Our investment teams operate autonomously to foster the power of independent thinking yet are supported by a robust, centralized infrastructure, which allows us to offer the scale advantages of a larger organization. We believe that within Artisan's framework, this autonomous structure creates a sustainable competitive advantage by enhancing the following three factors critical to active, equity investing.

Original Research, Independent Perspectives

We believe that a commitment to original research drives value-added investment decisions. Our investment teams blend elements of creativity and skepticism into their research which can lead to perspectives unseen by other investors. Most importantly, our autonomous team structure is designed to protect our investment talent from consensus opinions that can stifle independent perspectives.

Process Discipline and Patience

We believe that process discipline and patience are critical ingredients to our consistent investment performance. Our investment teams have demonstrated a conviction to their investment approach and the patience to execute investment ideas over a long-term horizon. Our management oversight, team structure, and compensation and ownership systems are designed to reinforce this approach.

Alignment of Interests

Our business model and institutional client orientation align the economic incentives of our investment teams with the interests of our clients. To strengthen this alignment of interests, our investment professionals' incentives are directly tied to the growth in client capital generated by the strategies they manage; additionally, the leaders of our investment teams have meaningful capital invested alongside clients in those strategies and are equity partners in the firm.