SoftBank Group, led by Masayoshi Son, has revealed a substantial investment in Intel, holding approximately 66% of its US equity portfolio in the chipmaker, valued at around $12 billion as of June 30th. This significant stake was disclosed in a regulatory 13F filing and indicates a strong strategic focus on Intel, whose recent strong revenue growth and positive future outlook, especially in the Data Centre and AI segment, are likely key drivers for the investment. This move by SoftBank comes amidst a period of robust performance for Intel, which has seen a considerable surge in its stock value.

SoftBank Group, led by Masayoshi Son, has revealed a substantial investment in Intel, holding approximately 66% of its US equity portfolio in the chipmaker, valued at around $12 billion as of June 30th. This significant stake was disclosed in a regulatory 13F filing and indicates a strong strategic focus on Intel, whose recent strong revenue growth and positive future outlook, especially in the Data Centre and AI segment, are likely key drivers for the investment. This move by SoftBank comes amidst a period of robust performance for Intel, which has seen a considerable surge in its stock value.

SoftBank Group, led by Masayoshi Son, has revealed a substantial investment in Intel, holding approximately 66% of its US equity portfolio in the chipmaker, valued at around $12 billion as of June 30th. This significant stake was disclosed in a regulatory 13F filing and indicates a strong strategic focus on Intel, whose recent strong revenue growth and positive future outlook, especially in the Data Centre and AI segment, are likely key drivers for the investment. This move by SoftBank comes amidst a period of robust performance for Intel, which has seen a considerable surge in its stock value.

SoftBank Group, the massive technology investment firm led by billionaire Masayoshi Son, recently revealed that it held around 66 per cent of its US equity portfolio in Intel as of June 30. The details, which went public through a regulatory 13F filing last week, revealed that the SoftBank group held over 86 million shares of Intel valued at around $12 billion. 

​A 13F filing is a quarterly report required by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to be submitted by institutional investment managers with at least $100 million in equity assets under management. It shows their long stock holdings as of the last day of a calendar quarter, and is an important part of US regulatory financial proceedings.

Intel is placed far ahead of the company’s other US stock holdings, which include 9.8 per cent of Symbotic stock, and another 9.23 per cent held in T-Mobile US. Current valuations for these stocks put them around $1.7 billion. The remaining portfolio, of around 14 per cent, includes investments in fintech names such as Klarna, Chime, eToro, Nu Holding, and Inter & Co. 

This is not SoftBank’s first such exposure to Intel. In the third quarter of 2025, the investment firm had committed $2 billion to Intel. SoftBank’s bet comes after the firm raised 1.3 trillion yen from Intel stock, from a first-quarter net income of 347.3 billion yen. 

Regulatory filings showed that NVIDIA, too, bet 47 per cent of its entire equity portfolio on Intel, its direct rival in the microchip manufacturing sector. 

Intel diluted its shares and recently sold roughly 210 million shares at $95, citing that the proceeds will be used for ‘general corporate purposes.’ Shortly after the dilution announcement, Intel stock had slumped close to 7 per cent on the Nasdaq. 

Intel’s second-quarter results for fiscal 2026 noted a 25 per cent jump in revenue to around $16.1 billion. The chipmaker’s stock has skyrocketed by around 400 per cent on a year-over-year basis. In the earnings release, Intel revealed that its Data Centre and AI segment saw a 59 per cent revenue surge to $6.2 billion for the three-month period.

This also meant that demand for AI hardware shot up, given that Intel looks to expand its factory production. Combining this with an 8.9 billion yen investment from the US government, Intel seems to have become a good bet for SoftBank. 

​Intel now expects a Q3 revenue between $15.8 billion and $16.8 billion, compared with street consensus of around $15.1 billion. The billionaire’s bet on the chipmaker seems to be following the growth trajectory of Intel and its latest outlook, as per analysts.

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