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JOF Dividend

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
8.61%
Annual dividend
$1.07
Payout ratio
0.00
Frequency
Monthly
Share price
$12.44
Market cap
$352M

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0956

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is JOF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is far above the marketAt 8.61%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.78% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut 11 timesAcross 25 complete years, the annual total fell in 2019, 2020, 2022 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2022.
  • Raised for 3 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.
  • Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.

JOF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1991 to 2025.

199120012011201620212025
Peak $1.88 in 2017Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 38 dividend payments for JOF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.0956Monthly
$0.0956Monthly
$0.0956Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.0887Monthly
$0.3118Annual
$0.2655Annual
$0.0461Annual
$0.6060Annual
$0.3440Annual
$0.8685Annual
$1.4044Annual
$1.8765Annual
$0.9361Annual
$0.8775Annual
$0.1325Annual
$0.1990Annual
$0.0810Annual
$0.0355Annual
$0.0796Annual
$0.0532Annual
$0.1140Annual
$0.8114Semi-Annual
$0.0800Annual
$0.8200Annual
—$0.0070Annual
$0.0050Annual
$0.0800Annual
$0.1700Monthly

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Frequently asked questions

Does JOF pay a dividend?
Yes. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.07 per share.
How much does JOF pay in dividends?
$1.07 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next JOF ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.