The Bank of Japan decided at its Monetary Policy Meeting to accelerate the pace of sales of its ETF holdings and announced that annual sales at book value would be increased from approximately ¥330 billion to approximately ¥860 billion, shortening the time required for completion from 112 years to approximately 43 years. The change is scheduled to take effect in January 2027.
The Bank of Japan decided at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on the 30th to accelerate the pace of market sales of its holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with implementation scheduled to begin in January 2027.
Annual sales at book value are expected to be increased from approximately ¥330 billion to approximately ¥860 billion, while annual sales at market value are expected to be approximately ¥2.46 trillion. As a result, the time required to complete the sales is expected to be shortened from approximately 112 years to approximately 43 years.
As of the end of March 2026, the BOJ’s ETF holdings had a book value of approximately ¥37 trillion and a market value of approximately ¥94 trillion.