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

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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Market Review for October 2026

In October 2026, the Japanese equity market weakened, with the TOPIX falling 3.5% and the Nikkei 225 declining 5.2%, as rising oil prices, concerns over the sustainability of AI investment, and weaker sentiment towards global technology stocks weighed on markets. AI and semiconductor-related shares led the decline following credit concerns surrounding U.S. AI cloud providers and growing questions over the profitability of AI investment.
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Market Review for September 2026

In September, Japanese equities delivered mixed performance amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, higher global bond yields and evolving monetary policy expectations. The Nikkei 225 outperformed, gaining 0.7%, while the broader TOPIX declined 1.1%, supported by a recovery in AI and semiconductor-related stocks despite weakness across much of the market. Early-month sentiment weakened as escalating regional conflict drove oil prices higher, inflation concerns intensified and the yen strengthened. Markets subsequently recovered as AI-related shares rebounded and pressure from energy prices and currency movements eased, before trading largely sideways towards month-end.