Short Interest in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) Rises By 91.6%

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 34,300 shares, a growth of 91.6% from the February 13th total of 17,900 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 62,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 22,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $181,000 after buying an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 225.3% during the 4th quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 101,821 shares of the company's stock valued at $781,000 after purchasing an additional 70,521 shares in the last quarter. Raffles Associates LP grew its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Raffles Associates LP now owns 224,025 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,853,000 after purchasing an additional 31,000 shares in the last quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 340.2% during the 4th quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 39,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 30,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hara Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Hara Capital LLC now owns 387,063 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,969,000 after purchasing an additional 8,899 shares in the last quarter.

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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Stock Down 0.8 %

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $8.41. The company's stock had a trading volume of 44,901 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,837. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a 12-month low of $6.89 and a 12-month high of $8.54. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $7.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.84.

About Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

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.