA
36
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$359K | -55,311 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$5K | -700 | Closed |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
35 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $68.2M — up 8.8% from $62.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new JEQ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 14 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $816K. The largest seller was Bulldog Investors, cutting an estimated $1.03M.
- 35 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q1 2019, up from 34 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $68.2M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $816K added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Bulldog Investors, an estimated $1.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.