Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF - Get Rating) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 18,300 shares, a growth of 177.3% from the August 15th total of 6,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 38,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.