Investment Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]

Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table Text Block]

Artisan’s investments in equity securities consist of investments in shares of Artisan Funds, Artisan Global Funds and Artisan Private Funds. Unrealized gains on investment securities held as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $0.7 million, $5.0 million, and $0.7 million, respectively.

Schedule of available-for-sale securities

The disclosures below include details of Artisan’s investments, excluding money market funds and consolidated investment products. Investments held by consolidated investment products are described in Note 6, “Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Investment Products”.

	As of December 31, 2020		As of December 31, 2019
Investments in equity securities	$	2,807	$	7,543
Investments in equity securities accounted for under the equity method	849		16,335
Total investment securities	$	3,656	$	23,878