Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Declares Income Distribution, Payable on December 29, 2014
December 11, 2014 at 04:30 pm EST
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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc. announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.1194 per share, and a long term capital gain distribution of $0.0131 per share, to shareholders of record on December 22, 2014. The ex-dividend date is December 18, 2014. The distribution is payable on December 29, 2014.
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in smaller capitalization Japanese equity securities. The Fundâs investment policy is to invest, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in smaller capitalization Japanese equity securities traded on the Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo Stock Exchanges and included or traded on other indices or markets, as applicable, determined by the investment adviser to be appropriate indices or markets, for smaller capitalization companies in Japan. The Fund invests in various sectors, which include retail trade, chemicals, banks, wholesale trade, iron and steel, information and communication, transportation equipment, glass and ceramics products, pharmaceutical, metal products and others. The Fund's investment advisor is Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.