- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Denver CO 80206 Denver CO United States of America 10172
- IPO Date
- Jul 6, 2009
- Business
- Janus Henderson Research Fund (JRACX) is a U.S. large-cap growth mutual fund that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks selected for their growth potential; it employs a bottom-up, stock-picking approach leveraging high-conviction ideas from dedicated global sector research teams across technology, healthcare, consumer, and other sectors, with sector allocations aligned to the S&P 500 benchmark to minimize macro risks while emphasizing fundamental analysis of companies with strong brand power, enduring business models, and competitive positioning. The fund offers multiple share classes including Class C (JRACX), Class A (JRAAX), Institutional (JRAIX), and others, targeting individual investors, financial advisors, and institutions seeking growth-oriented equity exposure with volatility similar to peers. Managed by Janus Henderson Investors, the fund benefits from the firm's broad capabilities in actively managed equities, fixed income, ETFs, and alternatives.
Janus Henderson Investors, the fund's investment manager, traces its roots to Henderson Global Investors founded in 1934 in London and Janus Capital Management established in 1969 in Denver, Colorado, with the entities merging in 2017 to form the current group headquartered in London and publicly listed on the NYSE (JHG); the firm operates globally with over 2,000 employees across 25 offices worldwide, serving clients in the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets through a diverse platform encompassing equities, fixed income, multi-asset solutions, private credit, and ETFs. The Research Fund operates within Janus Henderson's equity segment, focusing on U.S. large-cap growth stocks of any market capitalization, including mid- and small-caps for higher growth potential.
In recent developments, Janus Henderson announced a major strategic partnership with Guardian Life Insurance Company in April 2025, under which it assumed management of Guardian's $45 billion investment-grade public fixed income portfolio, including corporates and securitized credit, while receiving up to $400 million in seed capital for fixed income product innovation and co-developing multi-asset model portfolios for Guardian's Park Avenue Securities platform; this expanded Janus Henderson's insurance asset management to over $109 billion and reinforced its active fixed income ETF leadership with products like JAAA and JMBS. The firm also completed key acquisitions in 2024, including Victory Park Capital Advisors for global private credit expertise, NBK Capital Partners for emerging markets private investments forming Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Private Investments Ltd, and Tabula Investment Management to enter the European ETF market, alongside a 2023 joint venture with Privacore Capital for alternative investments distribution to private wealth clients.