What Artisan Partners does

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) is a global multi-asset investment management firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 1994 by Andy and Carlene Ziegler. The firm operates through an autonomous franchise model comprising 12 investment teams, each owning its investment process while leveraging centralized operations, compliance, and distribution support. Across these teams Artisan offers strategies spanning growth, value, global equity, credit (high income, credit opportunities, floating rate, custom credit), emerging markets debt, developing world, thematic, and — as of January 2026 — private real estate via the Grandview Property Partners acquisition. Total firm AUM stood at $186.0 billion as of May 31, 2026, with the International Value strategy alone representing approximately $56.1 billion.

The firm distributes its strategies through five vehicle types — separate accounts, Artisan Funds and Artisan Global Funds (mutual funds), collective investment trusts, UCITS, and private funds — reaching institutional and intermediary clients across 17 offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. The customer base is split between sophisticated institutional clients (pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices) and financial intermediaries (wealth managers, RIAs, platform distributors), both served primarily through consultant relationships and institutional sales channels.

Artisan earns revenue primarily through asset-based management fees charged as a percentage of AUM, billed monthly in a capital-light, recurring subscription model. Q1 2026 revenue of $303 million (up 9.35% YoY) and Q4 2025 revenue of $335.5 million (up 13% YoY) imply an annualized run rate of approximately $1.2-1.3 billion. The firm is publicly traded on the NYSE under ticker APAM, is a Delaware corporation that serves as general partner of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, employs approximately 601 people, and offers a 10.6% dividend yield — signaling a mature, cash-generative business with capital return to shareholders alongside reinvestment in franchise expansion.

Name

Artisan Partners

Legal name

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.

Website

https://apam.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) is a global multi-asset active investment manager operating 12 autonomous investment franchises across equity, credit, emerging markets, and alternatives, distributing via separate accounts, mutual funds, UCITS, and private funds to institutional clients and intermediaries with $186 billion AUM as of May 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Management Fees: Artisan Partners generates revenue primarily through management fees charged on assets under management across its various investment strategies and vehicles. The firm operates with a capital-light business model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Artisan Partners is a global multi-asset active investment management firm operating through 12 autonomous investment teams that manage equity, credit, emerging markets, and alternative strategies. The firm distributes its strategies through separate accounts, mutual funds, collective investment trusts, UCITS vehicles, and private funds to institutional and intermediary clients worldwide, generating revenue primarily through management fees on approximately $186 billion in assets under management.

Product overview

Artisan Partners is a global multi-asset investment management platform offering a diverse range of high value-added investment strategies. The firm operates through an autonomous franchise model where independent investment teams manage distinct strategies across multiple asset classes and geographies. The platform includes Growth Team (Global Opportunities, Global Discovery, U.S. Mid-Cap Growth, U.S. Small-Cap Growth, Franchise), Global Equity Team (Global Equity, Non-U.S. Growth), U.S. Value Team (Value Equity, U.S. Mid-Cap Value, Value Income), International Value Group (International Value, International Explorer, Global Special Situations), Global Value Team (Global Value, Select Equity), Sustainable Emerging Markets Team, Credit Team (High Income, Credit Opportunities, Floating Rate, Custom Credit Solutions), Developing World Team, Antero Peak Group, International Small-Mid Team, EMsights Capital Group, and Grandview Property Partners. These strategies are distributed through multiple investment vehicles including Separate Account Management, Mutual Fund Vehicles (Artisan Funds and Artisan Global Funds), Collective Investment Trusts, UCITS Vehicles, and Private Funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Growth Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing growth-oriented strategies including Global Opportunities, Global Discovery, U.S. Mid-Cap Growth, U.S. Small-Cap Growth, and Franchise strategies for institutional and intermediary clients.
• Global Equity Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing global equity strategies including Global Equity and Non-U.S. Growth strategies for institutional clients.
• U.S. Value Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing value-oriented strategies including Value Equity, U.S. Mid-Cap Value, and Value Income strategies.
• International Value Group Strategies Autonomous investment team managing international value strategies including International Value, International Explorer, and Global Special Situations strategies.
• Global Value Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing global value strategies including Global Value and Select Equity strategies.
• Sustainable Emerging Markets Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing sustainable emerging markets strategies including Sustainable Emerging Markets strategy.
• Credit Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing credit strategies including High Income, Credit Opportunities, Floating Rate, and Custom Credit Solutions strategies.
• Developing World Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing developing world strategies including Developing World strategy.
• Antero Peak Group Strategies Autonomous investment team managing thematic strategies including Antero Peak and Antero Peak Hedge strategies.
• International Small-Mid Team Strategies Autonomous investment team managing non-U.S. small-mid growth strategies including Non-U.S. Small-Mid Growth strategy.
• EMsights Capital Group Strategies Autonomous investment team managing emerging markets debt strategies including Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities, Global Unconstrained, and Emerging Markets Local Opportunities strategies.
• Grandview Property Partners Private real estate equity team managing real estate investments, representing Artisan Partners' expansion into alternative investments.
• Separate Account Management Traditional separate account management offered to institutional clients with customized portfolio management across Artisan's investment strategies.
• Artisan Funds and Artisan Global Funds Mutual fund vehicles offering various investment strategies to investors through intermediary and institutional platforms.
• Collective Investment Trusts Artisan-branded collective investment trusts providing access to investment strategies for qualified investors in qualified retirement plans.
• UCITS Vehicles Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities funds offering international investment strategies for non-US investors.
• Private Funds Private fund vehicles providing access to investment strategies for qualified investors, including alternative investment strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• AUM of $186 billion as of May 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Grandview Property PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 January 2026Grandview Property Partners joined Artisan Partners' investment platform as the firm's 12th investment franchise in January 2026. The acquisition added $880 million in institutional real estate AUM, marking Artisan's expansion into private real estate within the alternatives platform. Grandview operates with investment autonomy while benefiting from Artisan's operational support and distribution capabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton): Diversified global asset manager offering multi-affiliate active strategies across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions. Directly comparable as a public multi-channel active manager serving institutional and intermediary clients.
• T. Rowe Price: Large public active asset manager with global distribution across equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternatives. Comparable in serving institutional and intermediary clients with actively managed strategies distributed via multiple vehicle types.
• Invesco: Global investment manager with a broad lineup of active ETFs, mutual funds, and institutional strategies across equities, fixed income, and alternatives. Comparable in offering multi-channel active strategies to institutional and intermediary clients globally.
• Janus Henderson Group: Global active asset manager offering equities, fixed income, and alternatives distributed through institutional and intermediary channels. Comparable as a publicly traded active manager with multi-channel distribution and similar AUM scale.

Direct peers

• Federated Hermes: Public active asset manager specializing in equities, fixed income, money market, and ESG strategies distributed globally. Comparable as a publicly traded active manager with multi-team investment franchises serving institutional and intermediary clients.
• Victory Capital: Public multi-franchise asset manager operating autonomous investment teams across equities, fixed income, and alternatives, distributed via mutual funds, SMAs, and institutional vehicles. Closely comparable multi-affiliate model and vehicle mix to Artisan Partners.
• Cohen & Steers: Public asset manager specializing in real assets (real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure) with institutional and intermediary distribution. Comparable as a focused public active manager with growing alternatives platform similar to Artisan's Grandview expansion.
• Virtus Investment Partners: Public multi-affiliate asset manager with affiliated investment managers offering active equity, fixed income, and alternative strategies. Closely mirrors Artisan's multi-franchise model and multi-channel distribution.
• Affiliated Managers Group: Public multi-affiliate asset management holding company that owns and operates independent investment franchises with shared distribution and operational support. Highly comparable structure to Artisan's autonomous franchise model with centralized operational backbone.

Regional players

• WisdomTree Investments: Public asset manager offering ETF and model portfolio solutions across equities, fixed income, and alternatives globally. Comparable as a public active manager; notable overlap as a former employer of Artisan's Head of Global Distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

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M&A1 record

Investments3 records

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