Nationwide Fund Advisors (Columbus)

Name: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Address: 10 West Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH, 43215
Telephone: 614-435-5787

Nationwide Fund Advisors is a large advisory firm based in Columbus. It manages $70.76 billion of regulatory assets for 110 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007.

Nationwide Fund Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Nationwide Fund Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nationwide Fund Advisors is $70.76 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 160% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $70.76 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $643.32 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Nationwide Fund Advisors for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Stephen Timothy Grugeon serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Stephen Timothy Grugeon is investment companies with 109 clients and $70.38 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Nationwide Fund Advisors has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $70.76 billion for 110 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nationwide Fund Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Nationwide Fund Advisors

The company employs 165 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 18 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

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

Stephen Timothy Grugeon has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2008. Christopher Charlton Graham has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Aug 2016. Thomas Patrick Reed joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President Finance.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wilmington Trust	Sole trustee	1 Feb 1999	Other	00-0000000
Gerald James Holland	Senior vice president	1 Jul 2000	Other	1099918
Eric Edward Miller	Senior vice president & general counsel	1 Aug 2002	Other	2072660
Jerry T Nichols	Senior vice president-head of fixed income	1 Aug 2004	Other	1927264
Gerald Nichols	Senior vice president, head of fixed income	1 Aug 2004	Other	1927264
Douglas Donald Castagna	Senior vice president, head of finance and accounting	1 Oct 2005	Other	3139364
John Henry Grady	President, nationwide funds group	1 Dec 2006	Other	4431440
Stephen Timothy Grugeon	Executive vice president	1 Jan 2007	Other	1260891
Inc. Nationwide Financial Services	Corporate parent	1 Apr 2007	75% - 100%	31-1486870
Nancy Davis Schdlz	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2007	Other	4474180
Nancy Davis Scholz	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2007	Other	4474180
Joseph P Young	Chief investment officer-fixed income	1 Oct 2007	Other	1927264
Dorothy G Sanders	Senior vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	4474180
Dorothy Giselle Sanders	Senior vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	4337761
Lee Thomas Cummings	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2008	Other	2523271
Craig David Stokarski	Treasurer	1 Jan 2008	Other	4163385
Leland Thomas Cummings	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2008	Other	2523271
Stephen Timothy Grugeon	President	1 Jan 2008	Other	1260891
Stephen Timothy Grugeon	Director, executive vice president & chief operating officer	1 Aug 2008	Other	1260891
Michael Scott Spangler	Director & president	1 Aug 2008	Other	3156142
Lynnett Kay Berger	Senior vice president & chief investment officer	1 Jun 2009	Other	4687324
Kevin Douglas Grether	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2011	Other	2261829
Brian Eric Hirsch	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	2651449
Kathy Rose Richards	Associate vice president and assistant secretary	1 Jun 2012	Other	4869371
Christopher Charlton Graham	Chief investment officer	1 Aug 2016	Other	4624759
Christopher Graham	Vice president & chief investment officer	1 Aug 2016	Other	4624759
Keith Donald Wild	Vice president- finance	1 Dec 2016	Other	6030237
Keith D Wild	Treasurer	1 Dec 2016	Other	6030237
Thomas Patrick Reed	Vice president - finance	1 Jan 2019	Other	5927899

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Nationwide Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 1996	75% - 100%	31-4416546
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company	Shareholder	1 May 1998	75% - 100%	31-4177100

Based in Columbus

The principal office where Nationwide Fund Advisors performs its advisory services is located at 10 West Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215 The mailing address of the firm is One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 614-435-5787. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nationwide.com/mutualfunds and its LinkedIn profile.