Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund Institutional Class (HJSIX)

Fund Assets	146.70M
Expense Ratio	1.122%
Min. Investment	$250,000
Turnover	45.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.35
Dividend Yield	1.55%
Dividend Growth	48.08%
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 29, 2025

Previous Close	22.87
YTD Return	19.36%
1-Year Return	25.78%
5-Year Return	59.99%
52-Week Low	18.85
52-Week High	23.20
Beta (5Y)	0.76
Holdings	65
Inception Date	Jun 15, 2015

About HJSIX

The Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund Institutional Class is an actively managed mutual fund dedicated to investing in the equity securities of smaller Japanese companies—specifically those with market capitalizations in the bottom 20% of all publicly traded firms in Japan. Its primary objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by identifying companies with enduring business models, robust management, and attractive valuations. The fund maintains a relatively concentrated portfolio, emphasizing companies with solid balance sheets, durable competitive advantages, high return on equity, and sustainable earnings growth. Managed by the Tokyo-based SPARX Asset Management, the fund leverages local expertise for in-depth research and due diligence within the Japanese market. Typically allocating over 94% of its assets to Japanese equities, the fund offers investors targeted exposure to growth opportunities among Japanese small-cap companies, a market segment often overlooked by broader indices.

• Fund Family: Hennessy
• Category: Japanese
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: HJSIX
• Share Class: Institutional Class
• Index: Index is not available on Lipper Database

Performance

HJSIX had a total return of 25.78% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.42%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
HJPSX	Investor Class	1.50%

Top 10 Holdings

32.05% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
First American Government Obligs X	FGXXX	4.94%
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.	7189	4.28%
Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd.	7821	3.21%
Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd.	6284	3.20%
The Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd.	8361	3.04%
TOWA Corporation	6315	3.00%
DAIHEN Corporation	6622	2.68%
AGC Inc.	5201	2.61%
NOK Corporation	7240	2.59%
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.	8377	2.49%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 29, 2025	$0.35232	Dec 29, 2025
Dec 4, 2025	$2.2652	Dec 4, 2025
Dec 27, 2024	$0.23792	Dec 27, 2024
Dec 5, 2024	$0.46762	Dec 5, 2024
Dec 27, 2023	$0.19653	Dec 27, 2023
Dec 28, 2022	$0.16327	Dec 28, 2022

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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