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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.
Fund Highlights - December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Key Statistics
| Net Assets |
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$170,633,187 |
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| Net Asset Value per Share |
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$8.03 |
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| Closing NYSE Market Price |
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$7.32 |
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| Percentage Change in Net Asset Value per Share* |
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1.7% |
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| Percentage Change in NYSE Market Price* |
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1.6% |
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| *From January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Includes reinvestment of any income dividends and capital gain distributions. Changes in currency rates have influenced the Fund's performance. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. |
Market Index**
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Yen
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U.S. $
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| Benchmark Index **** |
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8.8% |
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6.1% |
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| TOPIX |
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5.6% |
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3.0% |
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| Nikkei Average |
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19.0% |
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16.1% |
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| **From January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. The TOPIX consists of all companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (the "TSE"). The Nikkei Average Index ("Nikkei Average") is a price-weighted index of 225 leading stocks on the TSE. |
Average Annual Total Return***
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Return
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| One Year Ending 12/31/09 |
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1.7% |
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| Three Years Ending 12/31/09 |
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(10.5%) |
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| Five Years Ending 12/31/09 |
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(3.5%) |
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| Ten Years Ending 12/31/09 |
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(3.5%) |
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| Since Inception (3/15/90 to 12/31/09) |
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0.3% |
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| ***Reflects the percentage change in net asset value per share and includes reinvestment of any income dividends and capital gain distributions. Changes in currency rates have influenced the Fund's performance. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. ****Since inception to 8/31/04; Nikkei JASDAQ Average Index. 9/1/04 onwards, Russell/Nomura Index. |
Asset Allocation
| Japanese Stocks |
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| JASDAQ Stocks |
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3.5% |
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| TSE First Section Stocks |
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90.2 |
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| TSE Second Section Stocks |
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0.8 |
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| Other Smaller Capitalization Stocks |
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4.4 |
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| Total Investments |
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98.9 |
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| Total Foreign Currency |
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1.6 |
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| Other Liabilities |
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(0.5) |
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| Total |
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100% |
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| The asset allocation reflects the Fund's investments on the date indicated, and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings. |
Industry Diversification
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% of
Net Assets
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| Services |
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14.5 |
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| Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
| 11.3 |
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| Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals |
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10.2 |
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| Banks and Finance |
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9.0 |
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| Electronics |
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8.4 |
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| Retail |
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6.8 |
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| Food Manufacturing |
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5.9 |
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| Real Estate and Warehouse |
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5.8 |
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| Machinery and Machine Tools |
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5.4 |
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| Automotive Equipment and Parts |
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4.9 |
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% of
Net Assets
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| Transportation |
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4.6 |
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| Information and Software |
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3.3 |
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| Iron and Steel |
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2.9 |
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| Telecommunications |
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2.8 |
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| Wholesale |
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1.7 |
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| Restaurants |
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0.7 |
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| Oil and Gas |
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0.3 |
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| Textiles and Apparel |
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0.2 |
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| Electric |
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0.2 |
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| The industry diversification reflects the Fund's investments on the date indicated and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings. |
Ten Largest Equity Holdings By Market Value
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Market
Value
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% of
Net Assets
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| Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. |
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$ 3,750,565 |
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2.2 |
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| Rakuten, Inc. |
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3,471,024 |
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2.0 |
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| Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. |
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3,155,147 |
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1.9 |
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| Kintetsu World Express Inc. |
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2,994,866 |
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1.8 |
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| Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. |
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2,954,277 |
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1.7 |
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| Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. |
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2,718,737 |
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1.6 |
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| Daibiru Corporation |
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2,655,988 |
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1.6 |
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| The Yokohama Rubber Company Limited |
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2,653,445 |
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1.6 |
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| Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation |
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2,472,937 |
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1.5 |
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| Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
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2,461,672 |
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1.4 |
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| The ten largest equity holdings by market value reflect the Fund's investments on the date indicated and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.
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