Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management 13F-NT Notice of holdings reported by another manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03-31-2017

Check here if Amendment	Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):	is a restatement.
	adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Address:	3-33-1 SHIBA
	MINATO-KU
	TOKYO, M0 1058574
Form 13F File Number:	028-13707

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:	Tadayuki Sakai
Title:	General Manager of Compliance and Risk Management Dept.
Phone:	81-3-6737-0505
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Tadayuki Sakai		TOKYO, M0	05-02-2017
[Signature]		[City, State]	[Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):
	13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
X	13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
	13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
	Form 13F File Number	Name
	028-14527	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.