Wolverine Asset Management, LLC (Chicago)


Wolverine Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $6.26 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Wolverine 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.

Wolverine Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wolverine Asset Management, LLC is $6.26 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 4765% since the beginning of its operation, and $6.2 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.26 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $894.07 million each.
Wolverine Asset Management has custody of $6.26 billion in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wolverine Asset Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Wolverine Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Wolverine Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $6.2 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Wolverine Asset Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.26 billion for 7 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Wolverine Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $2,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Wolverine Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 45 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 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.

Christopher Lazarus Gust has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2001. Niraj Mahendra Patel joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Legal Officer And Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christopher Lazarus Gust Chief investment officer/chief executive officer 1 Nov 2001 Other 2311366
Judith Marie Kula Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2001 Other 1255502
Andrew Richard Sujdak Chief research & technology officer 1 Nov 2001 Other 3267454
Robert Ross Bellick Managing director 1 Nov 2001 25% - 50% 1715715
James Vincent Harkness Ceo/coo 1 Nov 2001 Other 1503053
Eric Jonathan Henschel Managing director 1 Nov 2001 Other 3237017
Andrew R Sujdak Managing director 1 Nov 2001 Other 3267454
Matthew David Abraham Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2003 Other 1426628
James A Michuda Managing director 1 Apr 2003 Other 4535059
Joseph F Sacchetti Managing director 1 Apr 2003 Other 4652406
Megan Ann Flaherty Chief compliance officer/chief legal officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 5212663
Kenneth Lyn Nadel Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 2600983
Kenneth Lyn Nadel Chief operating officer 1 May 2009 Other 2600983
L.P. Wolverine Holdings Managing member 1 Jan 2012 75% - 100% 36-3957309
Michael David Adamski Chief legal officer and chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2013 Other 5860170
Niraj Mahendra Patel Chief legal officer and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2016 Other 2798041

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Ross Bellick Limited partner 1 Jun 1994 25% - 50% 1715715
Christopher Lazarus Gust Limited partner 1 Jun 1994 25% - 50% 2311366
Inc. Wolverine Trading Partners General partner 1 Jun 1994 Other 36-3957899
Robert Ross Bellick Limited partner 1 Jul 1994 25% - 50% 1715715
Eric Jonathan Henschel Limited partner 1 Jan 2001 Other 3237017
Inc. Wolverine Trading Partners General partner 1 Sep 2002 Other 36-3957899
Christopher Lazarus Gust Limited partner 1 Jul 2004 25% - 50% 2311366
Eric Jonathan Henschel Limited partner 1 Jan 2005 Other 3237017

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Wolverine Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 175 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, 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 312-884-4400 or by fax 312-884-4401. The normal business hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wolverinehedgefunds.com.