Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
JOF
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $255M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 49 → 51 (+2)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $244M → $255M (+$11.3M)
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.85% → 73.24% (+0.39%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 14
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$2.71M |
| 2 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.11M |
| 3 |
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.02M |
| 4 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$828K |
| 5 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$745K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PCG
51
Private Capital Group
West Hartford,
Connecticut
| $3K | +$2.62K | +213 | New |
|
|
OA
52
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$1.02M | -86,617 | Closed |
|
53
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
| – | -$221K | -18,677 | Closed |
|
54
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$172K | -14,559 | Closed |
|
55
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$129K | -10,926 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$24K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
51 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $255M — up 4.6% from $244M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new JOF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $4.46M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.71M.
- 51 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q1 2018, up from 49 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $255M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $4.46M added.
- The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.71M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.