Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. [JEQ] Stock Forecast

The abrdn Japan Equity Fund has trailed its benchmark despite a resurgence of foreign inflows in recent weeks. While there is an interesting governance reform story playing out in Japan, the high-quality JEQ portfolio is unlikely to capture much of the upside.

The abrdn Japan Equity Fund offers investors a relatively low-cost, actively managed vehicle to access Japanese equities. Despite a high active share measurement, the fund has underperformed through the last decade, justifying the persistent NAV discount.

Japan Equity Fund trades at a 12% discount to NAV and has similar holdings as other Japan ETFs. I plan to invest in Japan Equity Fund and reduce my position as I rotate into other listed companies next year.

JEQ has underperformed the MSCI ACWI Ex USA Index by 2x this year. Most non-financial Japanese stocks are well stocked with cash and we could see an increase in distributions.

After underperforming earlier in the year, Japanese equities started rising in late August and should maintain strong momentum in the coming months. The Japanese economy's growth in the recovery quarter, Q2, was solid; and the full-year growth rate for 2021 is projected at 2.4%.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / June 23, 2021 / Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc.: ABERDEEN ASIA-PACIFIC INCOME FUND, INC. (NYSE AMERICAN:FAX) ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.

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PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE : JEQ) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") on May 27, 2021.  At the Meeting, shareholders of the Fund voted to elect one Class I Director and one Class III Director to the Board of Directors.

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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a distribution of US$0.43469 per share on January 8, 2021 to all stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020 (ex-dividend...

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. is a SG stock and trading under the symbol JEQ

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. stock price is $5.4601 today.

Yes, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. is a publicly traded company.