Asset manager · Milwaukee, WI
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 150114 · SEC 801-70101
At a glance
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with $183.6 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed August 31, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is investment companies, and it reports 7 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 81st of 3,218 asset managers and 144th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 414-390-6100artisanpartners.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $184B
- Rank among asset managers
- #81 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #144 of 17,210
- Rank in Wisconsin
- #3 of 195
- Individual clients
- 7
- High-net-worth clients
- 7
- Accounts
- 255
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 496
- Advisory staff
- 114
- Offices
- 17
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Eric R. ColsonManaging Director
- Charles J. DaleyVice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
- Gregory K. RamirezVice President
- James S. HammanVice President
- Christopher J. KreinVice President
- Eileen KweiVice President
- Samuel B. SellersVice President
- Ryan G. Von HoffVice President and Assistant Treasurer
- Laura E. SimpsonVice President and Secretary
- Lisa A. MoranVice President and Assistant Secretary
- Christopher A. DefrancisGlobal Chief Compliance Officer
- Annette L. ZeheleinVice President
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is a hybrid RIA: 99 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names affiliated broker-dealers: Apel Financial Distribution Services LTD and Artisan Partners Distributors LLC.
- Apel Financial Distribution Services LTD
- Artisan Partners Distributors LLC ↗CRD 45446
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 30 | $91B | 49% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 96 | $60B | 33% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 68 | $12B | 7% |
| State or municipal government entities | 19 | $7.8B | 4% |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 8 | $4.9B | 3% |
| Charitable organizations | 14 | $4.9B | 3% |
| Other | 7 | $1.8B | <1% |
| Insurance companies | – | $737M | <1% |
| Corporations or other businesses | – | $413M | <1% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 7 | $64M | <1% |
Private funds
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership reports 10 private funds with $2.9B in gross assets: hedge funds, private equity funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Other services
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗artisanpartners.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Artisan Partners Limited Partnership manage?
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership reports $183.6 billion in regulatory assets under management across 255 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed August 31, 2026.
What kind of firm is Artisan Partners Limited Partnership?
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are Artisan Partners Limited Partnership’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are investment companies ($90.8 billion, 30 clients); pooled investment vehicles ($59.9 billion, 96 clients); pension and profit sharing plans ($12.4 billion, 68 clients).
Does Artisan Partners Limited Partnership manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 10 private funds with $2.9 billion in gross assets, including hedge funds, private equity funds.
Does Artisan Partners Limited Partnership have any disciplinary history?
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Artisan Partners Limited Partnership’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-08-31), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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