4Q13 Zeno Asset Manager Trade Process Universe League Tables

Taking a closer look at the Zeno Universe:
Asset Manager Trade Process
Universe League Tables
FOURTH QUARTER 2013 An asset manager’s trade process is a function of both the Total Trading Costs incurred to build/unwind portfolio positions, and the amount of trading the manager engages in (turnover). Total Trading Costs x Turnover defines the impact a manager’s trade process will have on their overall investment performance. The tables below show Peer Group rankings for: Total Trading Costs (calculated on an implementation shortfall basis), Commissions, and Turnover. The rankings cover the four‐quarter average as of September 30, 2013. A glossary of terms is provided on page 2. Large Cap Growth Managers
Efficient Total Costs
Manager
Vision Capital Management
Columbia Management
Wells Capital Management
TCW Group
GMO
High Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
SunAmerica Asset Management
2
Rainier Investment Management
3
Fred Alger Management
4
Cornerstone Asset Management
5
Invesco
Large Cap Value Managers
Efficient Commissions
Manager
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
GMO
OakBrook Investments
Rainier Investment Management
Mellon Equity Associates
Low Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
TCW Group
2
GMO
3
Morgan Stanley
4
Brown
5
Logan Capital
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Total Costs
Manager
Huber Capital Management
Levin Capital Strategies
Pzena Investment Management
Metropolitan West Asset Mgmt
T. Rowe Price
High Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
JPMorgan Asset Management
2
SunAmerica Asset Management
3
Systematic Financial Management
4
Levin Capital Strategies
5
Principal Global Investors
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Small Cap Growth Managers
Efficient Total Costs
Manager
Gabelli Securities
TimesSquare Capital Management
Granite Investment Partners
T. Rowe Price Associates
AllianceBernstein
High Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
Wells Capital Management
2
Cupps Capital Management
3
SunAmerica Asset Management
4
Columbus Circle Investors
5
Clarivest Asset Management
Small Cap Value Managers
Efficient Commissions
Manager
Clarivest Asset Management
Morgan Stanley
T. Rowe Price
GW Capital
Eagle Asset Management
Low Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
Gabelli Securities
2
Morgan Stanley
3
Invesco
4
AllianceBernstein
5
T. Rowe Price
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Total Costs
Manager
Schneider Capital Management
Wells Capital Management
Huber Capital Management
Brandywine
DePrince, Race & Zollo
High Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
Wells Capital Management
2
SunAmerica Asset Management
3
Dreman Value Management
4
Systematic Financial Management
5
Vulcan Value Partners
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
NonUS Developed Market Managers
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Total Costs
Manager
Mondrian Investment Partners
Brandes Investment Partners
Calvert Asset Mgmt
Acadian Asset Management
AQR Capital Management
High Turnover
Manager
Marsico Capital Management
Wells Capital Management
Philadelphia International Advisors
GMO
AQR Capital Management
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Commissions
Manager
GMO
LSV Asset Management
Huber Capital Management
SunAmerica Asset Management
Affinity Investment Advisors
Low Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
Barrow Hanley
2
Gabelli Securities
3
Focused Investors
4
Robeco Investment Management
5
T. Rowe Price
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Commissions
Manager
Huber Capital Management
State Street Global Advisors
Fisher Investments
LSV Asset Management
Dreman Value Management
Low Turnover
Rank
Manager
1
Robeco Investment Management
2
Franklin Advisory Services
3
Franklin Templeton Investments
4
Earnest Partners
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Emerging Market Managers
Efficient Commissions
Manager
Lazard Frères Gestion
AQR Capital Management
GMO
LSV Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Low Turnover
Manager
Marathon Asset Management
Calvert Asset Mgmt
Morgan Stanley
Mondrian Investment Partners
LSV Asset Management
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Total Costs
Manager
Quantum Capital Management
Wells Capital Management
FAMA Investments
The Boston Company Asset Mgmt
Lazard Frères Gestion
High Turnover
Manager
Glovista Investments
Franklin Templeton Investments
Hermes Fund Managers
Batterymarch Financial Mgmt
JPMorgan Asset Management
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Efficient Commissions
Manager
Glovista Investments
LSV Asset Management
PineBridge Investments
BlackRock
Schroders
Low Turnover
Manager
State Street Global Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Westwood Global Investments
Lazard Frères Gestion
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Total Trading Cost Historical Trend (1Q10 to present) The chart to the left shows the historical Total Trading Costs of all managers reviewed by Zeno. For each quarter, the different bars represent the costs incurred by the 5%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 95% ranked manager, respectively. 20
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Glossary of Terms
Total Trading Costs the four-quarter average of total execution costs (sum of Multi-day Delay, Daily Market-Impact and Commission costs) paid in
order to build/unwind trade orders. The difference between the more efficient vs. more expensive managers can often exceed 100 bp in trading costs.
Efficient Total Costs show those asset managers with the lowest Total Trading Costs within a specific Peer Group Universe. Commissions (the explicit fees paid to brokers to execute trades) are typically the smallest, but most controllable part of a manager’s total execution
costs – “The tip of the iceberg.”
Efficient Commissions show those asset managers with the lowest average commission rates within a specific Peer Group Universe. High Turnover (annual trade volume of Buys and Sells divided by AUM), in and of itself is neither good, nor bad.
However, the execution costs of
managers with high turnover strategies have greater impact on investment returns. Accordingly, it is critical that high turnover strategies have efficient
trading processes.
Low Turnover (annual trade volume of Buys and Sells divided by AUM), in and of itself is neither good, nor bad. However, the execution costs of
managers with low turnover strategies have a limited impact on investment returns. It is therefore less critical that low turnover strategies have efficient
trading processes.
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and other asset owners. Zeno's transaction cost analysis services are thereby designed to proactively monitor, and
manage, our client’s asset managers’ trading processes free from conflicts of interest.
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