Mizuho mulls cutting investment units to broaden investor base

It acknowledged it as a way to increase the liquidity of its shares.

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MFG) said that it is considering reducing its investment units to broaden its investor base.

“Mizuho Financial Group acknowledges that reducing our investment units is an effective way to expand our investor base and increase the liquidity of our shares,” the Japanese megabank said in a statement on 12 June 2026.

MFG said that it is monitoring factors including share price level and market conditions in relation to a possible reduction of investment units.

In May, Mizuho Bank became a major shareholder of Rakuten Bank.

Mizuho Bank recently completed its merger with Mizuho Research & Technologies. Research and consulting functions have been consolidated under the brand name Mizuho Research Institute.