September 2026 Japanese Shareholder Perks (Yutai) — 9 Holdings, 13 Cross-Trade Candidates, 11 Odd Lots
The short version: To qualify for Japan’s September 2026 shareholder perks (yutai), you need to own the shares at the close of Monday, September 28. Borrowing costs this round are charged for a single day. I qualify for nine perks held outright, worth roughly ¥26,000 in cash-equivalent value. Three companies are running one-off anniversary perks that only exist this September, and Joshin’s famous single-share perk is gone — but buying 100 shares now pays double what it used to. This is my record of the Japanese shareholder perks (yutai) that lock in at the end of September 2026. September is the second-biggest month of the year after March — somewhere between 449 and 459 companies are on the list this time. I qualify for nine perks through shares I already own (about ¥26,000 once you strip out the ones you can’t put a price on), and I’ve also worked through […]