Waddell & Reed - About the company
Waddell & Reed is an acquired company based in Overland Park (United States), founded in 1937. It operates as a Diversified investment management firm. The company has 32484 active competitors, including 526 funded and 2734 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Fidelity Investments, Barclays and Morgan Stanley.
Company Details
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- waddell.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@waddell.com
- Phone Number
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
1937
Location
Overland Park, United States
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
780th among 32484 active competitors
Employee Count
1,177 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Macquarie (Dec 03, 2020)
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Waddell & Reed's funding and investors
Waddell & Reed has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Waddell & Reed's founders and board of directors
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Waddell & Reed has 1,177 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Waddell & Reed's employee count trend over the years:
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Waddell & Reed's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Waddell & Reed include Fidelity Investments, Barclays and Morgan Stanley. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Waddell & Reed, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Fidelity Investments 1946, Boston (United States), Series F | Provider of brokerage accounts, retirement planning, wealth management, and trading platforms | $4.71B | 82/100 | |
2nd | Barclays 1690, London (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of consumer, corporate, wealth and private banking services | - | 80/100 | |
3rd | Morgan Stanley 1935, New York City (United States), Public | Provider of wealth management, investment banking, sales, trading, and research services | $7.55M | 79/100 | |
4th |  Investec 1974, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Specialist bank and wealth manager serving private and institutional clients | - | 78/100 | |
5th | HSBC 1865, London (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of global banking, wealth management, and financial services solutions worldwide | - | 76/100 | |
6th | Financial services company specializing in insurance and asset management | - | 75/100 | ||
7th |  Lighthouse Canton 2014, Singapore (Singapore), Series C | Investment institution focused on wealth and asset management | $40M | 75/100 | |
8th |  Wells Fargo 1852, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of diverse financial services and online banking | - | 75/100 | |
9th | Diversified of wealth & asset management services | - | 75/100 | ||
10th | Vanguard 1976, Malvern (United States), Series B | Diversified investment management firm | $31.7M | 74/100 | |
780th | Waddell & Reed 1937, Overland Park (United States), Acquired | Diversified investment management firm | - | - | 45/100 |
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Waddell & Reed's Investments and acquisitions
Waddell & Reed has a total of 1 investment in Legendary Entertainment. Waddell & Reed has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to Waddell & Reed
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News related to Waddell & Reed
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Arrington Capital Welcomes Chad Gunther as Structural Financial AdvisorPR Newswire•Aug 16, 2022•Arrington Capital, Waddell & Reed
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CommunityAmerica CUSO One and Copper Financial Welcome Amy Rush as General CounselPR Newswire•Jun 02, 2022•Cu Financial, Waddell & Reed
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Waddell & Reed's acquirer further shrinks OP office footprintThe Business Journals•Dec 29, 2021•Macquarie, Waddell & Reed
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LPL Financial Hires Waddell & Reed’s Shawn Mihal to Lead Institution ServicesGlobeNewswire•Jun 07, 2021•LPL Financial, Waddell & Reed, http://lplfinancial.com
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Advisor Group’s Royal Alliance Recruits $168 Million Wealth Management TeamThe DI Wire•May 20, 2021•Royal Alliance, Azose Johnson & Associates, Waddell & Reed
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Strong Values, Goal-Based Planning, and Independence Draws Waddell & Reed Team With Nearly $200 Million in Assets to AmeripriseBusiness Wire•May 10, 2021•http://crosstownfinancial.com, Waddell & Reed, Ameriprise
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LPL Financial Closes Acquisition of Waddell & Reed's Wealth Management BusinessLPL Financial•Apr 30, 2021•LPL Financial, http://lplfinancial.com, Waddell & Reed, Macquarie and 2 others
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Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Announces March 31, 2021 Assets Under Management, Assets Under Administration and Advisor CountBusiness Wire•Apr 13, 2021•Waddell & Reed
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Halper Sadeh LLP Investigates MGLN, FPRX, FLIR, WDR, HMSY, SNCA; Shareholders are Encouraged to Contact the FirmPR Newswire•Mar 12, 2021•Halper Sadeh, Magellan Health, Five Prime Therapeutics, FLIR Systems and 3 others
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