Michael Buckius is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager of Gateway Investment Advisers and a member of the firm's Board of Managers. He joined the firm in 1999. As CIO, Michael oversees the firm's investment management and trading functions, as well as product development and servicing individual client relationships. He also serves as a co-portfolio manager for several mutual funds advised or sub-advised by the firm, in addition to the firm's separate account strategies. Prior to joining Gateway, Michael was an equity derivative sales professional at Bear Stearns & Co. and Bankers Trust Company, where he specialized in the design and implementation of hedging and monetization strategies for corporations and high net worth individuals. He served previously in a variety of options-related research and trading positions at Alex, Brown & Sons Inc.
Michael holds a BA and MBA in finance from Loyola University Maryland. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Funds managed
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Ticker
GCPYX
Low volatility equity fund that combines a diversified stock portfolio with an actively managed portfolio of written index call options to reduce risk.
Total net assets
$248.85 million
as of 12/20/2024
Morningstar category
Equity Hedged
Gateway Fund
Ticker
GTEYX
Low volatility equity fund that combines a diversified stock portfolio with an actively managed portfolio of written index call options and purchased index put options to reduce risk.
Total net assets
$6.86 billion
as of 12/20/2024
Morningstar category
Equity Hedged
Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF
Ticker
GQI
Income-oriented equity strategy that combines a diversified portfolio of high-quality US equity securities with an index-option selling overlay program that generates robust distributable cash flow to shareholders.
Total net assets
$133.85 million
as of 12/20/2024
Morningstar category
Derivative Income
Gateway Investment Advisers
Specializes in low volatility equity strategies for risk-conscious investors.
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