Japan's national commercial enterprise pension fund plan allocates 1% to cryptocurrency

According to CoinPost, the Japan National Business Enterprise Pension Fund, which has about 1,200 small and medium-sized enterprise members, plans to start investing in cryptocurrencies in the fiscal year 2026. The company plans to allocate about 1% of its total managed assets to cryptocurrencies, investing in passive funds that include various cryptocurrencies managed by large hedge funds. The asset allocation ratio for the fiscal year 2025 is: 80% in yen, 15% in US dollars, and 5% in other currencies. However, in the fiscal year 2026, the yen allocation ratio will decrease to 70%, with an additional 10% allocation to currencies from developed countries. The remaining 5% will consist of emerging market currencies, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The main goal is to diversify currency risk.

The Japan National Business Enterprise Pension Fund is a comprehensive fixed-income corporate pension fund that provides retirement savings plans for small and medium-sized enterprises across the country, guaranteeing an annual interest rate of over 1.2%. The fund has about 1,200 corporate members, with more than 20,000 members, including two listed companies, and manages assets totaling approximately 21.3 billion yen. Although it is of medium size, the fund's financial condition is sound, with a funding adequacy ratio exceeding 140%.