Mizuho Financial
About: Mizuho Financial Group is roughly tied with megabank peer Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group for the status as Japan's second-largest bank after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. As of March 2024, Mizuho's market share of domestic loans was 6.8%, compared with 7.2% for SMFG and 8.0% for MUFG. In Japan, Mizuho has more of a corporate focus than SMFG, which has a larger retail business. Its overseas weighting is slightly smaller than that of MUFG. Unlike its two Japanese megabank peers, which own foreign banks outright or hold noncontrolling stakes in local banks overseas, Mizuho expanded in recent years beyond its traditional Japanese borrowers, mainly through its core banking and securities units, focusing on the financing needs of global multinational corporations.
Employees: 52,307
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
15,500% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $156K | Put options by funds: $1K
210% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 155 | Existing positions reduced: 50
144% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 18
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $578M [Q3] → $787M (+$209M) [Q4]
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 260 [Q3] → 282 (+22) [Q4]
0.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 5.43% [Q3] → 6.34% (+0.91%) [Q4]
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