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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $231M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206M → $231M (+$25M)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.94%75.36% (+0.43%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4242 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
42
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1CP
1
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$46.4M -$333K -32,002 -0.7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$45.6M -$6.34M -610,176 -13%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$41.5M +$6.07M +583,975 +18%
BIA
4
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$25.9M -$1.17M -112,446 -5%
CRC
5
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$24.7M +$3.52M +338,796 +17%
KIM
6
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$18.3M -$673K -64,696 -4%
BI
7
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$12.3M -$322K -30,938 -3%
COLIM
8
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.92M
TJHA
9
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.94M +$120K +11,512 +7%
FWSM
10
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$1.75M -$16.6K -1,600 -1%
MC
11
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$1.49M -$94.3K -9,069 -6%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$909K +$401K +38,564 +85%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$732K +$4.68K +450 +0.7%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$672K
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$618K +$99.6K +9,577 +20%
CA
16
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$599K +$47.4K +4,557 +9%
BC
17
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$522K +$501K +48,193 New
WAM
18
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$357K +$343K +32,961 New
PVWM
19
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$356K +$18.6K +1,788 +6%
Nomura Asset Management
20
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$350K +$336K +32,312 New
BA
21
Bard Associates
Illinois
$346K +$47.8K +4,600 +17%
CL
22
CSS LLC
Illinois
$275K
GC
23
Gratus Capital
Georgia
$194K
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$192K -$7.54K -725 -4%
AA
25
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$152K

JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

42 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $231M — up 12% from $206M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in JOF was balanced in Q1 2017: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 12 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lazard Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.07M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $6.34M.

  • 42 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $231M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $6.07M added.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $6.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.