The Boston Company Asset Management LLC (Boston)

The Boston Company 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 Boston Company Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Boston Company Asset Management LLC is $20.29 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 20% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.48 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $20.27 billion in discretionary accounts and $14.71 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $98.42 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $14.71 million.

The Boston Company Asset Management has custody of $198.48 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Boston Company Asset Management 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 Joseph Nagorniak serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, 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 John Joseph Nagorniak is investment companies with 19 clients and $6.47 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, The Boston Company Asset Management has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $20.28 billion for 205 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 15% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

The Boston Company Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at The Boston Company Asset Management LLC

The company employs 149 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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.

John Joseph Nagorniak has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2000. David Herdman Cameron has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2006 and Francis David Antin is the Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Company Asset Management LLC family office. Jamie William Lewin joined the executive team most recently as the Manager.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Based in Boston

The principal office where The Boston Company Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-722-3553 or by fax 617-722-3928. The normal business hours are 8:30-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bnymellonam.com.

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