Rreef America L.L.C. (Chicago)

Name: Rreef America L.L.C.
Address: 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, 60606
Telephone: 312-537-7000

Rreef America L.L.C. is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $27.25 billion of regulatory assets for 90 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Georgia, Illinois, and 6 other states.

Rreef America L.L.C provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Rreef America L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Rreef America L.L.C. is $27.25 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 52% since the beginning of its operation, and $18.36 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $27.25 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $302.81 million each.

Rreef America L.L.C has custody of $31.22 billion in cash and securities for 23 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Rreef America 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 Rreef America L.L.C serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Rreef America L.L.C is pooled investment vehicles with 49 clients and $17.02 billion of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Rreef America L.L.C has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $24.51 billion for 83 clients. 42% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Rreef America L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and two securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Rreef America L.L.C.

The company employs 168 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 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
Bryan Dejonge	Chief financial officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	5303846
Pierre Cherki	Global chief executive officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	5487591
Inc. Ropro U.S. Holding	Managing member / owner	1 Dec 2010	75% - 100%	58-2364501
Jennifer Murphy Cattier	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2013	Other	4175467
Cattier Jennifer	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2013	Other	4175467
Michelle Sharon Goveia	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2014	Other	2860014
Michael Raymond Luciano	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2014	Other	1660842
Berit Block	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2015	Other	6568747
Michael Joseph Gilligan	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	2760911
Jonathan Philip Panek	Chief legal officer	1 Nov 2018	Other	7065403

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp.	Indirect owner	1 Apr 2002	75% - 100%	13-3645372
Db Usa Corporation	Indirect owner	1 Apr 2002	75% - 100%	13-4060471
Deutsche Bank Ag	Indirect owner	1 Apr 2002	75% - 100%	13-2944988
Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp.	Shareholder	1 Nov 2016	75% - 100%	13-3645372
Deutsche Asset Management Usa Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 2016	75% - 100%	81-4622928
Deutsche Asset Management Us Holding Corporation	Shareholder	1 Aug 2017	75% - 100%	82-2196192
Deutsche Asset Management Usa Corporaton	Shareholder	1 Aug 2017	75% - 100%	81-4622928
Deutsche Bank Ag	Shareholder	1 Apr 2018	75% - 100%	13-2944988
Dws Group Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	Shareholder	1 Apr 2018	75% - 100%	foreign
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh	Shareholder	1 Apr 2018	75% - 100%	foreign
Dws Usa Corporation	Shareholder	1 May 2018	75% - 100%	82-2196192

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Rreef America L.L.C. performs its advisory services is located at 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-537-7000. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rreef.com.