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Duff & Phelps Investment Management

SEC-registered adviser since 1979Chicago, ILCRD 107296

44
Clients
26
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 17 April 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Duff & Phelps Investment Management is an investment adviser headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and registered with the SEC since 1979. Its clients include investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, and pooled investment vehicles.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Virtus Partners, Inc. (direct Owner - Dpim'S Outstanding Stock) owns 75% or more of Duff & Phelps Investment Management.

Clients

Duff & Phelps Investment Management serves 44 clients, 14 of them investment companies. The average client has about $290 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies14 clients59%
  • Pooled investment vehicles6 clients12%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans7 clients16%
  • State or municipal government entities5 clients6%
  • Corporations and other businesses9 clients7%
  • Charitable organizations3 clients0%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
14
Regulatory AUM
$7,509,926,606
Share
58.9%
Avg. per client
$536.4M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
6
Regulatory AUM
$1,476,915,731
Share
11.6%
Avg. per client
$246.2M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
7
Regulatory AUM
$2,094,498,566
Share
16.4%
Avg. per client
$299.2M
Charitable organizations
Clients
3
Regulatory AUM
$47,482,142
Share
0.4%
Avg. per client
$15.8M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
5
Regulatory AUM
$701,581,270
Share
5.5%
Avg. per client
$140.3M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
9
Regulatory AUM
$916,533,649
Share
7.2%
Avg. per client
$101.8M

Total

Clients
44
Regulatory AUM
$12,746,937,964
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$289.7M

What it does

Duff & Phelps Investment Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.

100.0% of assets ($12.75B across 44 accounts) are managed with discretion. 11% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks82%
  • Bonds17%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds11%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds5%
    • State and local bonds1%
  • Cash1%

Custodians

Duff & Phelps Investment Management’s client accounts are held mainly at State Street Bank & Trust, with $589,104,860,458 in filed separately managed account assets, and Citibank, N.A., with $1,230,509,471 in filed separately managed account assets. Duff & Phelps Investment Management does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian

The filed custodian amounts total more than regulatory assets under management. Each amount is shown as filed.

The Bank of New York Mellon
$1,228,394,347
The Northern Trust Company
$494,494,536
State Street Bank & Trust Company
$589,104,860,458
Citibank, N.A.
$1,230,509,471

Ownership and leadership

Virtus Partners, Inc. (direct Owner - Dpim'S Outstanding Stock) owns 75% or more of Duff & Phelps Investment Management.

Who owns the firm
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.· the adviser
  • Virtus Partners, Inc. (direct Owner - Dpim'S Outstanding Stock)

    Control person · since November 1995

    Owns 75% or more of Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
  • Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    Control person · since November 2008

    Owns 75% or more of Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.

Leadership

  • Michael Angerthal
    Director, Executive Vice President and Treasurer
  • David Grumhaus
    Director, President and Chief Investment Officer
  • Kathleen Hegyi
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • George Aylward
    Director and Chairman
  • Geoffrey Dybas
    Executive Managing Director
  • Phillip Enochs
    Executive Managing Director
  • Daniel Petrisko
    Executive Managing Director
  • Andra Purkalitis
    Chief Legal Officer & Director
  • Steven Wittwer
    Executive Managing Director

Staff

  • 53 employees
  • 26 in advisory functions
  • 2 state-registered reps
  • 15 broker-dealer reps
  • 4 soliciting firms

Reported holdings

Duff & Phelps Investment Management’s reported 13F holdings total $10.60B across 162 positions, and the ten largest make up 29.5% of it.

$10.60B
Reported 13F value
162
Positions
29.5%
In the 10 largest
+10.0%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Welltower Inc.6.5%
  2. Equinix Inc.4.2%
  3. Prologis Inc..4.1%
  4. Digital Rlty TR Inc.2.9%
  5. Ventas Inc.2.4%
  6. Simon Ppty Group Inc. New2.1%
  7. Public Storage1.9%
  8. Xcel Energy Inc.1.8%
  9. Sempra1.8%
  10. Entergy Corp. New1.8%

Together, the ten largest are 29.5% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 13 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $10.60B is not its $12.75B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Duff & Phelps Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Duff & Phelps Investment Management has 2 offices, with 3 listed addresses across 3 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Illinois · 1 listed address

  • 10 S. Wacker Drive, 19th Floor, ChicagoHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
Headquarters
10 S. Wacker Drive, 19th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-14813
Structure
Illinois corporation
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Duff & Phelps Investment Management have?

Duff & Phelps Investment Management has 44 clients and manages $12.7 billion for them, as of April 2026. They include 14 investment companies, 9 corporations and other businesses and 7 pension and profit-sharing plans.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 17 April 2026

What services does Duff & Phelps Investment Management offer?

Duff & Phelps Investment Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Duff & Phelps Investment Management use?

Duff & Phelps Investment Management’s separately managed account assets are held at State Street Bank & Trust Company (Quincy, IL), with $589,104,860,458, Citibank, N.A. (Canary Wharf), with $1,230,509,471, The Bank of New York Mellon (Pittsburgh, PA), with $1,228,394,347 and The Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $494,494,536. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 17 April 2026

How many financial advisors does Duff & Phelps Investment Management have?

Duff & Phelps Investment Management has 2 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 53 employees, and 26 perform investment advisory functions. 15 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Duff & Phelps Investment Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Duff & Phelps Investment Management’s separately managed accounts held 82% exchange-traded equities, 11% U.S. government and agency bonds, 5% investment grade corporate bonds, 1% state and local bonds and 1% cash and equivalents. It advises no private funds of its own.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Duff & Phelps Investment Management?

Duff & Phelps Investment Management’s direct owners are Virtus Partners, Inc. (direct Owner - Dpim'S Outstanding Stock) (75% or more) and Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 17 April 2026

How does Duff & Phelps Investment Management get paid?

Duff & Phelps Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 17 April 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 107296.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 13 August 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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