Sumitomo Mitsui Financial SMFG
$23.31 −$0.17 (-0.72%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $23.23 -0.34%
Open$22.96
Prev close$23.48
Day range$22.71 – $23.51
Volume1.97M
Market cap$147.56B
P/E (TTM)13.7
Dividend yield2.41%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership40.5%-0.17 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding853+4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)24 buys / 18 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.09% of floatDays to cover 3.6 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share20.2%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$4.66M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 14.1% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 0.09% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,999,020 | 0.1% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,622,860 | 3.9% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,310,008 | 0.7% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,712,000 | 0.2% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,362,500 | 0.0% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,619,673 | 0.3% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,203,403 | 0.6% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,116,000 | 3.9% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,640,000 | 0.2% |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,108,383 | 0.4% |
| Global X Japan Co. Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +884,666 | 0.0% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +125,951,338 | 0.0% |
| Strategic Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +19,816,788 | 0.8% |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,252,383 | 0.4% |
| RBC Global Asset Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +28,008,248 | 0.5% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2026 | Kazuyuki Anchi | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CFO, Group CSO & Director | Private Disposition | -8,000 | $21.24 | 97,714 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Makoto Takashima | Chairperson | Sale to Issuer | -14,200 | $22.00 | 503,200 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Takashi Kobayashi | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Group Chief Human Resources Officer | Sale to Issuer | -6,600 | $22.00 | 183,978 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Teiko Kudo | Deputy President, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Group CCO & Director | Sale to Issuer | -7,600 | $22.00 | 230,564 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Keiichiro Nakamura | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Co-Head of Global Business Unit | Sale to Issuer | -6,600 | $22.00 | 199,856 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Takeshi Mikami | Deputy President and Executive Officer & Director | Sale to Issuer | -7,000 | $22.00 | 258,344 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Toru Nakashima | President, Group CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer & Director | Sale to Issuer | -17,800 | $22.00 | 324,928 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Yoshihiro Hyakutome | Deputy President, Representative Executive Officer & Co-Head of Global Business Unit | Sale to Issuer | -7,000 | $22.00 | 223,654 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Akio Isowa | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer | Sale to Issuer | -6,600 | $22.00 | 163,206 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Fumihiko Ito | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit | Sale to Issuer | -6,600 | $22.00 | 179,504 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Yukihiro Mabuchi | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit | Sale to Issuer | -5,600 | $22.00 | 150,974 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Akio Uemura | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Head of Retail Business Unit | Sale to Issuer | -5,200 | $22.00 | 132,996 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Kazuyuki Anchi | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CFO, Group CSO & Director | Sale to Issuer | -5,200 | $22.00 | 105,714 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Arihiro Nagata | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Head of Global Markets Business Unit | Sale to Issuer | -5,200 | $22.00 | 110,268 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Haruyuki Yoshikawa | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officers & Group CAE Internal Audit Dept. | Sale to Issuer | -4,600 | $22.00 | 105,964 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Natsuhiro Samejima | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Group Chief Risk Officer | Sale to Issuer | -5,600 | $22.00 | 144,768 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Hideki Takamatsu | Sr. Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Group CIO | Sale to Issuer | -4,200 | $22.00 | 118,230 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Honami Matsugasaki | Non-Executive Director | Sale to Issuer | -8,200 | $22.00 | 68,404 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Makoto Takashima | Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +86,890 | – | 503,200 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Takashi Kobayashi | Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer & Group Chief Human Resources Officer | Other Acquisition | +40,854 | – | 183,978 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 5,604,636 | 0.1% | 3.6 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 6,110,985 | 0.1% | 4.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 7,390,304 | 0.1% | 4.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 8,659,290 | 0.1% | 7.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 8,506,122 | 0.1% | 5.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 8,644,534 | 0.1% | 4.9 |
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