JOF Dividend
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 8.74%
- Annual dividend
- $1.09
- Payout ratio
- 0.00
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $12.41
- Market cap
- $351M
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 above the market median8.74% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
- 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.
Recent dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0956 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0956 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0956 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0956 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0956 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0956 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Monthly | ||
| $0.0887 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.3118 | Annual | ||
| $0.2655 | Annual | ||
| $0.0461 | Annual | ||
| $0.6060 | Annual | ||
| $0.3440 | Annual | ||
| $0.8685 | Annual | ||
| $1.4044 | Annual | ||
| $1.8765 | Annual | ||
| $0.9361 | Annual | ||
| $0.8775 | Annual | ||
| $0.1325 | Annual | ||
| $0.1990 | Annual | ||
| $0.0810 | Annual | ||
| $0.0355 | Annual | ||
| $0.0796 | Annual | ||
| $0.0532 | Annual | ||
| $0.1140 | Annual | ||
| $0.8114 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.0800 | Annual | ||
| $0.8200 | Annual | ||
| — | $0.0070 | Annual | |
| $0.0050 | Annual |
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Frequently asked questions
- Does JOF pay a dividend?
- Yes. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.09 per share.
- How much does JOF pay in dividends?
- $1.09 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 October 15, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.