O'shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $5.15 billion of regulatory assets for 2,793 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.
O'shaughnessy Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of O'shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC is $5.15 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -14% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.31 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay O'shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Christopher Stratton Loveless is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $2.11 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, O'shaughnessy Asset Management has the 4th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.15 billion for 2,793 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
O'shaughnessy Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.
The company employs 32 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.
There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
Christopher Stratton Loveless has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2007. Travis Brent Fairchild joined the executive team most recently as the Portfolio Manager/Member.
The principal office where O'shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6 Suburban Avenue, Stamford, CT 06901 2012, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Washington D.C., DC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 203-975-3333 or by fax 203-975-3310. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at osam.com.