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2025-12-15 13:44:58
[Bank of Japan Officials Considering Selling Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Assets as Early as January Next Year] 1. According to sources, Bank of Japan officials are considering starting to sell their ETF holdings as early as January next year, a process expected to take decades. The bank plans to adopt a phased sales strategy to smoothly dispose of the assets and avoid market shocks. 2. In September of this year, the Bank of Japan's Policy Board decided to launch the relevant reduction plan, setting the sales target at approximately 330 billion yen per year based on book value. At this pace, if the sales rate remains unchanged, it is estimated that it will take approximately 112 years to sell all holdings. Bank of Japan data shows that as of the end of September this year, its ETF holdings had a market value of approximately 83 trillion yen and a book value of 37.1 trillion yen.
