R&I Announces Winners of "R&I Fund Award 2015" - Investment Trusts, Defined Contribution Pension and NISA Categories -

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1 No.2015-T-001 Apr 22, 2015 R&I Announces Winners of "R&I Award 2015" - Investment Trusts, Defined Contribution Pension and NISA Categories - Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has announced winners of "R&I Award 2015", which honors funds with excellent performance. The winners announced herein are for the Investment Trusts, Defined Contribution Pension and NISA categories, and those for the Defined Benefit Pension category will be announced around mid-may. R&I has long been engaged in quantitative and qualitative evaluations of funds for defined benefit pension plans, individual investors and defined contribution pension plans. By utilizing its current quantitative approach, R&I selects, in a non-discretionary process, funds that showed excellent performance in each category of investment trusts, defined contribution pension, NISA and defined benefit pension, and awards them from an independent point of view. This annual Award was first presented in 2007, and 2015 marks the ninth anniversary of the Award. List of Awarded Managers and s Investment Trusts/ Category Category Prize Manager Equity Aberdeen Investment Management K. K. SBI Asset Management Co., Ltd KOKUSAI Asset Nomura Asset AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd Nomura Asset Investment Trusts Category Category Prize Name Nickname Manager SPARX Shin Kokusai Yuryo Equity Gensentoshi HIFUMI FUND Equity Nikko Japan High Income Equity Mid and Small Caps Equity Bond SBI Small/Mid Cap Growth And Value Equity J Revive DSI JAPAN SMALL CAP FUND Mid&Small Cap Equity Open Kokusai Nippon Bond Open (1M) TMA JPY INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND (Monthly) TMA JPY INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND (6M) MUAM Japan Government Bond SPARX Asset Management Co., Rheos Capital Works Inc. SBI Asset Management Co., Ltd Daiwa SB Investments KOKUSAI Asset Management Co., TOKIO MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD. Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX fundrating@r-i.co.jp Homepage

2 (Continued from the previous page) Category Prize Name Nickname Manager REIT Global REIT SRI and Ecology Equity North American Equity European Equity Emerging Equity Multiregional Asia Equity Multi-country SAISON SHISANKEISEI TATSUJIN FUND Manulife Global Shareholder Yield (Monthly Distribution) MHAM Global Active Open TMR Global Hybrid Securities (USD Course) Monthly Type Hybrid Securities (Currency Select Type)- US Dollar course Fidelity Strategic Income B Saison Asset Management Co., Manulife Investmens Japan Limited TOKIO MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD. Shinko Asset Management Co., DIAM Strategic J-REIT DIAM Co., J-REIT Open (4 times Per Year Settlement Type) Mitsubishi UFJ J-REIT Open (3 Months Type) Nomura Japan-US REIT (Monthly Profit Distribution Type) Daiwa C&S Sekai REIT (Maitsuki Bunpai Gata) Co. Sompo Japan Global REIT (Monthly Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Income Type) Management Co., Nikko Eco SRI Japan Open Japan Equity SRI AllianceBernstein U.S. Growth Stock B (no Currency Hedge) AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd Fidelity US Blue Chip MUAM American New Stage Open Swiss Global Leader Equity Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management Co., Fidelity European Smaller Companies Open B NIKKO SPARX Asia & Middle East Equity SPARX Asset Management Co., Nomura Emerging Markets Consumer Stock AllianceBernstein Emerging Markets Growth AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd Stock B (no Currency Hedge) JPM Asia Oceania High Income Equity JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Fidelity Japan Asia Growth Fidelity Asia Equity Brazil and Latin America Equity Russia and Eastern Europe Equity India Equity Blackrock Latin American Equity BlackRock Japan Co., Nikko Brazil Stock MUAM Bradesco Brazil Equity Open Daiwa Russia Stock Co. Shinsei UTI India Shinsei Investment Management Co., Amundi Resona Indian Maharaja Amundi Japan High Growth India Midcap Equity Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX fundrating@r-i.co.jp Homepage

3 (Continued from the previous page) Category Prize Name Nickname Manager China Equity Global Natural Resources Equity Global Infrastructure Equity JPY Hedged North American Bond Australia and New Zealand Bond Emerging Bond Multi-regional Asian Bond Brazil and Latin America Bond High Yield Bond China Road Amundi Grand China Nomura China Stock Course B HSBC Global Resources and Energy Open BlackRock Natural Resources Equity Global Infrastructure Dividend Focus Equity Income Currency Selectable (USD Class) Nomura DB High Dividend Infrastructure Stock (US Dollar Course) Semiannually Settlement Type Nomura DB High Dividend Infrastructure Stock (US Dollar Course) Monthly Profit Distribution Type Hybrid Securities (Currency Select Type)- Yen course Goldman Sachs Global Fixed Income (Mona Lisa) Goldman Sachs Open (Course A) U.S.Preferred Securities Open PineBridge US Preferred Securities Income (Un-hedged) MHAM US Income Open Monthly Settlement Course (Currency Non-Hedged) Nikko Developed Countries High Yielding Bond Open (Monthly Dividend Payment Type) Nikko Developed Countries High Yielding Bond Open (Growth Type) Mitsubishi UFJ Australia bond fund (monthly income type) MHAM Australian Dollar Bond (Monthly Distribution) Mizuho Australian Dollar Bond Global Emerging Bond Open Kokusai Emerging Sovereign Open (1Y) Kokusai Emerging Sovereign Open (1M) GS New Developing Countries Bond Goldman Sachs Asia High Yield Bond U.S. Dollar Course Daiwa/Fidelity Asian High Yield Bond (ACC Class) (Monthly Settlement Type) Kokusai Asia Sovereign Open (1M) UBS (JP) Brazil Bond Monthly Distribution UBS (JP) Brazil Bond Semi-Annually Distribution Resona Brazil Sovereign (Monthly Settlement Type) HSBC Brazil Bond Open (Monthly Type) Nomura US High Yield Corporate Bond Course D US High Yield Bond USD Course Mizuho US High Yield Open B Course Yumemansai (Australian dollar type) Hana Bond Okasan Asset Management Co., Amundi Japan HSBC Global Asset Management (Japan) K.K. BlackRock Japan Co., Shinko Asset Management Co., PineBridge Investments Japan Co., KOKUSAI Asset Management Co., Co. KOKUSAI Asset Management Co., UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd Co. HSBC Global Asset Management (Japan) K.K. Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX fundrating@r-i.co.jp Homepage

4 Defined Contribution Pension Category NEWS RELEASE Category Prize Name Nickname Manager Equity Mid and Small Caps Equity Bond JPY Hedged Nissay Health Care Support Schroder Nihon DC Nikko DC J Growth JPM Mid-Small Cap Active Open JPM Japan Mid-Small Cap Active Open Blackrock Small Cap Equity Open Nissay Asset Management Corporation Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) BlackRock Japan Co., Schroder Nenkin Un-yo - Schroder Investment Bond Management (Japan) Limited Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Meiji Yasuda DC Bond Open Co., Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Meiji Yasuda Bond Co., Fidelity Open B DC Russell International Equity Multi-Manager Russell Investments Japan Co., (DC) DC NISSAY PUTNAM GLOBAL CORE Nissay Asset Management EQUITY Corporation Goldman Sachs Open (For Defined Contribution Plan, Course B) (Un-Hedged) Mitsubishi UFJ Foreign Bond Open Blackrock World Bond (Currency Not BlackRock Japan Co., Hedged) Goldman Sachs Global Fixed Income (Mona Lisa) Goldman Sachs Open (For Defined Contribution Plan, Course A) Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX fundrating@r-i.co.jp Homepage

5 NISA Category NEWS RELEASE Category Prize Name Nickname Manager Equity Mid and Small Caps Equity Bond JPY Hedged Conservative Balanced Aggressive HIFUMI FUND Rheos Capital Works Inc. Nikko Cash Rich Commons Asset Management, Commons 30 Inc. DSI JAPAN SMALL CAP FUND Daiwa SB Investments Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity -Next Japan- DIAM Growth Equity Open TMA JPY INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND (6M) SB JAPAN BOND FUND SAISON SHISANKEISEI TATSUJIN FUND MHAM Global Active Open Fidelity Global Goldman Sachs Open (Course B) (Un-Hedged) Mitsubishi UFJ Foreign Bond Open Goldman Sachs Global Fixed Income (Mona Lisa) Goldman Sachs Open (Course A) Happy Aging 60 Mitsubishi UFJ Life Select (Stable Type) Monex Asset Allocation <Annually distribution> Nomu Wrap (Conservative Type) Mitsubishi UFJ Life Select (Stable Growth Type) SBI Asset Building Open (Growth) Nomu Wrap (Active Type) Nomu Wrap (Ordinary Type) SBI Asset Management Co., Ltd DIAM Co., TOKIO MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD. Daiwa SB Investments Saison Asset Management Co., Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management Co., DIAM Co., Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX Homepage

6 About "R&I Award 2015" The R&I Award (the Award) is based on the evaluation of investment performance and has the following features: (1) The ninth annual award The Award was first presented in 2007, and this year marks the ninth award. (2) Recognition of fund managers in four categories simultaneously R&I is the only company to present awards to funds for defined benefit pension plans, individual investors, defined contribution pension plans and NISA simultaneously. (3) Full-scale recognition by a firm This is the only fund award presented by a pure company. (4) Recognition from a neutral and fair perspective R&I has no relation to any fund houses and is not involved in fund management itself. The Award is presented with such neutrality. Descriptions Eligible s s eligible for the "Investment Trusts" and "Investment Trusts/" categories are Publicly Offered Open-type Stock Investment Trusts excluding defined contribution pension funds. Those for "Defined Contribution Pension" consist of Publicly Offered Open-type Stock Investment Trusts used in defined contribution pension plans. "NISA" funds are Publicly Offered Open-type Stock Investment Trusts for Nippon Individual Savings Accounts. s for "Defined Benefit Pension" are those registered in "R&I Universe Data Service". All of them are in principle based on R&I's classifications. This year, "Investment Trusts" includes the following subcategories: Equity, Mid and Small Caps Equity, Bond,,, REIT, Global REIT, SRI and Ecology Equity, North American Equity, European Equity, Emerging Equity Multi-regional, Asia Equity Multi-country, Brazil and Latin America Equity, Russia and Eastern Europe Equity, India Equity, China Equity, Global Natural Resources Equity, Global Infrastructure Equity, JPY Hedged, North American Bond, Australia and New Zealand Bond, Emerging Bond Multi-regional, Asian Bond, Brazil and Latin America Bond and High Yield Bond. "Defined Contribution Pension" consists of Equity, Mid and Small Caps Equity, Bond,, and JPY Hedged. Subcategories of "NISA" are Equity, Mid and Small Caps Equity, Bond,,, JPY Hedged, Conservative, Balanced and Aggressive. "Investment Trusts/" comprises Equity, Global Equity, and. Note that "Defined Benefit Pension" is to include Equity Core, Equity Growth, Equity Value, Mid and Small Caps Equity, Bond,,, Emerging Equity and Emerging Bond. Selection Process The funds nominated in the "Investment Trusts", "Defined Contribution Pension", "NISA" and "Defined Benefit Pension" categories are those ranked in the top 75% of the annual quantitative evaluation for three consecutive years based on the actual performance data for each year ending in March 2013, 2014 and Winners are selected according to the ranking of quantitative evaluation for the three-year period ending in March The quantitative Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX fundrating@r-i.co.jp Homepage

7 evaluation for "Investment Trusts", "Defined Contribution Pension" and "NISA" is based on "Sharpe Ratio", and nominated funds are required to have been set for three years or more and have one year or more left before maturity. For "Investment Trusts" and "NISA", funds must have 3 billion yen or more outstanding and rank among the top 50% in their respective subcategories in terms of outstanding balance. s for "Defined Contribution Pension" need to have 1 billion yen or more outstanding and rank among the top 75% in their respective subcategories in terms of outstanding balance. "NISA" funds are those satisfying the condition that the annualized standard deviation of monthly returns for the three-year period ending in March 2015 is 30% or lower. The quantitative evaluation for "Defined Benefit Pension", on the other hand, is based on "Information Ratio". For "Investment Trusts", "Defined Contribution Pension" and "NISA", R&I awards the first prize to one fund and the second prize to about two funds. "Defined Benefit Pension" has no prize levels. Eligible for the "Investment Trusts/" category are fund managers that have three funds or more with the balance of 3 billion yen or more each as of the end of March The first prize and the second prize are awarded to one fund manager each based on the ranking by balance-weighted average "Sharpe Ratio" of funds during the last three years. The R&I Award is presented to provide reference information based on the past data R&I believes to be reliable (however, its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed by R&I) and is not intended to recommend the purchase, sale or holding of particular products or guarantee their future performance. The Award is not the Credit Rating Business, but one of the Other Lines of Business (businesses excluding Credit Rating Business and also excluding the Ancillary Businesses) as set forth in Article 299, paragraph (1), item (xxviii) of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Financial Instruments Business, etc. With respect to such business, relevant laws and regulations require measures to be implemented so that activities pertaining to such business would not unreasonably affect the Credit Rating Activities. Intellectual property rights including copyright and all other rights in this Award are the sole property of R&I, and any unauthorized copying, reproduction and so forth are prohibited. The Award for the "Investment Trusts/" category is based on the average performance of the relevant funds of a fund manager, and does not indicate the excellent performance of all individual funds of the manager. Investment Rating Services Dept. TEL FAX fundrating@r-i.co.jp Homepage