4,200 Shares in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) Purchased by Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new position in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in the third quarter worth $1,351,000. Matisse Capital increased its holdings in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 37.2% in the 4th quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 362,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,777,000 after purchasing an additional 98,192 shares in the last quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 225.3% in the fourth quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 101,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $781,000 after buying an additional 70,521 shares in the last quarter. RPO LLC increased its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 393.6% in the third quarter. RPO LLC now owns 76,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,000 after buying an additional 60,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 60.1% in the third quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 139,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,157,000 after buying an additional 52,526 shares in the last quarter.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Stock Performance

NYSE:JOF opened at $7.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $7.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.81. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. has a twelve month low of $6.89 and a twelve month high of $8.34.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a $0.3118 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a yield of 3.3%. This is a positive change from Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund’s previous annual dividend of $0.27.

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.