Voya Alternative Asset Management LLC (New York)


Voya Alternative Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $21.55 billion of regulatory assets for 30 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, and New York.

Voya Alternative Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Voya Alternative Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Voya Alternative Asset Management LLC is $21.55 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 183% since the beginning of its operation, and $21.55 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $21.55 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $718.19 million each.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Voya Alternative Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 30 clients and $21.55 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Voya Alternative Asset Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $21.55 billion for 30 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Voya Alternative Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and twenty seven securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $50,000,000.

Careers at Voya Alternative Asset Management LLC

The company employs 136 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 21 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Daniel Allen Norman joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Managing Director, Group Head Senior Loan.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Gerald Thomas Lins Managing director and general counsel 1 Nov 1999 Other 4068642
Mark Donald Weber Senior managing director 1 Feb 2004 Other 4335492
Voya Investment Management Alternative Assets Llc Sole member 1 Jun 2004 75% - 100% 13-4038444
Christopher Francis Corapi Chief investment officer of equities investments and senior managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1496424
Christine Lynn Hurtsellers Chief investment officer of fixed income & proprietary investments and senior managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1721671
Jeffrey Todd Becker Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 4447439
Michael Bruce Pytosh Co-head of u.s. equity platform and senior managing director 1 Jan 2010 Other 4873095
Dan Lee Wilcox Managing director 1 Jan 2010 Other 2193567
Paul Zemsky Senior managing director 1 Feb 2010 Other 1918824
Paul Lawrence Zemsky Senior managing director 1 Feb 2010 Other 1918824
Deborah Ann Hammalian Senior vice president and chief compliance officer 1 May 2013 Other 2464611
Amir Sahibzada Chief risk officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 4931047
Michael Allyn Bell Chief financial officer and managing director 1 Sep 2014 Other 5684041
Christine Lynn Hurtsellers Chief executive officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 1721671
Matthew Toms Chief investment officer of fixed income & proprietary investments and senior managing director 1 Sep 2016 Other 5314576
Matthew Nmn Toms Chief investment officer of fixed income & proprietary investments and senior managing director 1 Sep 2016 Other 5314576
Michael Bruce Pytosh Chief investment officer of equities and senior managing director 1 Feb 2017 Other 4873095
Charles Milton Shaffer Head of distribution and managing director 1 Aug 2017 Other 2424800
James Michael Fink Managing director, chief administrative officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6929046
Dina Santoro Managing director, head of product marketing and strategy 1 Mar 2018 Other 3008685
Daniel Allen Norman Senior managing director, group head - senior loan 1 Jun 2018 Other 1445385
Jeffrey Alan Bakalar Senior managing director, group head and chief investment officer - senior loan 1 Jun 2018 Other 1541563

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Voya Holdings Inc. Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 02-0488491
Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. Shareholder 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 02-0488491
Voya Investment Management Llc Shareholder 1 Aug 2003 75% - 100% 58-2361003
Inc. Voya Financial Shareholder 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 52-1222820
Voya Investment Management Co. Llc Shareholder 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 06-0888148
Ing Groep N.V. Shareholder 1 Sep 2013 25% - 50% 98-0220475

Based in New York

The principal office where Voya Alternative Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Scottsdale, AZ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-309-8200 or by fax 212-309-8226. The normal business hours are 8:30-5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at voyainvestments.com/.