Magnitude Capital, LLC (New York)


Magnitude Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.08 billion of regulatory assets for 21 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

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Magnitude Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Magnitude Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Magnitude Capital, LLC is $5.08 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2063% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.91 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $5.08 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $241.76 million each.
Magnitude Capital has custody of $5.02 billion in cash and securities for 20 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Magnitude Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Magnitude Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Magnitude Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $5.08 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Magnitude Capital has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.08 billion for 21 clients. 71% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Magnitude Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, nineteen hedge funds and two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Magnitude Capital, LLC

The company employs 46 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 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
Benjamin Sheridan Appen Chief executive officer, president, member 1 Aug 2003 25% - 50% 2303365
James M Hall Member 1 Aug 2003 25% - 50% 5071226
Raymond Albert Waterhouse Director of operations, chief compliance officer 1 May 2004 Other 1507136
Stephen Robert Nelson General counsel, member 1 Apr 2007 Other 4413052
Christopher English Member 1 Jan 2008 Other 2654065
Henry Hawes Bostic Member 1 Jan 2011 Other 3091592
Eric Dutton Stiles Member 1 Jan 2011 Other 4400276
Graeme Edward Daykin Member 1 Jan 2013 Other 4868179
Charles Millege Morgan General counsel, member 1 Apr 2015 Other 6516867
Richard Osborne Lodewick Member 1 Jan 2016 Other 1868976
Andrew Howard Messinger Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 6599686
Graeme Edward Daykin President, member 1 Jan 2016 Other 4868179
Graeme Edward Daykin President, member 1 Jan 2017 Other 4868179
Elisheva Bella Yuan Chief administrative officer, member 1 Jan 2019 Other 4815176
Biral Atul Patel Chief financial officer, managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 4698064

Based in New York

The principal office where Magnitude Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, 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 212-915-3900 or by fax 212-915-3901. The normal business hours are 9 am - 6 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at magnitudecapital.com.