Sensato Investors LLC (San Francisco)

Name: Sensato Investors LLC
Address: One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104
Telephone: 415-391-4600

Sensato Investors LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $2.84 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Sensato Investors provides 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.

Sensato Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sensato Investors LLC is $2.84 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 4130% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.59 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.84 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $473.12 million each.

Sensato Investors has custody of $111.1 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 65% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 34% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sensato Investors 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 Sensato Investors serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Sensato Investors is state or municipal government entities with 1 clients and $1.62 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Sensato Investors has the highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.84 billion for 6 clients. 83% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sensato Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Sensato Investors LLC

The company employs 26 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ernest Way Ming Chow	Managing member/partner/founder/	1 May 2009	25% - 50%	5770795
Jonathan Trumbull Backus Howe	Managing member/partner/founder	1 May 2009	25% - 50%	2913392
Meme Young Scherr	Member/partner/chief operating officer/chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2009	Other	2630900
Ryan Hiroaki Mayetani	Chief financial officer	1 Apr 2014	Other	6459452

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Sensato Investors LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 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 415-391-4600 or by fax 415-391-4601. The normal business hours are 6am - 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sensatoinvestors.com.