Japan Smaller Cap Fund:JOF

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    Overview

    As of 1/29/2025

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$7.63$9.42-19.00%
    52 Wk Avg$7.75$9.51-18.43%
    52 Wk High$8.34$10.33-13.56%
    52 Wk Low$6.89$8.41-21.55%
    Regular Distribution TypeIncome Only
    Distribution Rate4.09%
    Distribution Amount$0.3118
    Distribution FrequencyAnnually
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation through investments in Japanese smaller capitalization companies. The Fund’s investment policy is to invest, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in smaller capitalization Japanese equity securities traded on the Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo Stock Exchanges.

    Capital Structure

    As of 1/29/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$266.905M
    Total Common Assets:$266.905M
    Common Shares Outstanding:28,333,893
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 2/28/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management FeesN/A
    Other Expenses:N/A
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:N/A
    Total: 1.28%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd

    Portfolio Managers
    Atsushi Katayama

    Basics
    Category: Equity-Asia Equity
    Ticker: JOF
    NAV Ticker: XXJOFXX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 60,194
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.466M
    Inception Date: 3/21/1990
    Inception Share Price: $12.00
    Inception NAV: $11.08
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: February 28
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    Distributions

    As of 1/29/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 8/31/2024
    $0.0675
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 1/29/2025
    3.31%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 1/29/2025
    5.63%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 1/29/2025
    0.00%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 1/30/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-18.80%
    1 Year-18.43%
    3 Year-16.99%
    5 Year-15.86%
    Z-Score

    As of 1/29/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.29
    6 Month-0.18
    1 Year-0.46
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 12/31/2024
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Asia Equity

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD5.23%5.63%9.65%10.72%
    20245.23%5.63%9.65%10.72%
    202321.40%19.06%10.74%9.26%
    2022-17.07%-11.85%-23.26%-21.26%
    2021-6.20%-7.18%5.48%3.84%
    20204.84%4.88%22.86%21.82%
    201916.63%13.47%19.77%17.57%
    2018-15.37%-15.09%-13.67%-15.54%
    201740.82%37.24%41.49%33.70%
    20164.34%4.28%4.08%4.04%
    201524.02%22.06%-6.16%-4.97%
    2014-0.74%4.19%9.13%9.11%
    201330.23%25.75%3.25%9.20%
    20121.45%-2.75%  
    2011-18.94%-5.15%  
    201023.67%18.70%  
    20091.56%1.66%  
    2008-22.33%-19.01%  
    2007-26.08%-13.29%  
    2006-4.12%-16.22%  
    200532.98%43.24%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 12/31/2024
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Asia Equity

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 11/30/2024
    89
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 2/28/2024
    53.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 11/30/2024

    Top Sectors

    As of 11/30/2024

    Sector%Portfolio
    Sensitive (Super Sector)45.22%
    Cyclical (Super Sector)39.28%
    Industrials26.75%
    Technology15.52%
    Basic Materials14.76%
    Consumer Cyclical14.62%
    Defensive (Super Sector)13.29%
    Financial Services9.12%
    Consumer Defensive5.50%
    Healthcare4.39%
    Top Holdings

    As of 11/30/2024

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Sakata Inx Corp$13.40M4.85%
    Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc$9.39M3.40%
    Meiko Electronics Co Ltd$9.12M3.30%
    Yondenko Corp$7.96M2.88%
    Create SD Holdings Co Ltd$6.26M2.26%
    Takashimaya Co Ltd$6.04M2.18%
    Adeka Corp$5.81M2.10%
    Ryoden Corp$5.65M2.04%
    Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc$5.64M2.04%
    Future Corp$5.55M2.01%
    Country Allocation

    As of 11/30/2024

    Country% Portfolio
    Japan - Equity97.79%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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