Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Wins Most Awards for 3rd Consecutive Year at R&I Fund Award 2026
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management announced that it won the 'Best Fund Award' and 'Excellence Fund Award' at the R&I Fund Award 2026, marking the third consecutive year it has won the most awards among all participants.
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Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Wataru Ogihara; hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that its funds have won the Best Fund Award and Excellence Fund Award at the "R&I Fund Award 2026" selected by Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I), marking the third consecutive year the Company has won the most awards.
Encouraged by these awards, the Company will continue to strive for further improvement in product development and management capabilities to contribute to our customers' asset formation.
For details on each fund, please visit the Company's website (https://www.smd-am.co.jp/).
About R&I Fund Award 2026
The "R&I Fund Award" is intended to provide reference information based on past data that R&I has judged to be reliable (however, R&I does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness), and does not recommend the purchase, sale, or holding of specific products, nor does it guarantee future performance. This award is not a credit rating business, but other businesses (businesses other than the credit rating business and businesses other than related businesses) as prescribed in Article 299, Paragraph 1, Item 28 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Financial Instruments Business, etc. Regarding this business, measures are required by law to prevent improper influence on credit rating activities. Intellectual property rights such as copyrights and all other rights related to this award belong to R&I, and unauthorized reproduction or reprinting is prohibited.
Important Notes
- This material was prepared by Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management for informational purposes. It does not recommend or solicit the sale or purchase of specific investment trusts, life insurance, stocks, bonds, etc.
- The Company assumes no responsibility for the results of investment actions taken based on this material.
- The content of this material is as of the creation base date (April 28, 2026) and is subject to change without notice in the future.
- Although this material is based on information judged to be reliable by the Company, we do not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
- If evaluations from evaluation agencies are listed in this material, such evaluations analyze past performance over a certain period and do not suggest or guarantee future investment results.
Encouraged by these awards, the Company will continue to strive for further improvement in product development and management capabilities to contribute to our customers' asset formation.
For details on each fund, please visit the Company's website (https://www.smd-am.co.jp/).
About R&I Fund Award 2026
The "R&I Fund Award" is intended to provide reference information based on past data that R&I has judged to be reliable (however, R&I does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness), and does not recommend the purchase, sale, or holding of specific products, nor does it guarantee future performance. This award is not a credit rating business, but other businesses (businesses other than the credit rating business and businesses other than related businesses) as prescribed in Article 299, Paragraph 1, Item 28 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Financial Instruments Business, etc. Regarding this business, measures are required by law to prevent improper influence on credit rating activities. Intellectual property rights such as copyrights and all other rights related to this award belong to R&I, and unauthorized reproduction or reprinting is prohibited.
Important Notes
- This material was prepared by Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management for informational purposes. It does not recommend or solicit the sale or purchase of specific investment trusts, life insurance, stocks, bonds, etc.
- The Company assumes no responsibility for the results of investment actions taken based on this material.
- The content of this material is as of the creation base date (April 28, 2026) and is subject to change without notice in the future.
- Although this material is based on information judged to be reliable by the Company, we do not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
- If evaluations from evaluation agencies are listed in this material, such evaluations analyze past performance over a certain period and do not suggest or guarantee future investment results.