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WestEnd Advisors is a registered investment advisor and long-tenured asset manager offering a suite of active, high-conviction domestic and global investment strategies. The cornerstone of WestEnd Advisors’ investment philosophy is that the macroeconomic environment is a key driver of financial market returns. The investment team formulates its outlook through ongoing analysis of over 200 macroeconomic data series, and then allocates to the sectors and other areas of the market that are expected to benefit from macroeconomic tailwinds over the next six to 18 months. Areas of the market seen facing headwinds are underweighted or avoided. The aim is to build portfolios aligned with the evolving macroeconomic backdrop to deliver alpha throughout the economic cycle.
Investment Franchise Snapshot:
Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager
Fritz Porter is chief investment officer and a portfolio manager for the investment strategies at WestEnd Advisors, a Victory Capital Investment Franchise. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Fritz leads the firm’s research meetings and conducts macroeconomic, sector and security analysis.
Read Full BioChief Investment Strategist, Portfolio Manager
Ned Durden is chief investment strategist (CIS) and a portfolio manager for the investment strategies at WestEnd Advisors, a Victory Capital Investment Franchise. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, as CIS, Ned is responsible for distilling the Investment Team’s outlook and research to ensure clear, accurate, and effective communication of the firm’s investment views and portfolio positioning. He also conducts sector and security analysis along with macroeconomic research used to guide decisions across the firm’s investment strategies.
Read Full BioPortfolio Manager
Ty Peebles is a portfolio manager for the investment strategies at WestEnd Advisors, a Victory Capital Investment Franchise. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Ty conducts macro analysis on the U.S. and overseas economies as well as equity and fixed income markets, and security research to support the management of all the firm’s investment strategies.
Read Full BioPortfolio Manager
Jacob Buchanan is a portfolio manager for the investment strategies at WestEnd Advisors, a Victory Capital Investment Franchise. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Jacob conducts macroeconomic and security research and analysis to support the management of all the firm's investment strategies.
Read Full BioWestEnd Advisors, LLC (“WestEnd”), an SEC-registered investment adviser, operates as an autonomous Victory Capital® Investment Franchise. WestEnd’s active principals are responsible for managing the firm and its day-to-day operations. Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. WestEnd manages equity securities for individual, institutional and wrap clients.
Advisory services offered by WestEnd Advisors, LLC, 1001 Morehead Square Drive, Suite 600, Charlotte, NC 28203. Advisory services for ETFs offered by Victory Capital Management, Inc.
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