v3.26.1
Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Accounting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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Derivative Financial Instruments by Type and Purpose of Derivatives
The tables below represent the derivative financial instruments by type and purpose of derivatives at March 31, 2026 and 2025.
 
 
  
At March 31, 2026
 
 
  
Trading
 
  
Risk Management
(1)
 
 
  
Notional

amounts
 
  
Assets
 
  
Liabilities
 
  
Notional
amounts
 
  
Assets
 
  
Liabilities
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
(In millions)
 
Interest rate derivatives
   ¥ 1,973,420,607      ¥ 4,278,860      ¥ 5,010,756      ¥ 82,693,098      ¥  726,570      ¥  926,053  
Futures
     98,653,216        38,078        40,166        2,403,589               1,594  
Listed Options
     158,104,302        29,858        17,581                       
Forwards
     48,904,376        14,417        8,297                       
Swaps
     1,355,709,280        3,319,167        3,578,134        80,003,146        725,860        885,290  
OTC Options
     312,049,433        877,340        1,366,578        286,363        710        39,169  
Currency derivatives
     315,106,852        4,792,354        3,494,996        20,326,522        166,558        1,925,543  
Futures
     47,899               2,160                       
Listed Options
                                         
Forwards
     146,585,047        1,690,794        1,591,981        8,349,254        80,718        311,523  
Swaps
     148,252,146        2,858,275        1,543,672        11,977,268        85,840        1,614,020  
OTC Options
     20,221,760        243,285        357,183                       
Equity derivatives
     2,628,133        67,937        45,616                       
Futures
     2,113,484        55,834        31,025                       
Listed Options
     253,138        6,185        10,003                       
Forwards
     26,803        563        796                       
Swaps
     64,321        964        2,259                       
OTC Options
     170,387        4,391        1,533                       
Commodity derivatives
     276,602        34,909        33,753                       
Futures
     126,273        10,815        9,371                       
Listed Options
                                         
Forwards
                                         
Swaps
     142,213        24,094        23,582                       
OTC Options
     8,116               800                       
Credit derivatives
     4,484,549        25,912        35,727                       
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivative financial instruments
   ¥ 2,295,916,743      ¥ 9,199,972      ¥ 8,620,848      ¥ 103,019,620      ¥ 893,128      ¥ 2,851,596  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
At March 31, 2025
 
    
Trading
    
Risk Management
(1)
 
    
Notional

amounts
    
Assets
    
Liabilities
    
Notional
amounts
    
Assets
    
Liabilities
 
                                           
    
(In millions)
 
Interest rate derivatives
   ¥ 1,647,024,810      ¥ 4,459,310      ¥ 4,876,544      ¥ 82,319,161      ¥ 610,989      ¥ 904,337  
Futures
     89,708,676        21,022        18,155        10,784,613        979        11,420  
Listed Options
     127,145,993        18,358        22,843                       
Forwards
     39,526,819        258        1,918                       
Swaps
     1,105,571,439        3,624,648        3,542,617        71,326,701        610,010        857,991  
OTC Options
     285,071,883        795,024        1,291,011        207,847               34,926  
Currency derivatives
     255,610,108        2,888,987        1,827,299        22,432,574        162,839        1,633,786  
Futures
     12,976               94                       
Listed Options
                                         
Forwards
     119,480,108        935,964        1,103,594        8,511,080        57,888        153,892  
Swaps
     123,676,347        1,754,071        479,671        13,921,494        104,951        1,479,894  
OTC Options
     12,440,677        198,952        243,940                       
Equity derivatives
     2,729,785        161,801        22,092                       
Futures
     1,882,834        28,003        10,533                       
Listed Options
     332,227        5,406        8,462                       
Forwards
     250,439        119,372        180                       
Swaps
     36,576        694        225                       
OTC Options
     227,709        8,326        2,692                       
Commodity derivatives
     175,113        5,652        4,384                       
Futures
     85,473        1,807        1,796                       
Listed Options
                                         
Forwards
                                         
Swaps
     84,608        3,771        2,525                       
OTC Options
     5,032        74        63                       
Credit derivatives
     3,349,082        23,438        34,816                       
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivative financial instruments
   ¥ 1,908,888,898      ¥ 7,539,188      ¥ 6,765,135      ¥ 104,751,735      ¥ 773,828      ¥ 2,538,123  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
Derivative financial instruments categorized as “Risk Management” are used for economic hedging, such as managing the exposure to changes in fair value of the loan portfolio, and are identified as hedging instruments under Japanese GAAP. Under IFRS, the Group applies hedge accounting for certain fixed rate debt securities in issue, borrowings, and debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”) and net investments in foreign operations. Derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are also categorized as “Risk Management.”
Schedule of Items Designated as Hedging Instruments
The tables below represent the amounts related to items designated as hedging instruments at March 31, 2026 and 2025.
 
    
Line item in the consolidated
statements of financial
position where the hedging
instrument is included
   
At March 31, 2026
   
For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2026
 
   
Notional
amounts
(1)
   
Carrying amounts
   
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
 
 
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
                                
          
(In millions)
 
Interest rate risk
    
Interest rate swaps
    
Derivative financial
instruments
 
 
  ¥ 10,792,370     ¥ 102,943     ¥ 381,753     ¥    (144,319
Interest rate options
    
Derivative financial
instruments
 
 
    222,261             39,169       (6,717
 
(1)
At March 31, 2026, the notional amount of interest rate swaps with remaining maturities of more than 12 months that are designated hedging instruments against interest rate risk is ¥9,155,639 million out of ¥10,792,370 million in total, and that of interest rate options with remaining maturities of more than 12 months that are designated hedging instruments against interest rate risk is ¥222,261 million, equal to the total notional amount.
 
    
Line item in the consolidated
statements of financial
position where the hedging
instrument is included
   
At March 31, 2025
   
For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2025
 
   
Notional
amounts
(1)
   
Carrying amounts
   
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
 
 
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
                                
          
(In millions)
 
Interest rate risk
    
Interest rate swaps
     Derivative financial
instruments
 
 
  ¥ 9,345,733     ¥ 121,920     ¥ 420,524     ¥     (35,197
Interest rate options
     Derivative financial
instruments
 
 
    207,847             34,926       (3,758
 
(1)
At March 31, 2025, the notional amount of interest rate swaps with remaining maturities of more than 12 months that are designated hedging instruments against interest rate risk is ¥8,247,877 million out of ¥9,345,733 million in total, and that of interest rate options with remaining maturities of more than 12 months that are designated hedging instruments against interest rate risk is ¥207,847 million, equal to the total notional amount.
 
The amounts related to items designated as hedged items at March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
 
    
Line item in the consolidated
statements of financial
position where the hedged
item is included
    
At March 31, 2026
    
For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2026
 
    
Carrying amounts
    
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
 
                      
           
(In millions)
 
Interest rate risk
     
Debt instruments at FVOCI
     Investment securities      ¥    888,319      ¥      29,165  
Debt securities in issue
     Debt securities in issue        9,530,328        121,570  
Borrowings
     Borrowings        122,354        4,158  
 
    
Line item in the consolidated
statements of financial
position where the hedged
item is included
    
At March 31, 2025
    
For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2025
 
    
Carrying amounts
    
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
 
                      
           
(In millions)
 
Interest rate risk
        
Debt instruments at FVOCI
     Investment securities      ¥ 810,009      ¥ 43,785  
Debt securities in issue
     Debt securities in issue        8,195,943        (6,919
Borrowings
     Borrowings        120,304        1,492  
Schedule of Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations
The tables below represents the amounts related to items designated as hedging instruments at March 31, 2026 and 2025.
 
    
Line item in the consolidated
statements of financial
position where the hedging
instrument is included
  
At March 31, 2026
    
For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2026
 
    
Nominal
amounts
    
Carrying amounts
    
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
 
  
Assets
    
Liabilities
 
                                  
         
(In millions)
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
   Derivative financial instruments    ¥ 3,835,799      ¥ 37,235      ¥ 297,585      ¥ (268,646 )
Foreign currency denominated financial liabilities
   Debt securities in issue, Borrowings, Deposits      227,322               227,322        (14,742
 
    
Line item in the consolidated
statements of financial
position where the hedging
instrument is included
  
At March 31, 2025
    
For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2025
 
    
Nominal
amounts
    
Carrying amounts
    
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
 
  
Assets
    
Liabilities
 
                                  
         
(In millions)
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
   Derivative financial instruments    ¥ 3,626,636      ¥ 34,176      ¥ 110,254      ¥ (14,745 )
Foreign currency denominated financial liabilities
   Debt securities in issue, Borrowings, Deposits      212,580               212,580        2,558  
Schedule of Items Designated as Hedging Items
The amounts related to items designated as hedged items for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
 
    
For the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2026
    
At March 31, 2026
 
    
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
    
Translating
foreign operations
reserve
 
               
    
(In millions)
 
USD foreign operations
   ¥ 92,106      ¥ 469,405  
EUR foreign operations
     174,911        475,673  
THB foreign operations
     45,372        149,753  
Other foreign operations
(1)
     (29,001      74,636  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 283,388      ¥ 1,169,467  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
For the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2025
   
At March 31, 2025
 
    
Change in value used
for calculating hedge
ineffectiveness
   
Translating
foreign operations
reserve
 
              
    
(In millions)
 
USD foreign operations
   ¥ (18,370   ¥ 377,299  
EUR foreign operations
     (9,731     300,761  
THB foreign operations
          25,100          104,381  
Other foreign operations
     15,188       103,639  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 12,187     ¥ 886,080  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
The decrease in Other foreign operations was primarily due to the sale of a portion of the Group’s shares in The Bank of East Asia, Limited during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. As a result of the sale, The Bank of East Asia, Limited ceased to be an equity-method associate and was no longer included in the HKD-denominated foreign operations designated as hedged items for net investment hedges.
Notional Amounts and Fair Value of Credit Derivatives by Purpose of Transactions The tables below provide the notional amounts and the fair value of credit derivatives by purpose of transactions at March 31, 2026 and 2025.
 
    
At March 31, 2026
 
    
Protection purchased
    
Protection sold
 
    
Notional
amounts
    
Assets
    
Liabilities
    
Notional
amounts
    
Assets
    
Liabilities
 
                                           
    
(In millions)
 
Managing the Group’s credit risk portfolio
   ¥ 2,539,207      ¥ 3,886      ¥  30,188      ¥ 1,790,455      ¥ 21,211      ¥ 3,211  
Trading purposes
     82,146               2,060        28,542        646         
Facilitating client transactions
     44,200        169        268                       
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 2,665,553      ¥ 4,055      ¥ 32,516      ¥ 1,818,997      ¥ 21,857      ¥ 3,211  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
At March 31, 2025
 
    
Protection purchased
    
Protection sold
 
    
Notional
amounts
    
Assets
    
Liabilities
    
Notional
amounts
    
Assets
    
Liabilities
 
                                           
    
(In millions)
 
Managing the Group’s credit risk portfolio
   ¥ 1,816,129      ¥ 1,382      ¥ 29,453      ¥ 1,305,660      ¥ 19,620      ¥ 2,192  
Trading purposes
     89,647        214        2,853        98,676        2,063        12  
Facilitating client transactions
     38,000        157        306        970        2         
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 1,943,776      ¥ 1,753      ¥ 32,612      ¥ 1,405,306      ¥ 21,685      ¥ 2,204  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Notional Amounts and Fair Value of Credit Derivative Portfolio by Type of Counterparty
The following table summarizes the notional amounts of the Group’s credit derivative portfolio by type of counterparty at March 31, 2026 and 2025.
 
    
At March 31, 2026
    
At March 31, 2025
 
    
Protection
purchased
    
Protection
sold
    
Protection
purchased
    
Protection
sold
 
                             
    
(In millions)
 
Banks and broker-dealers
   ¥ 2,665,553      ¥ 1,818,997      ¥ 1,943,776      ¥ 1,405,306  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   ¥ 2,665,553      ¥ 1,818,997      ¥ 1,943,776      ¥ 1,405,306