Aviva Capital Management, Inc. (Des Moines)


Aviva Capital Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Des Moines. It manages $32.35 billion of regulatory assets for 193 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois, Iowa, and New York.

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Aviva Capital Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Aviva Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aviva Capital Management, Inc. is $32.35 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 51% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $30.41 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.95 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $181 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $77.85 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aviva Capital Management, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Aviva Capital Management, Inc.

Mark Volney Heitz has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1998. Matthew Gerald Haney joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Legal Officer And Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mark Volney Heitz Director 1 Jun 1998 Other 4370907
Thomas Charles Godlasky Director and chairman of the board 1 Jun 1998 Other 2739637
Gary Ross Mcphail Director 1 Jun 1998 Other 2149497
Kevin John Wagoner Vice president-finance and controller 1 Jun 1998 Other 4371262
Timothy Scott Reimer Senior vice president-investment strategy and treasurer 1 Jun 1998 Other 1886048
Amerus Group Co. Owner 1 Jun 1998 75% - 100% 42-1458424
Aviva Usa Corporation Owner 1 Jun 1998 75% - 100% 42-1458424
Darla Maree Brendemuehl Vice president - investment accounting 1 Jun 1998 Other 5513019
Gregory D. Boal Director and president 1 Jun 2003 Other 2186985
Brenda Jean Cushing Senior vice president 1 Feb 2004 Other 4763699
Matthew Gerald Haney Senior vice president, general counsel & chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2005 Other 4371264
Ross Allen Junge Senior vice president-senior portfolio manager - investments 1 Oct 2005 Other 4933806
Joyce Barbara Pingel Vice president-information technology 1 Jan 2006 Other 4648192
David L. Ross Senior vice president-asset liability and risk management 1 Aug 2007 Other 5513008
Joseph William Wittrock Senior vice president, head of research 1 Oct 2007 Other 5456314
Matthew Gerald Haney Chief legal officer and chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 4371264

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ltd. Aviva International Holdings Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Aviva Insurance Ltd. Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Aviva International Insurance Ltd. Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Ltd. Aviva Group Holdings Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Aviva Plc Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 75% - 100% foreign

Based in Des Moines

The principal office where Aviva Capital Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 699 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 515-362-3600 or by fax 515-557-2421. The normal business hours are 8:00am -5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.avivacapitalmanagement.com.