Ken Toft

Ken Toft is Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager at Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this role, he co-manages several mutual funds and separate account strategies, focusing on options-based, low-volatility equity solutions for risk-conscious investors. His responsibilities include portfolio management, trading, and servicing individual client relationships, leveraging disciplined, quantitatively driven investment processes supported by Natixis Investment Managers resources.

Mr. Toft's investment expertise centers on US equity strategies, particularly options-based hedging, covered call writing, and put buying, with AUM across flagship index option, equity hedged, and derivative income funds. He is deeply involved in designing and managing solutions that generate cash flow, reduce equity market risk, and enhance risk-adjusted returns, primarily within the US large-cap equity segment and related derivative overlays.

Ken Toft began his career as a registered representative for Fidelity Investments before joining Gateway in 1992. He holds both an MBA in Finance and a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Cincinnati, and is a CFA charterholder. Recognized for his longstanding tenure, he has contributed to Gateway’s leadership in options-based investing and quantitative portfolio management for over three decades.