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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $148M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4146 (+5)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $148M (+$13.6M)

9.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.04%58.34% (+9.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
46
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+12.2%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
13
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1CP
1
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$29.8M +$3.41M +371,719 +13%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$26.7M +$4.84M +528,194 +22%
CRC
3
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$23M +$717K +78,252 +3%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$20.5M -$3.96M -431,998 -16%
BIA
5
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$20M +$20.4M +2,225,084 New
KIM
6
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$10.1M +$1.26M +137,279 +14%
FWSM
7
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$3.39M -$158K -17,250 -4%
GFM
8
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$2.9M
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.4M -$19.2K -2,099 -0.8%
TJHA
10
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.32M +$349K +38,042 +35%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$872K -$835K -91,165 -48%
WAM
12
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$765K -$898K -98,045 -53%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$708K +$97K +10,587 +15%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$534K -$38.3K -4,185 -7%
PRC
15
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$475K
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$427K +$212K +23,100 +94%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$390K -$51.4K -5,609 -11%
PVWM
18
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$381K -$42.5K -4,644 -10%
BA
19
Bard Associates
Illinois
$355K
DA
20
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$277K +$283K +30,902 New
SFS
21
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$275K -$368K -40,196 -57%
VFAM
22
Valley Forge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$271K -$287K -31,375 -51%
SAS
23
Spectrum Advisory Services
Georgia
$232K
CL
24
CSS LLC
Illinois
$228K
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$222K +$226K +24,709 New

JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $148M — up 10% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new JOF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.84M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.96M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q4 2014, up from 41 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $148M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.84M added.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $3.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.