Industry First! Rakuten Securities Adds 15 ETFs to "Kabu Pitta®" Traded Stocks

Rakuten Securities Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Yuji Kusunoki, hereinafter "Rakuten Securities") announces that from trades executed on Friday, March 27, 2026, it will newly add 15 ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) to the tradable range of its "Kabu Pitta®" (amount-specified trading) service for domestic stocks. This will bring the total number of domestic stocks and ETFs that can be traded by specified amount to 1,004. With this addition, customers will be able to purchase ETFs by specifying an amount from 100 yen in 1-yen increments, similar to investment trusts, creating an environment that facilitates diversification. Order reception for the target stocks will begin today, Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 5:00 PM. Please note that the ability to trade ETFs by specified amount is an industry first (※1).

Rakuten Securities will add ETFs to the tradable range of "Kabu Pitta®" (amount-specified trading) from trades executed on Friday, March 27, 2026 (order reception begins today, Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 5:00 PM). The ETFs to be added this time have been selected focusing on high trading value stocks and those that can form a well-balanced portfolio when combined. These include 15 ETFs targeting global stocks, bonds, and gold, as well as those linked to major domestic and international stock price indexes such as TOPIX, Nikkei Stock Average, and S&P500. This will bring the total number of domestic stocks and ETFs that can be traded by specifying an amount from 100 yen in 1-yen increments to 1,004. Furthermore, the ability to trade ETFs by specified amount is an industry first (※1). For details on the tradable stocks, please visit the Rakuten Securities website.

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ETFs allow for low-cost investment in various global assets and are attracting attention as investment targets for NISA. As of the end of December 2025, the total net assets of ETFs were approximately 110 trillion yen, an increase of about 1.5 times compared to the end of 2023, before the start of the new NISA (※2). By adding ETFs to the "Kabu Pitta®" (amount-specified trading) tradable range, customers can now trade ETFs, which were previously only available in unit lots, with small amounts starting from 100 yen. This enables customers to more easily combine ETFs for stocks, bonds, commodities, etc., according to their budget, and to achieve diversified investment with ETFs easily.

Rakuten Securities, which boasts the No. 1 NISA account count (※3), has a NISA account utilization rate of approximately 80% (※4), indicating that it is used by many customers. To enable customers to utilize the NISA system, which has investment limits, more flexibly and efficiently than ever before, we launched the "Kabu Pitta®" (amount-specified trading) service in July 2025, allowing trading of domestic stocks by specifying a desired amount rather than by number of shares. This service allows trading from 100 yen in 1-yen increments, making it possible not only to trade with small amounts but also to utilize the annual limit of 2.4 million yen for NISA's growth investment framework without waste. Furthermore, all tradable stocks for "Kabu Pitta®" (amount-specified trading) can be purchased solely with "Rakuten Points," allowing investment to begin without using cash. It is also possible to continue building assets while receiving dividends (※5), and the service has been well-received by customers.

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