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Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.

CIK:0001021642
Asset Manager
$17B AUM
198 holdings
Houston, TX, United States
Founded:1970
55 employees
Latest filing:Sep 30, 2025

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. is a Houston-based asset management firm founded in 1970. It is a boutique affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers and manages $17.3 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025. The firm employs 55 people, including 26 investment professionals and 12 CFAs. Vaughan Nelson offers six equity and five fixed income strategies, serving institutional clients such as non-profit, public/corporate pension plans, and individuals.

Investment Strategy

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process focusing on value equity and fixed income strategies with a targeted return objective. The firm seeks to exploit short-term market inefficiencies to generate long-term opportunities, constructing concentrated portfolios with high active share. Stock selection is founded on disciplined valuation methods and a rigorous analysis that includes consideration of ESG factors when material to long-term value. While macroeconomic factors are considered primarily to mitigate downside volatility, the core investment process is driven by security-level fundamentals and targeted return thresholds.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. filed their most recent 13F report on Sep 30, 2025 disclosing 196 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $11B. The fund increased holdings in Eli Lilly & Co., Amrize LTD, PVH Corporation among other positions. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. reduced exposure to Zoetis Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CL B, Kirby Corp. among others.

Top Buys
L
LLYELI LILLY & CO
+$201.7M
A
AMRZAMRIZE LTD
+$92.2M
P
PVHPVH CORPORATION
+$74.3M
G
GOOGLALPHABET INC-CL A
+$70.7M
U
URIUNITED RENTALS INC
+$69.7M
Top Sells
Z
ZTSZOETIS INC
-$155.8M
B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
-$84.0M
K
KEXKIRBY CORP
-$81.0M
I
IBPINSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS
-$77.5M
N
NOWSERVICENOW INC
-$77.1M

Top Holdings

N
NVDANVIDIA CORP
+3.2%$350.5M
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+2.8%$306.8M
A
AMZNAMAZON.COM INC
+2.7%$299.4M
G
GOOGLALPHABET INC-CL A
+2.6%$282.5M
T
TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR
+2.3%$255.0M

Equity Positions (196)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
N
NVDA
NVIDIA CORP3.19%$350.5M1,878,587$14.44$186.58+$43.2M
M
MSFT
MICROSOFT CORP2.79%$306.8M592,239$110.15$517.95-$67.4M
A
AMZN
AMAZON.COM INC2.72%$299.4M1,363,595$113.07$219.57-$9.3M
G
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC-CL A2.57%$282.5M1,162,121$108.93$243.10+$70.7M
T
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR2.32%$255.0M912,955$197.49$279.29+$39.9M

Industry Allocation

SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+9.0%
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
+7.6%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+4.7%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+4.3%
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
+2.8%

Investment Team (19)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
Adam Rich
Adam Rich
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio ManagerHouston, TX , United States
Ben Ledig
Ben Ledig
AssociateHouston, TX , United States
Chris Wallis
Chris Wallis
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment OfficerHouston, TX , United States
D
Deborah Sabo
Senior TraderCorte Madera, CA , United States
D
Dennis Alff
Portfolio ManagerSugar Land, TX , United States
F
Forbes Dumas
Equity Research AnalystHouston, TX , United States
James Eisenman
James Eisenman
Portfolio Manager - Global SMID CapHouston, TX , United States
Matthew Caire
Matthew Caire
Portfolio ManagerHouston, TX , United States
S
Sundeep Khanna
Portfolio ManagerHouston, TX , United States
Ben Eckert
Ben Eckert
Equity Research AssociateHouston, TX , United States
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