- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- Denver CO 80206 Denver CO United States of America 80206
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 2002
- Business
- Janus Henderson Global Research Fund (JWWCX) is an open-ended investment company that provides a global large-cap growth equity strategy, seeking long-term capital growth through a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process driven by dedicated sector research teams; the fund aligns sector allocations with its benchmark to emphasize pure stock picking while minimizing macro risks and unintended bets. It offers multiple share classes including Class C (JWWCX, with a net expense ratio of 1.81% and minimum initial investment of $2,500), Class I (JWWFX), Class T (JAWWX), and others such as A (JDWAX), N (JDWNX), R (JDWRX), and S (JWGRX); the portfolio typically holds around 120 equity positions, with top holdings including Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp., Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., and Amazon.com Inc., diversified across technology (24.19%), financial services (19.57%), industrials (12.60%), consumer cyclical (11.09%), and healthcare (11.01%) sectors, and geographically weighted toward U.S. stocks (71.86%) supplemented by non-U.S. stocks (28.04%). Launched on July 6, 2009, as part of the Janus Investment Fund domiciled in the United States with administrative operations at 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado, the fund is managed by Janus Henderson Investors US LLC, a subsidiary of Janus Henderson Group plc, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and formed in 2017 from the merger of Janus Capital Group (founded 1969 in Denver) and Henderson Global Investors (roots in 1934). Recent developments at the parent company include the appointment of new portfolio managers John Jordan and Joshua Cummings effective January 26, 2024; strategic acquisitions such as Tabula Investment Management in May 2024 for European ETF capabilities, a majority stake in Victory Park Capital Advisors in August 2024 for alternative assets, and NBK Capital Partners in 2023; a joint venture with Privacore Capital in June 2023 for private wealth alternative assets; and in October 2025, a non-binding $7.2 billion acquisition offer from Trian Partners and General Catalyst, under review by a special board committee.