Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. (Chicago)


Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $12.32 billion of regulatory assets for 64 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008.

Walton Street Capital, L.L.C provides 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.

Walton Street Capital, L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. is $12.32 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 300% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.4 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $10.8 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.52 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $186.15 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $253.57 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. 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 Walton Street Capital, L.L.C serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Walton Street Capital, L.L.C is pooled investment vehicles with 63 clients and $12.1 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Walton Street Capital, L.L.C has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.1 billion for 63 clients. 15% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Walton Street Capital, L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, fifty seven real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $50,000,000.

Careers at Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.

The company employs 133 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 62 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
Neil Gary Bluhm Principal 1 Nov 1994 Other 1668936
Ira Jay Schulman Principal 1 Nov 1994 Other 5527138
Eric Charles Mogentale Principal 1 Nov 1994 Other 1571244
Jeffrey Scott Quicksilver Principal 1 Nov 1994 Other 5527144
Kenneth Jay Weaver Principal 1 Nov 1994 Other 5527145
Do Not Use Duplicate Record Managing principal 1 Nov 1994 Other 5527144
Perry Michael Pinto Senior principal 1 Dec 1997 Other 6931571
Luke Geoffrey Massar Chief financial officer 1 Jan 1998 Other 5527148
Sourav Goswami Chief executive officer - relying adviser (walton street india real estate advisors private limited) 1 Sep 2006 Other 2848134
Stephen Blair Sotoloff Senior principal 1 Dec 2006 Other 6931562
Sandor Valner Chief executive officer - latin america 1 Jan 2007 Other 2103720
L.L.C. Walton Street Capital Member - relying adviser (walton street capital mexico srl de cv) 1 Feb 2007 75% - 100% 36-3986948
Richard Blair Ratke Senior principal 1 Jan 2008 Other 5012061
Colleen Jean Marencik Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 5527149
Llc Walton Capital Advisors Managing member 1 Apr 2008 75% - 100% 36-3986948
Walton Street Mauritius (If I) Group Limited Sole member - relying adviser (walton street india real estate advisors private limited) 1 Jul 2008 75% - 100% 98-0517437
Angela Rae Lang Chief legal officer 1 Jun 2010 Other 6048314
Mauricio Eduardo Deschamps Chief financial officer - relying adviser (walton street capital mexico srl de cv) 1 Jun 2010 Other 6049353
Kaushik Desai Chief financial officer - relying adviser (walton street india real estate advisors private limited) 1 Jan 2011 Other 6049351
Allison O'donnell Mcdowell Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 2984721
L.L.C. Walton Street Capital Brazil Investors Member - relying adviser (walton street capital brazil consultoria e participacoes, limitada) 1 May 2011 75% - 100% 61-1647812
L.L.C. Wsc Atlas Asia Managers Sole member - relying adviser (walton street asia managers private limited) 1 Nov 2011 75% - 100% 61-1662421
L.P. Walton Capital Advisors Sole member 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 36-3986948
Timothy John Junker Managing director asia - relying adviser (walton street asia managers private limited) 1 Dec 2011 Other 2426715
Richard Allen Watson Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 6101866
L.Lc. Walton Street Capital Member - relying adviser (ws debt account managers i, l.l.c.) 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 26-0191423
L.L.C. Walton Street Capital Member - relying adviser (ws debt account managers i, l.l.c.) 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 26-0191423
L.L.C. Walton Street Capital Member - relying adviser (walton street account managers, l.l.c.) 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 36-3986948
Robert Samuel Bloom Senior principal 1 Mar 2016 Other 2783008

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
L.L.C. Wsc Mauritius Holdings Group Sole member - relying adviser (walton street india real estate advisors private limited) 1 Jul 2008 75% - 100% 36-3986948
L.L.C. Walton Street Capital Sole member - relying adviser (walton street capital brazil consultoria e participacoes limitada) 1 Apr 2011 75% - 100% 36-3986948
L.L.C. Walton Street Capital Sole member - relying adviser (walton street asia managers private limited) 1 Oct 2011 75% - 100% 36-3986948
Inc. Wca Managers General partner 1 Dec 2011 Other 26-2511649
L.P. Walton Capital Advisors Sole member - relying adviser (ws debt account managers i, l.l.c.) 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 36-3986948
L.P. Walton Capital Advisors Sole member - reyling adviser (walton street account managers, l.l.c.) 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 36-3986948
Inc. Nine Hundred Capital Managers I General partner - relying adviser (walton street india private finance limited) 1 Mar 2016 75% - 100% 47-4660980

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. performs its advisory services is located at 900 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, 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 312-915-2800 or by fax 312-915-2881. 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 waltonst.com and its LinkedIn profile.

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