Row Asset Management, LLC (Newport Beach)

Name: Row Asset Management, LLC
Address: 450 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660
Telephone: 949-478-8300

Row Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $1.15 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Row Asset 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.

Row Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Row Asset Management, LLC is $1.15 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1025% since the beginning of its operation, and $475 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.15 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $76.63 million each.

Row Asset Management has custody of $598.6 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in derivatives the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Row Asset 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 Row Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Row Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $1.02 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Row Asset Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.15 billion for 15 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Row Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Row Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 42 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 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
Ryan Milone Ogrady	Ceo and managing member	1 Jul 2010	75% - 100%	2868104
Jeffrey Joseph Weiser	President and co-founder	1 Jul 2010	25% - 50%	3168347
Timothy Joseph Ogrady	Managing director	1 Jul 2013	Other	1360712
Laurie Ann Pisano	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2015	Other	6456938
Philip Emanuel Simotas	Chief operating officer	1 May 2015	Other	1588004
Llc White Oak Row	Member	1 May 2017	Other	82-1535195

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Baxter Oak Investments Llc	Managing member of white oak row, llc	1 May 2017	75% - 100%	22-3256345

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Row Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 450 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-478-8300 or by fax 949-478-7491. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rowam.com.