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Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited

Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JapanSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 301509

Filed as SUMITOMO MITSUI DS ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, registered since 2019, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$177,713,000,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

How much does Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 25, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 0.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited located?

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited's principal office is in Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited registered with the SEC or a state?

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 301509.

How much does Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited manage?

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited reports $177,713,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $155,052,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $177,713,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 15%. Total employees: 1,045 in October 2021 and 1,022 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (823); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (370); corporations or other businesses not listed above (107).

Does Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited 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/301509

What changed in Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 204 to 213. Regulatory assets under management went from $157,094,000,000 to $177,713,000,000 (+13%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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

Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 0.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Our standard annual advisory fee for portfolio management of Japanese equity portfolios for non-Japanese investors ranges from 0.5% to 0.2% of assets under management, billed quarterly in arrears based on quarter -end account values.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 25, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$177,713,000,000

$177,713,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated August 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $167,613,000,000.Non-discretionary: $10,100,000,000.

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
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 40 Assets $15,546,000,000 (9%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 823 Assets $105,497,000,000 (59%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 370 Assets $35,096,000,000 (20%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 107 Assets $21,574,000,000 (12%)

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 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
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 1,022. Performing investment advisory functions: 213.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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
$155B 2021 $148B 2022 $134B 2023 $158B 2024 $157B 2025 $178B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$177,713,000,0001,022August 20, 2026
October 2025$157,094,000,0001,000June 24, 2025
October 2024$158,114,000,0001,000July 16, 2024
October 2023$133,939,000,000961September 14, 2023
October 2022$148,472,000,000958June 23, 2022
October 2021$155,052,000,0001,045June 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $155,052,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $177,713,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 15%.

Total employees: 1,045 in October 2021 and 1,022 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 204 to 213.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $157,094,000,000 to $177,713,000,000 (+13%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
note.smd-am.co.jpsmd-am.co.jp/english

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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