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William Coats, portrait

William Coats

Chief Compliance Officer at Kornitzer Capital Management

Firm officerUpdated

William Coats has been Chief Compliance Officer of Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc., a Mission, KS investment adviser managing $6.49B, since May 2015.

11
Years in role
$6.49B
Firm AUM
2,008
Firm clients
25
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 25 June 2026Form ADV

Career

William Coats is a control person of Kornitzer Capital Management and directly owns under 5% of it. William Coats holds a B.A. in English/Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.

Kornitzer Capital Management is an investment adviser based in Mission, KS, registered with the SEC since 1989. It provides investment management. Its clients include investment companies, high-net-worth individuals and individual clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $6.49 billion, as filed on 25 June 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Fred Coats is Chief Compliance Officer of Kornitzer Capital Management. He joined KCM in 2015. From 1993 to 2015, he was in private law practice, with focus areas including civil litigation, federal administrative law, and securities law arbitration and litigation.

Key facts

CRD
6500371
Role
Chief Compliance Officer
In role since
May 2015 · 11 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Mission, KS
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does William Coats work?

William Coats has been Chief Compliance Officer of Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. since May 2015, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 25 June 2026

How can I verify William Coats’ record?

William Coats’ role is listed on Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 111087.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 25 June 2026

Leadership at Kornitzer Capital Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 6500371, checked 21 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc., filed 25 June 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Kornitzer Capital Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.