Seaward Management Business Trust (Boston)


Seaward Management Business Trust is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $1.67 billion of regulatory assets for 870 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Seaward Management Business Trust provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Seaward Management Business Trust: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Seaward Management Business Trust is $1.67 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 32% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.61 billion in discretionary accounts and $58.78 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.88 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $4.52 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Seaward Management Business Trust for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Seaward Management Business Trust

Gary Douglass Walters has been acting as President since 1 Aug 1994. Jeffrey J St. Mary joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christopher Thorp Barrow President, director, managing director & stockholder 1 Feb 1988 25% - 50% 13635
Roger Dean Scoville Treasurer, director, managing director & stockholder 1 Apr 1988 25% - 50% 2686812
Gary Douglass Walters Director 1 Aug 1994 Other 1027669
Miner A. Crary Director, managing director & stockholder 1 Sep 1995 Other 4340422
Jr. J. Louis Newell Managing director 1 Apr 1998 Other 4340459
John Gerard Bratschi Managing director 1 Sep 2000 Other 1966087
Thomas Woodhouse Managing director 1 Apr 2001 Other 2600569
Denise M. Sample Vice president, managing director & stockholder 1 Jan 2002 Other 4340468
Frederick Strong Moseley Stockholder 1 Dec 2002 Other 341201
Norman Colman Nicholson Stockholder 1 Dec 2002 Other 4340441
Thomas E Reilly Director, managing director & stockholder 1 Dec 2002 Other 3091437
John J Cook Director, managing director & stockholder 1 Dec 2002 Other 2218304
Gary Richard Mikula Managing director 1 Dec 2002 Other 1582849
Robert Agnew Oneil Managing director 1 Dec 2002 Other 1626421
Christopher Thorp Barrow President, director, managing director, chief compliance officer & stockholder 1 Feb 2003 25% - 50% 13635
Miner A. Crary Secretary, director, managing director & stockholder 1 Feb 2003 Other 4340422
John Gerard Bratschi Managing director & stockholder 1 Feb 2003 Other 1966087
Thomas Frederic Woodhouse Managing director & stockholder 1 Feb 2003 Other 2600569
Gary Richard Mikula Vice president, director, managing director & stockholder 1 Feb 2003 Other 1582849
Patricia Ann Melnick Business mgr/compliance officer 1 Mar 2003 Other 4650379
Jeffrey Savage Berry Managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4174228
Patricia Ann Melnick Administrative director 1 Jun 2007 Other 4650379
Jeffrey J St. Mary Managing director 1 Nov 2007 Other 5125730

Based in Boston

The principal office where Seaward Management Business Trust performs its advisory services is located at 265 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110 3199, 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 617-224-1900 or by fax 617-224-1910. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.seawardmgmt.com.