Union Asset Management Holding AG is the investment arm of the DZ Bank Group and part of the cooperative financial services network. It was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Frankfurt.
Trading in open-end funds occurs in part through the 1,101 credit unions in Germany, (Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken Co-operative, including Sparda-Banks, PSD-banks, etc.)[3] and in part through the external services of Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG, DZ Bank Group's building society.
The primary shareholders in Union Investment are DZ Bank with 54.44%, and WGZ Bank (the central bank of the credit unions in the Rhineland and Westphalia) with 17.72%.[4] Other shareholders include BBBank and the credit unions through their membership associations.
As of 30 June 2025, Union Investment has self-declared assets under management of approximately 511.2 billion euro.