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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) Stock Analysis

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

JOF

$11.78

−$0.05 (−0.42%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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JOF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $11.83
Previous Close: $11.83
Day's Range: 11.70–11.84
52-Week Range: 10.15–12.85
Volume: 109.96K
Beta: 0.51

Valuation

P/E Ratio: 2.33
EPS (ttm): 5.06

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $147.36M+1,584.35%
Net Income (FY): $143.47M+1,784.70%
Profit margin: 1,504.12%
1-Year Return: +21.54%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.15+9.70%
Ex-Dividend Date: November 16, 2026
Avg Volume: 66.07K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, JOF closed at $11.78, +21.54% over 1 year.

In fiscal 2025, JOF reported revenue of $147.36M.

JOF Stock Return by Calendar Year

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $12,154; +21.54%
5 years: $10,000 $17,572; +75.72%
10 years: $10,000 $24,880; +148.80%

If you had invested $10,000 in Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $24,880 at the close on October 21, 2026: +148.80% in total, +9.54% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−17.07%+52.15%+12.37%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+12.37%
2025	+52.15%
2024	+5.28%
2023	+21.41%
2022	−17.07%
2021	−6.16%
2020	+4.76%
2019	+16.63%
2018	−15.66%
2017	+40.84%
2016 (partial year)	+5.57%

As of October 21, 2026.

JOF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends February

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$147.36M	$143.47M	97.4%
2024	$8.75M	$7.61M	87.0%
2023	$47.71M	$46.75M	98.0%
2022	−$22.20M	−$23.39M	105.4%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$147.36M	—	—	$143.47M	97.4%
2024	$8.75M	—	—	$7.61M	87.0%
2023	$47.71M	—	—	$46.75M	98.0%
2022	−$22.20M	—	—	−$23.39M	105.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of February 28, 2026.

JOF Dividend History

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$0.53+71.2% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 6 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.82	9	—
2025	$0.53	6	+71.2%
2024	$0.31	1	+17.3%
2023	$0.27	1	+478.3%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.82	9	—
2025	$0.53	6	+71.2%
2024	$0.31	1	+17.3%
2023	$0.27	1	+478.3%
2022	$0.05	1	−92.4%
2021	$0.61	1	+76.2%
2020	$0.34	1	−53.7%
2019	$0.74	1	−56.5%
2018	$1.71	1	−8.9%
2017	$1.88	1	+100.5%
2016	$0.94	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.09 per share, ex-dividend September 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

JOF Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	JOF	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	2.33	9.44	0.2x the median
Profit margin	1,504.12%	74.97%	1,429.2 pts above

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The record here covers Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc., ticker JOF. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The most recent close on file for JOF is $11.78, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.05 (−0.42%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $10.15 to $12.85. The latest close sits 16.06% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $147.36M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $8.75M, that is a change of +1,584.35%. The same year closed with net income of $143.47M. That is +1,784.70% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 1,504.12%. That is 1,429.2 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 5.06.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$22.20M in 2022 to $147.36M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 2.33 times earnings. That is 0.2 times the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +21.54%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +9.54%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.51. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 17.75%.

Growth & Income

JOF pays a dividend yielding 9.7%. That is 0.8 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.15 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is November 16, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $0.82 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.53 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +52.15%; the weakest is 2022 at −17.07%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +12.37%.

Peer Comparison

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (JOF) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.	JOF	—	2.3
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	$184.31B	25.8
Blackstone Inc.	BX	$127.43B	23.9
Brookfield Corporation	BN	$83.74B	69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. trades at a P/E of 2.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

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.

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