The Rock Creek Group, LP (Washington)

Name: The Rock Creek Group, LP
Address: 1133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20036
Telephone: 202-331-3400

The Rock Creek Group, LP is a large advisory firm based in Washington. It manages $14.31 billion of regulatory assets for 42 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004.

The Rock Creek Group provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and investment advisory services to endowments, foundations, other institutional investors and 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.

The Rock Creek Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Rock Creek Group, LP is $14.31 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2114% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.76 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $13.01 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.3 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $351.6 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $260.95 million.

The Rock Creek Group has custody of $2.5 billion in cash and securities for 12 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 82% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Rock Creek Group, LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 The Rock Creek Group serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of The Rock Creek Group is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $7.22 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, The Rock Creek Group has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $13.29 billion for 31 clients. 39% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

The Rock Creek Group also advises several private funds. Namely, twelve hedge funds and eight other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $25,000 to $1,000,000,000.

Careers at The Rock Creek Group, LP

The company employs 74 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 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
Llc The Rock Creek Group	General partner	1 Feb 2002	Other	117246
L.L.C. Tc Group	Limited partner	1 Feb 2002	25% - 50%	54-1686957
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss	Ceo, president, limited partner	1 Feb 2002	25% - 50%	4484456
Afsaneh Beschloss	Ceo, president, limited partner	1 Feb 2002	50% - 75%	4484456
Sudhir Krishnamurthi	Managing director	1 Apr 2002	Other	4557111
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss	President, ceo, limited partner	1 Jul 2003	Other	4484456
Sudhir Krishnamurthi	Senior managing director, limited partner	1 Jul 2003	Other	4557111
Dana Alexandra Gardiner	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2004	Other	2684657
Woodland Trust I	Limited partner	1 Jan 2006	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Sherri Rossoff	Chief compliance officer, general counsel, & managing director	1 Mar 2006	Other	5165822
Sherri Meryl Rossoff	Chief compliance officer, general counsel, & managing director	1 Mar 2006	Other	5165822
Rock Creek Group Management Equity Plan Lp	Limited partner	1 Dec 2012	Other	90-0802247
Inc. Wells Fargo Investment Group	Limited partner	1 Dec 2012	50% - 75%	41-1975159
Llc Wells Fargo Asset Management Holdings	Limited partner	1 Jul 2017	50% - 75%	36-4863445
Woodland Trust Iv	Limited partner	1 Dec 2018	50% - 75%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Woodland Trust Viii	Limited partner	1 Mar 2019	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 17 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
L.L.C. Tcg Holdings	Member	1 Dec 2000	75% - 100%	54-1686011
William Elias Conway	Managing member	1 Dec 2000	25% - 50%	1776820
Daniel Anthony D'aniello	Managing member	1 Dec 2000	25% - 50%	1723797
David Mark Rubenstein	Managing member	1 Dec 2000	25% - 50%	1723794
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Dec 2002	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Afsaneh Beschloss	Owner	1 Jul 2003	50% - 75%	4484456
Michael R. Beschloss	Trustee	1 Jan 2006	Other	7020513
Maryam Mashayekhi	Trustee	1 Jan 2006	Other	7020516
Mina Mashayekhi	Trustee	1 Jan 2006	Other	7020517
Maryam Mashayehki	Trustee	1 Jan 2006	Other	7020516
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss	Trustee	1 Mar 2006	Other	4484456
Maryam Mashayekhi	Trustee	1 Mar 2006	Other	7020516
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss	General partner	1 Mar 2012	25% - 50%	4484456
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Everen Capital Corporation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	36-4019175
Wfc Holdings Llc	Shareholder	1 Dec 2017	75% - 100%	41-1921346
Maryam Mashayekhi	Trustee	1 Mar 2019	Other	7020516

Based in Washington

The principal office where The Rock Creek Group, LP performs its advisory services is located at 1133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 202-331-3400 or by fax 202-331-3420. The normal business hours are 8am-6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at therockcreekgroup.com.