Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors $7.74 +0.11 (+1.38%) As of 01/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends JOF vs. MUC, BBDC, CGBD, PFLT, AWF, HQH, BTO, CCAP, PHK, and NXPShould you be buying Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Barings BDC (BBDC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund vs. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Barings BDC Carlyle Secured Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Abrdn Healthcare Investors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Crescent Capital BDC PIMCO High Income Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is MUC or JOF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A N/A N/A Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MUC or JOF? 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MUC or JOF a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MUC or JOF? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/AJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/A Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MUC or JOF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJapan Smaller Capitalization Fund$38.39M7.10N/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to MUC or JOF? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and 2 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 0.23 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Positive Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, MUC or JOF? BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JOF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJapan Smaller Capitalization FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$272.46M$8.23B$11.94B$20.35BDividend Yield4.04%6.77%5.75%3.62%P/E RatioN/A0.4624.4442.15Price / Sales7.1013.8627.7216.67Price / CashN/A7.0618.1220.36Price / BookN/A0.992.715.93Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.07B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.71%0.32%0.58%0.27%1 Month Performance0.85%2.58%1.95%5.11%1 Year Performance2.04%9.17%15.67%19.25% Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$7.74+1.4%N/A+2.7%$272.46M$38.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.68+0.6%N/A-2.2%$1.03BN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBBDCBarings BDC1.6934 of 5 stars$9.71-0.2%$10.00+3.0%+10.1%$1.02B$289.20M8.9926Short Interest ↓CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.0114 of 5 stars$18.46+0.5%$16.67-9.7%+18.5%$939.80M$241.63M10.31N/AAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital1.2983 of 5 stars$11.18+0.8%$12.00+7.3%-2.7%$930.68M$186.35M7.82658Analyst DowngradePositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.76+0.1%N/A+4.2%$927.66M$152.17M0.00N/ADividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.88+0.2%N/A+5.0%$854.47MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↓BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.74+0.8%N/A+20.6%$725.15MN/A0.002,719Short Interest ↓CCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.3048 of 5 stars$19.34-0.1%$19.17-0.9%+17.3%$716.74M$184.13M7.58N/AAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.88-0.1%N/A-0.2%$712.37M$92.95M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.81-0.2%N/A+2.8%$693.26MN/A0.0040,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MUC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives CGBD Alternatives PFLT Alternatives AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives BTO Alternatives CCAP Alternatives PHK Alternatives NXP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:JOF) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementThe #1 Coin Poised to Soar Under Trump Pro-Crypto White House could make this the investment opportunity of...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTexas approves new currencyRural Texas Town Ramps Up Global Currency War A small town has joined a radical $1.9 trillion attack on the...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump’s back in the oval office. 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