Our Legacy
For an astonishing three decades, the With Intelligence Mutual Fund and ETF Awards have recognized and celebrated the very best of the US traditional asset management space. It has provided a platform for the best business leaders, innovators, product development experts, and fund performers to showcase the incredible achievements they have accomplished.
We are excited to be able to bring the industry together once again to celebrate, network and entertain. See who has been rewarded in previous years below...
2022 Roll of Honor
Asset Manager Sales, Marketing and Leadership Awards
Asset Manager Digital Tool of the Year AllianceBernstein
Asset Manager Podcast of the Year Alger
Asset Manager website of the year WisdomeTree Investments
Best DEI Initiative of the Year Janus Henderson
Best ESG Asset Manager Ninety One
Best Philanthropic Initiative Polen Capital
Content Marketing Strategy of the Year Vontobel Asset Management
Deal of the Year GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners
Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year Schroders and Prosek Partners
Fund Innovation of the Year Blackstone
Fund Leader of the Year Christine Hurtsellers, CEO, Voya Investment Management
Fund Marketer of the Year Columbia Threadneedle Investments
PR Campaign of the Year MacMillan Communications
Retirement Leader of the Year Ascensus
Sales and Marketing Excellence through the Covid-19 Pandemic PGIM Investments
Social Media Leader of the Year ARK Invest
ETF Awards
Active ETF of the Year
State Street Global Advisors
Alternative ETF of the Year iM Global Partner
ESG/Impact ETF of the Year IndexIQ
ETF Innovation of the Year Wilshire Phoenix
ETF of the Year Pacer ETFs
ETF Provider of the Year Global X
ETF Suite of the Year JP Morgan Asset Management
Fixed Income ETF of the Year JP Morgan Asset Management
Index Provider of the Year Indxx LLC
Newcomer Active ETF of the Year T. Rowe Price
Newcomer Alternative ETF of the Year Innovator ETFs - Innovator's Defined Wealth Shield ETF (BALT)
Newcomer ESG/Impact ETF of the Year KraneShares
Newcomer ETF Firm of the Year Engine No.1
Newcomer ETF of the Year AXS Investments
Newcomer Fixed Income ETF of the Year Federated Hermes
Newcomer Sales Success of the Year - ETFs Schwab Asset Management
Newcomer Strategic-beta ETF of the year
ASYMmetric ETFs
Newcomer Thematic ETF of the Year
Simplify Asset Management
Sales Success of the Year - ETFs
Avantis Investors
Strategic-beta ETF of the year
First Trust
Thematic ETF of the Year
Engine No. 1
Fund Director Awards
Independent Counsel of the Year Mark Parise - Perkins Coie
Small Board Trustee of the Year Kathleen Barr - William Blair Funds
Trustee of the Year Lorraine Monchak - Pioneer Funds
Hall of Fame
Alger
Fund Action Lifetime Achievement
Marty Willis
Mutual Fund Performance Awards
Active Equities Mutual Fund of the Year
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Active ESG Mutual Fund of the Year Impax Asset Management
Active Fixed Income Mutual Fund of the Year Macquarie Asset Management
Newcomer Active Equities Mutual Fund of the Year GQG Partners
Newcomer Active ESG Mutual Fund of the Year Ecofin
Newcomer Active Fixed Income Mutual Fund of the Year SEI
2021 Roll of Honor
PR campaign of the year | Janus Henderson Investors | | Thematic ETF of the Year | The Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) |
Sales and Marketing Exvellence through the COVID-19 Pandemic | Vanguard | | ETF of the Year | ARK Invest |
Sales and Marketing Excellence through the COVID-19 Pandemic (Smaller firms) | Alger | | Newcomer Smart-beta ETF of the Year | Wisdom Tree cybersecurity fund (WCBR) |
Best ESG Asset Manager | Natixis Investment Managers - Mirova | | Newcomer Thematic of the Year | Wisdom Tree Cybersecurity Dund (WCBR) |
Best DEI Imitative of the Year | Franklin Templeton | | Newcomer ETF of the Year | T. Rowe Price, Active ETF Suite |
Best Philanthropic Imitative | Thornburg Investment Management | | Active ETF of the Year | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Risk Managed income ETF (NUSI) |
Asset Manager Digital Tool of the Year | Voya Financial | | Newcomer Active ETF of the year | KraneShares KraneShares Global Carbon ETF (KRBN) |
Retirement Leader of the Year | Voya Financial | | ETF Suite of the Year | KraneShares China Suite |
Content Marketing Strategy of the Year | Neuberger Berman | | ETF Provider of the Year | ARK Invest |
Fund Innovation of the Year | Dimensional Fund Advisors | | ESG/Impact ETF of the year | EcoFin EcoFin Global Water ESG Fund (EBLU) |
Asset Manager Podcast of the Year | VanEck | | Alternative ETF of the Year | Innovator Capital Management (Innovator ETFs) Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF Series |
Overall Ad Campaign of the Year | Invesco | | Newcomer ESG/Impact of the Year | HumanKind Investments HumanKind US Stock ETF (HKND) |
Deal of the Year | Morgan Stanley Acquiring Eaton Vance | | Newcomer Alternative ETF of the Year | Innovator Capital Management (Innovator ETFs) Defined Outcome Bond ETFs |
Asset Manager Website of the Year | Wisdomtree | | Trustee of the Year | Dr. Hassel McClellan - Chair, The Johnn Hancock Funds Board |
Fund Marketer of the Year | Global Head of Marketing - Leslie Walstrom - Columbia Threadneedle Investments | | Independent Counsel of the Year | David Blass, Simpsom Thacher & Bartlett |
Fund Leader of the Year | CEO and CIO Cathie Wood ARK Invest | | Small board Trustee of the Year | Brook Reece, Chair of the Board, The Guiness Atkinson Funds |
Newcomer ETF Firm of the Year | TrueShares | | Newcomer Director | Sandra Sponem - Guggnheim Funds |
Index Provider of the Year | Emles Advisors, Emles Indexing LLC | | Fixed Income ETF of the Year | JPMorgan Asset Management Ultra-short Income ETF (JPST) |
ETF Innovation of the Year | Defiiance Next Gen SPAC Derived ETF (SPAK) | | Sales Success of the Year - ETFs | Innovator Capital Management Defined Outcome ETFs |
Newcomer Fixed Income ETF of the Year | Emles Advisors Real Estate Credit ETF (REC) | | Smart-Beta ETF of the year | VanEck MOAT ETF Vectors management wide MOAT ETF (MOAT) |
2020 Roll of Honor
Fund Directions Lifetime Achievement | | Edward Boudreau Columbia Funds | Independent Counsel of the Year
| Stuart Coleman, Proskauer |
Best Philanthropic Initiative | | American Century Investments | Asset Manager Digital Tool of the Year | Charles Schwab Investment Management - SAGE |
Retirement Leader of the Year | | EmPower Retirement | Content Marketing Strategy of the Year | Alger |
Social Media Leader of the Year | | ARK Invest | Fund Innovation of the Year | Cboe Vest |
Asset Manager Podcast of the Year | | Neuberger Berman | Asset Manager Website of the Year | Polen Capital |
Deal of the Year | | Goldman Sachs Asset Management's acquisition of Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services from S&P Global Market Intelligence | Fund Leader of the Year | Vijay Advani - Executive Chairman, Neuveen |
ETF Provider of the Year | | VanEck | ETF Innovation of the Year | Procure AM: Procure Space ETF (UFO) |
Sales Success of the Year - ETFs | | JPMorgan Asset Management | Fund Marketer of the Year | Sebastian Benkert, ARK Invest |
Smart-Beta ETF of the Year | | Franklin Templeton | Newcomer Smart-beta ETF of the Year | Virtus Investment Partners: Virtus Real Assets Income (VRAI) |
Thematic ETF of the Year | | VanEck - The VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) | Newcomer Thematic ETF of the Year | First Trist: First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (NXTG) |
ETF of the Year | | Goldman Sachs Asset Management: Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GLSC) | Newcomer ETF of the year | Global X: Global X Cloud Computing ETF (c |
Active ETF of the Year | | Pimco: Pimco Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF (MINT) | Newcomer Active ETF of the Year | ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) |
ESG/Impact ETF of the Year | | Van-Eck - The VanEck Vectors Green Bond ETF (GRNB) | Newcomer ESG/Impact ETF of the Year | DWS Asset Management: The Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders ETF (USSG) |
Alternative ETF of the Year | | Cambria Investment Management : tAIL rISK etf (TAIL) | Newcomer Alternative ETF of the Year | Innovator ETfs: Defined Outcome Series of Buffer ETFs |
Trustee of the Year | | Ann Torre Bates, Franklin Templeton | Small Board Trustee of the Year | Gale Caruso, Pacific Select Funds |
Newcomer Director | | Raudline Etienne, Janus Funds | |