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Here you'll find information about the Artisan Funds and Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, the investment advisor to the Artisan Funds.
At Artisan Funds, we strive to offer our shareholders distinctive, high-value-added investment opportunities.
We are not a “family” of indistinguishable funds devised by marketers in a financial services conglomerate. Rather, we are investment professionals, focused on a limited number of distinct investment strategies.
Each of our portfolio managers is a specialist in his or her market, with an investment process created and refined through years of experience — an artisan, if you will.
We believe that experienced, active managers investing in inefficient markets can produce superior returns over time. We welcome long-term investors who share this belief.
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership at a Glance:
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Press Releases
1/28/10 -
Artisan Announces New Summary Prospectuses Available for all Artisan Funds
10/2/09 -
Artisan Funds Announces Reopening of Artisan Small Cap Fund and Change in the Portfolio Management Team
6/30/09 -
Artisan Funds Announces a Partial Closing of Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund
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Important Fund Risk Disclosure
Emerging Markets Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Such risks include new and rapidly changing political and economic structures, which may cause instability; underdeveloped securities markets; and higher likelihood of high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Global Value Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Stocks of medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies, and have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods. Value stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
International Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
International Small Cap Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Stocks of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
International Value Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the stocks of small and medium-sized companies, which tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. The Fund also invests in value stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Mid Cap Fund
The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in international investments, which involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Stocks of medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies and may have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods. Growth stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Mid Cap Value Fund
Medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies, and have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods. Value stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Opportunistic Growth Fund
Growth stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in international investments, which involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. The Fund may also invest a significant portion of its assets in the stocks of medium-sized companies, which tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Opportunistic Value Fund
Value stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in international investments, which involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest a significant portion of its assets in the stocks of medium-sized companies, which tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Small Cap Fund
Stocks of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. Growth stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Small Cap Value Fund
Stocks of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. The Fund invests in value stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Important Fund Risk Disclosure
Emerging Markets Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Such risks include new and rapidly changing political and economic structures, which may cause instability; underdeveloped securities markets; and higher likelihood of high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Global Value Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Stocks of medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies, and have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods. Value stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
International Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
International Small Cap Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Stocks of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. The Fund invests in growth stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
International Value Fund
International investments involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the stocks of small and medium-sized companies, which tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. The Fund also invests in value stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Mid Cap Fund
The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in international investments, which involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. Stocks of medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies and may have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods. Growth stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Mid Cap Value Fund
Medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies, and have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods. Value stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Opportunistic Growth Fund
Growth stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in international investments, which involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. The Fund may also invest a significant portion of its assets in the stocks of medium-sized companies, which tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Opportunistic Value Fund
Value stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in international investments, which involve special risks, including currency fluctuation, lower liquidity, different accounting methods and economic and political systems, and higher transaction costs. These risks typically are greater in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest a significant portion of its assets in the stocks of medium-sized companies, which tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Small Cap Fund
Stocks of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. Growth stocks may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Small Cap Value Fund
Stocks of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large companies, have underperformed the stocks of larger companies during some periods and tend to have a shorter history of operations than larger companies. The Fund invests in value stocks, which may underperform other asset types during a given period. These risks are discussed in the prospectus. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
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Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is an independent investment management firm, majority-owned by employees, with $46.7 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2009. Artisan has five autonomous investment teams that oversee eleven high valued added, active equity strategies.
Artisan Partners was founded in 1994 to provide a high value-added experience for investors. We believe that doing so consistently requires a singular focus on investment management and a commitment to improving on our strengths. As a result, we focus exclusively on offering sustainable, active investment strategies, run by experienced management teams supported by a disciplined operational capability. We have maintained this pure investment focus for over fifteen years.
Investment Team Development
Throughout our investment history, we have been committed to attracting and developing skilled professionals to generate alpha. We have been successful in large part by fostering an entrepreneurial environment where each investment team has the autonomy and resources to thrive. As we have developed our investment teams, we have been able to grow and globalize our investment capabilities and expand our product offerings.
Consistent Management Approach
We manage a disciplined business model that dedicates significant resources to ensure the proper foundation, alignment and development of each team and the strategies they manage. Our experienced team of business management executives has been committed to executing on this model and managing the growth of our business in a disciplined way since the firm was founded.
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 these 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.
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