Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. /oh/
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. is a focused investment management firm founded in 1990, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a wholly owned subsidiary and the primary investment arm of Western & Southern Financial Group, serving institutional investors, private equity clients, and individual/family clients. The firm operates through three business units—Institutional, Private Client Group, and Private Equity—offering diversified asset management solutions in public equity, fixed income, private equity, and multi-strategy mandates. Fort Washington employs around 110 professionals and is recognized for its long-term perspective, strong capital base, dedicated client service, and investment-centered culture. It serves some of the largest institutional investors in the country while maintaining a personal approach.
Investment Strategy
Fort Washington Investment Advisors offers a broad array of investment strategies tailored for institutional, private wealth, and private equity clients. Their public equity portfolios include dividend, focused, large cap, and small company equity strategies. The firm's fixed income offerings span active corporate, bank loans, core/core plus, emerging markets debt, high yield, municipal, securitized opportunities, short duration, and strategic income. Fort Washington also manages diversified funds of funds and secondary funds via its Private Equity unit. Multi-strategy portfolios are structured to provide institutional clients with exposure across asset classes, and the Private Client Group delivers custom portfolio solutions to small institutions and individuals. Their investment philosophy centers on proactive, strategic advice, aligning client interests, and delivering consistent long-term returns with disciplined risk management.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (406)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 5.98% | $1.10B | 2,131,519 | $131.13 | $517.95 | +$47.8M |
C CTAS | Cintas Corp | 4.73% | $872.8M | 4,252,321 | $12.07 | $205.26 | -$74.7M |
A AAPL | Apple Inc | 3.90% | $720.1M | 2,827,926 | $50.32 | $254.63 | +$139.3M |
M META | Meta Platforms Inc | 3.67% | $677.8M | 922,897 | $226.36 | $734.38 | -$14.6M |
G GOOG | Alphabet Inc Class C | 3.57% | $658.5M | 2,703,680 | $57.41 | $243.55 | +$193.6M |