Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.

sumi trust is the branding name of sumitomo mitsui trust asset management co., ltd. (smtam) and its affiliated companies.the corporate history of sumi trust can be traced back to 1924.the sumi trust group as it exists today was established in 2012 as sumitomo mitsui trust holdings, inc. (smth), a tokyo stock exchange first section listed company with the registered code 8309.until september 2018, smtam was sumi trust’s asset management entity for retail clients and sumitomo mitsui trust bank, limited (smtb) was for institutional clients. the institutional asset management functions of smtb were integrated into smtam on october 1, 2018 to consolidate sumi trust’s investment capabilities into one entity. this integration has resulted in smtam’s balance of assets under management reaching usd 600 billion, making us one of the largest asset managers not only in japan, but also in asia.in the domestic market, most of our clients are institutional investors including public and corporate pen