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David James Abitz
President at Convergence Investment Partners LLC
Profile
Mr. David J.
Abitz, CFA MBA, is a Partner, President & Chief Investment Officer at Convergence Investment Partners LLC.
He founded QIS Advisors, the predecessor firm to Convergence, in 2004.
David has over two decades of investment experience as a professional money manager.
As head of the investment group, he has developed and refined the team’s proprietary stock ranking process that is anchored in the firm’s philosophy of differentiating stocks based on underlying company fundamentals.
His investment discipline has been shaped by decades of experience in bottom-up stock selection in both long-short and long-only strategies.
Prior to founding Convergence, Mr. Abitz was Chief Investment Officer of the Custom Quantitative Solutions Group at BMO Investment Management (formerly M&I Investment Management Corp.) from 2000 to 2004, where he managed the Equity Income Fund, Tax Efficient Portfolios, and Dividend Income Strategies.
He began his career in the early 90’s at M&I in Milwaukee, WI with diverse experiences as equity trader, equity research analyst, and co-fund manager.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
He is a member of the Society of Quantitative Analysts, the Chicago Quantitative Alliance Group, the CFA Institute and the local CFA Society of Chicago.
David James Abitz active positions
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Convergence Investment Partners LLC
![]() Convergence Investment Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2008, Convergence Investment Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Grafton, Wisconsin. The firm was formerly known as Mariner Quantitative Solutions LLC and as Quantitative Investment Solutions LLC. They are a subsidiary of Montage Investments LLC and their ultimate parent is Bicknell Family Management Co. Trust. Convergence Investment Partners offers proprietary quantitative investment strategies for individual and institutional investors. | President | 01/12/2008 |
Former positions of David James Abitz
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QIS Advisors LLC
![]() QIS Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by David Abitz, Todd Hanson and David Schultz, QIS Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor firm located in Mequon, Wisconsin with an additional office in San Marcos, California. They manage the QIS Long/Short Equity Fund LP. | Chief Investment Officer | 31/12/2007 |
M&I Investment Management Corp.
![]() M&I Investment Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1973, M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsey Corp. Their ultimate parent in Bank of Montreal. M&I Investment Corp. provides financial planning and portfolio management and is the investment advisor for the M&I family of mutual funds. Their clients include corporations, endowments, foundations, governmental entities, Taft-Hartley plans and high-net-worth individuals. | Chief Investment Officer | 31/12/2003 |
Training of David James Abitz
University of Wisconsin | Masters Business Admin |
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QIS Advisors LLC
![]() QIS Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by David Abitz, Todd Hanson and David Schultz, QIS Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor firm located in Mequon, Wisconsin with an additional office in San Marcos, California. They manage the QIS Long/Short Equity Fund LP. | Finance |
M&I Investment Management Corp.
![]() M&I Investment Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1973, M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsey Corp. Their ultimate parent in Bank of Montreal. M&I Investment Corp. provides financial planning and portfolio management and is the investment advisor for the M&I family of mutual funds. Their clients include corporations, endowments, foundations, governmental entities, Taft-Hartley plans and high-net-worth individuals. | Finance |
Convergence Investment Partners LLC
![]() Convergence Investment Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2008, Convergence Investment Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Grafton, Wisconsin. The firm was formerly known as Mariner Quantitative Solutions LLC and as Quantitative Investment Solutions LLC. They are a subsidiary of Montage Investments LLC and their ultimate parent is Bicknell Family Management Co. Trust. Convergence Investment Partners offers proprietary quantitative investment strategies for individual and institutional investors. | Finance |
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