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.
IPO Year: 1990
Exchange: NYSE
Website: funds.nomura-asset.com/japan-smaller-capitalization/
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NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.2655 per share payable on December 27, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2023. The ex-dividend date will be December 18, 2023. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t
NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.0461 per share payable on December 28, 2022 to shareholders of record on December 20, 2022. The ex-dividend date will be December 19, 2022. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t
NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.2116 per share, a short-term capital gains distribution of $0.2837 per share, and a long-term capital gains distribution of $0.1108 per share, payable on December 28, 2021 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2021. The ex-dividend date will be December 16, 2021. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investm
NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JOF) (the “Fund”) announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.1281 per share and a long-term capital gains distribution of $0.2160 per share, payable on December 28, 2020 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2020. The ex-dividend date will be December 17, 2020. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and ma
NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it will hold its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") at the offices of Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc., 309 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time on November 21, 2024. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Meeting is September 26, 2024. The Fund invests primarily in the securities of smaller capitalization companies in Japan and is designed for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation. The Manager of the Fund is Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc., which is based in New York. N
NEW YORK, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. ("NAM-USA"), the manager of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announces that Hiroaki Tanaka of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("NAM-Tokyo") has replaced Makoto Ito of NAM-Tokyo as the Fund's deputy portfolio manager effective April 30, 2024. Atsushi Katayama of NAM-Tokyo will continue to serve as the lead portfolio manager for the Fund and Mr. Ito will continue on the portfolio management team for the Fund. Mr. Tanaka has been a portfolio manager at NAM-Tokyo since 2008 and is a member of NAM-Tokyo's Japanese Small Cap. Stock Selection Committee. He has over 21 years of investme
NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.2655 per share payable on December 27, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2023. The ex-dividend date will be December 18, 2023. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it will hold its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") at the offices of Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc., 309 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time on November 20, 2023. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Meeting is September 26, 2023. The Fund invests primarily in the securities of smaller capitalization companies in Japan and is designed for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation. The Manager of the Fund is Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc., which is based in New York. Nom
NEW YORK, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. (NAM-USA), the manager of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced today that Atsushi Katayama of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("NAM-Tokyo") will replace Hiromitsu Daimon as the Fund's lead portfolio manager effective April 1, 2023. Makoto Ito of NAM-Tokyo will continue to serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Mr. Katayama is a portfolio manager at NAM-Tokyo rejoining the firm in 2021. He has over 15 years of investment management experience, including five years previously with NAM-Tokyo. Mr. Ito joined NAM-Tokyo in 2006 and has been a portfolio manager since 2008.
NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.0461 per share payable on December 28, 2022 to shareholders of record on December 20, 2022. The ex-dividend date will be December 19, 2022. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it will reschedule its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") previously announced from November 21, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time to December 15, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time. The Meeting will be held virtually. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Meeting has remained as of September 23, 2022. The Fund invests primarily in the securities of smaller capitalization companies in Japan and is designed for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation. The Manager of the Fund is Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it will hold its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") on November 21, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time. The Meeting will be held virtually. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Meeting is September 23, 2022. The Fund invests primarily in the securities of smaller capitalization companies in Japan and is designed for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation. The Manager of the Fund is Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc., which is based in New York. Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. is a subsidiary of Nomura A
NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.2116 per share, a short-term capital gains distribution of $0.2837 per share, and a long-term capital gains distribution of $0.1108 per share, payable on December 28, 2021 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2021. The ex-dividend date will be December 16, 2021. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investm
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it will hold its virtual-only 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") on Monday, November 22, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, to consider the election of its Directors. The Directors nominated for election will serve for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Meeting is September 27, 2021. The Fund invests primarily in the securities of smaller capitalization companies in Japan and is designed for investors seeking long-term capital apprec
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