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JOF JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC
Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing Dec 23, 2025. Close $12.43 on Oct 9, 2026, +37% from the 52-week low and -2% from the high.
In brief
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC (JOF) has 4 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 4 insiders, the latest filed on Dec 23, 2025. No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 90 days; rows filed in that time are grants, exercises, tax withholding and other transactions that carry no view on the price.
4 open-market trades have been scored at JOF. The newest: Tina Jones (director) bought $10k of stock on Dec 22, 2025, filed Dec 23, 2025, scored 23 (weak). The largest of the 4 shown: Arthur Blake Laby (director) bought $25k on Jan 13, 2025, scored 23 (weak).
Last 90 days
Price and insider trades, last year
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Signals
Open-market buys and sells at JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, scored.
| Score | Insider | Value | Holdings | Price context | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Weak | Tina Jones director buy | $10k 950 shares | - | +51% from low-1% from high | |
| 25Weak | David B Chemidlin director buy | $22k 2,000 shares | +463% | +55% from low0% from high | |
| 23Weak | Arthur Blake Laby director buy | $25k 3,306 shares | - | - | |
| 23Weak | Paige Ouimet director buy | $25k 3,111 shares | - | - |
Transactions
Every row filed, 4 in all.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | Tina Jones director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +950 | $10.80 | $10k | 950 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | David B Chemidlin director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +2,000 | $10.90 | $22k | 2,432 | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Arthur Blake Laby director | POpen-market purchase Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. | +3,306 | $7.56 | $25k | 3,306 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Paige Ouimet director | POpen-market purchase Japan Smaller Capitilization Fund INC | +3,111 | $8.02 | $25k | 3,111 | Dec 11, 2024 |
Insiders
Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.
- David B Chemidlindirector
- Tina Jonesdirector
- Arthur Blake Labydirector
- Paige Ouimetdirector
Questions about JOF
Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.
Are insiders buying JOF?
No. In the last 90 days no insider at JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC bought or sold shares on the open market according to SEC Form 4 filings. The rows on file from that period are grants, exercises, tax withholding or other transactions, which carry no view on the price.
Who was the last insider to trade JOF on the open market?
Tina Jones (director) bought $10k of JOF on Dec 22, 2025 and filed the Form 4 on Dec 23, 2025. InsiderTell scored 23 (weak).
How many insiders file Form 4 at JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC?
4 people have filed a Form 4 at JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC, among them David B Chemidlin (director), Tina Jones (director), Arthur Blake Laby (director). Officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class must report their trades within two business days.
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.