Van Eck Associates Corporation (New York)


Van Eck Associates Corporation is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $40.81 billion of regulatory assets for 95 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Van Eck Associates Corporation 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.

Van Eck Associates Corporation: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Van Eck Associates Corporation is $40.81 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1243% since the beginning of its operation, and $327.34 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $40.81 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $429.55 million each.
Van Eck Associates Corporation has custody of $634.44 million in cash and securities for 13 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 98% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Van Eck Associates Corporation 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 William Alexander Ullman serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of William Alexander Ullman is investment companies with 71 clients and $39.76 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Van Eck Associates Corporation has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $40.81 billion for 94 clients. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Van Eck Associates Corporation also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Van Eck Associates Corporation

The company employs 206 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 18 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Van Eck Associates Corporation is owned by Sigrid Sabottge Vaneck. William Alexander Ullman has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2010. Sigrid S Van Eck Trustee Sigrid S. Van Eck 2016 joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Carel Vaneck Chairman, owner & director 1 Apr 1984 25% - 50% 452941
Sigrid Sabottge Vaneck Owner 1 Apr 1984 25% - 50% 1469002
Jan Frederick Vaneck Chairman, president, director and principal 1 Jan 1988 50% - 75% 1695680
Derek Steven Vaneck Executive vice president, director, owner & chief investment officer 1 Jul 1993 25% - 50% 1535069
Bruce John Smith Senior vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller and director 1 Jun 1997 Other 1279698
Keith James Carlson President 1 Feb 2004 Other 1328473
Joseph James Mcbrien Senior vice president and general counsel 1 Dec 2005 Other 2037820
Jonathan Rich Simon Vice president and assistant secretary 1 Aug 2006 Other 5313394
Thomas Kevin Lynch Vice president & chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2006 Other 2716791
William Alexander Ullman Director 1 Oct 2010 Other 1991837
Agnes Blanc Trustee Deborah Van Eck 2010 Trust Shareholder 1 Dec 2010 Other 35-6889866
Robert Rudoy Grusky Director 1 May 2012 Other 1721579
Jr Revocable Trust Sigrid Sabottge Van Eck Trustee John C. Van Eck Shareholder 1 Apr 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Janet Squitieri Vice president, global head of compliance and chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 2947248
Jonathan Rich Simon Vice president, general counsel and secretary 1 Feb 2014 Other 5313394
Sigrid Sabottge Van Eck Trustee Sigrid S. Van Eck Revocable Trust Shareholder 1 Feb 2015 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Sigrid S Van Eck Trustee Sigrid S. Van Eck 2016 Grat Shareholder 1 Feb 2015 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jan Van Eck Trustee Jan F. Van Eck 2016 Grat Shareholder 1 Sep 2016 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jan Van Eck Trustee Jan Van Eck 2016 Grat Shareholder 1 Sep 2016 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jan Van Eck Trustee Jan Frederick Van Eck Revocable Trust Shareholder 1 Oct 2016 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Irina Toyberman Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 2748064
Francesco Michael Gozzillo Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 2099916
Lee Robert Rappaport Vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer 1 Jul 2018 Other 4682842
Sigrid S Van Eck Trustee Sigrid S. Van Eck 2016 Shareholder 1 Oct 2018 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jan Van Eck Trustee Jan F. Van Eck 2018 Grat Shareholder 1 Oct 2018 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Robert Grusky Trustee Jan Van Eck 2016 Family Irrevocable Trust Shareholder 1 Oct 2018 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Sigrid S Van Eck Trustee Sigrid S. Van Eck 2018 Grat Shareholder 1 Oct 2018 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jan Van Eck Trustee Jan Van Eck 2018 Grat Shareholder 1 Oct 2018 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in New York

The principal office where Van Eck Associates Corporation performs its advisory services is located at 666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 4033, 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 212-293-2000 or by fax 212-293-2033. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at vaneck.com and hardassetsinvestor.com.