Dana Investment Advisors Inc (Waukesha)


Dana Investment Advisors Inc is a large advisory firm based in Waukesha. It manages $5.18 billion of regulatory assets for 2,449 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

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Dana Investment Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dana Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dana Investment Advisors Inc is $5.18 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 240% since the beginning of its operation, and $151.48 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $4.72 billion in discretionary accounts and $466.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.96 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $10.61 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 36% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 31% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 18% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dana Investment Advisors Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients James William Ivey serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of James William Ivey is corporations or other businesses with 116 clients and $1.98 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Dana Investment Advisors has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.93 billion for 1,216 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Dana Investment Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Dana Investment Advisors Inc

The company employs 44 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

James William Ivey has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1985. Robert Glen Leuty joined the executive team most recently as the Director Of Fixed Income.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Michael Dana Chairman, ceo 1 Apr 1985 75% - 100% 309369
James William Ivey President 1 Apr 1985 Other 255754
Michael Dana Lieberwitz Chairman, ceo 1 Apr 1985 75% - 100% 309369
Gerald Edward Denor Executive vp & secretary 1 Jun 1986 Other 2020804
Marc Andre Kamber Executive vice president 1 Feb 1991 Other 1068147
Susan Marie Rediske Assistant vice president 1 May 1991 Other 4343875
Mark Richard Mirsberger Coo & treasurer 1 Dec 1991 Other 3155055
Lori L Piekarski Assistant vice president 1 May 1994 Other 2002289
Lori L Burja Assistant vice president 1 May 1994 Other 2002289
Douglas Wayne Classen Senior vice president 1 Sep 1994 Other 874218
Jerome Joseph Veranth Executive vice president 1 Dec 1994 Other 4343874
Shane David Dana Senior vice president 1 Jul 1997 Other 2939694
Eric J Maskalunas Senior vice president 1 Dec 1998 Other 2986463
John Wesley Peavy Vice president 1 Jun 1999 Other 2224588
Michael Christopher Stewart Senior vice president 1 Jan 2000 Other 2631299
Robert Glen Leuty Vice president 1 Oct 2000 Other 4222598
Daniel Douglas Riek Vice president 1 Jan 2001 Other 3157522
Duane Rudolph Roberts Senior vice president 1 Jan 2001 Other 4346543
Nicholas Michael Berich Vice president 1 Jul 2001 Other 2699843
Stewart Family Irrevocable Trust Trust 1 Jan 2003 Other 47-6254007
David Allan Kania Vice president 1 May 2003 Other 3031965
Mark Richard Mirsberger Ceo, coo & treasurer 1 Dec 2003 25% - 50% 3155055
Michael Christopher Stewart Senior vice president, chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2004 Other 2631299
Michael Russell Conlon Vice president 1 Apr 2004 Other 2155889
Nicholas Michael Berich Senior vice president 1 Mar 2005 Other 2699843
Michael Richard Honkamp Senior vice president 1 Mar 2005 Other 4601259
Jerome Joseph Veranth Executive vice president, chief investment officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 4343874
Gregory Alan Dahlman Senior vice president 1 Feb 2006 Other 2599030
Michael Christopher Stewart Executive vice president, chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2006 Other 2631299
Robert Glen Leuty Senior vice president 1 Sep 2006 Other 4222598
Lori Anne Salyers Assistant vice president 1 Feb 2007 Other 5682821
Lori Anne Heiman Assistant vice president 1 Feb 2007 Other 5682821
Ellen Beth Roberts Senior vice president 1 Aug 2007 Other 3082153
Duane Rudolph Roberts Senior vice president 1 Feb 2008 Other 4346543
Brian V Lehky Assistant vice president 1 Jun 2008 Other 3112172
Noaman A.Q. Sharief Assistant vice president 1 Jun 2008 Other 4307027
David M Stamm Senior vice president 1 Jul 2009 Other 5699945
David John Scheidt Senior vice president 1 Mar 2010 Other 5403498
Duane Rudolph Roberts Executive vice president 1 Nov 2010 Other 4346543
Michael Dana Founder 1 Nov 2010 Other 309369
Michael L. (Mi Only) Dana Founder 1 Nov 2010 Other 309369
James William Ivey Advisor 1 Dec 2010 Other 255754
Brian Victor Lehky Vice president 1 Jan 2012 Other 3112172
Noaman A.Q. Sharief Vice president 1 Jan 2012 Other 4307027
Matthew Robert Slowinski Vice president 1 Jan 2012 Other 4772534
Jay Brian Kaun Senior vice president 1 Jul 2015 Other 4520473
Robert Glen Leuty Director of fixed income 1 Dec 2016 Other 4222598

Based in Waukesha

The principal office where Dana Investment Advisors Inc performs its advisory services is located at 20700 Swenson Drive, Suite 400, Waukesha, WI 53186 0904 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 1067, Brookfield, WI 53008 1067. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 262-782-3631 or by fax 262-782-0581. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at danainvestment.com/.