profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
$10.90+0.93% today
+4.1% in 1 year
1-year low $10.161-year high $12.82
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2024 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $1.94 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$22.2 million in 2023 to $147 million in 2026, with $143 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund vs. similar companies
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund grows the fastest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund | 1.9× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.1× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 70.0× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -22 | 48 | 9 | 147 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -23 | 47 | 8 | 143 | |
| -0.82 | 1.65 | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 105.4% | 98.0% | 87.0% | 97.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 231 | 270 | 270 | 394 |
| Cash | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 230 | 269 | 268 | 391 | |
| 29 | 28 | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -10.2% | 17.4% | 2.8% | 36.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 1.9×
- –
- –
- 1.3×
- 1.9×
- –
- –
- 0.0%
- 51.6%
- 7.5%
Profitability
- 100.0%
- 60.3%
- 97.4%
- 0.0%
- 1.0%
- 4.0%
- -2.1%
- -2.1%
- 1.0%
- –
Growth
- +75.7%
- –
- –
- +9.1%
- +0.2%
Financial health
- 0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- 3.35
- 3.35
- 0.02
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 24%of 758
Top 13%of 605
Top 1%of 883
Top 5%of 880
Bottom 28%of 927
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | -0.10 | – | – |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -0.10 | – | – |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 0.23 | – | – |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.23 | – | – |
| May 6, 2024 | 0.43 | – | – |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.43 | – | – |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 0.40 | – | – |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.40 | – | – |
7.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$75a year at today's yield, before tax
+9.1%2020 to 2025
Raised3 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.88 in 2015 → $0.53 in 2025
How safe it looks
0.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
Japan's producer inflation accelerates to 7.1% in October; BoJ urges caution on rate hikesSeeking Alpha · Nov 12, 2026Webtoon expects Q4 2026 revenue of $371M-$381M driven by advertising momentum and Japan initiativesSeeking Alpha · Nov 10, 2026Mitsui Chemicals to buy chip materials maker JSR with Development Bank of Japan in $8.8B dealSeeking Alpha · Nov 9, 2026Asia stocks tumble as AI rout batters Japan, S. KoreaYahoo Finance · Nov 6, 2026Japan services PMI rises to 51.7 in October; composite growth slows to 5-month lowSeeking Alpha · Nov 5, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
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Questions about Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
Is Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund AI analysis
What does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund do?
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 is in Asset Management.
Does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 7.5% a year.
Is Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock halal?
Yes. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock done over the past year?
Up 4.1% over the past twelve months, to $10.90. It traded between $10.16 and $12.82 and is 15.0% below its high.
Who are Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.