JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc

12.56

Sep 11 • 3:59 PM ET +0.11 (0.88%)

12.56

Aftermarket • 4:15 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Financial Closed-End Fund - Foreign USA Small NYSE

Sep 10, 4:35 PMJapan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc. (JOF) today declared monthly cash distributions for October, November, and December 2026 under its Level Distribution Plan.

Peers: IFN MXF TWN TDF BGY

| Held by: CEFS CCEF

Index	-
Market Cap	355.87M
Enterprise Value	-
Income	-
Sales	9.54M
Book/sh	13.81
Cash/sh	-
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	1.08 (8.61%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 15, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	126.43% 34.35%
Payout	-
Employees	-
IPO	Mar 14, 1990

P/E	2.48
Forward P/E	-
PEG	-
P/S	37.31
P/B	0.91
P/C	-
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	-
EV/Sales	-
Quick Ratio	-
Current Ratio	-
Debt/Eq	-
LT Debt/Eq	-
Option/Short	No / Yes

EPS (ttm)	5.06
EPS next Y	-
EPS next Q	-
EPS this Y	-
EPS next Y	-
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	- -
Sales past 3/5Y	- -
EPS Y/Y TTM	-
Sales Y/Y TTM	-
EPS Q/Q	-
Sales Q/Q	42.30%
Earnings	-
EPS/Sales Surpr.	- -

Insider Own	0.01%
Insider Trans	226.91%
Inst Own	73.56%
Inst Trans	-
ROA	-
ROE	-
ROIC	-
Gross Margin	-
Oper. Margin	-
Profit Margin	-
SMA20	0.31%
SMA50	4.49%
SMA200	9.48%
Trades

Shs Outstand	28.33M
Shs Float	28.32M
Short Float	0.04%
Short Ratio	0.14
Short Interest	0.01M
52W High	12.85 -2.26%
52W Low	9.94 26.36%
Volatility	1.04% 1.31%
ATR (14)	0.19
RSI (14)	56.39
Beta	0.53
Rel Volume	1.38
Avg Volume	76.84K
Volume	106,125

Perf Week	-2.03%
Perf Month	0.48%
Perf Quarter	9.12%
Perf Half Y	14.70%
Perf YTD	13.36%
Perf Year	14.81%
Perf 3Y	70.19%
Perf 5Y	38.74%
Perf 10Y	94.62%
Recom	-
Target Price	-
Prev Close	12.45
Price	12.56
Change %	0.88%

Sep-10-26 04:32PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Distributions for October, November, and December 2026 Under Its Level Distribution Plan (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-10-26 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-02-26 08:30AM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Expiration and Preliminary Results of Tender Offer (GlobeNewswire)
May-22-26 04:13PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer and Re-Leveling of Level Distribution Plan (GlobeNewswire)
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Apr-17-26 04:45PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Board Determination to Proceed with Conditional Tender Offer (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-10-26 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Distributions for April, May and June 2026 Under Its Level Distribution Plan (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-02-26 05:12PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Distributions for January, February and March 2026 Under Its Level Distribution Plan (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-21-25 04:10PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Distributions for January, February and March 2026 Under Its Level Distribution Plan (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-12-25 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Monthly Distributions for October, November and December 2025 Under Its Level Distribution Plan (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-03-25 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-06-25 06:15PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Initiatives to Enhance Shareholder Value (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-09-24 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.3118 Ordinary Income Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-09-24 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
May-02-24 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Change to Deputy Portfolio Manager (GlobeNewswire)
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Dec-08-23 04:15PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.2655 Ordinary Income Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-25-23 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-31-23 04:15PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Change to Lead Portfolio Manager (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-09-22 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.0461 Ordinary Income Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-24-22 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Rescheduling of Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-16-22 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-18-22 05:38PM	Salem Capital Management Inc Buys Vontier Corp, Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund, EOG Resources ... (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-08-21 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.2116 Ordinary Income Distribution, $0.2837 Short-Term Capital Gains Distribution, and $0.1108 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-20-21 04:15PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-07-20 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.1281 Ordinary Income Distribution and $0.2160 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-14-20 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-06-19 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.2703 Ordinary Income Distribution, $0.1259 Short-Term Capital Gains Distribution, and $0.3464 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-13-19 04:45PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-07-18 04:27PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.0926 Ordinary Income Distribution, $0.2126 Short-Term Capital Gains Distribution, and $1.4044 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-26-18 04:35PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
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Oct-05-18 04:23PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-06-17 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.5515 Ordinary Income Distribution, $0.0878 Short-Term Capital Gains Distribution, and $1.2372 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-12-17 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-08-16 05:23PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.3462 Ordinary Income Distribution, $0.0568 Short-Term Capital Gains Distribution, and $0.5331 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (Marketwired)
Sep-01-16 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Marketwired)
Jan-14-16 07:00AM	A Mixed Year in Closed-End Funds (Morningstar)
Dec-10-15 02:11PM	KILL - Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (Marketwired)
12:51PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.1669 Ordinary Income Distribution, $0.1429 Short-Term Capital Gains Distribution, and $0.5677 Long-Term Capital Gains Distribution (Marketwired)
Dec-09-15 04:39PM	Unanimous Written Consent in Lieu of Meeting of the Board of Directors (Marketwired)
Sep-01-15 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Marketwired)
Dec-11-14 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.1194 Ordinary Income Distribution, and $0.0131 Long Term Capital Gains Distribution (Marketwired)
Nov-25-14 09:09AM	The Japanese Yen Is Still a Fat Pitch
Aug-27-14 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Marketwired)
Apr-24-14 01:18PM	A Wall Street Transcript Interview with Dilip P. Badlani, CFA, a Portfolio Manager for Royce & Associates, LLC, Investment Adviser to The Royce Funds: Finding Attractive Values in International Microcap Companies (Wall Street Transcript)
Dec-13-13 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.199 Ordinary Income Distribution (Marketwired)
Nov-28-13 08:08PM	How To Trade The Revival Of Japanese Equities (Forbes)
Aug-20-13 11:26AM	Japan Fund Investors Fighting the Nikkei Again (Barrons.com)
Jul-03-13 12:48PM	Investing in Japanese Equities: Volatility and Value (Wall Street Transcript)
Jun-28-13 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Change in Portfolio Manager (Marketwired)
Jun-18-13 03:48PM	Fleckenstein: More Pain, More Trouble Ahead (Talking Numbers)
Jun-07-13 02:31PM	Soros Is Buying Japan. Should You? (Talking Numbers)
May-25-13 12:33PM	CEF Weekly Review: Central Securities Corporation (Seeking Alpha)
May-23-13 09:09AM	Dr. Doom: Buy Japanese Shares on The Downturn (Talking Numbers)
08:53AM	How Japan Could Wreck Americas Stock Rally (Talking Numbers)
May-20-13 10:23AM	CEF Weekly Review: Aberdeen Indonesia Fund (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-08-13 12:59PM	Buy Gold Like the Chinese as Portfolio Manager Tom Weary Says Sayonara to Cheap Deficit Financing for Japan 's Yen Denominated Government Bonds (Wall Street Transcript)
Feb-08-13 11:50AM	It's Time to Buy These Two International Markets, Stat (Seeking Alpha)
Jan-24-13 07:35AM	2 Timely Contrarian Trades (Seeking Alpha)
Nov-19-12 12:58PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.08102 Ordinary Income Distribution (Marketwired)
May-17-12 06:05PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund: A Unique CEF Trading At An 11.5% Discount (Seeking Alpha)
Jan-24-12 05:46AM	Time To Open Japan Back Up (Seeking Alpha)
Dec-12-11 04:01PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares $0.0355 Ordinary Income Distribution (Marketwire)
Sep-19-11 08:00AM	Closed-end Country Funds, Percent Premium Ranking (Bloomberg)
Jul-28-11 01:04PM	JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC Financials (EDGAR Online Financials)
Jul-25-11 10:54AM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces the Results of Its Rights Offering (Marketwire)
Jul-15-11 09:40AM	Selective Opportunity in Japan (TheStreet)
Jul-05-11 09:49PM	3 Investment Ideas to Ride a Japanese Rebound, EWJ, JOF, and KUB (Forbes)
Jun-24-11 11:50AM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund: Pricing for Closed-End Fund and How to Profit (Seeking Alpha)
Jun-21-11 01:03PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Tower Bancorp: Biggest Price Gainers (JOF, TOBC) (The Wall Street Journal)
Jun-10-11 04:30PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Terms of Rights Offering (Marketwire)
May-04-11 07:25AM	Long Term Bullish Outlook for Japanese Equities Remains Intact (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-06-11 10:07AM	Seven Things You Need to Know Right Now (Minyanville)
Apr-05-11 10:10AM	Seven Things You Need To Know (Minyanville)
Mar-30-11 05:30PM	Japan Closed-End Stock Fund Trading At 6% Discount (Barrons.com)
Mar-23-11 10:30AM	CIVETS Watch: After Earthquake in Japan, Looking Forward (Minyanville)
Mar-22-11 03:20PM	Bet on a Recovery in Japan (Seeking Alpha)
04:19AM	Jeffrey Saut: Ways to Invest in Japan, Banks and Energy (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-21-11 11:45AM	Mass Media Finally Usurped by the Masses (Minyanville)
11:15AM	Reasons the Market Warrants Caution: Earthquakes, Down Days, and US Debt (Minyanville)
08:02AM	The Worst Outcome for Fukushima Is Priced Into Japanese Equities (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-18-11 09:15AM	[$$] Taking Stock of Japan (TheStreet.com)
Mar-17-11 11:48AM	6 Japan Stocks, ETFs to Watch (TheStreet.com)
10:23AM	Investing in Japan: Questions and Answers on Closed-End Funds, Stocks and the Yen (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-16-11 06:01PM	Yen Crisis Ahead of G-7 Conference Call Tonight; Central Banks and Government Intervention Tested (Minyanville)
03:04PM	Swiss Franc vs. U.S. Dollar (Seeking Alpha)
03:04PM	FXF vs. USD (Seeking Alpha)
10:40AM	5 Japan Investments Likely to Rebound (TheStreet.com)
10:29AM	Japan ETFs: A Technical View (TheStreet.com)
08:31AM	Japanese Stocks: Cheapest Fundamental Value on Record (Seeking Alpha)
06:10AM	Are Investors Overpaying for the Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund? (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-15-11 03:40PM	FACTBOX-U.S.-based funds focused on Japan attracted cash (Reuters)
02:50PM	Japan, Inc. on Sale - At Double-Discounts (Seeking Alpha)
02:26PM	Bargain Hunters Snap up Japanese Shares (SmartMoney)
02:11PM	WATCH THIS: God and the Tsunami (Minyanville)
10:02AM	Buy Japan - But Beware of These 3 Investment Aftershocks (Seeking Alpha)
09:23AM	Live Streaming Geiger Counter From Tokyo (Minyanville)
Mar-14-11 02:48PM	Expectations for 'Serious' Decline in Japanese Shares Overblow, Says Nomura (Minyanville)
12:21PM	Japanese Equities: The Buy of the Decade! (Seeking Alpha)
01:40AM	Peter Brimelow: Adens, Schultz, batten down hatches (MarketWatch)
Mar-08-11 05:27PM	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Filing for a Proposed Rights Offering (Marketwire)

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. 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. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in stocks of small cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the The Russell/Nomura Small Cap Index. It was formerly known as Japan OTC Equity Fund, Inc. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. was formed on March 22, 1990 and is domiciled in the United States.

President and DirectorMr. Yutaka Itabashi

Lead Portfolio ManagerKatayama Atsushi

Portfolio Mngr of the Japan Equity TeamMr. Takeshi Ebihara

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Jones Tina	Director	Dec 22 '25	Buy	10.80	950	10,260	950	Dec 23 04:06 PM
Chemidlin David B	Director	Sep 17 '25	Buy	10.90	2,000	21,793	2,432	Sep 19 11:05 AM

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JOF

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc

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