Eaton Vance Investment Counsel (Boston)


Eaton Vance Investment Counsel is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $5.95 billion of regulatory assets for 2,656 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Eaton Vance Investment Counsel provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Eaton Vance Investment Counsel: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Eaton Vance Investment Counsel is $5.95 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 164% since the beginning of its operation, and $17.84 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.08 billion in discretionary accounts and $871.89 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.05 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $4.79 million.
Eaton Vance Investment Counsel has custody of $4.97 billion in cash and securities for 2,378 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 63% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Eaton Vance Investment Counsel for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.

What kind of clients David Connor Mccabe serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of David Connor Mccabe is high net worth individuals with 1,113 clients and $4.42 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.62 billion for 2,598 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.

Eaton Vance Investment Counsel doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Eaton Vance Investment Counsel

The company employs 53 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 10 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people 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.

David Connor Mccabe has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2011. Daniel Carl Cataldo joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffrey Paul Beale Cao, vice president 1 Jul 2004 Other 4125134
Paul O'neil Chief compliance officer, vice president 1 Jul 2004 Other 4331673
Inc. Eaton Vance Sole trustee of evm 1 Jul 2004 Other 04-3106242
Eaton Vance Management "Evm" Wholly owns evic 1 Jul 2004 75% - 100% 04-3101341
George West Saltonstall Ceo & president 1 Jul 2004 Other 1032290
Jr Thomas E Faust Cio, executive vice president 1 Jul 2004 Other 2843249
Alan Roy Dynner Clo, vice president & secretary 1 Jul 2004 Other 2474946
Laurie Greenwald Hylton Cfo, vice president & treasurer 1 Jul 2004 Other 3243565
James Benjamin Hawkes Executive vice president 1 Jul 2004 Other 1788327
Thomas E. Faust Executive vice president 1 Nov 2007 Other 2843249
John Edgar Pelletier Vice president and chief legal officer 1 Nov 2007 Other 2485135
Duncan William Richardson Executive vice president 1 Nov 2007 Other 3168831
Eaton Vance Corp. ("Evc") Evc, a corporation wholly owns eaton vance investment counsel 1 May 2008 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Frederick Stewart Marius Vice president and chief legal officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 3228364
David Connor Mccabe President 1 Nov 2011 Other 2387411
Laurie Greenwald Hylton Cfo, vice president 1 Mar 2012 Other 3243565
Richard Francis Froio Chief compliance officer, vice president 1 Nov 2017 Other 2214598
Daniel Carl Cataldo Chief administrative officer, vice president 1 May 2018 Other 1452466

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 40 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Eaton Vance Corp. Voting Trust "Evcvt" Trust holding 100% of evc voting trust shares 1 Feb 1981 75% - 100% 04-6132064
James Benjamin Hawkes Trustee 1 Feb 1987 Other 1788327
Jr Thomas E Faust Trustee 1 Dec 1996 Other 2843249
Alan Roy Dynner Trustee 1 Oct 1997 Other 2474946
William Martin Steul Trustee 1 Oct 1997 Other 2582009
Wharton Parker Whitaker Trustee 1 Oct 1997 Other 464787
Duncan William Richardson Trustee 1 Oct 1998 Other 3168831
Thomas Joel Fetter Trustee 1 Oct 1998 Other 206992
Scott Hammond Page Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 4125385
Payson Frederick Swaffield Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 2023884
Michael William Weilheimer Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 1821149
Jeffrey Paul Beale Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 4125134
Eaton Vance Corp. "Evc" Evc wholly owns evm 1 Jul 2004 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Cynthia J. Clemson Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 5097262
Thomas M. Metzold Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 5097269
Michael Robert Mach Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 707281
Robert Bruce Macintosh Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 4620222
Judith Ann Saryan Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 5097268
George West Saltonstall Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 1032290
Matthew Joseph Witkos Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 2034689
Lisa Marinello Jones Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 1324612
Robert Joseph Whelan Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 2766179
Walter Albert Row Trustee 1 Nov 2007 Other 735570
Eaton Vance Corp. "Evc" Evc, a corporation, wholly owns evic 1 May 2008 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Maureen Ann Gemma Trustee 1 Jun 2008 Other 5548693
Frederick Stewart Marius Trustee 1 Jul 2008 Other 3228364
Brian Dean Langstraat Trustee 1 Jan 2009 Other 2112877
David Morris Stein Trustee 1 Jan 2009 Other 2511307
Mark S Venezia Trustee 1 Jan 2009 Other 1070989
Daniel Carl Cataldo Trustee 1 Mar 2012 Other 1452466
James Hamilton Evans Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 1680973
Charles Bass Reed Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 4655361
Ray Kelly Williams Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 4754116
Craig Russ Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 6269189
Edward James Perkin Trustee 1 May 2014 Other 3136911
John Lawrence Shea Trustee 1 Dec 2014 Other 2803514
Lewis Richard Piantedosi Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 6584265
Michael Andrew Cirami Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 6588836
Craig Robert Brandon Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 6590529
Eric A Stein Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 4227833

Based in Boston

The principal office where Eaton Vance Investment Counsel performs its advisory services is located at Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-482-8260. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. est on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at eatonvance.com and its LinkedIn profile.