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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
JOF

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $189M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $180M → $189M (+$9.73M)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.8% → 76.2% (+0.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 41 (-4)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 15

80% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
41
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.89%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
1
Increased
8
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$2.1M
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$1.85M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$948K
4
6M
6 Meridian
Kansas
+$429K
5
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
+$368K

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.3M
2
BIA
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
-$419K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$316K
4
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$232K
5
FT
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
-$213K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PVWM
26
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$223K -$47K -5,510 -18%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$219K -$316K -37,070 -60%
9WM
28
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$190K -$69.2K -8,120 -27%
SKK
29
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$110K – – –
WT
30
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$102K – – –
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$95K +$21.9K +2,569 +31%
BTS
32
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$92K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$89K – – –
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$79K -$19.2K -2,255 -20%
BBPWM
35
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
VFA
36
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$18K – – –
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$9K – – –
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K – – –
PB
39
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$8K – – –
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K – – –
FIB
41
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$2K -$8.52K -1,000 -83%
FT
42
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
– -$213K -25,000 Closed
PAIM
43
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
– -$130K -15,335 Closed
EWA
44
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$33K -3,900 Closed
PFBT
45
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
– -$15K -1,740 Closed
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JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

41 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $189M — up 5.4% from $180M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of JOF and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $2.1M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.3M.

  • 41 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q3 2019, down from 45 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $189M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $2.1M added.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.