Kao Corporation
TSE Prime
Shareholding pattern
As reported in the annual securities report, 2025-12-31.
| Foreign institutions | 41.57% |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 14.17% |
| Top 10 holders | 37.40% |
| Total shareholders | 131,570 |
Who owns the company
Share of voting unitsForeign institutions 41.57%Financial institutions 33.94%Individuals & others 14.17%Securities firms 5.58%Other corporations 4.7%Foreign individuals 0.04%
How to read this: each slice is a group of investors. Foreign and financial institutions are professional money; individuals are retail shareholders; other corporations are usually business partners holding strategic stakes. A large institutional slice generally means heavier analyst coverage and more trading volume.
Ownership Trend
Holding %, recent yearsForeign institutionsFinancial institutionsIndividualsOther corporationsSecurities firms
How to read this: each line shows how one investor group's share has moved over recent years. A rising foreign or institutional line can signal growing professional interest; a falling one the opposite. Japanese companies disclose ownership once a year, so these are annual points — read the direction over several years rather than a single step.
Ownership detail
| Investor category | Holding % | Shareholders |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign institutions | 41.57% | 941 |
| Financial institutions | 33.94% | 167 |
| Individuals & others | 14.17% | 128,706 |
| Securities firms | 5.58% | 48 |
| Other corporations | 4.70% | 1,115 |
| Foreign individuals | 0.04% | 592 |
| Government | 0.00% | 1 |
How to read this: a high foreign or institutional share often means the stock is widely researched and more liquid; a high individual share means retail investors hold most of the company. Percentages are of voting units.
Largest shareholders
| S.No. | Shareholder | Shares | Stake % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社（信託口） | 83,702,000 | 18.45% |
| 2 | 株式会社日本カストディ銀行（信託口） | 31,943,000 | 7.04% |
| 3 | ステート ストリート バンク アンド トラスト カンパニー 505001（常任代理人 株式会社みずほ銀行決済営業部） | 7,483,000 | 1.65% |
| 4 | ビーエヌワイエム アズ エージーテイ クライアンツ ノン トリーテイー ジヤスデツク（常任代理人 株式会社三菱UFJ銀行） | 7,385,000 | 1.63% |
| 5 | 日本証券金融株式会社 | 6,997,000 | 1.54% |
| 6 | Oasis Opportunities Fund One SPC - ECHO SP（常任代理人 ゴールドマン・サックス証券株式会社） | 6,879,000 | 1.52% |
| 7 | ジェーピー モルガン チェース バンク 385781（常任代理人 株式会社みずほ銀行決済営業部） | 6,748,000 | 1.49% |
| 8 | 日本生命保険相互会社（常任代理人 日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社） | 6,691,000 | 1.48% |
| 9 | ビービーエイチルクス フイデリテイ フアンズ グローバル デイビデンド プール（常任代理人 株式会社三菱UFJ銀行） | 6,010,000 | 1.32% |
| 10 | オアシスジャパンストラテジックファンド リミテッド（常任代理人 ゴールドマン・サックス証券株式会社） | 5,791,000 | 1.28% |
Trust banks such as Master Trust and Custody Bank appear at the top of most Japanese registers: they hold shares on behalf of many underlying funds rather than owning them outright.