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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF)

Non U.S. Equity Funds - Asian Equity Funds

Data as of April 15, 2024
Current
Market Price $7.73 (+ $0.05)
NAV (April 15, 2024) $9.62 (- $0.07)
Fund Listed NYSE
Premium / Discount -19.65% (+1.10%)
Fund Info
Inception March 14, 1990
Sponsor Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc.
Website http://funds.nomura-as...
Phone 1-800-833-0018
NAV Symbol XXJOFXX
Location New York
Incorporated Maryland
Staggered Board Yes
Term Date N/A
Objective: Long-term capital appreciation; smaller cap Japanese equity securities
Related Indexes
International Equity Index
Capital & Leverage
Outstanding Shares 28,333,893
Total Assets (Reported: Aug. 31, 2023) $254M
Estimated Total Assets $273M
Net Assets $273M
Market Cap $219M
Portfolio Turnover 32.00%
Total Leverage 0.00%
Structural Leverage (out of total) 0.00%
Portfolio Leverage (out of total) 0.00%
Expense Ratio 1.31%
Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.31%
Rel Lev Cost %
Discount Data
Average Discount (3 Yr) -15.44%
Discount Low(3 Yr) -21.72%
Discount High(3 Yr) -9.74%
Discount Rel Range (3 Yr) 17.30%
Comp Discount -4.31
Discount St Dev (1Yr) 1.69
Z-Stat
Z-Stat (6mo) -1.14
Z-Stat (1Yr) -1.30
Z-Stat (3Yr) -1.77
Comp Z-Stat (6mo) -0.74
Comp Z-Stat (3Yr) -0.90
Distribution Data
Market Yield 3.43%
Income Yield 3.43%
Lev Adj NAV Yield 2.76%
Distribution Frequency A
Current Distribution $0.266
Current Income $0.266
Ex-Date 12/18/23
Payable Date 12/27/23
Div Growth (3yr) %
Dividend Change % on
Expected Div 12/9/24
RoC (1yr) 0.00%
RoC (3yr) 0.00%
Volume & Liquidity
Average Daily $ (K) $363
Avg Volume 30 day 64,389
Avg Volume 90 day 47,023
Volume Trend 36.93%
Comp Volume Trend 47.28%
Correlation & Volatility
Price Correlation (1yr)
vs. S&P 500 (TR)
60.0%
Price Correlation (1yr)
vs. CEFA's 12 Major CEF Sectors Index
72.0%
Price Correlation (1yr)
vs. CEFA's International Equity Index
71.0%
Most Correlated Peer (Mk Pr): JEQ 77.0%
NAV - Price Correlation (30 d) -9.0%
NAV - Price Correlation (90 d) 80.1%
NAV - Price Correlation (1 Yr) 87.9%
Price St Dev (1Yr) 15.2%
NAV St Dev (1Yr) 14.0%
Earnings
Earnings / Share (8/31/23) $0.101
Earn Coverage 37.97%
Earnings Trend Down
UNII / Share (8/31/23) $0.106
Rel UNII 40.08
UNII Trend Down
Performance
NAV Beta (2yr)
vs. S&P 500 (TR)
0.32
NAV Beta (2yr)
vs. CEFA's 12 Major CEF Sectors Index
0.67
NAV Beta (2yr)
vs. CEFA's International Equity Index
0.56

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