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