Here are some of the facts, figures and highlights of the 2016 All-Japan Research Team, Institutional Investor’s 23rd annual ranking of the nation’s leading sell-side equity analysts.

Most popular analysts (as measured by votes cast in each sector):

• Ryota Sakagami of SMBC Nikko Securities, Equity Strategy (first place)

• Hayato Nagayoshi of Mizuho Securities Group, Quantitative Research (first place)

• Masatoshi Kikuchi of Mizuho Securities Group, Equity Strategy (second place)

• Shinsuke Iwasa of Mizuho Securities Group, Broadcasting (first place)

• Katsushi Saito of Nomura, Machinery (first place)

Most popular sectors (as measured by number of voters*):

• Equity Strategy (winner: Ryota Sakagami, SMBC Nikko Securities)

• Economics (Nobuyuki Saji, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.)

• Autos (Masataka Kunugimoto, Nomura)

• Retailing (Toshio Takahashi, Mizuho Securities Group)

• Machinery (Katsushi Saito, Nomura)

Most popular sectors (as measured by number of votes*):

• Equity Strategy (winner: Ryota Sakagami, SMBC Nikko Securities)

• Autos (Masataka Kunugimoto, Nomura)

• Economics (Nobuyuki Saji, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.)

• Retailing (Toshio Takahashi, Mizuho Securities Group)

• Machinery (Katsushi Saito, Nomura)

(*Survey participants may name up to four analysts per sector.)

All-Japan Research Team Hall of Famers who appear on this year’s team:

• Jun Harada of UBS, Transportation (runner-up)

• Shinsuke Iwasa of Mizuho Securities Group, Broadcasting (first place)

• Toshiya Mizutani of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Construction (first place)

• Toshihiko Okino of UBS, Housing & Real Estate (second place)

• Katsushi Saito of Nomura, Machinery (first place)

• Nobuyuki Saji of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Economics (first place)

• Mariko Watanabe of UBS, OTC & Small Companies (first place)

• Atsushi Yamaguchi of UBS, Metals (first place)

• Hidemaru Yamaguchi of Citi, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals (runner-up)

• Takaaki Yoshino of Daiwa Securities Group, Quantitative Research (third place)

Currently ranked analysts with the longest winning streaks:

• Nobuyuki Saji of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Economics, 15 years

• Atsushi Yamaguchi of UBS, Metals, 14 years

• Toshiya Mizutani of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Construction, ten years

• Kunihiro Matsumoto of SMBC Nikko Securities, Auto Parts, nine years

• Mariko Watanabe of UBS, OTC & Small Companies, nine years

Analysts who finish in first place for the first time:

• Daisuke Fukushima of Nomura, Housing & Real Estate

• Ryota Himeno of Barclays, Transportation

• Ken Takamiya of Nomura, Banks

Analysts who rank in more than one sector:

• Atsushi Ikeda of Citi

— Chemicals (runner-up)

— Technical Materials (runner-up)

• Taro Ishihara of Daiwa Securities Group

— Broadcasting (third place)

— Internet (runner-up)

• Shinsuke Iwasa of Mizuho Securities Group

— Broadcasting (first place)

— Internet (runner-up)

• Hiroki Kawashima of SMBC Nikko Securities

— Construction (second place)

— Housing & Real Estate (runner-up)

• Yoshitaka Nagao of Nomura

— Broadcasting (second place)

— Internet (second place)

• Taku Ouchi of SMBC Nikko Securities

— Machinery (runner-up)

— Plant Engineering & Shipbuilding (first place)

• Hidekatsu Watanabe of Mizuho Securities Group

— Health Care & Pharmaceuticals (first place)

— OTC & Small Companies (second place)

Analysts who appear on the team for the first time:

• Masaharu Hirokane of Nomura

— Transportation (runner-up)

• Kuni Kanamori of SMBC Nikko Securities

— Retailing (runner-up)

• Hirokazu Miyagi of Daiwa Securities Group

— Machinery (runner-up)

• Akira Morimoto of SMBC Nikko Securities

— Trading Companies (runner-up)

• Shinichiro Muraoka, of Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co.

— Health Care & Pharmaceuticals (runner-up)

• Katsuhiko Suzuki of Mizuho Securities Group

— Transportation (runner-up)

Number of analysts who appear on the roster: 135

Number of firms they represent: 13

Number of analysts who meet the eligibility criteria: 408**

Number of firms they represent: 26**

(**Data regarding analysts and firms not appearing here are available from the Institutional Investor Research Group; for information please contact Esther Weisz at 212-224-3307 or eweisz@iiresearchgroup.com.)

Number of participating buy-side individuals: 1,100

Number of participating buy-side institutions: 357

Total Japanese equity assets under management of participating buy-side institutions: $1.2 trillion