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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund) Beta : -0.15 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-29), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta is -0.15.


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Beta Chart

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.68 -0.17 -0.21 0.60 0.56

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.67 0.60 0.57 0.56 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Beta falls into.



Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund  (NYSE:JOF) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
309 West 49th Street, Worldwide Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc is a United States-based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in smaller capitalization Japanese equity securities. Its portfolio of investments consists of different sectors such as banks, chemicals, construction, electric appliances, financing business, food, Information and Communication, Utilities, Real Estate, and others.
Executives
She Yi officer: Assistant Treasurer WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rodney A Buck director WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Atsushi Katayama other: Lead Portfolio Manager WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Shinichi Masuda officer: Vice President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Melanie Dana Malc officer: Assistant Treasurer WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paige Ouimet director WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michael Morronngiello officer: Vice President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hiroyasu Koike other: CEO to the Adviser of JOF WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Junko Nakagawa other: CEO to the Adviser of JOF WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Yuichi Nomoto director, officer: President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Zheng Liu officer: Vice President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Takeshi Toyoshima officer: Vice President NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT USA INC., 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lee Kelly So Young officer: Assistant Treasurer NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT USA INC., 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Marcia L Macharg director 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kunio Watanabe other: CEO of Adviser of JOF C/O NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT USA INC., 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019