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SoftBank Sells Entire Nvidia Stake for $5.83 Billion, Fueling Surprise Profit

The October disposal boosted quarterly earnings, signaling a cash build for Masayoshi Son’s planned AI investments.

Overview

  • SoftBank disclosed it sold all of its Nvidia shares in October for $5.83 billion.
  • The sale, alongside Vision Fund gains, helped produce a surprise net income of ¥2.5 trillion for the fiscal second quarter.
  • SoftBank announced a 4-for-1 stock split that will take effect on January 1.
  • Shares rose about 2% in Tokyo before the company’s earnings news conference.
  • SoftBank had previously built its Nvidia position to roughly $3 billion by the end of March, then exited entirely to redeploy capital.