abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.2M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
0.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.7% → 75.41% (+0.71%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 35 (0)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $77.9M → $63.2M (-$14.7M)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
Matisse Capital
Portland,
Oregon
|
+$989K |
| 2 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$668K |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$645K |
| 4 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$432K |
| 5 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
+$288K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$822K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$540K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$515K |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$382K |
| 5 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$111K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9WM
26
9258 Wealth Management
Blue Ash,
Ohio
| $88K | -$4.59K | -644 | -5% |
|
|
27
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $83K | -$382K | -53,664 | -80% |
|
|
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| $78K | -$86.7K | -12,170 | -49% |
|
|
GCM
29
Gables Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
| $31K | -$35.6K | -5,000 | -50% |
|
30
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $20K | -$26.1K | -3,659 | -54% |
|
|
CLOS
31
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
32
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $9K | +$11.1K | +1,553 | New |
|
|
TJHA
33
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| $4K | -$96.9K | -13,602 | -96% |
|
|
FDCDDQ
34
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $3.13K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
35
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
SI
36
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$87K | -11,147 | Closed |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
35 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $63.2M — down 19% from $77.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new JEQ positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Matisse Capital, adding an estimated $989K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $822K.
- 35 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q1 2020, unchanged from Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $63.2M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was Matisse Capital, an estimated $989K added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $822K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.