Which Japan stocks moved this week? (Aug 31, 2026)

Taking the Japan holdings inside the ETFs we track, here is where the movement was in the latest data.

Biggest gains:

• RCRRF (Recruit Holdings) $110.80, 5.65% — held by 1 ETF
• SONY (Sony Group) $24.85, 3.24% — held by 4 ETFS
• RCRUY (Recruit Holdings) $22.05, 2.85% — held by 1 ETF
• MSBHF (Mitsubishi Corp) $29.51, 2.43% — held by 2 ETFS
• MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ) $22.90, 2.05% — held by 4 ETFS

Biggest falls:

• SFTBY (SoftBank Group) $15.79, -3.72% — held by 1 ETF
• TOELY (Tokyo Electron) $171.30, -2.37% — held by 2 ETFS
• KYCCF (Keyence Corp) $513.65, -2.01% — held by 3 ETFS
• SHECY (Shin-Etsu Chemical) $18.58, -1.80% — held by 2 ETFS
• JAPAY (Japan Tobacco) $21.66, -1.05% — held by 1 ETF

Two cautions on reading a list like this. A single day's move tells you very little about a business, and small companies move further on less volume — so the top of a gainers list is often the least liquid name rather than the most improved one.

Companies trading within 5% of their 52-week high this week: MUFG, RCRUY, JAPAY, SMFG, RCRRF.

Where a stock sits in its 52-week range is a momentum observation, not a valuation one — a company can sit at a high and still be cheap, or at a low and still be expensive.

The more useful follow-up for a fund investor is which ETFs hold these companies and at what weight, because that is what actually moves your portfolio. Each name above links to that breakdown.