Japan Share Ownership by Investor Type
Share Ownership Survey of the Japanese stock exchanges: the share of listed stocks held by government, city and regional banks, trust banks (investment and pension trusts), life and non-life insurers, securities companies, business corporations, foreigners and individuals, by market value from fiscal 1970 (share and amount in 100 million yen) and by number of shares from fiscal 1949.
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| Share of market value held: Government and local governments | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Financial institutions7 | 27.28 | 28.32 | 28.88 | 29.55 | 30.05 | 29.93 | 29.46 | 29.55 | 28.7 | 28.36 | 27.87 | 27.37 | 26.69 | 27.99 | 29.44 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 32 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.9 | 32 | 34.5 | 39.1 | 39.4 | 39.1 | 36.5 | 41 | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.1 | 42.8 | 42.3 | 42.9 | 42.8 | 43 | 43.5 | 44.1 | 42.5 | 41.5 | 39.8 | 38 | 37.4 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 38 | 37.8 | 36.1 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 32.3 | 31.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: City and regional banks | 1.66 | 1.84 | 2.13 | 2.32 | 2.49 | 2.73 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 3.29 | 3.49 | 3.68 | 3.65 | 3.6 | 3.79 | 3.91 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 20 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 15.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Trust banks | 21.77 | 22.4 | 22.13 | 22.61 | 22.87 | 22.48 | 21.72 | 21.46 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 18.79 | 18 | 17.19 | 17.72 | 18.62 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 18 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Of which investment trusts (banks and trust banks) | 11.31 | 10.69 | 10.43 | 9.63 | 9.92 | 9.71 | 8.68 | 8.39 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.57 | 4.78 | 4.78 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Of which pension trusts (banks and trust banks) | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.96 | 1 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.28 | 1.48 | 1.85 | 2.07 | 2.53 | 2.97 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Life insurance companies | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 3 | 3.11 | 3.16 | 3.21 | 3.23 | 3.4 | 3.44 | 3.65 | 3.73 | 4.08 | 4.32 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Non-life insurance companies | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 1.75 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Other financial institutions | 0.69 | 0.7 | 0.72 | 0.8 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.7 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.8 | 0.84 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Securities companies | 2.79 | 3.12 | 2.99 | 2.95 | 2.73 | 2.52 | 2.03 | 2.31 | 1.98 | 2.19 | 2.06 | 2.21 | 2.28 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Business corporations | 17.7 | 18.71 | 19.26 | 19.57 | 20.03 | 20.44 | 22.28 | 21.65 | 21.87 | 22.13 | 22.64 | 21.28 | 21.27 | 21.65 | 21.61 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 26 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 29 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 29 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 28.8 | 29.5 | 27.6 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 27 | 27 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 26.2 | 23.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Foreign corporations and individuals | 34.65 | 32.36 | 31.79 | 30.13 | 30.45 | 30.23 | 29.61 | 29.14 | 30.3 | 30.06 | 29.78 | 31.65 | 30.84 | 27.97 | 26.28 | 26.7 | 26 | 23.5 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 26.3 | 23.3 | 21.8 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of market value held: Individuals and others | 17.36 | 17.33 | 16.91 | 17.64 | 16.6 | 16.77 | 16.49 | 17.19 | 17.01 | 17.11 | 17.5 | 17.32 | 18.73 | 20.2 | 20.38 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 18 | 18.9 | 19 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 20 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 22.3 | 23 | 24.2 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 31.4 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 34.1 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Market value held: total6 | 12,139,152 | 9,480,471 | 10,080,465 | 7,441,808 | 7,302,760 | 7,486,953 | 5,484,461 | 6,220,527 | 6,665,591 | 5,812,043 | 5,185,985 | 5,760,677 | 4,454,347 | 3,784,159 | 3,083,108 | 3,107,837 | 3,398,123 | 2,655,359 | 4,089,928 | 5,812,973 | 5,925,507 | 3,983,961 | 3,692,819 | 2,364,769 | 3,105,338 | 3,547,372 | 4,619,231 | 3,308,841 | 3,080,884 | 3,354,760 | 3,894,105 | 3,111,706 | 3,663,987 | 3,279,171 | 3,259,652 | 4,493,676 | 4,969,133 | 5,162,395 | 4,319,451 | 3,545,140 | 2,360,505 | 1,832,029 | 1,568,723 | 1,061,676 | 894,846 | 862,525 | 715,664 | 696,659 | 605,081 | 545,380 | 476,562 | 437,155 | 421,700 | 494,438 | 283,926 | 199,979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Government and local governments | 26,068 | 16,045 | 16,143 | 11,574 | 11,112 | 8,825 | 7,546 | 9,543 | 9,884 | 8,414 | 7,651 | 9,741 | 8,455 | 7,915 | 7,931 | 9,409 | 11,528 | 11,378 | 15,673 | 18,666 | 9,772 | 7,221 | 7,898 | 5,389 | 5,333 | 5,605 | 5,556 | 6,790 | 6,841 | 7,079 | 11,706 | 10,821 | 9,887 | 10,112 | 8,979 | 11,377 | 12,464 | 19,392 | 21,147 | 30,576 | 8,043 | 6,674 | 4,682 | 3,566 | 3,225 | 3,047 | 2,767 | 2,874 | 2,947 | 2,416 | 1,984 | 1,835 | 1,930 | 2,495 | 1,675 | 1,298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Financial institutions7 | 3,311,711 | 2,684,713 | 2,911,317 | 2,199,371 | 2,194,232 | 2,240,830 | 1,615,513 | 1,838,301 | 1,912,762 | 1,648,092 | 1,445,078 | 1,576,600 | 1,188,808 | 1,059,265 | 907,659 | 921,633 | 1,040,101 | 849,371 | 1,246,075 | 1,781,819 | 1,832,514 | 1,274,940 | 1,273,040 | 925,560 | 1,224,839 | 1,386,171 | 1,685,159 | 1,358,235 | 1,298,215 | 1,405,938 | 1,601,556 | 1,330,682 | 1,550,256 | 1,407,972 | 1,396,312 | 1,930,639 | 2,163,070 | 2,275,793 | 1,834,900 | 1,472,140 | 938,407 | 696,003 | 586,170 | 409,957 | 341,880 | 329,714 | 275,647 | 264,678 | 228,531 | 196,971 | 169,315 | 153,559 | 143,853 | 169,565 | 91,603 | 63,135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: City and regional banks | 201,008 | 174,805 | 214,906 | 172,822 | 181,788 | 204,365 | 158,336 | 193,759 | 219,049 | 203,046 | 190,798 | 210,320 | 160,495 | 143,475 | 120,579 | 126,635 | 145,577 | 128,728 | 191,585 | 266,956 | 276,347 | 208,346 | 218,728 | 181,858 | 269,086 | 357,191 | 523,872 | 453,097 | 455,545 | 506,803 | 589,243 | 478,784 | 563,155 | 511,733 | 508,306 | 704,913 | 780,846 | 808,952 | 644,225 | 528,863 | 493,637 | 355,999 | 301,889 | 212,261 | 174,627 | 171,225 | 144,847 | 142,162 | 122,946 | 106,428 | 90,315 | 80,865 | 74,541 | 86,024 | 46,932 | 31,605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Trust banks | 2,643,176 | 2,123,543 | 2,231,118 | 1,682,615 | 1,670,162 | 1,683,045 | 1,191,448 | 1,335,118 | 1,360,103 | 1,139,319 | 974,387 | 1,036,961 | 765,582 | 670,672 | 573,985 | 565,043 | 626,790 | 498,943 | 707,116 | 1,023,964 | 1,067,889 | 733,562 | 724,887 | 506,943 | 617,178 | 618,499 | 626,337 | 446,152 | 380,793 | 375,738 | 399,303 | 329,028 | 366,449 | 326,014 | 315,839 | 441,933 | 506,910 | 505,098 | 370,206 | 257,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Of which investment trusts (banks and trust banks) | 1,373,033 | 1,013,785 | 1,051,632 | 716,329 | 724,791 | 726,818 | 475,991 | 521,650 | 480,037 | 366,319 | 288,825 | 275,301 | 212,927 | 170,342 | 138,817 | 136,067 | 159,563 | 133,784 | 197,390 | 268,654 | 255,372 | 152,190 | 136,021 | 93,841 | 103,024 | 98,772 | 102,185 | 44,751 | 49,906 | 68,608 | 84,096 | 81,197 | 107,847 | 104,624 | 110,402 | 168,230 | 182,926 | 160,153 | 110,912 | 68,278 | 39,453 | 26,949 | 22,975 | 17,260 | 14,208 | 16,778 | 16,287 | 19,546 | 16,926 | 12,615 | 10,268 | 8,093 | 5,919 | 7,393 | 5,477 | 4,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Of which pension trusts (banks and trust banks) | 78,794 | 71,961 | 78,469 | 62,829 | 69,763 | 75,023 | 56,729 | 69,879 | 77,070 | 74,619 | 76,930 | 106,357 | 92,361 | 95,806 | 91,692 | 99,636 | 116,972 | 93,646 | 141,495 | 201,858 | 209,277 | 154,307 | 165,812 | 136,307 | 186,967 | 196,528 | 231,846 | 156,742 | 118,251 | 80,999 | 70,808 | 50,886 | 51,710 | 38,351 | 33,644 | 40,881 | 45,038 | 53,159 | 45,736 | 36,228 | 18,094 | 9,962 | 8,707 | 3,882 | 3,557 | 3,460 | 3,661 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Life insurance companies | 325,000 | 259,892 | 300,289 | 219,545 | 219,076 | 232,562 | 173,119 | 199,984 | 215,406 | 197,506 | 178,477 | 209,989 | 166,077 | 154,491 | 133,104 | 141,207 | 170,032 | 141,103 | 219,824 | 309,426 | 303,517 | 208,637 | 208,653 | 157,894 | 233,709 | 289,963 | 374,503 | 326,385 | 327,557 | 372,514 | 431,776 | 374,941 | 443,332 | 406,231 | 399,032 | 537,016 | 585,907 | 650,105 | 536,613 | 454,906 | 291,418 | 220,856 | 184,314 | 126,264 | 106,123 | 99,174 | 80,856 | 76,568 | 66,233 | 56,016 | 48,472 | 45,162 | 42,108 | 51,187 | 27,728 | 19,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Non-life insurance companies | 58,942 | 60,338 | 92,160 | 64,964 | 67,823 | 68,031 | 52,591 | 64,793 | 74,105 | 69,041 | 64,975 | 80,112 | 64,345 | 60,192 | 53,968 | 58,967 | 67,252 | 55,426 | 88,930 | 125,096 | 123,372 | 85,781 | 87,014 | 61,987 | 83,166 | 95,392 | 117,897 | 104,628 | 106,459 | 119,419 | 140,673 | 115,122 | 136,609 | 126,095 | 127,391 | 174,282 | 194,641 | 210,730 | 172,290 | 142,284 | 97,402 | 75,542 | 65,240 | 47,504 | 40,708 | 39,634 | 34,066 | 31,128 | 26,491 | 23,998 | 21,024 | 19,755 | 19,548 | 22,562 | 11,741 | 7,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Other financial institutions | 83,583 | 66,132 | 72,842 | 59,423 | 55,381 | 52,824 | 40,017 | 44,645 | 44,097 | 39,179 | 36,439 | 39,217 | 32,307 | 30,433 | 26,021 | 29,778 | 30,449 | 25,170 | 38,618 | 56,375 | 61,387 | 38,613 | 33,757 | 16,875 | 21,698 | 25,123 | 42,547 | 27,971 | 27,858 | 31,462 | 40,560 | 32,805 | 40,710 | 37,897 | 45,741 | 72,494 | 94,764 | 100,907 | 111,564 | 88,717 | 55,949 | 43,605 | 34,729 | 23,927 | 20,422 | 19,683 | 15,879 | 14,819 | 12,861 | 10,529 | 9,504 | 7,778 | 7,655 | 9,792 | 5,202 | 4,108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Securities companies | 338,994 | 295,757 | 301,463 | 219,374 | 199,024 | 188,344 | 111,205 | 143,880 | 131,948 | 127,178 | 107,030 | 127,076 | 101,492 | 74,631 | 62,407 | 55,694 | 53,413 | 27,114 | 62,931 | 103,853 | 81,989 | 45,961 | 44,942 | 20,888 | 21,703 | 25,811 | 38,223 | 18,229 | 20,232 | 31,938 | 53,148 | 36,276 | 48,870 | 39,533 | 50,014 | 75,513 | 100,646 | 118,735 | 99,061 | 75,270 | 43,770 | 33,353 | 27,204 | 18,295 | 14,173 | 13,156 | 13,946 | 11,113 | 8,961 | 7,370 | 6,453 | 5,352 | 6,030 | 7,757 | 4,764 | 2,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Business corporations | 2,148,741 | 1,773,391 | 1,941,895 | 1,456,703 | 1,462,915 | 1,530,524 | 1,221,908 | 1,346,779 | 1,457,758 | 1,286,383 | 1,173,941 | 1,225,983 | 947,523 | 819,380 | 666,412 | 660,317 | 725,424 | 600,302 | 876,490 | 1,210,431 | 1,261,670 | 880,776 | 804,898 | 507,892 | 675,789 | 774,694 | 1,201,258 | 835,009 | 759,015 | 858,716 | 1,058,742 | 862,421 | 1,037,565 | 934,941 | 945,543 | 1,350,518 | 1,466,792 | 1,497,525 | 1,306,914 | 1,066,944 | 679,438 | 540,153 | 433,156 | 269,850 | 237,668 | 225,740 | 190,684 | 184,666 | 156,720 | 147,064 | 128,642 | 123,971 | 125,954 | 145,855 | 74,375 | 47,727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Foreign corporations and individuals | 4,206,331 | 3,067,705 | 3,204,750 | 2,242,232 | 2,223,452 | 2,263,000 | 1,624,171 | 1,812,440 | 2,019,440 | 1,747,307 | 1,544,579 | 1,823,371 | 1,373,775 | 1,058,492 | 810,309 | 830,372 | 882,959 | 623,732 | 1,122,224 | 1,614,008 | 1,559,783 | 927,659 | 806,047 | 418,246 | 567,334 | 665,746 | 859,150 | 465,881 | 411,309 | 400,713 | 409,300 | 252,319 | 282,966 | 207,205 | 196,809 | 210,770 | 208,102 | 223,379 | 177,949 | 187,684 | 165,448 | 135,037 | 137,504 | 80,814 | 57,416 | 50,274 | 21,706 | 19,106 | 18,244 | 20,049 | 17,043 | 13,820 | 16,745 | 22,436 | 14,757 | 9,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market value held: Individuals and others | 2,107,304 | 1,642,858 | 1,704,893 | 1,312,553 | 1,212,022 | 1,255,428 | 904,115 | 1,069,581 | 1,133,796 | 994,667 | 907,703 | 997,904 | 834,293 | 764,474 | 628,387 | 630,409 | 684,695 | 543,458 | 766,532 | 1,084,194 | 1,179,777 | 847,401 | 755,992 | 486,791 | 610,337 | 689,343 | 829,883 | 624,696 | 585,269 | 650,374 | 759,651 | 619,186 | 734,440 | 679,404 | 661,993 | 914,856 | 1,018,057 | 1,027,568 | 879,478 | 712,523 | 525,398 | 420,807 | 380,006 | 279,194 | 240,484 | 240,594 | 210,914 | 214,222 | 189,679 | 171,510 | 153,126 | 138,617 | 127,189 | 146,331 | 96,752 | 75,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number)6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Government and local governments | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | |
| Share of shares held (by number): Financial institutions7 | 23.06 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 23.9 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 31.1 | 34.1 | 36.2 | 37 | 36.1 | 39.3 | 40.2 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 43.5 | 43.8 | 44.5 | 44.7 | 45.2 | 46 | 45.6 | 44.6 | 43.5 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 39 | 38.9 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 37.8 | 36.5 | 36 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 33.9 | 32.3 | 31.9 | 32 | 30.6 | 29.8 | 29 | 29.5 | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 29 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 9.9 | |
| Share of shares held (by number): City and regional banks | 1.42 | 1.55 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 14 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 18 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 15 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Trust banks | 18.43 | 19.53 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 16.6 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Of which investment trusts (banks and trust banks) | 9.04 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 7 | 6.7 | 6 | 5.2 | |||
| Share of shares held (by number): Of which pension trusts (banks and trust banks) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Life insurance companies | 2.2 | 2.38 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 9.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Non-life insurance companies | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Other financial institutions | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Securities companies | 2.94 | 3.15 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 12.6 | |
| Share of shares held (by number): Business corporations | 22.38 | 22.74 | 21.7 | 23 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26 | 26.3 | 26 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 22 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 13 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 11 | 5.6 | |
| Share of shares held (by number): Foreign corporations and individuals | 28.28 | 26.59 | 27.2 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 28 | 26.9 | 24.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 20.5 | 15 | 19.7 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 10 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||
| Share of shares held (by number): Individuals and others | 23.17 | 22.74 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 22 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 26.2 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 39.6 | 48.1 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 28 | 28.4 | 29.2 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 32 | 32.9 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 37.2 | 39.9 | 41.1 | 41.9 | 42.4 | 44.1 | 44.8 | 45.6 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 46.7 | 46.3 | 47.8 | 49.1 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 53.2 | 54 | 53.8 | 55.8 | 57 | 61.3 | 69.1 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 34.65%, for 2025. That is +2.3 pp from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1970 to 2025.
- Latest
- 34.65%
- 2025
- vs previous period
- +2.3 pp
- 2024
About this data
Share Ownership Survey of the Japanese stock exchanges: the share of listed stocks held by government, city and regional banks, trust banks (investment and pension trusts), life and non-life insurers, securities companies, business corporations, foreigners and individuals, by market value from fiscal 1970 (share and amount in 100 million yen) and by number of shares from fiscal 1949. Surveyed at each company's fiscal year-end (fiscal 2025 = April 2025 to March 2026).
