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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF)

NYSE Financial Services Asset Management
$12.50 ▲ +0.48%
Market Cap
$353.8M
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Beta
0.49
52-Wk Range
9.94-12.76
CEO
Yutaka Itabashi
Country
US
Currency
USD

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. operates in the Asset Management industry of the Financial Services sector, headquartered in New York, NY, US. The stock last traded at $12.50, up 0.48% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $353.8M. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of 2.47, a net margin of 97.4%. Its beta of 0.49 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.

Valuation & profitability (TTM)
P/E
2.47
Price / Sales
2.40
Price / Book
0.91
EV / EBITDA
2.42
Gross margin
100.0%
Operating margin
97.4%
Net margin
97.4%
Return on equity
Debt / equity
0.00
Current ratio
2.94
Dividend yield
8.6%
Payout ratio
0.0%
Company profile
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Employees
IPO date
1990-03-14
Headquarters
New York, NY, US
About Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

The Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) is a closed-end equity mutual fund based in the United States. Formed on March 22, 1990, and previously known as Japan OTC Equity Fund, Inc., it was originally launched by Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. and is now managed by Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. This fund primarily allocates capital to small-capitalization companies operating across various sectors within Japan's public equity markets. Its investments target securities traded on major Japanese exchanges such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, in addition to growth-oriented platforms like JASDAQ, Mothers, Hercules, and Centrex. The fund's performance is measured against the Russell/Nomura Small Cap Index.

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