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Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.

CIK:0000937760
Insurance Company
$252B AUM
265 holdings
Osaka, Japan
Founded:1907
42,511 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, founded in 1907, is one of Japan's largest mutual life insurance firms. Headquartered in Osaka, the company offers a wide range of life insurance and annuity products for individuals and corporations, as well as property and casualty insurance. As of March 31, 2024, it employs approximately 42,500 people, of which over 10,400 are administrative staff and more than 32,000 are in sales roles. Sumitomo Life serves both domestic and international customers, with a particular focus on innovating its insurance products and expanding investment and alternative asset strategies to meet the evolving needs of society.

Investment Strategy

Sumitomo Life pursues a diversified investment strategy focusing on long-term, stable returns through a broad portfolio of financial assets, including traditional life insurance, individual and group annuities, and corporate and alternative investments. The company actively invests in buyout, venture capital, and private debt funds globally, aiming to achieve both steady capital growth and capital preservation to meet long-term policyholder liabilities. It is also increasingly engaged in open innovation and corporate venture capital, with a focus on collaborating with startups and new technologies to create added value and future growth opportunities.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 264 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $1B. The fund increased holdings in Ishares TR S&P 500 Buywrite, Nvidia Corporation Com, Vanguard Index FDS Real Estate Etf among other positions. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. reduced exposure to Vanguard Whitehall FDS High Div YLD, Schwab Strategic TR Us Dividend Eq, Ishares TR JPMorgan Usd Emg among others.

Top Buys
I
IVVWISHARES TR S&P 500 BUYWRITE
+$139.3M
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION COM
+$27.5M
V
VNQVANGUARD INDEX FDS REAL ESTATE ETF
+$23.2M
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COM
+$20.7M
A
AVGOBROADCOM INC COM
+$14.1M
Top Sells
V
VYMVANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS HIGH DIV YLD
-$744.5M
S
SCHDSCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US DIVIDEND EQ
-$519.2M
E
EMBISHARES TR JPMORGAN USD EMG
-$103.6M
T
TIPISHARES TR TIPS BD ETF
-$66.3M
G
GSGISHARES S&P GSCI COMMODITY- UNIT BEN INT
-$50.3M

Top Holdings

I
IVVWISHARES TR S&P 500 BUYWRITE
+9.4%$139.3M
T
TIPISHARES TR TIPS BD ETF
+7.6%$112.3M
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION COM
+5.9%$86.3M
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COM
+5.6%$82.9M
A
AAPLAPPLE INC COM
+4.0%$58.3M

Equity Positions (264)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
ISHARES TR S&P 500 BUYWRITE9.45%$139.3M3,030,000$45.97$45.97+$139.3M
ISHARES TR TIPS BD ETF7.61%$112.3M1,020,184$109.22$110.04-$66.3M
NVIDIA CORPORATION COM5.85%$86.3M546,084$20.69$157.99+$27.5M
MICROSOFT CORP COM5.63%$82.9M166,757$177.33$497.41+$20.7M
APPLE INC COM3.95%$58.3M284,078$99.59$205.17-$5.8M

Industry Allocation

SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+5.1%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+4.8%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+4.2%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+2.3%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+2.1%