Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) Stock

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.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. is headquartered in US.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) stock trades at $12.27 with a market capitalization of $347.29M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 2.42, price-to-book of 0.89, price-to-sales of 2.36. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $9.94 and $12.76, and currently trades 3.8% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 43.52% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 36.60%, an operating margin of 97.36%, a net profit margin of 97.36%.

Official website: www.nomura-asset.com/investment-solutions/funds/closed-end-funds