Cartica Management, LLC (Washington)


Cartica Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Washington. It manages $2.77 billion of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdiction of District of Columbia.

Cartica 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.

Cartica Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cartica Management, LLC is $2.77 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1272% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.97 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.77 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $554.46 million each.
Cartica Management has custody of $2.77 billion in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cartica Management, LLC 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 Cartica Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Cartica Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $2.77 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Cartica Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.77 billion for 5 clients. 60% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Cartica Management also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Cartica Management, LLC

The company employs 36 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 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
Teresa Clare Barger Ceo 1 Dec 2007 25% - 50% 5560426
Steven Jerome Quamme Senior managing director 1 Dec 2007 Other 4385343
Michele Lubrano Chief ethics officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 5560427
Rhj International Member 1 Dec 2007 25% - 50% foreign entity
Michele Nmn Lubrano Chief ethics officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 5560427
Farida Khambata Chief strategist 1 Sep 2009 Other 5713174
Sjq Cartica Llc Owner 1 Sep 2009 25% - 50% 27-1262911
Marianne Koral Smythe Independent director 1 Sep 2012 Other 6180350
Marianne K Smythe Independent director 1 Sep 2012 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John Henry Cullinane Independent director 1 Sep 2012 Other 6180326
Chad Brian Coad Chief compliance officer/chief operating officer 1 Nov 2012 Other 2173743
Jeffrey Donald Nuechterlein Independent director 1 Mar 2013 Other 6180282
Jeffrey D Nuechterlein Independent director 1 Mar 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Daphne Louise Richards Independent director 1 Jun 2015 Other 2438489
Lettice Emily Delittle Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2015 Other 5704886
Elizabeth R. Krentzman Independent director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6774116

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Steven Jerome Quamme Owner 1 Sep 2009 50% - 75% 4385343

Based in Washington

The principal office where Cartica Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1775 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, 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 202-367-3015 or by fax 202-367-3001. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at carticacapital.com.