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Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, JapanSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 134747

Filed as SPARX ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Tokyo, Japan, registered since 2005, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 8, 2026.

21 years
registered since 2005
$11,713,911,895
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. located?

Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd.'s principal office is in Tokyo, Japan, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?

Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 134747.

How much does Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. manage?

Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. reports $11,713,911,895 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 8, 2026 (95% discretionary).

How have Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $11,168,567,473 in the October 2021 data and $11,713,911,895 in the October 2026 data, up 5%. Total employees: 135 in October 2021 and 145 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (69); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (15); other (9).

Which custodians does Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. use?

Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Citibank N.A. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/134747

What changed in Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 37 to 35. Regulatory assets under management went from $10,042,395,515 to $11,713,911,895 (+17%).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated June 8, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$11,713,911,895

$11,713,911,895 as of October 2026, filing dated June 8, 2026.

Discretionary: $11,129,928,967.Non-discretionary: $583,982,928.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 2 Assets $524,694,471 (4%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 69 Assets $7,604,050,537 (65%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 15 Assets $295,968,064 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $2,682,821,993 (23%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $22,393,902 (0%)
Other
Clients 9 Assets $583,982,928 (5%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2005 (21 years)
Employees
Total: 145. Performing investment advisory functions: 35.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$11.2B 2021 $9.97B 2022 $8.56B 2023 $10.4B 2024 $10B 2025 $11.7B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$11,713,911,895145June 8, 2026
October 2025$10,042,395,515147June 17, 2025
October 2024$10,355,782,326144June 20, 2024
October 2023$8,556,351,567134June 26, 2023
October 2022$9,967,490,302137June 13, 2022
October 2021$11,168,567,473135June 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $11,168,567,473 in the October 2021 data and $11,713,911,895 in the October 2026 data, up 5%.

Total employees: 135 in October 2021 and 145 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 37 to 35.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $10,042,395,515 to $11,713,911,895 (+17%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
sparx.co.jpsparx.co.jp/INS

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CRD 134747): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sparx-asset-management-co-ltd-tokyo-134747