abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.4M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 34 (+3)
1.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.42% → 72.84% (-1.6%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 8
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $97.3M → $79.4M (-$17.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.46M |
| 2 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$203K |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$119K |
| 4 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$114K |
| 5 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$108K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$21.7M |
| 2 |
MC
Matisse Capital
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$2.48M |
| 3 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$610K |
| 4 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$425K |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$290K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LCM
26
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
| $102K | +$114K | +12,552 | New |
|
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $72K | – | – | – |
|
|
CFFP
28
Center for Financial Planning
Southfied,
Michigan
| $54K | – | – | – |
|
29
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $34K | +$21.8K | +2,400 | +133% |
|
|
GFPC
30
Global Financial Private Client
Sarasota,
Florida
| $16.3K | +$18.2K | +2,000 | New |
|
|
CLOS
31
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| $16K | – | – | – |
|
|
TJHA
32
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
33
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $4.07K | – | – | – |
|
|
MC
34
Matisse Capital
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$2.48M | -254,216 | Closed |
|
|
AA
35
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$4K | -425 | Closed |
|
36
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$1K | -53 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | +$27 | +3 | New |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
34 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $79.4M — down 18% from $97.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new JEQ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.46M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $21.7M.
- 34 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q4 2021, up from 31 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $79.4M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q4 2021, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.46M added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $21.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.