| Journal Title /掲載ジャーナル名 |
Review of Asset Pricing Studies |
| Publication Year and Month /掲載年月 |
September, 2025 |
| Paper Title /論文タイトル |
To Lend or Not to Lend: The Bank of Japan’s ETF Purchase Program and Securities Lending |
| DOI /論文DOI |
10.1093/rapstu/raaf008 |
| Author of Waseda University /本学の著者 |
SHINO, Junnosuke(Associate Professor, Faculty of International Research and Education, School of International Liberal Studies):Correspoinding Author |
| Related Websites /関連Web |
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| Abstract /抄録 |
This study investigates the role of passive investors in the equity lending market by utilizing the expansion of exchange-traded fund (ETF) markets due to the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) ETF purchasing program. We find that the BOJ’s purchases increase equity prices particularly for stocks with limited availability in the equity lending market. However, over the longer term, the BOJ’s cumulative purchases reduce lending fees, thus weakening the program’s effects. These findings suggest that ETF managers supply stocks that constitute ETFs to the equity lending market, and the lending behavior of ETFs, influenced by the BOJ’s program, alleviates short-selling constraints. JEL E52, E58, G12, G14 |
