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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $266M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $266M (+$22.1M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4346 (+3)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75%74.79% (-0.21%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
46
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.98%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
6
Increased
14
Reduced
15
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$54M +$484K +40,032 +0.9%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$53.3M -$544K -45,000 -1%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$46.6M -$527K -43,600 -1%
BIA
4
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$27.7M -$1.5M -123,819 -5%
CRC
5
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$27.7M -$625K -51,705 -2%
KIM
6
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$18.5M -$1.33M -110,313 -7%
BI
7
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$11.7M -$371K -30,738 -3%
COLIM
8
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$7.83M +$3.11M +257,289 +70%
TJHA
9
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$2.18M -$64K -5,300 -3%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.03M +$119K +9,815 +6%
FWSM
11
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$1.85M -$154K -12,788 -8%
WAM
12
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.84M +$219K +18,131 +14%
MC
13
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$1.7M +$4.83K +400 +0.3%
CA
14
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$1.54M +$637K +52,735 +76%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$935K +$35K +2,900 +4%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$785K +$16.8K +1,393 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$578K -$157K -13,000 -22%
BC
18
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$517K -$70.5K -5,837 -12%
BA
19
Bard Associates
Illinois
$407K
Nomura Asset Management
20
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$406K
LCM
21
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$405K +$389K +32,220 New
PVWM
22
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$373K -$34K -2,812 -9%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$333K +$8.11K +671 +3%
CL
24
CSS LLC
Illinois
$319K
William Blair & Company
25
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$264K +$254K +21,001 New

JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

46 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $266M — up 9.1% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new JOF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.11M. The largest seller was Barry Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.5M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q3 2017, up from 43 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $266M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $3.11M added.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Barry Investment Advisors, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.