- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Denver CO 80206 Denver CO United States of America 80206
- IPO Date
- Jan 3, 2006
- Business
- Janus Henderson U.S. Managed Volatility Fund Class C (JRSCX) is an open-ended mutual fund that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, targeting market-like returns with lower volatility over a full market cycle compared to the Russell 1000 Index. The fund employs a systematic, quantitative investment process that leverages forward-looking signals from options markets to select a diversified portfolio of large-cap U.S. stocks exhibiting less downside volatility and potential for greater upside growth; it maintains at least 80% of its net assets in such equities, with a blend investment style across sectors including technology (29.37%), financial services (21.83%), and consumer cyclical (12.53%), while holding top positions in companies like NVIDIA Corp (7.40%), Microsoft Corp (6.28%), and Apple Inc (6.22%). Class C shares feature a net expense ratio of 1.67%, a deferred load of 1.00%, a minimum initial investment of $2,500, and daily pricing, with total net assets for the share class at $4.30 million as part of the broader strategy's $635.98 million.
Launched on December 30, 2005, and domiciled in the United States, the fund operates within the large blend category and is available for sale to U.S. investors through intermediary advisors and platforms. It is managed by Janus Henderson Investors US LLC, a segment of Janus Henderson Group plc, the British-American global asset manager headquartered in the City of London, United Kingdom, with worldwide operations across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternatives for individual, intermediary, and institutional clients.
In recent developments, Janus Henderson Group has pursued aggressive expansion through strategic acquisitions, including a majority stake in Victory Park Capital Advisors in October 2024 to bolster private credit capabilities, as well as NBK Capital Partners (rebranded Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Private Investments Limited) and Tabula Investment Management in 2024, enhancing its securitized credit, emerging markets private investments, and European ETF offerings. The firm launched new products such as the Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF (JABS) in July 2025 for short-duration, high-quality securitized assets, and the Absolute Return Fixed Income Fund earlier in 2025 targeting low-volatility returns in the UCITS-targeted absolute return sector. Additionally, in October 2025, Trian Partners and General Catalyst proposed a non-binding $7.2 billion acquisition of Janus Henderson Group, prompting the board to form a special committee for review.