Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC (Boston)


Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $10.89 billion of regulatory assets for 176 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Louisiana, and 4 other states.

Longfellow Investment 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.

Longfellow Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC is $10.89 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 967% since the beginning of its operation, and $260.84 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $10.89 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $61.85 million each.
Longfellow Investment Management has custody of $26.84 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Longfellow Investment Management Co. 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 Nmn Ciarleglio serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of John Nmn Ciarleglio is corporations or other businesses with 30 clients and $4.65 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Longfellow Investment Management has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $10.8 billion for 134 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 6% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Longfellow Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC

The company employs 36 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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.

John Nmn Ciarleglio has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2005. Michael Scott Timmermans joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Legal Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Walter Seeley President, cco 1 Jul 2005 25% - 50% 4334955
John Nmn Ciarleglio Chairman 1 Jul 2005 25% - 50% 4334950
Barbara Jeanne Mckenna Vice president 1 Jul 2005 25% - 50% 2338837
Barbara Jeanne Mckenna President, managing member 1 Apr 2009 50% - 75% 2338837
John Eugene Villela Vice president, managing member 1 Apr 2009 Other 2711223
Michelle Lynn Martin Chief compliance officer, managing member 1 Dec 2009 Other 5768235
David Charles Stuehr Managing member 1 Dec 2011 Other 1592658
Elizabeth Genung Taylor Chief operations officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 6316608
David Charles Stuehr Member 1 Feb 2018 Other 1592658
Elizabeth Genung Taylor Member 1 Feb 2018 Other 6316608
Akshay Anand Member 1 Apr 2018 Other 6942544
Anuja Batra Managing member 1 Apr 2018 Other 6942595
George Webb Noyes Elected manager 1 Apr 2018 Other 1917091
Michael Scott Timmermans Chief legal officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 7092167

Based in Boston

The principal office where Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC performs its advisory services is located at 20 Winthrop Square, Boston, MA 02110, 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 617-695-3504 or by fax 617-695-3507. The normal business hours are 8-5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at longfellowim.com.