Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC (Norwalk)

Name: Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC
Address: 20 Glover Avenue, Norwalk, CT, 06850
Telephone: 203-621-1700

Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Norwalk. It manages $8.74 billion of regulatory assets for 37 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York.

Rocaton Investment Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Rocaton Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC is $8.74 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -95% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $8.74 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $236.12 million each.

Rocaton Investment Advisors has custody of $11.6 billion in cash and securities for 28 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 83% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 7% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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 Rocaton Investment Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Rocaton Investment Advisors is pension and profit sharing plans with 19 clients and $7.54 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Rocaton Investment Advisors has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.74 billion for 28 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Rocaton Investment Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC

The company employs 65 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 82 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
Julie Moore	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4783470
Robin Sherry Pellish	Ceo and member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4394132
Joseph Scott Nankof	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4394125
Anne Caroline Buehl	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	2180387
Roger L. Fenningdorf	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4533060
Christopher J. Cesare	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4533080
David Anthony Morton	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	2017259
Christopher Randolph Lyon	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4910883
Elizabeth Delalla	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	5315762
Carla Haugen	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	5656715
Meriam Zandi	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	4533059
David Jay Katz	Managing director	1 Apr 2002	Other	2813039
Danielle Marie Muller	Member	1 Apr 2002	Other	2072597
Adam Wheat	Member	1 Jun 2011	Other	6096298
Elisa D Metzger	Coo	1 Sep 2011	Other	5828968
Elisa D Metzger	Chief compliance officer, general counsel, chief operating officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	5828968
Elisa Dougherty Metzger	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	5828968
Alberto Cota	Chief operating officer	1 Jul 2018	Other	3026635
Gsam Holdings Llc	General partner	1 Apr 2019	75% - 100%	13-4019460
Ellen Randy Porges	General counsel, investment management division (chief legal officer)	1 Apr 2019	Other	4881379

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. The Goldman Sachs Group	Member	1 Apr 1997	75% - 100%	13-4019460

Based in Norwalk

The principal office where Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 20 Glover Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850, 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 203-621-1700 or by fax 203-621-1799. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rocaton.com.