Aew Capital Management LP (Boston)


Aew Capital Management LP is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $39.12 billion of regulatory assets for 69 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 48 other states.

Aew Capital Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and real estate investment advisory services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Aew Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aew Capital Management LP is $39.12 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 646% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.73 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $29.39 billion in discretionary accounts and $9.73 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $565.22 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $572.16 million.
Aew Capital Management has custody of $31.97 billion in cash and securities for 37 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 80% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aew Capital Management LP 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 Henrey Gerald Vickers serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Henrey Gerald Vickers is pooled investment vehicles with 26 clients and $20.14 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Aew Capital Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $37.63 billion for 51 clients. 9% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aew Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Aew Capital Management LP

The company employs 280 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 61 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 4 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Henrey Gerald Vickers has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1996. Seth Evan Berger joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Aew Capital Management General partner of advisor 1 Sep 1996 Other 04-3329435
Aew Capital Management Inc. ("Aew Cap Inc.") General partner 1 Sep 1996 Other 04-3329435
Joseph Frederick Azrack Chairman and cio 1 Nov 1996 Other 2272339
Robert Gary Gifford Managing director 1 Nov 1996 Other 4360598
Rennyson Haines Merritt Managing director 1 Nov 1996 Other 4347417
Joseph Grant Monahon Managing director, coo 1 Nov 1996 Other 4347439
Thomas Henry Nolan Managing director 1 Nov 1996 Other 2276265
Douglas Miller Poutasse Managing director 1 Nov 1996 Other 4347729
Henrey Gerald Vickers Director 1 Nov 1996 Other 4360672
James J Finnegan Chief compliance officer, managing director, general counsel 1 Dec 1996 Other 2896964
Steven David Corkin Managing director 1 Dec 1996 Other 4360056
Jeffrey Davies Furber Managing director, ceo 1 Sep 1997 Other 4347726
Jeffrey Davis Furber Managing partner, ceo 1 Sep 1997 Other 4347726
L.P. Natixis Global Asset Management Limited partner of advisor; member of natixis global asset management holdings, llc 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Pamela Jane Herbst Managing director 1 Dec 1997 Other 4347404
L.P. Natixis Investment Managers Limited partner of advisor; member of natixis investment managers holdings, llc 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Cdc Ixis Asset Management North America Lp Limited partner of advisor, shareholder of cdc ixis asset management holdings inc 1 Dec 1997 Other 04-3398261
Ixis Asset Management North America Lp Limited partner of advisor, shareholder of ixis asset management holdings inc 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Ixis Asset Management Us Group Lp ("Ixis Am Usg") Limited partner of advisor, shareholder of ixis asset management holdings 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Natixis Global Asset Management Limited partner of advisor, shareholder of natixis global asset management holdings, llc 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Marc Leonard Davidson Managing director 1 Jan 2000 Other 4360059
Robert Johnston Plumb Managing director 1 Jan 2000 Other 4347721
Robert Gordon Byron Managing director 1 Jan 2000 Other 1360739
Peter Calvin Berg Managing director 1 Jan 2000 Other 2583671
Richard Wayne Lewis Managing director 1 Jan 2000 Other 2315105
Matthew A Troxell Managing director 1 Oct 2000 Other 4358027
Linda M Danyluk Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 5122148
Michael James Acton Managing director 1 Mar 2007 Other 2276358
David Schaefer Managing director, head of aew asia 1 Oct 2012 Other 6472571
Jonathan E Martin Chief operating officer, managing director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6777305
Seth Evan Berger Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 4946459

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 56 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Cdc Ixis Asset Management Holdings Shareholder 1 Aug 1994 Other 04-3241308
Llc ("Cdciam Holdings") Cdc Ixis Asset Management Holdings Shareholder 1 Aug 1994 75% - 100% 04-3241308
Llc ("Ixis Am Holdings") Ixis Asset Management Holdings Shareholder 1 Aug 1994 75% - 100% 04-3241308
Llc Natixis Global Asset Management Holdings Shareholder 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3561632
Llc Natixis Investment Managers Holdings Shareholder 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 04-3561632
Inc. Natixis U.S. Holdings Limited partner 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Llc Natixis Global Asset Management General partner 1 Oct 2000 Other 13-4146162
Llc Natixis Investment Managers General partner 1 Oct 2000 Other 13-4146162
Government Of France Supervisor 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% foreign entity
Caisse Des Depots Et Congignations ("Cdc") Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-3759209
Cdc Finance Cdc Ixis ("Cdc F") Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 50% - 75% foreign entity
Cdc Ixis Asset Mangement S.A. ("Cdcam") Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% foreign entity
Cdc Ixis Asset Management Us Corporation ("Cdcam Na") Limited partner of advisor 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Llc ("Llc") Cdc Ixis Asset Management Us General partner 1 Oct 2000 Other 13-4146162
Cdc Finance Cdc Ixis ("Cdc Ixis") Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% foreign entity
Cdc Ixis Asset Mangement("Cdciam") Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% foreign entity
Cdc Ixis Asset Management Us Corporation ("Cdciam Us") Limited partner of advisor 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Llc ("Cdciam Us Llc") Cdc Ixis Asset Management Us General partner 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146162
Ixis Asset Mangement("Ixis Am") Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ixis Asset Management Us Corporation ("Ixis Am Us") Limited partner, member 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Llc ("Ixis Am Us Llc") Ixis Asset Management Us General partner 1 Oct 2000 Other 13-4146162
Ixis Asset Management Us Corporation ("Ixis Am Us Corp") Limited partner, member 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Llc ("Ixis Am Holdings") Ixis Asset Management Holdings Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 04-3561632
L.P. (Ixis Am Usg) Ixis Asset Management Us Group Member 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Natixis Global Asset Management Corporation ("Ngam Corp") Limited partner, member 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Llc ("Ngam Llc") Natixis Global Asset Management General partner 1 Oct 2000 Other 13-4146162
Llc ("Ng Am Holdings") Natixis Global Asset Management Holdings Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 04-3561632
L.P. (Ngam Lp) Natixis Global Asset Management Group Member 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 04-3398261
Natixis Global Asset Management Corporation Limited partner 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 13-4146043
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'epargne ("Cnce") Shareholder 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% foriegn entity
Eulia Shareholder 1 Jan 2002 50% - 75% foriegn entity
Caisse Des Depots Et Congignations ("Cdc") Shareholder 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% 13-3759209
Cdc Holding Finance Shareholder 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% foreign entity
Cdc Finance Cdc Ixis ("Cdc Ixis") Shareholder 1 Oct 2002 75% - 100% foreign entity
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'epargne ("Cnce") Shareholder 1 Oct 2002 75% - 100% foreign entity
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'epargne ("Cnce") Shareholder 1 Jun 2004 75% - 100% foriegn entity
Natixis Global Asset Management Shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Natixis Investment Managers Shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ixis Asset Management Group ("Ixis Am Group") Shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Natixis Global Asset Management ("Ngam") Shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'epargne ("Cnce") Shareholder 1 Dec 2004 50% - 75% foriegn entity
Natixis Global Asset Management Participations 1 Shareholder 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Natixis Investment Managers Participations 1 Shareholder 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ixis Asset Mangement Participations 1 ("Ixis Amp1") Shareholder 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Natixis Global Asset Mangement Participations 1 ("Ngamp 1") Shareholder (common stock) 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Natixis Global Asset Mangement Participations 1 Shareholder (common stock) 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ixis Asset Management Group Shareholder (series a preferred stock) 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ngam Shareholder (series a preferred stock) 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'epargne ("Cnce") Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 25% - 50% foriegn entity
Banque Federale Des Banques Populaires Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 25% - 50% foreign entity
Natixis Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Caisse Nationale Des Caisses D'epargne (Cnce) Shareholder 1 Nov 2006 25% - 50% foriegn entity
Nxbp 1 Shareholder 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% foreign entity
Natixis Participations 1 Shareholder 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% foreign entity
Bpce Shareholder 1 Jul 2009 50% - 75% foreign entity
Natixis Shareholder 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in Boston

The principal office where Aew Capital Management LP performs its advisory services is located at Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210 2021, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-261-9000 or by fax 617-261-9555. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aew.com and its LinkedIn profile.