Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF - Free Report) by 225.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 101,821 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 70,521 shares during the quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. owned about 0.29% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund worth $781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in JOF. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund during the third quarter valued at $104,000. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. lifted its position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 23.6% during the third quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 16,119 shares of the company's stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 22,471 shares of the company's stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 727.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 38,042 shares of the company's stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 33,442 shares in the last quarter.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Stock Up 0.6 %
Shares of NYSE JOF traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $7.96. 18,514 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 54,624. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.89 and a 1 year high of $8.34. The company's 50-day moving average is $7.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.79.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.3118 per share. This is a boost from Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's previous annual dividend of $0.27. This represents a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Profile
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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Nomura Asset Management U.SA Inc It is managed by Nomura Asset Management Co, Ltd. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Japan. It invests in stocks traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges, JASDAQ, Mothers, Hercules, Centrex, and other indices.
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