# Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund (HJSIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hjsix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2015-06-15 This fund dedicates at least 80% of its total assets to investing in the equity securities of smaller Japanese businesses. These are generally companies whose market valuation places them within the bottom fifth of all publicly listed Japanese enterprises. For the purpose of this fund, a "Japanese company" is defined by its manager as an entity that is either legally established under Japanese statutes, primarily trades its securities on a Japanese exchange, or maintains the majority of its operations or assets within Japan. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $22.79 | | Expense Ratio | 1.11% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $147.7M | | NAV | $22.79 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $18.85 – $23.20 | | Beta | 0.85 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.3523 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-29 - Pay date: 2025-12-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does HJSIX invest in? This fund dedicates at least 80% of its total assets to investing in the equity securities of smaller Japanese businesses. These are generally companies whose market valuation places them within the bottom fifth of all publicly listed Japanese enterprises. For the purpose of this fund, a "Japanese company" is defined by its manager as an entity that is either legally established under Japanese statutes, primarily trades its securities on a Japanese exchange, or maintains the majority of its operations or assets within Japan. ### What is the expense ratio of HJSIX? Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund (HJSIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.11%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is HJSIX? Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund (HJSIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $147.7M across all of its share classes (HJPSX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is HJSIX actively managed or an index fund? HJSIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (HJSIX's is 1.11%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was HJSIX launched? Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund (HJSIX) launched in June 2015 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has HJSIX performed? HJSIX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does HJSIX pay a dividend? Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund (HJSIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does HJSIX pay dividends? Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is HJSIX's dividend yield? HJSIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is HJSIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for HJSIX was 2025-12-29. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will HJSIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.11% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does HJSIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from HJSIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does HJSIX cost more than a fund like VOO? HJSIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.11%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether HJSIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to HJSIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as HJSIX (1.11%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hjsix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hjsix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hjsix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hjsix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hjsix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.