Overview
- TickerJOF on NYSE2
- HeadquartersNew York, United States2
- Incorporated inMD3
- Business addressWorldwide Plaza, 309 West 49Th Street, New York, Ny 100193
- Legal formStock Corporation2
- LEI5493000KJSHWEB3YKZ372
- StatusActive2
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
- Registered address7 ST. PAUL STREET, 21202 Baltimore, United States2
- Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D029473232
Corporate structure
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Major holders of JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. Filed SCHEDULE 13D/A on JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, latest Oct 15, 2026 (11 filings since Mar 10, 2025)
- Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, latest Oct 7, 2026 (7 filings since Dec 9, 2021)
- 1607 Capital Partners, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, latest Aug 14, 2026 (7 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
- CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, latest Jul 24, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 11, 2022)
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, latest Dec 3, 2025 (7 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
- Wells Fargo Filed SC 13G/A on JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, latest Dec 8, 2021
- JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC New York, New York, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- PresidentYusuke Andoh Apr 11, 2025 to now4
- PresidentYuichi Nomoto Apr 5, 2019 to Apr 5, 20195
Board members and other officers (29)
- TreasurerRobert A. Devault Aug 3, 2026 to now6
- TreasurerThomas Perugini May 22, 2024 to May 22, 20247
- Assistant TreasurerShe Yi Aug 25, 2023 to Aug 25, 20238
- Vice PresidentShinichi Masuda Sep 1, 2022 to Sep 1, 20229
- Vice PresidentMichael Morrongiello Aug 26, 2021 to Aug 30, 202110
- Assistant TreasurerMelanie Dana Malc Dec 14, 2021 to Dec 14, 202111
- Vice PresidentTakeshi Toyoshima Aug 31, 2016 to Aug 31, 201612
- Assistant TreasurerKelly So Young Lee Aug 28, 2015 to Aug 28, 201513
- TreasurerAmy J. Marose Oct 31, 2013 to Oct 31, 201314
- Assistant TreasurerJamie Alusick Oct 31, 2013 to Oct 31, 201315
- Vice PresidentMaria R. Premole Oct 31, 2013 to Oct 31, 201316
- Vice PresidentHiromichi Aoki Feb 29, 2012 to Feb 29, 201217
- Vice PresidentHiroyuki Nakano Aug 20, 2008 to Aug 20, 200818
- Vice PresidentJun Arima Aug 20, 2007 to Aug 20, 200719
- Board memberYusuke Andoh Apr 11, 2025 to now4
- Board memberTina Jones Dec 1, 2025 to now20
- Board memberArthur Blake Laby Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 14, 202521
- Board memberPaige Ouimet Nov 30, 2021 to Dec 11, 202422
- Board memberYuichi Nomoto Apr 5, 2019 to Apr 5, 20195
- Board memberYutaka Itabashi Oct 11, 2013 to Oct 11, 201323
- Board memberMarcia L. Macharg Nov 21, 2013 to Jul 29, 201524
- Board memberMasashi Terachi Apr 9, 2012 to Apr 9, 201225
- Board memberE. Han Kim Nov 23, 2010 to May 31, 201326
- Board memberRodney A. Buck Feb 26, 2007 to Jun 29, 202327
- Board memberShigeru Shinohara Jun 8, 2007 to Jun 8, 200728
- Board memberDavid B. Chemidlin Oct 1, 2007 to now29
- Board memberJohn F. Wallace Jan 6, 2006 to Feb 7, 200630
- Board memberChor Weng Tan Feb 23, 2006 to Aug 5, 201131
- Board memberWilliam G. Grollman Jun 14, 2006 to Jun 14, 200632
Former names
- JAPAN OTC EQUITY FUND INCApr 23, 1996 to Apr 29, 20023
Timeline
Filings
119 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 major events, 17 insider forms, 38 large holders, 61 other. The latest 20:
- Oct 15, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
- Oct 13, 2026DEF 14A JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC - DEF 14A EDGAR
- Oct 7, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Sep 23, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
- Aug 31, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
- Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Aug 12, 2026N-PX EDGAR
- Aug 3, 20263 EDGAR
- Jul 31, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Jul 24, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Jul 16, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
- Jul 13, 2026SC TO-I/A EDGAR
- Jun 1, 2026SC TO-I EDGAR
- May 26, 2026SC TO-C EDGAR
- May 15, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- May 13, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
- May 5, 202640-17G EDGAR
- May 5, 2026N-CSR NOMURA JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND - N-CSR EDGAR
- Apr 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
- Apr 28, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
The 119 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Insider trades
5 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 5 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
| Date | Who | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
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| Dec 22, 2025 | Jones TinaDirector | Buy | 950 | $10.80 | $10.3K | Form 4 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Chemidlin David BDirector | Buy | 2,000 | $10.90 | $21.8K | Form 4 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Laby Arthur BlakeDirector | Buy | 3,306 | $7.56 | $25.0K | Form 4 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Ouimet PaigeDirector | Buy | 3,111 | $8.02 | $24.9K | Form 4 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Buck Rodney ADirector | Buy | 9,000 | $7.42 | $66.8K | Form 4 |
From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.
Major holders
Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.
- Saba Capital Management, L.P.SCHEDULE 13D/A, 11 filings Mar 10, 2025 to Oct 15, 202636
- Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Dec 9, 2021 to Oct 7, 202637
- 1607 Capital Partners, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Aug 14, 202638
- CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTDSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Jul 24, 202639
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 7 filings Feb 10, 2022 to Dec 3, 202540
- Wells FargoSC 13G/A, 1 filing Dec 8, 202141
Held by these funds
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 57. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
| Fund | Shares | Value | Share of the fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 4,483,067 | $52.8M | 0.1% | −592,502 |
| City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd | 3,894,571 | $45.9M | 2.8% | +174,562 |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 3,560,978 | $41.9M | 0.1% | +60,365 |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | 2,724,109 | $32.1M | 2.8% | −860,491 |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 1,948,781 | $23.0M | 0.7% | +346,975 |
| Bank Of America Corp /de/ | 443,293 | $5.2M | 0.0% | No change |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 417,754 | $4.9M | 0.1% | −18,700 |
| Almitas Capital LLC | 386,375 | $4.6M | 1.1% | −16,581 |
| Morgan Stanley | 289,647 | $3.4M | 0.0% | −246,176 |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 281,705 | $3.3M | 0.3% | +47,136 |
| Raffles Associates LP | 221,934 | $2.6M | 1.1% | +110,967 |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. | 202,362 | $2.4M | 0.3% | +6,909 |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 187,557 | $2.2M | 0.5% | +83,376 |
| Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC | 162,571 | $1.9M | 0.1% | New |
| LPL Financial LLC | 150,688 | $1.8M | 0.0% | +31,520 |
| Altium Capital Management LLC | 150,412 | $1.8M | 3.7% | No change |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 106,861 | $1.3M | 0.0% | +650 |
| Cibc World Market Inc. | 105,444 | $1.2M | 0.0% | +11,096 |
| Hara Capital LLC | 98,764 | $1.2M | 0.6% | −1,200 |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 93,079 | $1.1M | 0.3% | +3,000 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 79,538 | $937.0K | 0.0% | −175,907 |
| Css Llc/il | 68,679 | $809.0K | 0.1% | +43,387 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 63,423 | $747.1K | 0.0% | No change |
| Bard Associates Inc | 58,289 | $686.6K | 0.2% | +19,067 |
| Barry Investment Advisors, LLC | 57,510 | $677.5K | 0.1% | −58,007 |
13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.
SEC filer profile
How JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARJAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC1
- CIK0000859796
- Employer ID (EIN)13-35534691
- Incorporated inMaryland1
- Fiscal year endsFebruary 281
- Business addressWorldwide Plaza, 309 West 49Th Street, New York, NY 100191
- Phone80083300181
- On EDGAR sinceApr 23, 19961
- Filings457 in all: SC 13G/A (57), 3 (45), 40-17G (31), N-Q (31), DEF 14A (30), N-CSR (30), NPORT-P (25), N-PX (23)1
All 42 form types
NSAR-A (23), NSAR-B (22), 4 (20), N-CSRS (16), SC 13G (13), SCHEDULE 13D/A (10), SCHEDULE 13G/A (10), N-30D (8), N-CEN (8), PRE 14A (6), 8-K (5), N-2/A (5), DEFA14A (4), 4/A (3), 497 (3), CORRESP (3), N-2 (3), N-CSR/A (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), 40-APP/A (2), 497AD (2), 3/A (1), 40-17G/A (1), 40-APP (1), EFFECT (1), NT-NCSR (1), NT-NSAR (1), POS EX (1), PRER14A (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-I (1), SC TO-I/A (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1), UPLOAD (1)
- Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Oct 13, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 30, 2024
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4SEC EDGARYusuke Andoh, President
- 5SEC EDGARYuichi Nomoto, President
- 6SEC EDGARRobert A. Devault, Treasurer
- 7SEC EDGARThomas Perugini, Treasurer
- 8SEC EDGARShe Yi, Assistant Treasurer
- 9SEC EDGARShinichi Masuda, Vice President
- 10SEC EDGARMichael Morrongiello, Vice President
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- 12SEC EDGARTakeshi Toyoshima, Vice President
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- 14SEC EDGARAmy J. Marose, Treasurer
- 15SEC EDGARJamie Alusick, Assistant Treasurer
- 16SEC EDGARMaria R. Premole, Vice President
- 17SEC EDGARHiromichi Aoki, Vice President
- 18SEC EDGARHiroyuki Nakano, Vice President
- 19SEC EDGARJun Arima, Vice President
- 20SEC EDGARTina Jones, Board member
- 21SEC EDGARArthur Blake Laby, Board member
- 22SEC EDGARPaige Ouimet, Board member
- 23SEC EDGARYutaka Itabashi, Board member
- 24SEC EDGARMarcia L. Macharg, Board member
- 25SEC EDGARMasashi Terachi, Board member
- 26SEC EDGARE. Han Kim, Board member
- 27SEC EDGARRodney A. Buck, Board member
- 28SEC EDGARShigeru Shinohara, Board member
- 29SEC EDGARDavid B. Chemidlin, Board member
- 30SEC EDGARJohn F. Wallace, Board member
- 31SEC EDGARChor Weng Tan, Board member
- 32SEC EDGARWilliam G. Grollman, Board member
- 33SEC EDGARBylaws or fiscal year changed
- 34SEC EDGAROther events
- 35SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement
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