Outflows on the Wane Again at Waddell & Reed During 1Q; No Change to $18 per Share FVE
There was little in narrow-moat Waddell & Reed's first-quarter results that would alter our long-term view of the firm. We are leaving our $18 per share fair value estimate in place. The company closed out the March quarter with $71.7 billion in assets under management, up 8.9% sequentially but down 10.7% year over year. Net outflows of $1.8 billion put the firm back on the path to improving organic growth after it lost $3.8 billion to outflows in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm sti...Waddell & Reed Financial is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides investment management and advisory services, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to the Ivy Funds,Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios, InvestEd Portfolios, Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund, and institutional accounts. The company also provides wealth management services, primarily to retail clients through Waddell & Reed, Inc. (W&R), and independent financial advisors associated with W&R, who provide financial planning and advice to their clients.
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