Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (Newport Beach)

Name: Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC
Address: 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660 6397
Telephone: 800.800.7646

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $48.52 billion of regulatory assets for 112 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, 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.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC is $48.52 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -1% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.13 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $48.52 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $433.22 million each.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors has custody of $885.15 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 52% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pacific Life Fund Advisors 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 Khanh Thien Tran serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Khanh Thien Tran is investment companies with 3 clients and $44.84 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Pacific Life Fund Advisors has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $47.24 billion for 11 clients. 19% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and three securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

The company employs 56 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Khanh Thien Tran has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2012. Maryann Brown joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Thomas Morris	Chief executive officer	1 May 2007	Other	2517692
Sharon Emi Pacheco	Vice president & chief compliance officer	1 May 2007	Other	2767271
Pacific Life Insurance Company	Managing member of applicant	1 May 2007	75% - 100%	95-1079000
David Richard Carmichael	Senior vice president and general counsel	1 May 2007	Other	1479215
Mark William Holmlund	Executive vice president & chief investment officer	1 May 2007	Other	1414178
Khanh Thien Tran	Executive vice president & chief financial officer	1 May 2007	Other	2659686
Sharon Ann Cheever	Senior vice president & general counsel	1 Jan 2008	Other	5477632
Sharon A Cheever	Senior vice president and general counsel	1 Jan 2008	Other	5477632
Adrian Scott Griggs	Executive vice president and chief financial officer	1 Mar 2008	Other	4126733
Khanh Thien Tran	President	1 Mar 2012	Other	2659686
Khanh Thien Tran	President	1 Apr 2012	Other	2659686
Adrian Scott Griggs	Executive vice president & chief financial officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	4126733
Adrian Scott Griggs	Executive vice president and chief financial officer	1 Apr 2013	Other	4126733
Maryann Brown	Executive vice president	1 Jan 2016	Other	3069632

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Pacific Mutual Holding Company	Parent	1 May 2007	75% - 100%	33-0769202
Pacific Lifecorp	Parent	1 May 2007	75% - 100%	33-0769203

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 6397 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 9000, Newport Beach, CA 92658 9030. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800.800.7646. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pacificlife.com and its LinkedIn profile.