Capital Guardian Trust Company (Los Angeles)


Capital Guardian Trust Company is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $45.76 billion of regulatory assets for 936 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Capital Guardian Trust Company provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for wrap fee and managed account programs. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Capital Guardian Trust Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Capital Guardian Trust Company is $45.76 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -64% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.64 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $45.63 billion in discretionary accounts and $124.27 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $48.96 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $31.07 million.
Capital Guardian Trust Company has custody of $2.76 billion in cash and securities for 43 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 53% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Capital Guardian Trust Company 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 Michael Anthony Felix serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Michael Anthony Felix is pension and profit sharing plans with 30 clients and $16.8 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Capital Guardian Trust Company has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $44.38 billion for 905 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Capital Guardian Trust Company also advises several private funds. Namely, eight other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Capital Guardian Trust Company

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 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.

Michael Anthony Felix has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2002. Canise Marie Arredondo joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William Holman Hurt Director & sr. v.p. 1 Sep 1977 Other 4360074
John Henry Seiter Director & executive v.p. 1 Nov 1985 Other 418300
Larry Paul Clemmensen Director 1 Dec 1985 Other 1868857
Shaw Bradley Wagener Director 1 Feb 1988 Other 4360402
Inc. Capital Group International Shareholder 1 Apr 1988 75% - 100% 95-4154357
Robert Edward Gerald Ronus Director & president 1 Sep 1988 Other 4360362
Karin Louise Larson Director 1 Apr 1990 Other 4360077
Jason Miltades Pilalas Director 1 Dec 1990 Other 4360083
Eugene Paul Stein Director & executive v.p. 1 Sep 1992 Other 4360399
Nancy Jane Kyle Director & sr. v.p. 1 Jan 1993 Other 4360075
David Isador Fisher Director & chairman 1 Jan 1994 Other 1895282
Theodore Rapp Samuels Director & president 1 Sep 1994 Other 4360389
James Rosness Mullaly Director & sr. v.p. 1 Jun 1995 Other 4360079
James Rosness Mulally Director & sr. v.p. 1 Jun 1995 Other 4360079
Michael David Beckman Director, sr. v.p. & treasurer 1 Dec 1995 Other 4360067
Andrew Francis Barth Director & chairman 1 Sep 1996 Other 4360066
Roberta Anne Conroy Director, sr. v.p. & sr. counsel 1 Feb 1997 Other 2222505
Kevin Gerard Clifford Director 1 Sep 1999 Other 1018026
James F Rothenberg Director 1 Sep 1999 Other 2847929
Michael Ross Ericksen Director & sr. v.p. 1 Apr 2000 Other 4360071
Lionel Alain Sauvage Director & sr. v.p. 1 Apr 2000 Other 4360392
Michael Anthony Felix Director/sr. v.p./treasurer 1 Jun 2002 Other 4573424
Peter Charles Kelly Director, sr. v.p. & sr. counsel 1 Sep 2002 Other 2306289
Shelby Notkin Director, sr. v.p. & chairman of pim division 1 Sep 2002 Other 349559
Alan Jacob Wilson Director and v.p. 1 Sep 2002 Other 4556866
Lawrence Robert Solomon Director & v.p. 1 Sep 2002 Other 4591602
Thomas M. Rowland Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 4866969
Paul Andrew Stenovec Director & executive v.p. 1 Oct 2005 Other 1987116
Victor David Kohn Director 1 Oct 2005 Other 1338503
Karen Anne Miller Director & sr. v.p. 1 Oct 2005 Other 4391119
Bruce Eugene Meikle Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 4882126
Lianne Kelly Koeberle Director & sr. v.p. 1 Oct 2006 Other 2422756
Robert Harold Neithart Director & sr. v.p. 1 Oct 2006 Other 4391120
Marie Catherine Powell Director 1 Oct 2006 Other 5426911
Jill Anne Sumiyasu Director & sr. v.p. 1 Oct 2006 Other 5426912
Eric Henri Stern Director & sr. v.p. 1 Oct 2007 Other 1729106
John Bonnell Emerson Director & sr. v.p./president, pim division 1 Oct 2007 Other 5533528
Ellen Oglesby Carr Director & vice president 1 Sep 2008 Other 3083316
Julius Theodore Berkemeier Director & sr. v.p. 1 Sep 2008 Other 1979901
Lisa B. Thompson Director 1 Sep 2008 Other 1992688
Darcy Black Kopcho Director & sr. v.p. 1 Mar 2009 Other 2246533
Kevin Gerard Clifford Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 1018026
Todd Spencer James Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 1331920
David Keith Hummelberg Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 2652864
John H. Kelly Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 5719206
Denise Marilyn Cassin Director 1 Sep 2010 Other 1199211
Gerald Charles Lepelleydumanoir Director & sr. v.p. 1 Sep 2010 Other 1780888
Emsie Parker Kozloff Director 1 Sep 2010 Other 3211152
Matthew Philip O'connor Director 1 Sep 2010 Other 2427203
John Stephen Armour Director, sr. v.p. & executive v.p, pcs division 1 Sep 2011 Other 2399190
Michael Cohen Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 2296356
Thomas Henry Hogh Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 5982820
Eva Jozefina Sudol Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 5982821
Jane Marie Scofield Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 5223823
James Patrick Ryan Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 2488429
Maria Thelma Manotok Pathria Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 4325070
Canise Marie Arredondo Director 1 Dec 2017 Other 5604781
Mark Edward Brubaker Director & sr. vp 1 Dec 2017 Other 6894040

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. The Capital Group Companies Shareholder 1 Apr 1988 75% - 100% 86-0206507
Capital Research And Management Company Shareholder 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 110885

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Capital Guardian Trust Company performs its advisory services is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 1406, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (213) 486-9200. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at thecapitalgroup.com.