Amherst Capital Management LLC (New York)


Amherst Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.76 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Virginia.

Amherst Capital Management provides 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.

Amherst Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Amherst Capital Management LLC is $1.76 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 403% since the beginning of its operation, and $857.21 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.76 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $440.86 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 88% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Amherst Capital Management LLC 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 Amherst Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Amherst Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $585.11 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Amherst Capital Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $906.23 million for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Amherst Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Amherst Capital Management LLC

The company employs 27 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 78 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 7 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
Lawrence S Lafer Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 1101176
Llc Bnym Recap Holdings Member 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 47-2403912
Lawrence Steven Lafer Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 1101176
Sean Alan Dobson Chief executive officer and chief investment officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 2009497
Amherst Holdings Llc Member 1 Feb 2015 Other 37-1531706
Llc Amherst Holdings Member 1 Feb 2015 25% - 50% 37-1531706
Jason Jacob Rottinger Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2015 Other 4409066
Scott Charles Barnum Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2015 Other 3119792
Acam Executive Holdings Llc Member 1 Dec 2017 Other 36-4887635

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 33 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Steven Nmn Lipiner Manager 1 Jul 2003 Other 1707823
Charles Arthur Davis Managing member 1 Oct 2003 75% - 100% 816660
Mitchell Evan Harris Manager 1 Feb 2005 Other 4359464
James Dawson Carey Managing member 1 Mar 2005 75% - 100% 2656436
David Jay Wermuth Managing member 1 Mar 2005 75% - 100% 5473034
L.P. Trident Capital Iv General partner 1 Dec 2006 Other 98-0509278
Llc Cd Trident Iii General partner 1 Dec 2006 Other 00-0000000
Llc Jc Trident Gp General partner 1 Dec 2006 Other 00-0000000
Llc Dw Trident Gp General partner 1 Dec 2006 Other 00-0000000
Llc Nz Trident Gp General partner 1 Dec 2006 Other 00-0000000
Nicolas David Zerbib Managing member 1 Dec 2006 75% - 100% 5473031
John Archibald Park Trustee 1 Aug 2008 Other 5654992
Trident Amherst Holdings Llc Owner 1 Aug 2008 25% - 50% 26-3188712
L.P. Trident Iv Owner 1 Aug 2008 50% - 75% 98-0509277
Trident Amherst Holdings Inc. Owner 1 Aug 2008 25% - 50% 26-3188832
Deborah Shelling Reynolds Manager 1 Nov 2010 Other 1198033
Nicolas David Zerbib Manager 1 Nov 2010 Other 5473031
Steven Marc Gorman Manager 1 Nov 2010 Other 2452825
Roger King Taylor Manager 1 Nov 2010 Other 729253
Stephen Loring Coale Manager 1 Jul 2014 Other 1292536
Standish Member 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 113972
Mam (Ma) Holding Trust Member 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 86-1067827
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation Sole owner 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 13-2614959
Curtis Yates Arledge Manager 1 Feb 2015 Other 1754736
Barrie Hamilton Athol Manager 1 Feb 2015 Other 6453044
Kurtis Kurimsky Trustee 1 Apr 2015 Other 5510300
John Randolph Miller Manager 1 Jun 2016 Other 6064698
Mbc Investments Corporation Sole owner 1 Mar 2017 75% - 100% 51-0301132
Mam (Ma) Holdings Llc Member 1 Mar 2017 75% - 100% 13-2614959
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation Sole owner 1 Mar 2017 75% - 100% 13-2614959
Mbc Investments Corporation Sole owner 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 51-0301132
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation Sole owner 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 13-2614959
Llc Bny Mellon Ihc Sole owner 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 13-2614959

Based in New York

The principal office where Amherst Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 444 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Austin, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-593-6020 or by fax 212-593-7522. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday.