Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. bought $319M of JEF stock

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Dir of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF), bought 5,906,542 shares of JEF stock worth $319M, per an SEC Form 4 filed Jul 17, 2026.

It was an open-market purchase.

The trade happened on Jul 15, 2026, 2 days before it was made public.

JEF has moved -17.1% since the trade date, from $57.13 to $47.38 (Nov 6, 2026 close).