abrdn Japan Equity Fund
JEQ
JEQ was delisted on the 10th of October, 2025.
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.4M invested in abrdn Japan Equity Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $45.6M → $49.4M (+$3.78M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 31 (+1)
0.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.56% → 64.15% (+0.59%)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$552K |
| 2 |
SP
Successful Portfolios
Clearwater,
Florida
|
+$428K |
| 3 |
MC
Matisse Capital
Portland,
Oregon
|
+$310K |
| 4 |
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
|
+$252K |
| 5 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$138K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$538K |
| 2 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$346K |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$302K |
| 4 |
AW
Atlas Wealth
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$132K |
| 5 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$55.1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TJHA
26
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| $7.71K | -$1.93K | -360 | -21% |
|
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $7.51K | +$7.02K | +1,309 | New |
|
28
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $4.71K | -$12.1K | -2,259 | -73% |
|
|
FDCDDQ
29
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $2.87K | – | – | – |
|
30
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $1.76K | -$4.96K | -925 | -75% |
|
|
MRCM
31
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| $5 | -$9.32K | -1,736 | -100% |
|
|
AW
32
Atlas Wealth
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$132K | -24,706 | Closed |
|
|
GI
33
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | -$2.67K | -500 | Closed |
|
34
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$5 | -1 | Closed |
|
JEQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
31 of the 6,860 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $49.4M — up 8.3% from $45.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new JEQ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $552K. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $538K.
- 31 institutional investors held abrdn Japan Equity Fund (JEQ) as of Q4 2023, up from 30 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $49.4M of abrdn Japan Equity Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new abrdn Japan Equity Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $552K added.
- The largest abrdn Japan Equity Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $538K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.