Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF)

7.86 +0.08 (+1.03%) At close: 03:59PM EDT

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

Toyosu Bayside Cross Tower
2-2-1, Toyosu, Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-0061
Japan
81 3 6387 4066
https://funds.nomura-asset.com/japan-smaller-capitalization/

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Full-time employees: 

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Yutaka Itabashi	President and Director	N/A	N/A	1966
Katayama Atsushi	Lead Portfolio Manager	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Takeshi Ebihara	Portfolio Mngr of the Japan Equity Team	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2014, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

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.

Corporate governance

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of N/A is N/A. The pillar scores are Audit: N/A; Board: N/A; Shareholder rights: N/A; Compensation: N/A.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.