Toyota
About: Founded in 1937, Toyota is one of the world's largest automakers, with 11.0 million units sold at retail in fiscal 2025, including 10.3 million across the Toyota and Lexus brands. Brands include Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu, and truck maker Hino; market share in Japan is about 50% excluding mini-vehicles, while US share is around 14%. The firm also owns stakes in Denso, a parts supplier, about 20% of Subaru, and holds investments in many other firms, including shares of Uber Technologies, Joby Aviation, Aurora Innovation, Isuzu Motors, and about 5% in each of Mazda and Suzuki. Fiscal 2025 sales excluding financial services were JPY 43.8 trillion. Toyota also has a financing arm and manufactures homes and boats.
Employees: 389,144
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.15% [Q1] → 1.42% (+1.27%) [Q2]
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $203M | Put options by funds: $186M
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 195
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 68
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 598 [Q1] → 582 (-16) [Q2]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.1B [Q1] → $3.85B (-$250M) [Q2]
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 1 (-1) [Q2]
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 16 articles about TM published over the past 30 days
