The Bullish Bears break down a list of the Nikkei 225 stocks and companies, ETFs, and futures. Japan’s Nikkei index measures the performance of 225 large companies in a wide range of industries. It’s part of the TSE or Tokyo Stock Exchange. If you are looking into investing in foreign markets, this is a good place to start. The Nikkei 225 was born on September 7th, 1950, and was retroactively calculated back to May 1949. It would be best compared to the DOW if you compare it to a US exchange.
What does the Nikkei stand for? It is named after the “Nihon Keizai Shimbun” or Japan’s Economic Newspaper, commonly known as Nikkei, which sponsors the index calculation. Also interesting is how old it is. The Nikkei is the oldest stock index in all of Asia. (Yes, even China)
You can not invest directly in the exchange, but there are ETFs you can invest in that are also available on the US stock market. The most prominent one is the iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
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Nikkei 225 Stocks List 2026
| Symbol | Name | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| 6857 | Advantest Corp | $15.46 B |
| 8267 | Aeon Co. Ltd | $18.32 B |
| 5201 | AGC Inc. | $8.74 B |
| 7259 | Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd | $9.45 B |
| 2802 | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | $15.92 B |
| 9202 | ANA Holdings, Inc. | $10.28 B |
| 2502 | Asahi Group Holdings Ltd | $18.21 B |
| 7747 | Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd | $5.14 B |
| 3407 | Asahi Kasei Corp | $12.43 B |
| 4503 | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | $29.22 B |
| 7832 | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | $16.54 B |
| 6532 | BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | $5.66 B |
| 5108 | Bridgestone Corp | $26.88 B |
| 6448 | Brother Industries Ltd | $4.79 B |
| 7751 | Canon Inc. | $26.38 B |
| 9697 | Capcom Co Ltd | $6.55 B |
| 9022 | Central Japan Railway Co | $26.00 B |
| 9502 | Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. | $7.97 B |
| 4519 | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | $55.31 B |
| 4751 | CyberAgent, Inc. | $6.29 B |
| 7912 | Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd | $6.59 B |
| 8750 | Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | $21.76 B |
| 6383 | Daifuku Co. Ltd | $8.93 B |
| 4568 | Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd | $37.79 B |
| 6367 | Daikin Industries,Ltd. | $55.58 B |
| 1878 | Daito Trust Construction Co.,Ltd. | $7.79 B |
| 1925 | Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd | $16.98 B |
| 8984 | Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp | $5.98 B |
| 8601 | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | $8.86 B |
| 6902 | DENSO Corp | $51.58 B |
| 4324 | Dentsu Group, Inc. | $11.96 B |
| 9020 | East Japan Railway Company | $22.78 B |
| 6361 | Ebara Corp | $5.51 B |
| 4523 | Eisai Co. Ltd | $13.64 B |
| 5020 | ENEOS Holdings, Inc. | $12.34 B |
| 6EQ | EQT AB | $39.71 B |
| 6954 | FANUC Corp | $33.68 B |
| 9983 | Fast Retailing Co. Ltd | $52.29 B |
| 6504 | Fuji Electric Co Ltd | $7.10 B |
| 4901 | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp | $24.12 B |
| 6702 | Fujitsu Ltd | $30.28 B |
| 3281 | GLP J-REIT | $6.69 B |
| 3769 | GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | $7.69 B |
| 6965 | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | $8.26 B |
| 9042 | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | $7.11 B |
| 9435 | Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | $5.36 B |
| 6806 | Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd. | $5.29 B |
| 6305 | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd | $5.68 B |
| 6501 | Hitachi Ltd | $48.92 B |
| 7267 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | $49.11 B |
| 6465 | Hoshizaki Corp | $5.07 B |
| 7741 | HOYA Corp | $42.88 B |
| 3003 | Hulic Co. Ltd | $6.23 B |
| 4062 | Ibiden Co.,Ltd. | $6.99 B |
| 5019 | Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. | $8.35 B |
| 3291 | Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd | $5.31 B |
| 1605 | Inpex Corp | $15.16 B |
| 7202 | Isuzu Motors Ltd | $9.64 B |
| 2593P | Ito En Ltd | $5.10 B |
| 8001 | ITOCHU Corp | $52.19 B |
| 4739 | ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp | $6.32 B |
| 9201 | Japan Airlines Co. Ltd | $8.61 B |
| 8697 | Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | $9.96 B |
| 7182 | JAPAN POST BANK Co.,Ltd. | $31.93 B |
| 6178 | Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd | $31.41 B |
| 7181 | Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd | $7.17 B |
| 8952 | Japan Real Estate Investment Corp | $7.44 B |
| 2914 | Japan Tobacco, Inc. | $31.59 B |
| 5411 | JFE Holdings, Inc. | $8.62 B |
| 4185 | JSR Corp | $6.26 B |
| 1812 | Kajima Corp | $6.34 B |
| 4452 | Kao Corp | $19.85 B |
| 9107 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd | $7.13 B |
| 9433 | KDDI Corp | $73.12 B |
| 9008 | Keio Corporation | $4.83 B |
| 6861 | Keyence Corp | $113.20 B |
| 2801 | Kikkoman Corp | $12.74 B |
| 9041 | Kintetsu Group Holdings Co.,Ltd. | $5.54 B |
| 2503 | Kirin Holdings Company Ltd | $12.88 B |
| 4967 | Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | $6.32 B |
| 3038 | Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd | $6.52 B |
| 3635 | Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd | $5.21 B |
| 7276 | Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd | $6.66 B |
| 6301 | Komatsu Ltd | $22.56 B |
| 9766 | Konami Holdings Corporation | $8.70 B |
| 4922 | KOSÉ Corporation | $6.25 B |
| 6326 | Kubota Corp | $23.46 B |
| 6971 | Kyocera Corp | $20.62 B |
| 4151 | Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd | $12.51 B |
| 6920 | Lasertec Corp | $14.87 B |
| TJS | LIXIL Group Corp | $7.98 B |
| 2413 | M3, Inc. | $23.89 B |
| 6586 | Makita Corp | $8.70 B |
| 8002 | Marubeni Corp | $20.78 B |
| 7261 | Mazda Motor Corp | $4.83 B |
| MJ8 | McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan) Ltd | $6.25 B |
| 2269 | Meiji Holdings Co. Ltd | $7.93 B |
| 6479 | Minebea Mitsumi, Inc. | $8.58 B |
| 9962 | MISUMI Group, Inc. | $8.68 B |
| 4188 | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp | $9.64 B |
| 8058 | Mitsubishi Corp | $57.23 B |
| 6503 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | $25.61 B |
| 8802 | Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd | $20.39 B |
| 7011 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd | $11.29 B |
| 8306 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | $85.03 B |
| 8593 | Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Ltd | $7.06 B |
| 8031 | Mitsui & Co. Ltd | $45.09 B |
| 4183 | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | $5.03 B |
| 8801 | Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd | $21.46 B |
| 9104 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd | $11.65 B |
| 8411 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | $33.47 B |
| 3064 | MonotaRO Co. Ltd | $10.62 B |
| 8725 | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | $18.75 B |
| 6981 | Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd | $43.41 B |
| 6701 | NEC Corp | $11.59 B |
| 3659 | NEXON Co. Ltd | $21.36 B |
| 6594 | Nidec Corp | $46.33 B |
| 7974 | Nintendo Co Ltd | $62.20 B |
| 8951 | Nippon Building Fund InCorp | $9.71 B |
| NEX | Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | $5.97 B |
| 9147 | Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. | $5.68 B |
| 4612 | Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd | $20.38 B |
| 3283 | Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. | $7.57 B |
| 5401 | Nippon Steel Corp | $17.32 B |
| 9432 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | $103.75 B |
| 9101 | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | $16.46 B |
| 4021 | Nissan Chemical Corp | $8.63 B |
| 7201 | Nissan Motor Co Ltd | $16.89 B |
| 2897 | Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. | $7.36 B |
| 9843 | Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd | $14.41 B |
| 6988 | Nitto Denko Corp | $11.08 B |
| 8604 | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | $13.84 B |
| 3462 | Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | $6.04 B |
| 4307 | Nomura Research Institute Ltd | $20.26 B |
| 9613 | NTT Data Corp | $27.26 B |
| 1802 | Obayashi Corp | $5.37 B |
| 4684 | OBIC Co.,Ltd. | $13.56 B |
| 9007 | Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd | $6.12 B |
| 3861 | Oji Holdings Corp | $4.91 B |
| 7733 | Olympus Corp | $23.00 B |
| 6645 | OMRON Corp | $13.63 B |
| 4528 | Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | $12.86 B |
| 3288 | Open House Co. Ltd | $5.79 B |
| 4716 | Oracle Corp Japan | $8.86 B |
| 4661 | Oriental Land Co. Ltd | $64.66 B |
| 8591 | ORIX Corporation | $23.97 B |
| 9532 | Osaka Gas Co. Ltd | $7.16 B |
| 4768 | Otsuka Corp | $6.84 B |
| 4578 | Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd | $19.03 B |
| 7532 | Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp | $10.22 B |
| 6752 | Panasonic Corp | $22.73 B |
| 2181 | Persol Holdings Co.,Ltd. | $5.14 B |
| 4755 | Rakuten, Inc. | $11.83 B |
| 6098 | Recruit Holdings Co Ltd | $68.11 B |
| 6723 | Renesas Electronics Corp | $19.73 B |
| 8308 | Resona Holdings, Inc. | $10.76 B |
| 7752 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | $5.99 B |
| 6963 | ROHM Co. Ltd | $7.14 B |
| ZOF | SBI Holdings Inc-Japan | $6.29 B |
| 9735 | Secom Co Ltd | $15.85 B |
| 6724 | Seiko Epson Corp | $5.32 B |
| 4204 | Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd | $6.57 B |
| 1928 | Sekisui House Ltd | $13.65 B |
| 3382 | Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd | $42.53 B |
| 9143 | SG Holdings Co.,Ltd. | $12.39 B |
| 6753 | Sharp Corp | $5.95 B |
| 7701 | Shimadzu Corp | $10.40 B |
| 7309 | Shimano, Inc. | $21.51 B |
| 4063 | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd | $63.43 B |
| 8421 | Shinkin Central Bank | $13.79 B |
| 6967 | Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd | $6.48 B |
| 4507 | Shionogi & Co. Ltd | $18.27 B |
| 4911 | Shiseido Co Ltd | $19.69 B |
| 6273 | SMC Corp | $37.08 B |
| SMO | SMOBY | $10.20 B |
| 9984 | SoftBank Group Corp. | $54.93 B |
| 2768 | Sojitz Corp | $20.55 B |
| 8630 | Sompo Holdings, Inc. | $16.17 B |
| 6758 | Sony Group Corporation | $126.64 B |
| 9684 | Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd | $5.31 B |
| 7270 | Subaru Corp | $12.24 B |
| 4005 | Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd | $7.87 B |
| 8053 | Sumitomo Corp | $22.42 B |
| 5802 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | $9.28 B |
| 5713 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd | $14.08 B |
| 8316 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | $44.06 B |
| 8309 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | $12.59 B |
| 8830 | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd | $13.43 B |
| 2587 | Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd | $11.93 B |
| 7269 | Suzuki Motor Corp | $16.74 B |
| 6869 | Sysmex Corp | $14.72 B |
| 8795 | T&D Holdings, Inc. | $8.40 B |
| 1801 | Taisei Corp | $6.10 B |
| NPX | Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp | $10.37 B |
| 6976 | Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd | $5.64 B |
| 4502 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | $45.89 B |
| 4543 | Terumo Corp | $23.16 B |
| 9503 | The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. | $8.50 B |
| 3626 | TIS, Inc. | $6.06 B |
| 9001 | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. | $5.17 B |
| 8766 | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | $36.99 B |
| 9501 | Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings, Inc. | $5.38 B |
| 8035 | Tokyo Electron Ltd | $79.62 B |
| 9531 | Tokyo Gas Co.,Ltd. | $8.08 B |
| 9005 | Tokyu Corp | $8.10 B |
| 7911 | Toppan Printing Co. Ltd | $6.29 B |
| 3402 | Toray Industries, Inc. | $8.65 B |
| 6502 | Toshiba Corp | $18.93 B |
| 4042 | Tosoh Corp | $4.92 B |
| 5332 | Toto Ltd. | $6.74 B |
| 6201 | Toyota Industries Corp | $21.99 B |
| 7203 | Toyota Motor Corporation | $51.55 B |
| 8015 | Toyota Tsusho Corp | $14.74 B |
| 4704 | Trend Micro Inc. | $8.25 B |
| 8113 | Unicharm Corp | $22.08 B |
| 3141 | Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd | $5.14 B |
| 9021 | West Japan Railway Company | $8.17 B |
| 2267 | Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. | $8.59 B |
| 7951 | Yamaha Corp | $7.65 B |
| 7272 | Yamaha Motor Co Ltd | $7.86 B |
| 9064 | Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | $6.98 B |
| 6506 | Yaskawa Electric Corp | $10.25 B |
| 4689 | Z Holdings Corp | $34.24 B |
| 3092 | ZOZO, Inc. | $8.04 B |
Nikkei 225 ETF List
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
| EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan ETF |
| BBJP | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF |
| DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund |
| FLJP | Franklin FTSE Japan ETF |
| HEWJ | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF |
| DBJP | Xtrackers MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund |
| DFJ | WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend |
| JPXN | iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF |
| SCJ | iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap ETF |
| FJP | First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund |
Nikkei Futures Symbols
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
| NIYH0 | Nikkei/Yen Futures Quotes |
| NKDH0 | Nikkei/USD Futures Quotes |
What Is the Nikkei 225?
The Nikkei has been experiencing some selling pressure; the same is the case worldwide. Japan’s economy is big. How big? It’s the world’s fifth-largest after China, the EU, India, and the United States. Japan is a G7 nation and has built a highly free market system.
Some interesting facts about Japan that may affect the stocks on the Nikkei list: Japan is the world’s largest creditor nation. Japan is experiencing a declining population and very low immigration, which can be a problem for the aging population. Japan has a serious debt-to-GDP problem…but continues to pay its bills for now.
The Nikkei Index, reviewed yearly in September, ranks its stocks by share price. In contrast to other Indices worldwide, it’s not weighted by market capitalization. Because of this, it doesn’t fully reflect the sector market values of the Japanese stock market.
Other Major Tokyo Stock Exchange
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has another prominent index called TOPIX.
(Tokyo Stock Price Index), which tracks the prices of stocks. As we talked about earlier, the Nikkei Index monitors the top 225 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and ranks them based on their stock prices.
In contrast to the Nikkei Index, the TOPIX index ranks stocks by free-float adjusted market capitalization. Additionally, TOPIX tracks all domestic companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and some stocks in the Standard Market. As of 2023, the First Section had a whopping 2176 companies.
There are major differences between the Nikkei Index and TOPIX. Consequently, many consider TOPIX a more accurate reflection of Japan’s stock market. The primary reasons for this are the variation in weighting between the two indices and the larger number of companies included in TOPIX.
What Are the Largest Nikkei Sectors?
As of January 1, 2024, the Information Technology sector accounts for the largest portion of the Index, at 24.23%. The Consumer Discretionary sector is closely behind, with a weightage of 20.97%. Taking third place is the industrial sector at 18.39%.
Japan's Economy Is Improving
The country’s economy is showing signs of improvement after years of deflation. Furthermore, the export sector is benefiting from the low yen valuation.
The Bank of Japan appears to be in no rush to reduce core inflation, which has slightly exceeded 2%. Because of this, the yen is still relatively inexpensive compared to its historical averages. Traders believe negative interest rates will remain in place until at least April.
Looking ahead to 2024, the Nikkei 225 index is forecasted to continue its positive momentum. Longforecast.com predicts that the Nikkei 225 will start in early March 2024 at 33,756, with a potential maximum value of 35,829 and a minimum value of 31,141.
How Do I Buy Nikkei Stocks?
You can’t buy the Nikkei directly because it’s an index. However, you can gain exposure to the Index by investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with stocks that correlate to it. ETFs consist of a selection of securities or stocks that can be traded during the day and are subject to price fluctuations similar to stocks.
Additionally, several other financial products based on the Nikkei 225 are available for trading on stock exchanges globally, such as futures, options, and warrants.
Let’s review two of the ETFs on the market.
MAXIS Nikkei 225 ETF
The MAXIS Nikkei 225 ETF is an investment fund that tracks the Nikkei 225 with a USD denomination. Furthermore, this fund makes it easy for individual investors to invest in the Nikkei Index. The MAXIS Nikkei 225 has assets worth more than $80 million. You can trade this fund on the ARCA, the electronic ETF trading platform of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Yen-Denominated ETFs
Some ETFs track the Nikkei on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, such as the Daiwa Asset Management ETF and the iShares Core Nikkei 225 ETF. You need a brokerage firm with international trading accounts to invest in these ETFs, like E-Trade or Fidelity.
It’s important to note that investing in Japanese ETFs exposes you to currency risk because these ETFs are listed in yen.
Key Takeaways
- The most commonly cited average of Japanese stocks is the Nikkei 225 index.
- The Nikkei 225 is the primary Index for Japanese stocks. It consists of Japan’s top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- The Tokyo Stock Exchange has another prominent index called TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index). TOPIX tracks all domestic companies (2176) listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and some stocks in the Standard Market.
- The Nikkei Index ranks stocks by share price, whereas the TOPIX is a free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted Index.
- You can’t invest directly in the Index, but you can gain exposure to the underlying stocks within the Nikkei 225 through an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Nikkei 225 (NKY) Performance (2026 YTD)
| Year | Performance | 2026 (YTD) | +8.7% |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +28.2% |
| 2024 | +28.2% |
| 2023 | +28.2% |
| 2022 | -9.4% |
Final Thoughts: Nikkei 225 Stocks
The Japanese stock market is experiencing a period of growth that doesn’t appear to be slowing down this year. The Nikkei 225 index is predicted to keep rising and may reach levels of 35,000 to 40,000 by the end of 2024. As a trader and investor, you have a few different options available to invest in the Japanese economy, the easiest perhaps being through ETFs. Please do not trade any of the securities on this Nikkei stocks list unless you know how to trade.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Nikkei is the primary Index for Japanese stocks. It is also known as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average (N225) and consists of Japan's top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Index is weighted based on the price of the included stocks.
The Nikkei Index comprises various companies from 36 industries, including Sony Corporation, Canon Inc., Nissan Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Panasonic Corporation.
The richest company in Japan is the Toyota Motor Corporation.
The most commonly cited average of Japanese stocks is the Nikkei 225 index.
Japan's stock market is located in Tokyo and is known as the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE/TYO).
