Bard Associates Inc. Sells 18,404 Shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF)

Bard Associates Inc. reduced its position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) by 27.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,809 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,404 shares during the quarter. Bard Associates Inc. owned about 0.14% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund worth $382,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at about $104,000. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 16,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 22,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund by 727.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 38,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,000 after purchasing an additional 33,442 shares during the last quarter.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE JOF opened at $7.98 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $7.75 and its 200-day moving average is $7.82. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.89 and a 1 year high of $8.34.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Increases Dividend

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

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Company Profile

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.