Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. conducts business through its subsidiaries, and provides investment management, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds and institutional and separately managed accounts. The Company operates its business through three distribution channels: the Advisors channel, the Wholesale channel and the Institutional channel. In the Advisors channel, the Company’s sales force focuses its efforts on the sale of investment products advised by the Company. Wholesale channel efforts include retail fund distribution through broker/dealers, registered investment advisors and retirement platforms. Through its Institutional channel, the Company manages assets for defined benefit pension plans, other investment companies (as a subadvisor), defined contribution plans, endowments and high net worth clients.