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About Acadian Asset Management Inc.

Acadian Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: AAMI) is a U.S.-listed asset management company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is the public holding company for Acadian Asset Management LLC, its primary operating subsidiary. Founded in 1986, Acadian has built a reputation as a specialist in systematic and quantitative investing, using research-driven, data-intensive investment processes rather than traditional discretionary stock picking. The firm also maintains affiliates in London, Singapore, and Sydney, giving it an international operating footprint while remaining firmly rooted in the U.S. market. Acadian’s core business is the management of active, quantitative and solutions-based strategies for institutional investors. Its platform spans a broad range of equity-oriented mandates and portfolio solutions designed to address different risk and return objectives. The business is centered on systematic alpha generation, portfolio construction, risk control, and diversification across large investment universes. In competitive terms, Acadian operates in a crowded field that includes large global asset managers, specialist quant shops, and multi-asset platforms. Its competitive advantage lies in its long operating history, deep research culture, broad data and modeling capabilities, and its ability to scale systematic strategies across multiple markets and client segments. Geographically, Acadian serves a global institutional client base. Its business model is designed to distribute investment solutions to pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign entities, insurers, and other professional allocators. The firm’s international affiliates support client coverage and investment operations outside the United States, while Boston remains its main strategic and operational center. Recent highlights have been favorable. In 2025, Acadian reported approximately $151 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025, and then disclosed a record-high roughly $177.5 billion of AUM as of December 31, 2025. Management also pointed to strong net client cash flows, record recurring management fees in the fourth quarter of 2025, continued share repurchases, and broad strategy performance strength versus benchmarks. For investors, AAMI offers a listed U.S. asset management name with direct sensitivity to equity market conditions, institutional demand for quantitative strategies, and the pace of asset gathering.