Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Announces March 31, 2021 Assets Under Management, Assets Under Administration and Advisor Count

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE: WDR) today reported preliminary assets under management (“AUM”) of $76.0 billion on March 31, 2021, compared to $75.5 billion on February 28, 2021. AUM includes assets invested in our affiliated mutual fund products, institutional separate accounts and collective investment trusts.

AUM
($ in Millions)
		Preliminary
		Month Ended March 31, 2021
		Retail				Institutional			Total
Beginning AUM		$

71,950

 

$

3,595

$

75,545

 

Net flows

 

(259

)

 

158

 

(101

)

Market action

 

572

 

 

13

 

585

 

Ending AUM

$

72,263

 

$

3,766

$

76,029

 

Preliminary assets under administration (“AUA”) were $70.8 billion on March 31, 2021, compared to $69.7 billion on December 31, 2020. AUA includes both client assets invested in our affiliated mutual funds and in other companies’ products that are distributed through Waddell & Reed, Inc. and held in direct to fund accounts, brokerage accounts or within our fee-based advisory programs.