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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
JOF

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 14

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $159M → $173M (+$14.9M)

1.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.75% → 80.68% (+1.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 50 (-1)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
50
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
0.73%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
14
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.74M
2
AC
Almitas Capital
California
+$1.47M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$1.33M
4
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
+$592K
5
RA
Raffles Associates
New York
+$562K

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.24M
2
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
-$1.03M
3
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
-$618K
4
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$359K
5
BIA
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
-$232K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Allspring Global Investments
1
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$47.1M -$1.03M -144,768 -2%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$38.4M +$1.33M +186,259 +4%
COLIM
3
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$34.2M +$382K +53,602 +1%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$25.6M -$2.24M -313,682 -8%
KIM
5
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$8.09M +$257K +36,012 +3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.24M +$1.74M +244,358 +78%
AC
7
Almitas Capital
California
$2.27M +$1.47M +206,372 +224%
HC
8
Hara Capital
Washington
$1.72M +$1.62M +227,088 New
BIA
9
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.61M -$232K -32,568 -13%
RVPG
10
Relative Value Partners Group
$1.41M -$9.32K -1,308 -0.7%
RA
11
Raffles Associates
New York
$1.17M +$562K +78,812 +104%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$739K +$8.1K +1,137 +1%
Baird Financial Group
13
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$665K +$19.2K +2,690 +3%
MC
14
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$631K +$592K +83,137 New
DAS
15
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$574K +$9.15K +1,284 +2%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$574K – – –
BA
17
Bard Associates
Illinois
$521K -$28.3K -3,969 -5%
Nomura Asset Management
18
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$425K +$13.3K +1,867 +3%
HPM
19
Hudson Portfolio Management
New York
$424K -$14.3K -2,000 -3%
WAM
20
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$413K +$235K +32,999 +154%
BG
21
Benedetti & Gucer
Georgia
$313K -$28.5K -4,000 -9%
LCM
22
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$299K +$201K +28,189 +252%
RGC
23
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$221K -$5.88K -825 -3%
ISL
24
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$152K +$71.3K +10,000 +100%
CL
25
CSS LLC
Illinois
$151K +$4.72K +663 +3%
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JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

50 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $173M — up 9.4% from $159M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of JOF and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.74M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.24M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q4 2023, down from 51 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $173M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.74M added.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $2.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.