The Denver-based shop Janus Capital Management [profile] has filed with the SEC for a new fund to be managed by its INTECH, a subsidiary. The Janus Aspen INTECH U.S. Low Volatility Portfolio will be an all-equity approach to a low-volatility strategy.

This will be the sixth retail fund that INTECH will manage in a Janus trust. The combined AUM of funds managed by INTECH was $42.7 billion as of Janus' most recent public filing on March 31. All INTECH funds will be managed by a team led by PM Adrian Banner.

In an interview with MFWire, Drew Elder, Janus' senior vice president of global product strategies, said that this fund will aim for returns benchmarked to the S&P 500, but with 20 to 40 percent less volatility. Elder said that while most low-volatility funds invest in a range of asset classes, the Janus Aspen INTECH U.S. Low Volatility Portfolio will be distinguished by its equities-only portfolio.

Chris Furman, Janus' managing director of financial institutions, told MFWire that the fund s shooting for a launch date of the first week of September.

Intech is a subsidiary of Janus operating out of Princeton, New Jersey and West Palm Beach, Florida.  

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