2019 Annual Report

Artisan Partners' investment teams have added significant long-term value, after fees.

Artisan Strategies Versus Their Benchmark Indices ($mn)

A hypothetical portfolio consisting of $1 million invested at the inception of each marketed strategy would have grown from $20 million to approximately $93.0 million at December 31, 2019, after fees. That is $31.4 million (or 51%) more than a portfolio consisting of each strategy's corresponding passive index.

Data as of and through December 31, 2019. Sources: Artisan Partners/MSCI/Russell/ICE BofA/S&P. Calculation is based on investing $1 million, with monthly net-of-fees returns, in each Artisan composite historically marketed to investors and its broad-based market index for the period since the composite's inception or at which time the strategy's marketed composite was terminated. Performance includes the returns for the following strategies and their broad-based market indexes for the periods since each composite's inception through the last full month of performance: the U.S. Small-Cap Value strategy from June 1, 1997 through April 30, 2016; the Global Small-Cap Growth strategy from July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016; and the Non-U.S. Small-Cap Growth strategy from January 1, 2002 through November 30, 2018. An investment cannot be made directly in an Artisan composite or a market index and the aggregated results are hypothetical. Past performance is not indicative of future results. See Disclosures for more information about our investment performance and the benchmarks used.

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Rolling 5-Year Performance

Including the impact of management fees, Artisan Partners' investment strategies have outperformed their benchmark indices in the majority of rolling 5-year periods, demonstrating that our investment teams have added value across multiple market environments.

Chart: Artisan Strategies Versus Their Benchmark Indices

Data as of and through December 31, 2019. Sources: Artisan Partners/MSCI/Russell/ICE BofA/S&P. The dark blue line indicates the percent of periods each Artisan composite outperformed its broad-based market index, and the lighter blue line indicates the periods that the U.S. Mid-Cap Growth, U.S. Small-Cap Growth, Value Equity and U.S. Mid-Cap Value strategies outperformed their style indexes. Percent of periods outperformed is the percentage of total 5-year periods in which the Artisan composite, net of fees, outperformed its broad-based market or style index. The performance over rolling periods is based on monthly returns each Artisan composite has completed a 5-year return period. The U.S. Small-Cap Value strategy, which reorganized into the U.S. Mid-Cap Value strategy in May 2016, outperformed its broad-based benchmark index in 77% of the 168 rolling 5-year periods during its existence. The Global Small-Cap Growth strategy, which was shut down in January 2017, was managed for less than five years. The Non-U.S. Small-Cap Growth composite outperformed its broad-based benchmark index in 77% of the 144 rolling 5-year periods during its existence through its termination on November 30, 2018 as the strategy evolved into the Non-U.S. Small-Mid Growth strategy, which began its new composite performance track record on January 1, 2019. The following strategies do not yet have 5-year track records and have not been accounted for: Artisan Credit Opportunities, Developing World, Global Discovery, Thematic and Thematic Long/Short Strategies. Past performance is not indicative of future results. See Disclosures for more information about our investment performance and the benchmarks used.

Firm-wide Investment Performance

Average Annual Total Returns—Net of Fees

1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception Value-Added
(bps)
Growth Team
Artisan Global Opportunities Strategy—Feb 1, 2007 35.90 17.76 13.06 14.08 10.28 478
MSCI All Country World Index 26.60 12.44 8.40 8.78 5.50
Artisan Global Discovery Strategy—Sep 1, 2017 42.93 17.83 833
MSCI All Country World Index 26.60 9.50
Artisan U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Strategy—Apr 1, 1997 38.52 17.28 10.43 14.05 14.13 373/448
Russell Midcap® Index 30.54 12.06 9.33 13.19 10.40
Russell Midcap® Growth Index 35.47 17.36 11.60 14.23 9.65
Artisan U.S. Small-Cap Growth Strategy—Apr 1, 1995 40.52 22.35 14.28 15.55 10.29 105/232
Russell 2000® Index 25.52 8.59 8.22 11.82 9.24
Russell 2000® Growth Index 28.48 12.49 9.33 13.00 7.97
Global Equity Team
Artisan Global Equity Strategy—Apr 1, 2010 31.57 19.03 10.94 12.23 356
MSCI All Country World Index 26.60 12.44 8.40 8.67
Artisan Non-U.S. Growth Strategy—Jan 1, 1996 29.56 15.01 5.75 7.45 9.36 446
MSCI EAFE Index 22.01 9.56 5.67 5.50 4.90
Artisan Non-U.S. Small-Mid Growth Strategy—Jan 1, 2019 36.96 36.96 1460
MSCI All Country World ex USA SMID Index 22.36 22.36
U.S. Value Team
Artisan Value Equity Strategy—Jul 1, 2005 30.51 9.11 8.87 10.55 7.81 -162/5
Russell 1000® Index 31.43 15.05 11.48 13.53 9.43
Russell 1000® Value Index 26.54 9.68 8.28 11.79 7.76
Artisan U.S. Mid-Cap Value Strategy—Apr 1, 1999 23.62 6.46 6.00 9.74 11.55 198/181
Russell Midcap® Index 30.54 12.06 9.33 13.19 9.57
Russell Midcap® Value Index 27.06 8.10 7.61 12.41 9.74
International Value Team
Artisan International Value Strategy—Jul 1, 2002 24.52 9.33 6.28 9.24 10.86 460
MSCI EAFE Index 22.01 9.56 5.67 5.50 6.26
Global Value Team
Artisan Global Value Strategy—Jul 1, 2007 24.24 9.81 7.25 10.86 7.65 267
MSCI All Country World Index 26.60 12.44 8.40 8.78 4.98
Sustainable Emerging Markets Team
Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets Strategy—Jul 1, 2006 20.84 12.78 7.92 3.12 5.10 -38
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 18.42 11.57 5.61 3.68 5.48
Credit Team
Artisan High Income Strategy—Apr 1, 2014 14.30 7.14 7.43 6.79 157
ICE BofAML US High Yield Master II Index 14.41 6.32 6.13 5.22
Developing World Team
Artisan Developing World Strategy—Jul 1, 2015 41.94 17.60 10.95 539
MSCI Emerging Markets Index 18.42 11.57 5.56
Thematic Team
Artisan Thematic Strategy—May 1, 2017 32.80 26.96 1265
S&P 500® Index 31.49 14.31

Data as of and through December 31, 2019. Source: Artisan Partners/MSCI/Russell/ICE BofA/S&P. Average Annual Total Returns presents composite (net of fees) performance for each strategy. Value-added since inception is based on the composite (net of fees) performance minus the since inception returns of the broad-based benchmark. Performance for Artisan Credit Opportunities Strategies, and Thematic Long/Short has been intentionally omitted. Past performance is not indicative of future results. See Disclosures for more information about our investment performance.