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They include 757 pooled investment vehicles, 46 pension and profit-sharing plans and 21 sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 28 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Amova Asset Management offer?","answer":"Amova Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Amova Asset Management use?","answer":"Amova Asset Management’s separately managed account assets are held at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. (Tokyo), with $5,197,301,265, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, LTD., (Tokyo), with $3,116,083,156, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. (London), with $2,810,011,528 and Mufg Bank, LTD. (Tokyo), with $2,584,478,689. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 28 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Amova Asset Management have?","answer":"Amova Asset Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 632 employees, and 152 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Amova Asset Management invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Amova Asset Management’s separately managed accounts held 61% exchange-traded equities, 13% sovereign bonds, 10% infrastructure debt, total return swap, 8% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 4% investment grade corporate bonds, 3% cash and equivalents and 1% U.S. government and agency bonds. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Amova Asset Management?","answer":"Amova Asset Management’s direct owner is Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 28 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Amova Asset Management get paid?","answer":"Amova Asset Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}