Heartland Advisors, Inc. (Milwaukee)


Heartland Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Milwaukee. It manages $1.35 billion of regulatory assets for 138 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Illinois, and 12 other states.

Heartland Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Heartland Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Heartland Advisors, Inc. is $1.35 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -22% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.35 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $9.75 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Heartland Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Heartland Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Heartland Advisors is investment companies with 4 clients and $1.15 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Heartland Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.32 billion for 134 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Heartland Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Heartland Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 28 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 15 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William John Nasgovitz Director, chairman & chief investment officer 1 Mar 1985 Other 344990
Kenneth Joseph Della Senior vice president & treasurer 1 Jul 1992 Other 2275472
Kevin Douglas Clark Senior vice president - trading 1 Feb 1993 Other 1401304
Eric James Miller Senior vice president & director 1 Nov 1993 Other 2437730
Jilaine Hummel Bauer Senior vice president, secretary & general counsel 1 Jan 1998 Other 1440916
Paul Timothy Beste Director, senior vice president, chief risk officer & secretary 1 Jun 2000 Other 2262587
Inc. Heartland Holdings Shareholder 1 Aug 2000 75% - 100% 39-1997771
Inc. Heartland Holdlings Shareholder 1 Aug 2000 75% - 100% 39-1997771
Nicole Jeannine Best Senior vice president & treasurer 1 Feb 2001 Other 3053329
Kevin Douglas Clark Senior vice president equity trading 1 Jul 2001 Other 1401304
Matthew Jason Miner Vice president & director of equity trading 1 Jul 2001 Other 2113435
Michael Timothy Riggs Senior vice president & chief technology officer 1 May 2002 Other 6033331
Constance Rae Wick Director of compliance 1 Feb 2003 Other 3089477
Hugh Frank Denison Senior vice president & portfolio manager 1 Mar 2004 Other 1422919
Theodore Deitche Baszler Vice president & portfolio manager 1 Mar 2004 Other 1793591
Nicole Jeannine Best Senior vice president, chief compliance officer & treasurer 1 Nov 2005 Other 3053329
David Charles Fondrie Senior vice president & portfolio manager 1 May 2006 Other 2583053
William Richard Nasgovitz Director, chief executive officer & portfolio manager 1 May 2006 Other 4826680
William R. Nasgovitz Director, vice president & portfolio manager 1 May 2006 Other 4826680
Christine A Roberts Vice president - treasurer 1 Aug 2006 Other 4732312
Christine Anne Johnson Vice president & treasurer 1 Aug 2006 Other 4732312
Bradford Allen Evans Director, senior vice president & portfolio manager 1 Sep 2006 Other 2736566
Brad Alan Evans Vice president - portfolio manager 1 Sep 2006 Other 2372256
Jeanne Marie Kolimaga Vice president of human resources 1 Mar 2007 Other 5640910
Adam Jonathan Peck Vice president & portfolio manager 1 Aug 2007 Other 3217981
David Ribbens Director & president 1 Jun 2008 Other 2454698
Vinita Kaur Paul Vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer & assistant secretary 1 Aug 2008 Other 5227040
Colin Patrick Mcwey Vice president & portfolio manager 1 Jun 2009 Other 4205434
Michael David Kops Vice president of sales 1 Oct 2009 Other 3219178
Nicole Jeannine Best Senior vice president, chief financial officer & chief adminstrative officer 1 May 2010 Other 3053329
Catherine Mitchell Stephenson Vice president & director of marketing 1 Jan 2012 Other 4704310
Andrew John Fleming Vice president & portfolio manager 1 Jun 2012 Other 4544108
Colin Patrick Mcwey Vice president & portfolio manager 1 Jul 2013 Other 4205434
Michael Francis Jolin Vice president & portfolio manager 1 May 2015 Other 4626868
Robert Craig Sharpe Vice president & portfolio manager 1 Oct 2015 Other 1601656
Elizabeth Brooke Scalf Vice president, chief compliance officer & senior legal counsel 1 May 2016 Other 5076049

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William John Nasgovitz Director, chairman & chief investment officer 1 Aug 2000 75% - 100% 344990

Based in Milwaukee

The principal office where Heartland Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 789 N Water Street Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI 53202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 414-347-7777 or by fax 414-347-1339. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at heartlandfunds.com.