abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.6M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $84.8M → $97.6M (+$12.8M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 32 (+1)
0.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.36% → 76.97% (+0.61%)
55% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.04M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$805K |
| 3 |
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
|
+$75.8K |
| 4 |
CFFP
Center for Financial Planning
Southfied,
Michigan
|
+$59.2K |
| 5 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$55.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
-$311K |
| 2 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$305K |
| 3 |
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
|
-$283K |
| 4 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$190K |
| 5 |
TFCP
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$84.7K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CLOS
26
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| $18K | – | – | – |
|
|
FIA
27
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
| $14K | +$13.4K | +1,500 | New |
|
|
TJHA
28
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
29
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $4.72K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
30
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
CB
31
Community Bank
Dewitt,
New York
| $3K | +$2.38K | +267 | New |
|
32
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
CA
33
Cornerstone Advisors
Asheville,
North Carolina
| – | -$311K | -37,631 | Closed |
|
|
BFM
34
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
| – | -$283K | -34,252 | Closed |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
32 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $97.6M — up 15% from $84.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new JEQ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 5 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.04M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $311K sold.
- 32 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q4 2020, up from 31 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $97.6M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.04M added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $311K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.