Gavekal Capital Limited (Wan Chai)

Name: Gavekal Capital Limited
Address: Suite 3101, Central Plaza, Wan Chai
Telephone: 852-2869-8363

Gavekal Capital Limited is a large advisory firm based in Wan Chai. It manages $1.24 billion of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013.

Gavekal Capital Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and adviser of ucits funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Gavekal Capital Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gavekal Capital Limited is $1.24 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 13% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.23 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.24 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $248.23 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gavekal Capital Limited 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 Gavekal Capital Limited serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Gavekal Capital Limited is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $1.24 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Gavekal Capital Limited has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.24 billion for 5 clients. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gavekal Capital Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, five other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $20,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Gavekal Capital Limited

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 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 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.

Alfred Kai Shing Ho has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2003. Louis Vincent Gave joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder Of Gavekal Capital Limited/ Chief Executive Officer/ Chief Research Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Louis Vincent Gave	Shareholder of gavekal capital limited/ chief executive officer/ chief research officer	1 Jun 2003	75% - 100%	4687263
Anatole Kaletsky	Shareholder of gavekal capital limited	1 Jun 2003	25% - 50%	4687266
Alfred Kai Shing Ho	Chief investment officer	1 Jun 2003	Other	4363195
Marco Lai	Chief operating officer/ chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2003	Other	5077311

Based in Wan Chai

The principal office where Gavekal Capital Limited performs its advisory services is located at Suite 3101, Central Plaza, Wan Chai, , which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 852-2869-8363 or by fax 852-2869-8131. The normal business hours are 9am - 6 pm (hkt) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gavekal.com/gcl-asia/default.aspx.