NAM-J is an active, value-oriented manager with a global perspective and a medium- to long-term outlook. Their investment philosophy emphasizes multi-faceted research shared internationally throughout the group, and local expertise contributed by their overseas offices. Their strong research capabilities, supported and integrated globally by proprietary systems, include fundamental analysis, company visits, market research, credit analysis, macroeconomic projections and quantitative analysis. Their global asset allocation strategy is determined by an investment committee at the group level.The firm uses a variety of strategies including active, passive and active quantitative. Their funds are invested in domestic and global equity and fixed-income, as well as in Japanese money market instruments. The majority of their investments are in equity, complemented by a substantial minority of bonds and investments in private placement funds. The firm manages a range of Japanese ETFs including sector funds.NAM-J's investment process is team-based and combines bottom-up and top-down strategies, with a bias towards stockpicking.

Harris Associates uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity and equity-like securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. This investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the company's intrinsic or true business value. The firm's investment philosophy spans across large, mid and small cap companies. In addition, in connection with certain investment strategies that have direct or indirect foreign currency exposure, Harris may hedge a client's exposure to such currencies. The firm's discretionary investment advisory services include a variety of investment strategies from which clients may select. These strategies include U.S. equity, U.S. concentrated equity, U.S. mid cap equity, balanced, equity and income, global all cap equity, global equity, global concentrated equity, international equity, international small cap equity, and Japan equity. Harris also provides variations of certain of these strategies to accommodate, among other things, currency hedging or country exclusions. The firm also provides U.S. equity and balanced portfolios to private clients.In connection with their balanced and equity and income strategies, Harris provides investment advice regarding a wide range of debt securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. governments, government-sponsored entities, municipalities, international agencies and corporations. The debt securities portion of the balanced and equity and income strategies should, in Harris' opinion, complement the strategies' equity holdings. Harris aims for preservation of capital and generation of income in the debt portion of the strategies. In general, Harris selects what they believe are debt securities of high quality (typically U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, non-U.S. government securities, or highly-rated municipal and corporate securities) and short-to-intermediate maturities. Harris may also invest in medium and lower-grade debt securities.

Nikko AM is an active, growth-oriented manager which follows a range of active and passive equity, fixed-income, and alternative investment strategies, investing primarily in Japanese equity, fixed-income, money market instruments and REITs. Through their overseas offices they invest globally, favoring Asian equity and US mid- and large-cap companies, as well as emerging markets. Their alternative investments follow strategies such as global fixed-income and currency arbitrage, Japanese market neutral, convertible bond and option-based arbitrage strategies, and multi-manager funds.The firm seeks to identify good companies at an early stage and follows a bottom-up approach based on in-house research. Their investment criteria at the company level include managerial execution, product development and cost competitiveness. Fixed-income investments comprise domestic and global bond funds with a currency overlay.Nikko AM's research capabilities combine fundamental analysis coverage with advanced quantitative techniques. Autonomous investment teams integrate research functions and focus on specific investment or regional strategies.