SBI–Man AI Insight Japanese Equity Fund, a new fund managed in Japanese equities by one of the world's leading quantitative managers, will be launched and begin management on 28 August. The fund, nicknamed AI Clairvoyance, will select stocks using an AI-powered quantitative model and invest across approximately 100–200 holdings.
SBI Asset Management will launch SBI–Man AI Insight Japanese Equity Fund, nicknamed AI Clairvoyance, on 28 August and begin managing the fund. SBI Securities will be the financial institution handling the fund, and the initial offering began on 17 August. The fund is designed to invest in Japanese equities, selecting stocks with an AI-powered quantitative model and diversifying across approximately 100–200 holdings.
Man Numeric will be responsible for the fund's effective investment management. The firm is part of Man Group's quantitative division. Using its Core Alpha Model—Five Eyes, or “Senrigan”—the firm scores approximately 1,800 Japanese stocks and diversifies the investment universe across approximately 100–200 holdings.
The new fund is a version of the Numeric Japanese Core strategy customized for Japanese investors. The Numeric Japanese Core strategy has a track record in overseas markets, delivering annualized returns of 23.3% over the past 5 years and 9.7% since inception. Its performance has exceeded that of the TOPIX index, including dividends.
Man Numeric is a quantitative investment management firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Boston, US. It has developed its proprietary AlphaGPT system, which uses AI, and incorporated it into its investment process. As part of the UK's Man Group, the firm is pursuing efforts to draw new investment insights from data.