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Three institutional investors add to stakes in trading house Metaplanet
Capital Research, Morgan Stanley and BofA Securities expanded their positions as broader filings across Tokyo listed companies showed selling outweighed purchases.
Three institutional investors have built up their stakes in Metaplanet, regulatory filings show. Capital Research and Management Company, Morgan Stanley & Co. International and BofA Securities Japan all disclosed adding to their holdings in the trading house.
Metaplanet reported revenue growth of 738.3 per cent for the 12 months to 30 June 2026, reaching ¥11.7bn. Operating margin stood at 70.0 per cent, while the company recorded an equity ratio of 81.5 per cent.
Across 856 reports filed in the last 30 days, reductions accounted for $15.7bn, or 66 per cent of disclosed value. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group cut a $2.1bn stake in electronics maker Advantest Corporation on 12 October, filing the report on 19 October.
Two investors crossed the 5 per cent threshold in other companies to become new large shareholders. Kazuhiro Morishita crossed the line in MabGenesis, and Seiko Epson became a large holder in chemicals maker Cluster Technology.
Companies in this column: Metaplanet, Advantest Corporation, MabGenesis, Cluster Technology.