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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Market Review for December 2025

In December, Japanese equities moved in a volatile yet mostly range-bound pattern, with the Nikkei 225 rising 0.2% to end the month slightly above 50,000, while the TOPIX gained 0.9%. Gains in financial stocks following the Bank of Japan’s rate hike offset weakness in semiconductor and IT-related shares.
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Market Review for November 2025

In November, Japan’s equity market diverged as the TOPIX rose by 1.40% while the Nikkei 225 fell by 4.12%. Negative effects from a pullback in U.S. tech stocks were felt by AI and semiconductor-related stocks which particularly impacted the Nikkei 225 index.