Yesim Tokat-Acikel
Portfolio Manager-Equities at Principal Global Investors LLC
Profile
Dr. Yesim Tokat-Acikel is a Managing Director of Portfolio Management at Principal Global Investors LLC and a Head of Multi-Asset Research & Co-Head of ESG at PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC.
In this capacity, she is responsible for the research, development, and portfolio management of systematic total and absolute return investment solutions.
She is also an investment lead for our global solutions efforts.
Prior to PGIM Quantitative Solutions, she worked as a Senior Quantitative Analyst developing GTAA strategies at AllianceBernstein, and as a Senior Investment Analyst for the Vanguard Group, where she built She and strategic asset allocation models for retirement and private client markets.
She earned a BS in industrial engineering from Bilkent University in Turkey, an MS in industrial engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Yesim Tokat-Acikel active positions
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Principal Global Investors LLC
Principal Global Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2022-12-31 |
Former positions of Yesim Tokat-Acikel
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PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC
PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC Investment ManagersFinance PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1975 and formerly known as Quantitative Management Associates LLC and QMA LLC. They are a subsidiary of PGIM, Inc., ultimately owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM Quantitative Solutions acts as an investment manager primarily for various private funds as well as to pooled vehicles (as sub-adviser) on affiliated platforms and provides advisory services to separately managed accounts. | Analyst-Equity | 2022-11-30 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Training of Yesim Tokat-Acikel
University of Arizona | Graduate Degree |
University of California, Santa Barbara | Doctorate Degree |
Bilkent University | Undergraduate Degree |
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The Vanguard Group, Inc.
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries. | Finance |
PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC
PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC Investment ManagersFinance PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1975 and formerly known as Quantitative Management Associates LLC and QMA LLC. They are a subsidiary of PGIM, Inc., ultimately owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM Quantitative Solutions acts as an investment manager primarily for various private funds as well as to pooled vehicles (as sub-adviser) on affiliated platforms and provides advisory services to separately managed accounts. | Finance |
Principal Global Investors LLC
Principal Global Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. | Finance |
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