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A ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Reports 1Q21 Results Milwaukee , WI - April 27 , 2021 - Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. ( NYSE : APAM ) ( the " Company " or " Artisan Partners " ) today reported its results for the three months ended March 31 , 2021 , and declared a quarterly dividend . Chairman and CEO , Eric Colson , said , " Artisan Partners is a high - value added investment firm . Our purpose is to generate and compound wealth over the long - term for our clients . We focus on investments and our investments - first culture . " " Over our 25 - year history , we have generated approximately $ 31 billion in investment returns for our clients over and above what they would have generated in corresponding passive indexes . A hypothetical portfolio consisting of $ 1 million invested at the inception of each of our strategies marketed to clients would have grown from $ 22 million to approximately $ 124 million at March 31 , 2021 , after fees . That is $ 52.6 million ( 73.5 % ) more than a portfolio consisting of each strategy's corresponding passive index . " We have a clear understanding of Who We Are as an investment firm and of the defined role we play in our clients ' aggregate portfolios . By remaining focused on that defined role , we have generated outcomes that benefit and empower our clients , employees and shareholders - outcomes that compound over time and enhance our stakeholders ' individual lives and communities . " Today , we have nine investment teams and 20 investment strategies performing well for clients . Eleven of our strategies have beaten their indexes , on average , by more than 300 basis points per year since inception , after fees . Over the last 12 months , 12 of our strategies beat their indexes by more than 400 basis points after fees . Seven strategies beat their benchmarks by more than 1,000 basis points after fees . High - value added active management at Artisan Partners works . " " As an investment firm , we provide each of our investment teams with the autonomy and resources to capitalize on investment ideas , themes , dislocations and other opportunities — some of them broad , some of them relatively narrow . We add degrees of freedom to increase the instruments , tools and methods our teams can use to generate alpha . Despite relentless demands for short - term outcomes , we arbitrage time for clients and shareholders with a patient mindset . " With our newest strategy , China Post - Venture , we have expanded degrees of freedom to invest in mainland China and private companies . With our Select Equity and International Small Cap Value strategies , both launched in 2020 , we have reinvested in the value - oriented philosophy and discipline that our Global Value and International Value franchises have successfully employed for nearly 20 years . And , looking ahead , with our Credit team , we are exploring a strategy that would provide the team further flexibility to capitalize on market dislocation , allocate capital into stress and generate wealth for clients . " These are the kind of things we are focused on as an investment firm - supporting and resourcing our investment teams and helping them further express and capitalize on their investment ideas for the benefit of clients . We will remain focused on investments . By doing so , we expect to continue to compound capital and generate meaningful outcomes for our clients , associates and shareholders . "