Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, with the Nikkei 225 up 3.3% and TOPIX up 2.4%, nearly reversing the prior week’s sharp losses.</li>
<li>This week's top performer was Toppan Printing due to strong interest in its “Double View Film” for solar panels and a new data-driven customer-experience service, highlighting innovation and growth potential.</li>
<li>A quieter week for Activists. Dalton increased its Anicom stake to 9.5%, signalling confidence in the pet insurer’s stable growth and potential capital returns.</li>
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Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, with the Nikkei 225 up 3.3% and TOPIX up 2.4%, nearly reversing the prior week’s sharp losses.
This week's top performer was Toppan Printing due to strong interest in its “Double View Film” for solar panels and a new data-driven customer-experience service, highlighting innovation and growth potential.
A quieter week for Activists. Dalton increased its Anicom stake to 9.5%, signalling confidence in the pet insurer’s stable growth and potential capital returns.


Japan Strategy Weekly | Thanksgiving Rally

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Japan is widely owned but lightly held: 88% of global funds now hold Japan—well ahead of Asian peers—yet average weights remain near 15-year lows and structurally underweight vs. ACWI.</li>
<li>Allocations are shallow and skewed: 75% of global funds hold less than 6.3% in Japan; exposures above 10% are rare and concentrated in Value and Yield strategies.</li>
<li>Tech &amp; Industrials dominate; ownership is fragmented: Japan exposure is concentrated in Tech/Industrials, with few consensus stocks beyond Sony and Keyence, and a long tail of lightly held names.</li>
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Japan is widely owned but lightly held: 88% of global funds now hold Japan—well ahead of Asian peers—yet average weights remain near 15-year lows and structurally underweight vs. ACWI.
Allocations are shallow and skewed: 75% of global funds hold less than 6.3% in Japan; exposures above 10% are rare and concentrated in Value and Yield strategies.
Tech &amp; Industrials dominate; ownership is fragmented: Japan exposure is concentrated in Tech/Industrials, with few consensus stocks beyond Sony and Keyence, and a long tail of lightly held names.


Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

<ul>
<li>Dell bouncing in regular trading after initial weakness after-mkt on numbers the day before.</li>
<li>Semi-Cap names strong led by Teradyne and ASML sets a good tone for Japan SPE overall.</li>
<li>Homebuilders follow through with more gains on rate outlook, watch Shin Etsu on PVC.</li>
</ul>


Dell bouncing in regular trading after initial weakness after-mkt on numbers the day before.
Semi-Cap names strong led by Teradyne and ASML sets a good tone for Japan SPE overall.
Homebuilders follow through with more gains on rate outlook, watch Shin Etsu on PVC.


Japan Morning Connection: Kioxia Weakness Unlikely to Last with Bain's 36m Shs Sale a Blip at Best

<ul>
<li>Japanese SPE laggards set to rebound with the NKY semi index -13% MTD.</li>
<li>Jensen Huang sees physical AI as the next big leg of growth.</li>
<li>Japan set to help fund 10 new nuclear plants in the US as the Govt scrambles for elec capacity.</li>
</ul>


Japanese SPE laggards set to rebound with the NKY semi index -13% MTD.
Jensen Huang sees physical AI as the next big leg of growth.
Japan set to help fund 10 new nuclear plants in the US as the Govt scrambles for elec capacity.


Japan Morning Connection: NVDA Beats and Rises as Much as +6% After Hours Pulling Markets Higher

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to trade sideways today, with the support at 1,300/1,287 and the resistance at 1,310/1,322.</li><li>The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) agreed to open a public hearing on electricity tariffs (Ft) for the Jan–Apr 2026 period under two scenarios: (I) Bt4.58/unit and (II) Bt3.94/unit (unchanged).</li><li>The Cabinet approved new guidelines for managing feed corn imports in 2026, increasing the import quota to 1mn tons per year at a 0% tariff (from 54,700 tons at 20% previously) as part of ongoing trade negotiations with the US.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways today, with the support at 1,300/1,287 and the resistance at 1,310/1,322.The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) agreed to open a public hearing on electricity tariffs (Ft) for the Jan–Apr 2026 period under two scenarios: (I) Bt4.58/unit and (II) Bt3.94/unit (unchanged).The Cabinet approved new guidelines for managing feed corn imports in 2026, increasing the import quota to 1mn tons per year at a 0% tariff (from 54,700 tons at 20% previously) as part of ongoing trade negotiations with the US.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. November 12, 2025.

Japan

SoftBank Group Corp provides telecommunication services.  The Company also operates ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and fiber optic high-speed Internet connection, e-Commerce businesses, and Internet based advertising and auction businesses.

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Japan Strategy Weekly | Thanksgiving Rally

Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, led by Toppan Printing's innovative products and Dalton's confidence in Anicom's growth potential.

Mark Chadwick

Japan: Cautious Reengagment

Global ownership of Japan is rising, but conviction remains weak. Allocations sit near historic lows, with Value funds leading a cautious rotation...

Steven Holden

Japan Morning Connection: Kioxia Weakness Unlikely to Last with Bain's 36m Shs Sale a Blip at Best

Big moves up from semi-cap names bodes well for Japan SPE, with Ibiden as a dip buying candidate. Kioxia may find support trading close to its 50...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: NVDA Beats and Rises as Much as +6% After Hours Pulling Markets Higher

US using Japanese funding to build new nuclear reactors will be a positive for JSW and Hitachi. NVDA management push back on the concept of an AI...

Andrew Jackson

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. November 12, 2025.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) agreed to open a public hearing on electricity tariffs (Ft) for the Jan–Apr 2026 period under two scenarios:...

Krungthai XSpring

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Japan Strategy Weekly | Thanksgiving Rally

​Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, led by Toppan Printing's innovative products and Dalton's confidence in Anicom's growth potential.

Mark Chadwick

Japan: Cautious Reengagment

Global ownership of Japan is rising, but conviction remains weak. Allocations sit near historic lows, with Value funds leading a cautious rotation...

Steven Holden

Japan Morning Connection: Kioxia Weakness Unlikely to Last with Bain's 36m Shs Sale a Blip at Best

Big moves up from semi-cap names bodes well for Japan SPE, with Ibiden as a dip buying candidate. Kioxia may find support trading close to its 50...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: NVDA Beats and Rises as Much as +6% After Hours Pulling Markets Higher

US using Japanese funding to build new nuclear reactors will be a positive for JSW and Hitachi. NVDA management push back on the concept of an AI...

Andrew Jackson

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. November 12, 2025.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) agreed to open a public hearing on electricity tariffs (Ft) for the Jan–Apr 2026 period under two scenarios:...

Krungthai XSpring

Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, led by Toppan Printing's innovative products and Dalton's confidence in Anicom's growth potential.