Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC (Boston)

Name: Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC
Address: 20 Winthrop Square, Boston, MA, 02110
Telephone: 617-695-3504

Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $10.89 billion of regulatory assets for 176 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Louisiana, and 4 other states.

Longfellow Investment 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.

Longfellow Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC is $10.89 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 967% since the beginning of its operation, and $260.84 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $10.89 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $61.85 million each.

Longfellow Investment Management has custody of $26.84 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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.

What kind of clients John Nmn Ciarleglio serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of John Nmn Ciarleglio is corporations or other businesses with 30 clients and $4.65 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Longfellow Investment Management has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $10.8 billion for 134 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 6% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Longfellow Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC

The company employs 36 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

John Nmn Ciarleglio has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2005. Michael Scott Timmermans joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Legal Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
David Walter Seeley	President, cco	1 Jul 2005	25% - 50%	4334955
John Nmn Ciarleglio	Chairman	1 Jul 2005	25% - 50%	4334950
Barbara Jeanne Mckenna	Vice president	1 Jul 2005	25% - 50%	2338837
Barbara Jeanne Mckenna	President, managing member	1 Apr 2009	50% - 75%	2338837
John Eugene Villela	Vice president, managing member	1 Apr 2009	Other	2711223
Michelle Lynn Martin	Chief compliance officer, managing member	1 Dec 2009	Other	5768235
David Charles Stuehr	Managing member	1 Dec 2011	Other	1592658
Elizabeth Genung Taylor	Chief operations officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	6316608
David Charles Stuehr	Member	1 Feb 2018	Other	1592658
Elizabeth Genung Taylor	Member	1 Feb 2018	Other	6316608
Akshay Anand	Member	1 Apr 2018	Other	6942544
Anuja Batra	Managing member	1 Apr 2018	Other	6942595
George Webb Noyes	Elected manager	1 Apr 2018	Other	1917091
Michael Scott Timmermans	Chief legal officer	1 Mar 2019	Other	7092167

Based in Boston

The principal office where Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC performs its advisory services is located at 20 Winthrop Square, Boston, MA 02110, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-695-3504 or by fax 617-695-3507. The normal business hours are 8-5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at longfellowim.com.