Fiera Capital reports drop in AUM in Q1

The company’s assets under management increased year over year

Assets under management (AUM) decreased for Fiera Capital Corporation in the first quarter, according to a preliminary estimate in a press release from the firm on Thursday.

The Montreal-based company reported AUM of approximately $158.1 billion as of Mar. 31, 2020, a decrease of $11.6 billion from the previous quarter, or nearly 7%.

“In the context of a first quarter characterized by extreme market volatility, our assets under management decreased by 6.8% — a testament to the diversity and resiliency of our investment platform and to the benefits of our active portfolio management approach,” said Jean-Philippe Lemay, Fiera’s global president and chief operating officer, in the release.

Fiera’s AUM saw a year-over-year increase of 9.1%, up from $144.9 billion in the first quarter of 2019.