SuMi TRUST AM offers a range of investment approaches, including equity investments, to suit institutional clients’ needs.  If you are a family office looking for a well-researched local Japanese active equity manager with strong track record of alpha generation, a pension fund seeking a bespoke Japanese equity strategy to fit your needs or a sovereign wealth fund looking for diversification of your large global indexing mandate, we have the answer.

Active Capabilities

Japanese Equity

Japan Quality Growth Strategy

The strategy aims to provide investors with long term capital appreciation through investment in equity securities listed on the Recognised Exchanges in Japan. We construct a portfolio through a bottom-up approach, identifying companies with the potential for EPS (earnings per share) growth over multiple years with above average ROE (return on equity).

Global Equity

Passive Capabilities

Indexing

SuMi TRUST AM has extensive experience providing passive products to meet the increasingly diversified and sophisticated needs of our varied range of clients. We believe that excellent, high quality indexing products require an erudite balance of tracking accuracy, cost and opportunities to enhance return.

We aim to provide clients with a wholly rounded and flexible offering that best aligns with the needs and interests of each client. Whether it’s tracking a traditional, bespoke or augmented benchmark, we are confident our expertise will make us a valuable partner for your unique passive institutional needs.

News & Insights

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News

Market Review for June 2026

In June, Japanese equities posted modest gains, with the TOPIX rising 0.9% and the Nikkei 225 advancing 5.6%, marking the TOPIX’s third consecutive month of gains. Markets briefly reached record highs following improving prospects for a US-Iran ceasefire agreement, but struggled to sustain momentum amid lingering geopolitical uncertainty, weakness in US semiconductor stocks and expectations of further Bank of Japan policy tightening.
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Press Release

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management partners with Eques Investments to launch Emerging Managers Program

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management  (“SuMi TRUST AM”), is launching an Emerging Managers Program (“EMP”),  to support high-quality emerging managers and foster innovation within the Japanese asset management industry. To support the development and implementation of the program, SuMi TRUST AM is working alongside Eques Investments, an independent investment management and advisory firm whose founders bring more than 30 years of experience in the global hedge fund industry.