The Boston Company Asset Management LLC (Boston)


The Boston Company Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $20.29 billion of regulatory assets for 207 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

The Boston Company Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. 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 Boston Company Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Boston Company Asset Management LLC is $20.29 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 20% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.48 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $20.27 billion in discretionary accounts and $14.71 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $98.42 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $14.71 million.
The Boston Company Asset Management has custody of $198.48 million in cash and securities for 5 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 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Boston Company Asset Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 John Joseph Nagorniak serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of John Joseph Nagorniak is investment companies with 19 clients and $6.47 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, The Boston Company Asset Management has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $20.28 billion for 205 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 15% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

The Boston Company Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at The Boston Company Asset Management LLC

The company employs 149 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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.

John Joseph Nagorniak has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2000. David Herdman Cameron has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2006 and Francis David Antin is the Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Company Asset Management LLC family office. Jamie William Lewin joined the executive team most recently as the Manager.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Corey Anthony Griffin Director of marketing 1 Nov 1994 Other 4333862
Francis David Antin Chief executive officer 1 Nov 1995 Other 4333847
Marie Welch Stewart Chief administration officer 1 May 1997 Other 4333849
Ronald Philip O'hanley Director of manager 1 Oct 1997 Other 4331592
Thomas Eliot St.Jean Director of operations 1 Oct 1998 Other 4333854
Boston Safe Deposit And Trust Company Member 1 Jan 1999 75% - 100% 04-1107280
Llc The Boston Company Asset Management Holdings Manager/member 1 Jan 1999 Other 04-3404988
N.A. Mellon Trust Of New England Member 1 Jan 1999 75% - 100% 04-1107280
Llc Tbcam Holdings Manager/member 1 Jan 1999 Other 04-3404988
Stephen Edward Canter Director of manager 1 Feb 1999 Other 1837432
David Brooks Director of equity trading 1 Mar 2000 Other 4903330
Jennifer Cassedy Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 4333858
John Joseph Nagoniak Director of manager 1 Jul 2000 Other 4334095
John Joseph Nagorniak Director 1 Jul 2000 Other 4334095
Kraig Struglia Director of technology 1 Sep 2000 Other 4333867
Paul J Leahy Director of client service 1 Dec 2000 Other 4469834
Paul John Leahy Director of client service 1 Dec 2000 Other 4469834
Corey Anthony Griffin Chief operating officer and director of manager 1 Sep 2001 Other 4333862
Peter I Higgins Director of manager 1 Sep 2001 Other 4469843
Peter Ian Higgins Director of manager 1 Sep 2001 Other 4469843
Robert John Potvin Direcetor of sales and marketing for the mga division 1 Oct 2001 Other 1193539
Richard Kirvan Watson Director of marketing 1 Jan 2002 Other 1092717
Corey Anthony Griffin President, chief executive officer and director of manager 1 May 2002 Other 4333862
Edward Homer Ladd Manager 1 Jul 2003 Other 4299449
Patrick James Sheppard Director of manager 1 Jul 2003 Other 1779929
William Folwell Adam Director of manager 1 Jul 2003 Other 4334099
Ronald Philip O'hanley Chairman of the board 1 Jul 2004 Other 4331592
Equity (Ma) Trust Member 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% 20-1428181
David Herdman Cameron Director of united states equities 1 Nov 2004 Other 2184982
Patrick James Sheppard President and chief operating officer, director of manager 1 May 2005 Other 1779929
Scott Edward Wennerholm Director 1 Oct 2005 Other 2398744
David Herdman Cameron Chief investment officer 1 Jun 2006 Other 2184982
Phillip Nicholas Maisano Manager 1 Dec 2006 Other 317558
Fimat Sole member 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 86-1067827
Mam (Ma) Holding Trust Sole member 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 86-1067827
Michael Alan Bryson Trustee of sole member 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 1606625
David Herdman Cameron Ceo & president/manager 1 Oct 2007 Other 2184982
Eugene John Truschel Chief investment officer 1 Oct 2007 Other 1443068
Cyrus Russi Taraporevala Manager 1 Jan 2008 Other 5180049
Joseph Patrick Gennaco Manager 1 Feb 2008 Other 1710391
John Archibald Park Trustee of sole member 1 Aug 2008 Other 5654992
Mitchell Evan Harris Trustee of sole member/manager 1 Dec 2010 Other 4359464
Charles Patrick Dolan Manager 1 May 2011 Other 4359535
Bart Alexander Grenier Chairman, ceo & cio/manager 1 Jun 2011 Other 4451384
Cynthia Fryer Steer Manager 1 May 2012 Other 6091487
Steven Nmn Lipiner Trustee of sole member 1 Aug 2012 Other 1707823
Mark David Santoro Manager 1 Sep 2014 Other 1229753
Adam Brett Joffe Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2014 Other 2413671
David Antonio Daglio Manager 1 Mar 2015 Other 4588634
Kurtis Kurimsky Trustee of sole member 1 Apr 2015 Other 5510300
Gregory Allan Brisk Manager 1 Jul 2016 Other 5859270
Mam (Ma) Holdings Llc Sole member 1 Mar 2017 75% - 100% 86-1067827
Mbc Investments Corporation Sole member 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 51-0301132
James Desmond Mac Intyre Manager 1 Jul 2017 Other 4739791
Jamie William Lewin Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 6182484
Linda Tung Lillard Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 4470322
Matthew John Oomen Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 6638089
Alexander Brian Over Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 5504083
Gabriela Franco Parcella Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 4395858
Jeff Jianfeng Zhang Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 2773740
Thomas Loeb Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 2280443
David C Leduc Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 2704353
Michael Anthony Germano Manager 1 Oct 2017 Other 6368825

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. The Boston Company Shareholder 1 Jun 1979 75% - 100% 04-2371833
Mellon Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 May 1993 75% - 100% 25-1233834
N.A. Mellon Trust Of New England Shareholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% 04-1107280
Equity (De) Trust 1 Sharedholder 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% 20-1428198
Equity (De) Trust 2 Shareholder 1 Aug 2004 25% - 50% 20-1428207
Fidet Shareholder 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 86-1067823
Mam (De) Trust Shareholder 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 86-1067823
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation Shareholder 1 Jul 2007 75% - 100% 13-2614959
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 13-2614959
Mbc Investments Corporation Sole owner 1 Mar 2017 75% - 100% 13-2614959
Llc Bny Mellon Ihc Sole owner 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 13-2614959

Based in Boston

The principal office where The Boston Company Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-722-3553 or by fax 617-722-3928. The normal business hours are 8:30-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bnymellonam.com.