Manifold Partners LLC (San Francisco)


Manifold Partners LLC is an investment adviser to an investment company based in San Francisco. It manages $196.55 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Manifold Partners provides 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.

Manifold Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Manifold Partners LLC is $196.55 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 613% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $196.55 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $65.52 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Manifold Partners 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 Manifold Partners serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Manifold Partners is investment companies with 2 clients and $161.08 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Manifold Partners has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $196.55 million for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Manifold Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Manifold Partners LLC

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 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.

James Austin Creighton joined the executive team most recently as the Research Team Head.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Donald Harding Putnam Chief executive officer 1 Sep 2012 Other 1065385
The Chalice Fund Llc Member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 43-2113011
James Austin Creighton Member/head of research 1 Feb 2013 Other 6241779
Patrick Cannon Member/head of portfolio management & trading 1 Feb 2013 Other 6241780
Lorraine Haping Lin Member/director of research 1 Feb 2013 Other 6241783
Andrew French Putnam Member/v.p.-operations 1 Feb 2013 Other 5409070
Jeremy Joseph Evnine Member/chief scientific officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 4458062
Nicholas Wherry Member/portfolio manager 1 Feb 2013 Other 6241786
James Edward Klescewski Member/chief financial officer/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 1722574
Kevin Anthony Harney Member/chief risk officer 1 Feb 2013 Other 6225998
Bradley Wayne Larson Member/director of business development & client services 1 Feb 2013 Other 1207260
Jeffrey Laurence Skelton Member/scientific advisory board 1 Feb 2013 Other 2210755
Andrew Thomas Rudd Member/scientific advisory board 1 Mar 2013 Other 2123443
Blake Randal Grossman Member/scientific advisory board 1 Mar 2013 Other 2215969
Michael Howard Lawsky Member/chief operating officer 1 Apr 2013 Other 2512443
The Wolf Revocable Trust Member 1 Jun 2013 Other 21-3766712
G Woon Choe Member 1 Jul 2013 Other 4626417
Chj Capital Management Llc Member 1 Aug 2013 Other 45-5254805
Lllp U.S.A Fund Member 1 Aug 2013 Other 52-1799734
Lllp World Total Return Fund Member 1 Aug 2013 Other 52-1799733
Roger Naoki Matsui Chief compliance officer/chief financial officer (interim) 1 Jan 2014 Other 1672347
Cann 1997 Trust Member 1 Feb 2014 Other 94-6723411
Frederick Leealbert Grauer Member, corporate board 1 Mar 2014 Other 714387
Simon Eugenio Nocera Head, global macro research team 1 Oct 2014 Other 4565697
Marianne Nmn O Director, global macro research team 1 Oct 2014 Other 6468452
Henry Kent Menz Baur Chief risk officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 2452917
Regina Amelia Jekel Salem Operations manager 1 Jan 2015 Other 4137835
James Morrison Chief technology officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 6630182
John Clarke Gray Chief compliance officer/chief financial officer 1 Jun 2015 Other 1367440
Marcella Mccoll Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2015 Other 6621119
Donald Harding Putnam Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 1065385
Jane A Kanter Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2017 Other 6423161
James Austin Creighton Research team head 1 Mar 2018 Other 6241779
Jeremy Joseph Evnine Research team head 1 Mar 2018 Other 4458062

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Lllp World Total Return Fund Partner 1 Dec 1992 25% - 50% 52-1799733
Inc World Total Return Partner 1 Dec 1992 Other 52-1799732
Andrew Thomas Rudd Trustee 1 Jan 1997 75% - 100% 2123443
Joseph Adam Wolf Trustee 1 Oct 2005 50% - 75% 2783152
Malin Wolf Trustee 1 Oct 2005 50% - 75% 6231838
Grail Partners Llc Member 1 Oct 2006 25% - 50% 59-3797643
Blake Randal Grossman Member 1 May 2011 75% - 100% 2215969

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Manifold Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, 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 415-339-2488. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 6:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at manifoldpartners.com.