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Nomura Securities lifts stake in Trend Micro by $62.3mn

The purchase led 26 filings disclosed since 27 October as large investors reported stake increases worth $191.2mn against reductions of $26.6mn.

Large shareholders reported $191.2mn of stake increases against $26.6mn of reductions across 26 filings disclosed since 27 October. Nomura Securities led the disclosures after raising a stake in Trend Micro, a technology and telecoms group, by $62.3mn.

Nomura Securities filed the report on 28 October following a change on 23 October. Shares in Trend Micro have risen 3.6 per cent since that change date. Other filers also reported higher stakes on 28 October, including BlackRock Japan lifting a stake in builder Obayashi Corporation by $47.6mn, and Ariake Capital raising a stake in bank Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group by $29.9mn.

Nomura Securities filed 122 reports across 95 companies in EDINET filings over the last 30 days. These showed 68 increases and 54 reductions. Hikari Tsushin followed with 64 reports across 60 companies, including 53 stake increases, while Evo Fund disclosed 31 reductions across 39 filings.

Nomura Securities also raised a stake in technology and telecoms group Nomura Research Institute on 28 September. Shares in the company had risen 23 per cent by 28 October.

Companies in this column: Trend Micro, Obayashi Corporation, Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Nomura Research Institute.