About us and Our Vision

ASTMAX Co., Ltd. (“ASTMAX”) was established in September 1992 and became one of the first Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) in Japan. In the early years, ASTMAX provided services primarily for managed accounts focusing on various commodity investment strategies. In the early to mid 2000’s, ASTMAX extended its investment services to Japanese equities and became the first CTA-originated investment manager in Japan. As the hedge fund industry grew, ASTMAX provided a variety of alternative and hedge fund strategies to investors while continuing to pursue in the best interest of investors. ASTMAX now strategically emphasizes on simple but absolute return commodities, providing alternative investment management services as investment manager of commodity-focused funds to satisfy the needs of investors around the world. In recent years, ASTMAX has established a strategic partnership with one of the largest domestic securities brokers and commercial traders (Sogo-Shosha) to support and advance our investment management business. We believe in increasing our distribution channel as a vital part of our business strategy. We also believe that having strategic alliances with suitable partners will strengthen our business foundation, credibility and stability for the benefit of the investors. As part of our ongoing effort to grow as an investment manager, ASTMAX envisions a world-wide strategic alliance that will create value and aid us in accomplishing our goals.

Commodity Index

• ASTMAX Commodity Index (AMCI, A Long-only, Japanese Commodity Index)

Commodity Strategy

• Astgenesis Strategy
  
  A performance of Astgenesis Fund has ranked the tenth place in the Diversified Traders Managing
  Less Than $10M category for October 2011　in Barclay Hedge.
  
  
  
• ASTMAX Commodity Index (AMCI) Tracking Strategy

Other

• Customized Strategies