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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors

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$11.52 +0.02 (+0.13%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:47 PM Eastern
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JOF vs. ASA, HQH, TYG, GSBD, and MYN

Should you buy Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund include ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund compare to ASA Gold and Precious Metals?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ASA Gold and Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 4 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 4 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A N/A N/A
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and abrdn Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. abrdn Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%.

In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn Healthcare Investors. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 1 mentions for abrdn Healthcare Investors. abrdn Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that abrdn Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
abrdn Healthcare Investors
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
abrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

32.6% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A N/A N/A
abrdn Healthcare Investors N/A N/A N/A

Summary

abrdn Healthcare Investors beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund compare to Tortoise Energy Infrastructure?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tortoise Energy InfrastructureN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A N/A N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure N/A N/A N/A

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%.

In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 0 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Positive
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Neutral

Summary

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund compare to Goldman Sachs BDC?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Goldman Sachs BDC$365.57M2.73$119.27M$0.6513.62

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 21.32% compared to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 10.94% beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A N/A N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC 21.32%10.94%4.66%

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 196.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 3 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of -0.33 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Goldman Sachs BDC
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Goldman Sachs BDC
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund?

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Japan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

Summary

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund beats BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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JOF vs. The Competition

MetricJapan Smaller Capitalization FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$325.84M$4.69B$13.60B$23.20B
Dividend Yield8.48%7.27%5.84%4.10%
P/E RatioN/A0.0223.9630.65
Price / SalesN/A54.00153.6224.50
Price / CashN/A5.3820.1525.12
Price / BookN/A4.412.154.74
Net IncomeN/A$388.27M$1.13B$1.07B
7 Day Performance0.66%0.52%0.61%1.45%
1 Month Performance4.92%-0.26%-0.07%1.58%
1 Year Performance25.01%14.37%12.01%28.44%

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JOF
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
N/A$11.52
+0.1%
N/A+25.0%$325.84MN/AN/AN/A
ASA
ASA Gold and Precious Metals
2.53 of 5 stars
$61.61
+0.8%
N/A+89.1%$1.15BN/AN/A1,100
HQH
abrdn Healthcare Investors
N/A$19.98
+1.8%
N/A+27.6%$1.12BN/AN/A147,000
TYG
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure
N/A$46.19
-1.7%
N/A+14.3%$992.86MN/AN/AN/A
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
2.5559 of 5 stars
$8.94
+2.1%
$9.17
+2.6%
-19.5%$984.98M$365.57M13.75N/A

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This page (NYSE:JOF) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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