Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, sold the company’s Nvidia shares back in 2019 to manage financial risks. SoftBank needed cash to stabilize after some big investments, like WeWork, struggled, and Nvidia shares had already gained in value, making it a good exit. Plus, there was uncertainty in the semiconductor market, so reducing exposure seemed wise.

In hindsight, albeit 5 years later, with Nvidia’s surge due to the AI boom, it looks early for exit, but based on the situation at that point of time, in my opinion that the most favourable decision made.

Is Selling Too Early More Painful Than Missing Out?

Masayoshi Son once came close to becoming $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$’s largest shareholder, holding nearly 5% of the company. However, a few years ago, he sold all his NVIDIA shares for less than $4 billion. Had he held on until now, those shares would be worth approximately $180 billion—far exceeding his investment returns from Alibaba.

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