JOF

JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC

NYSE· CIK 0000859796

$11.45 −0.01 (−0.09%)

Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $11.46

1 year

+9.3%

from $10.48 · Oct 28

30 days

−9.5%

from $12.65

52-week range

$10.16–12.82

−11% from high · low Nov 20

Avg volume 20D

61.8K

shares / day

Short interest

12.4K

+22.3%

Days to cover

1.0

at average volume

Insider net

+$713.8K

1 buyer · 0 sellers · 12 mo

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read BULLISH 5 reports · 90 days

Balance 0 bearish · 2 bullish · 3 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 4/5

Strongest BULLISH Saba Capital filed Amendment No. 10 to its Schedule 13D, reporting continued open-market accumulation of JOF…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

E Jul 10 M&A: Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Final Re…
X Jul 31 Short interest falls 80.5% to 6.5K
X Aug 14 Short interest falls 49.2% to 3.3K
X Aug 31 Short interest jumps 235.7% to 11.1K
X Sep 15 Short interest falls 29.6% to 7.8K
X Sep 30 Short interest jumps 28.9% to 10.1K
B Oct 14 to Oct 19 3 days of insider buys: $713.8K by 1 insider, avg $12.03
R Oct 15 Saba Capital filed Amendment No. 10 to its Schedule 13D, reporting c…

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBULLISH

1 insider bought $713.8K at an average $12.03. No open-market sales.
InstitutionsMIXED

Q2 2026: 2 added (0 new), 2 trimmed or exited.
Short sellersBUILDING

Short interest +22.3% to 12.4K shares. 1.0 days to cover.
TrendDOWNTREND

7% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
MORGAN STANLEY	TRIM	289,647	$3.4M
LPL Financial LLC	ADD	150,688	$1.8M
Verition Fund Management LLC	TRIM	79,538	$937.0K
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	DOUBLED	10,292	$121.2K
MORGAN STANLEY	ADD	535,823	$5.8M
LPL Financial LLC	DOUBLED	119,168	$1.3M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	DOUBLED	4,413	$48.1K
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	ADD	3,470,865	$38.5M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

Catalysts

Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.

Recent

Oct 28, 2026

Earnings date

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Sep 10, 2026

Company news

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Jul 10, 2026

M&A

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: JOF) today announced the final results of the Fund’s tender offer

Jul 2, 2026

M&A

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Expiration and Preliminary Results of Tender Offer

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund reports preliminary results of its oversubscribed tender offer.

May 22, 2026

M&A

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer and Re-Leveling of Level Distribution Plan

Insider ledger

Form 4

$713.8K

bought · 1 insider

sold · 0 insiders

−4.8%

vs their $12.03 cost

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Oct 19, 2026	Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner	BUY	$358.2K
Oct 16, 2026	Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner	BUY	$193.7K
Oct 14, 2026	Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner	BUY	$161.9K