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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $176M invested in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.7%80.82% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5656 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $186M → $176M (-$10.8M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
56
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.74%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
7
Increased
16
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Allspring Global Investments
1
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$40.2M -$3.7M -475,673 -8%
1CP
2
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$37.5M -$2.13M -273,794 -5%
COLIM
3
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$34.8M -$303K -38,979 -0.9%
Lazard Asset Management
4
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$17.1M -$194K -24,974 -1%
KIM
5
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$7.99M -$136K -17,470 -2%
SCM
6
Saba Capital Management
New York
$7.93M +$5.54M +713,033 +222%
HC
7
Hara Capital
Washington
$5.86M +$3.05M +391,962 +105%
AC
8
Almitas Capital
California
$3.82M
MC
9
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$2.78M +$764K +98,192 +37%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2M +$98.7K +12,695 +5%
RA
11
Raffles Associates
New York
$1.9M +$188K +24,143 +11%
BIA
12
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.45M -$46.4K -5,963 -3%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
13
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$1.27M -$10.7K -1,381 -0.8%
LCM
14
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$827K -$249K -32,081 -23%
MAA
15
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$781K +$548K +70,521 +225%
RL
16
RPO LLC
Connecticut
$774K +$191K +24,507 +32%
Raymond James Financial
17
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$724K +$734K +94,439 New
QC
18
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$678K +$398K +51,150 +138%
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$617K -$48.8K -6,274 -7%
DAS
20
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$574K +$5.37K +690 +0.9%
SWM
21
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$559K -$319 -41 -0.1%
SFS
22
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$513K -$68.1K -8,757 -12%
Nomura Asset Management
23
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$447K +$17.5K +2,251 +4%
ICM
24
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$435K +$441K +56,681 New
HPM
25
Hudson Portfolio Management
New York
$415K

JOF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

56 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $176M — down 5.8% from $186M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new JOF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.54M. The largest seller was Allspring Global Investments, cutting an estimated $3.7M.

  • 56 institutional investors held Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) as of Q4 2024, unchanged from Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $176M of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock for Q4 2024, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund positions in Q4 2024 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund buyer in Q4 2024 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $5.54M added.
  • The largest Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund seller in Q4 2024 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $3.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.