Zacks Investment Management
Zacks Investment Management (ZIM) is a Chicago-based SEC-registered investment adviser founded in January 1992. It is wholly owned by Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which is controlled principally by Mitch Zacks and a Zacks family trust. ZIM serves a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, institutions, and subadvisory partners, delivering both discretionary investment advisory and model portfolio services. The firm employs over 120 professionals as of 2025, combining quantitative models and qualitative expertise to build portfolios across multiple asset classes.
Investment Strategy
Zacks Investment Management applies a quantitative, research-driven strategy that relies heavily on proprietary earnings estimates, revisions, and multi-factor models. The firm offers diversified, actively managed portfolios for clients, tailored to each investor’s risk tolerance and investment goals. Its strategies utilize both U.S. and international equities, fixed income, and ETFs. ZIM also develops custom indices and provides model portfolios to other institutions. The firm’s approach emphasizes portfolio customization, risk management, daily monitoring and automatic rebalancing, and can incorporate tax-loss harvesting. Its ETF products use screens for earnings consistency, stability, valuation, and improving fundamentals, blending quantitative selection with the portfolio manager’s qualitative judgment.
Latest 13F Filing Activity
Zacks Investment Management filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 685 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $12B. The fund increased holdings in Nvidia Corporation, Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc. among other positions. Zacks Investment Management reduced exposure to Unitedhealth Group Inc., Dow Inc., Eastman Chem Co. among others.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (685)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 4.35% | $508.0M | 1,021,261 | $173.07 | $497.41 | +$106.5M |
N NVDA | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 3.82% | $446.5M | 2,825,852 | $29.22 | $157.99 | +$151.1M |
J JPM | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.04% | $354.9M | 1,224,100 | $108.31 | $289.91 | +$55.1M |
A AAPL | APPLE INC | 2.65% | $310.3M | 1,512,558 | $232.44 | $205.17 | -$19.0M |
G GOOGL | ALPHABET INC | 2.35% | $274.2M | 1,555,800 | $115.54 | $176.23 | +$89.2M |
Industry Allocation
Investment Team (11)
| Name | Role | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
A Atanu Ghosh | Portfolio Manager | Chicago, IL , United States | |
| Quantitative Analyst | Chicago, IL , United States | ||
P Paul Mangiardi | Vice President - Investment Advisor | Chicago, IL , United States | |
| Quantitative Analyst and Portfolio Manager | Chicago, IL , United States | ||
| Client Portfolio Manager | Chicago, IL , United States | ||
| Quantitative Analyst | Chicago, IL , United States | ||
| Quantitative Analyst | Champaign, IL , United States | ||
| Investment Consultant and Regional Vice President | Chicago, IL , United States | ||
| Quantitative Analyst | Chicago, IL , United States | ||
| Quantitative Analyst | Pittsburgh, PA , United States |