Activist investors are accelerating purchases of Japanese stocks, building on last year’s record, as governance reforms and shareholder-friendly shifts make the country one of the hottest markets for investor advocacy.
The 10 largest activist investors in Japan poured an estimated ¥890 billion ($6.06 billion) into Japanese stocks in the first half of this year, according to an analysis of public disclosures and Bloomberg Intelligence data.
At that pace, activists are poised to surpass 2024’s total, when they snapped up more than ¥1 trillion worth of stocks. The investment figures compiled only include the stakes that the activists have publicly disclosed, suggesting the real scale of their activities is probably higher.
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