Rafferty Asset Management, LLC (New York)


Rafferty Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $13.79 billion of regulatory assets for 110 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of New Jersey and New York.

Rafferty Asset 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.

Rafferty Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Rafferty Asset Management, LLC is $13.79 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3602% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $13.79 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $125.36 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Rafferty Asset Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Lawrence Colin Rafferty serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Lawrence Colin Rafferty is investment companies with 110 clients and $13.78 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Rafferty Asset Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $13.79 billion for 112 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Rafferty Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Rafferty Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 39 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 23 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 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.

Lawrence Colin Rafferty has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1997. Daniel Dillon O'neill joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Lawrence Colin Rafferty Chairman 1 Jun 1997 Other 1170304
Timothy Peter Hagan Vice president 1 Jun 1997 Other 1161381
Philip Arthur Harding Managing director 1 Jun 1997 Other 1666309
Stephen Packard Sprague Vice president 1 Jun 1997 Other 2516579
Jay Francis Higgins Member 1 Jun 1997 Other 245369
Rafferty Holdings Llc Member 1 Jan 1999 25% - 50% 2363413
Daniel Dillon O'neill Managing director 1 Jun 1999 Other 4387480
Mark Daniel Edwards Vice president 1 Jan 2000 Other 4387485
Timothy Peter Hagan Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 1161381
Karin Louie Ass. chief compliance off. 1 Jan 2007 Other 1560884
Todd Kenneth Warren Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 5084058
Bernard Frize Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2008 Other 2366022
Andrew Mcclary Heath Assistant cco 1 Nov 2008 Other 1596015
Llc Minakian Partners Member 1 May 2009 25% - 50% 27-1774550
Patrick James Rudnick Chief financial officer 1 May 2010 Other 6035334
Angela Mary Brickl General counsel 1 Oct 2010 Other 4604359
Angela Mary Brickl Chief compliance officer & general counsel 1 Sep 2012 Other 4604359
Barbara Rafferty Grat Member 1 Jan 2013 Other 13-3946966
Eric Walter Falkeis Chief operating officer 1 May 2013 Other 4133585
Brian Jacobs President 1 Mar 2014 Other 1240138
Robert Damian Nestor President 1 Apr 2018 Other 2147586
Gst Fbo Kathleen Rafferty Hay & Heirs Member 1 Jan 2019 Other 83-6672130
Gst Fbo Michael Rafferty & Heirs Member 1 Jan 2019 Other 83-6668053
Daniel Dillon O'neill Member 1 Feb 2019 Other 4387480

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Lawrence Colin Rafferty Member 1 Jan 1995 25% - 50% 1170304
Michael Lawrence Rafferty Member 1 Jan 1999 25% - 50% 2363413
Kathleen Rafferty Hay Member 1 Nov 2000 25% - 50% 5045127
Daniel Dillon O'neill Member 1 May 2009 75% - 100% 4387480
Joseph Paul Cipolla Officer 1 Jan 2019 Other 4177659
Inc. Rafferty Servicing Non-member manager 1 Jan 2019 Other 13-3734602

Based in New York

The principal office where Rafferty Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1301 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10019, 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 646-572-3390 or by fax 646-572-3498. The normal business hours are 9:00 am until 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at direxionfunds.com/.