Chandler Asset Management Inc (San Diego)


Chandler Asset Management Inc is a large advisory firm based in San Diego. It manages $16.55 billion of regulatory assets for 1,065 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 40 other states.

Chandler Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and consulting. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Chandler Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Chandler Asset Management Inc is $16.55 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1442% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $13.65 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.9 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $13.7 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $42.6 million.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 60% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Chandler Asset Management Inc 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.

What kind of clients Mary Catherine Chandler serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, 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 Mary Catherine Chandler is state or municipal government entities with 139 clients and $13.24 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Chandler Asset Management has the highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $13.81 billion for 859 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Chandler Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Chandler Asset Management Inc

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 16 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.

Mary Catherine Chandler has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1993. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust Chandler Asset Management joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mary Catherine Chandler President 1 Jul 1993 50% - 75% 2276868
Martin Dale Cassell Evp & secretary 1 Aug 1993 Other 4330905
Martin Dayle Cassell Evp & secretary 1 Aug 1993 Other 4330905
Raymond Edmund Grabowski Shareholder 1 Dec 1993 Other 4330927
Joseph Francis Mccullough Vice president, director 1 Apr 2000 Other 4330910
Martin Dayle Cassell Ceo, cio & secretary 1 Mar 2003 25% - 50% 4330905
Jayson Schmitt Vice president, portfolio manager 1 Feb 2004 Other 4892847
Ted James Piorkowski Senior vice president, senior portfolio manager 1 Jan 2007 Other 1857510
Nicole Marie Dragoo Chief compliance officer & chief operating officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 4263078
Jayson Schmitt Vice president, portfolio manager 1 May 2009 Other 4892847
Ted James Piorkowski Vice president, senior portfolio manager 1 May 2009 Other 1857510
Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust Chandler Asset Management Shareholder 1 Jul 2017 25% - 50% 81-2142236

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Martin Dayle Cassell Trustee 1 Jul 2017 25% - 50% 4330905

Based in San Diego

The principal office where Chandler Asset Management Inc performs its advisory services is located at 6225 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92121 2796, 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 858.546.3737 or by fax 858.546.3741. The normal business hours are 6:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at chandlerasset.com.