Background

Aviance is an institutional investment manager based in Sarasota, FL. Aviance is an affiliate of First Trust Advisors, LP, a Chicago-based investment advisor with $17 billion of assets under management. Aviance is owned jointly by First Trust and the group’s four senior executives.

The senior executives of Aviance focus on investment management. Our portfolio managers have over 70 years of successful equity management experience within multi-billion dollar investment companies. Our operations executives possess significant experience in managing the growth of business operations such as client service and back-office.

First Trust offers the operational support that enables Aviance to focus on asset management. First Trust provides extensive distribution and marketing support, access to nationally recognized research resources, and assistance in operational functions such as compliance.