Japanese government bond yields jumped, with the 10-year JGB yield briefly approaching 3%, near a 30-year high. The move helped drive GPIF to its seventh consecutive quarterly loss on domestic bond holdings through April–June. GPIF's current domestic bond target is 25%. Analysts say the yield rise may have pushed expected returns to levels that justify raising that target. Dai-ichi Life Research Institute executive researcher Koji Okuda said GPIF could consider lifting domestic bond allocation t

2026-08-31

Japanese government bond yields jumped, with the 10-year JGB yield briefly approaching 3%, near a 30-year high. The move helped drive GPIF to its seventh consecutive quarterly loss on domestic bond holdings through April–June. GPIF's current domestic bond target is 25%. Analysts say the yield rise may have pushed expected returns to levels that justify raising that target. Dai-ichi Life Research Institute executive researcher Koji Okuda said GPIF could consider lifting domestic bond allocation to 30–35% after assessing expected returns and risks across scenarios. GPIF managed about ¥318 trillion (~$2 trillion) at end-June; a one percentage-point change in allocation would imply over ¥3 trillion of flows.