Asymmetry Capital Management, L.P. (San Francisco)

Asymmetry Capital Management, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $138.68 million of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Asymmetry Capital Management provides 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.

Asymmetry Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Asymmetry Capital Management, L.P. is $138.68 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 20% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.12 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $138.68 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $34.67 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Asymmetry Capital Management, L.P. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Asymmetry Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Asymmetry Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $138.68 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Asymmetry Capital Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $138.68 million for 4 clients. 40% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

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

Careers at Asymmetry Capital Management, L.P.

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 63 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Curis Cognitio	General partner	1 Jun 2015	Other	47-4305915
Christopher Robert Zellner	Chief compliance officer / chief operating officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	2487762
Scott Charles Kay	Founder / chief investment officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	4270165
Cynthia Louise Goldsmith	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	6524978
Llc Acm Hc	Sole limited partner	1 Jun 2015	75% - 100%	45-2444489

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Scott Charles Kay	Trustee	1 Jun 2004	Other	4270165
Kay 2004 Trust	Owner	1 Jun 2015	75% - 100%	xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Asymmetry Capital Management, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 101 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, 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 415-801-4600. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday.