Nwi Management LP (New York)


Nwi Management LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $7.66 billion of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Nwi Management provides portfolio management for investment companies and 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.

Nwi Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nwi Management LP is $7.66 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 329% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.37 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $7.66 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $450.78 million each.
Nwi Management has custody of $3.47 billion in cash and securities for 12 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Nwi Management LP 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 Nwi Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Nwi Management is pooled investment vehicles with 16 clients and $7.17 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Nwi Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $7.66 billion for 17 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nwi Management also advises several private funds. Namely, eight hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Nwi Management LP

The company employs 20 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 45 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 3 people 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 Nwi General partner 1 Feb 1999 Other 13-4046589
Jayachandrika Hariharan Managing member 1 Apr 1999 Other 5029370
Nellapalli Neelakantan Hariharan Managing member 1 Apr 1999 75% - 100% 2250347
Llc Nwi General partner 1 Apr 1999 Other 13-4046589
Muthuswamy Govindarajan Chief operations officer 1 Jun 2003 Other 5081339
Jennifer W Choi Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2005 Other 2272801
Jennifer W Nam Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 2272801
Jennifer W Nam Co-chief operating officer 1 May 2015 Other 2272801
Michael Ramon Schwenk General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 May 2015 Other 5076821
Craig Gregory Elliot Co-chief operating officer 1 May 2015 Other 6488827

Based in New York

The principal office where Nwi Management LP performs its advisory services is located at 623 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-297-2950. The normal business hours are 9 to 5 on Monday - Friday.