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| 6300 Lamar Avenue Shawnee Mission, KS  66201-9217
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 Contact
 Main Phone: 913-236-2000
 Web Site: 
	http://www.waddell.com
 
 Mutual Fund Brand(s)
 Ivy Funds, Waddell & Reed Advisor Funds
 
 Research Links
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 SEC Fund Filings by CIK
 
 
 |  | Background: |  | Founded in 1937, Waddell & Reed sponsors two families of mutual funds: W&R Funds and Ivy Funds [profile]. It created the Waddell & Reed Advisors Group of Mutual Funds in 1940. The company IPO'd in 1998.
The funds are advised by Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO) and Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO). 
 The firm also owns a broker-dealer that is a primary distributor of the W&R Funds.
 
 The firms three broker-dealers are: Waddell & Reed, Inc. (W&R), Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. (IFDI) and Legend Equities Corporation (LEC).
 
 The firm's 80 open-end mutual funds include: 20 portfolios in the Advisors Funds family, 32 portfolios in the Ivy Funds family, 25 portfolios in the Ivy Funds VIP family and three portfolios in InvestEd.
 
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 |  | Key People: |  | | Hank Herrmann Chairman, CEO, Waddell & Reed Financial
 |  | Mike Avery 
 |  | John Sundeen board member, Digital Aerolus
 |  | Brent Bloss EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Waddell & Reed Financial
 |  | Wendy Hills Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Waddell & Reed Financial
 |  | Steven Anderson Partner, MHC Capital
 |  | Derek Burke CEO and President, FSC Securities
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