Sagewood Asset Management LLC (New York)

Sagewood Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.85 billion of regulatory assets for 283 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Sagewood Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses 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.

Sagewood Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sagewood Asset Management LLC is $1.85 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 185% since the beginning of its operation, and $27.26 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.85 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $6.53 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in derivatives the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sagewood Asset Management LLC 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 Sagewood Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Sagewood Asset Management is high net worth individuals with 234 clients and $1.46 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Sagewood Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.79 billion for 277 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sagewood Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Sagewood Asset Management LLC

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people 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.

Paula Marie Horn has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Sep 2015 and Scott Allen Roberts is the Chief Executive Officer of Sagewood Asset Management LLC family office. Defina Maluki joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Investment Officer/Managing Member.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Elizabeth Anne Watkins	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2015	Other	2272542
Scott Allen Roberts	Chief executive officer	1 Sep 2015	Other	2706025
Paula Marie Horn	Chief investment officer	1 Sep 2015	Other	2718002
Llc Ziegler Capital Management	Managing member	1 Sep 2015	75% - 100%	135622
Cynthia Perez	Chief operating officer	1 Nov 2015	Other	1769327
Defina Maluki	Chief investment officer	1 Dec 2015	Other	4234798
Stacy Lynn Beattie	Chief adminstrative officer	1 Dec 2015	Other	5401758
Defina Maluki	Chief investment officer/managing member	1 Dec 2016	50% - 75%	4234798
David Neil Travis	Chief compliance officer/chief operating officer/chief financial officer	1 Dec 2016	Other	2275530
William James Belleville	Chief executive officeer/managing member	1 Dec 2016	50% - 75%	2685437

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stifel Financial Corporation	Shareholder	1 Dec 2013	75% - 100%	43-1274600

Based in New York

The principal office where Sagewood Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3 Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036, 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 212-231-8777 or by fax 646-609-6296. The normal business hours are 8:00 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday.