Mitchell Trotta

Mitchell Trotta, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager at Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this capacity, he oversees the management of several mutual funds and separate account strategies, including the Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund, Gateway Fund, and Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF. His core responsibilities include trading, analytics in support of investment decisions, and implementation of the firm’s equity multi-factor model, with a particular focus on low-volatility equity strategies and derivative income overlays involving index options.

Trotta concentrates on equity markets, especially U.S. large-cap stocks, utilizing strategies such as option writing and equity hedging to deliver risk-managed returns. He specializes in constructing diversified stock portfolios combined with actively managed option overlays, catering to risk-conscious investors seeking income and volatility reduction within the derivative income and equity hedged segments.

Prior to his current portfolio manager role, Trotta served as Associate Portfolio Manager at Gateway Investment Advisers and as an Asset Management Group Associate at PNC Wealth Management. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Cincinnati and is a CFA charterholder, underscoring his expertise in quantitative analysis and multi-factor equity modeling.