Wafra Inc. (New York)

Name: Wafra Inc.
Address: 345 Park Avenue 41 St Floor, New York, NY, 10154 0101
Telephone: 212-759-3700

Wafra Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $16 billion of regulatory assets for 57 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Wafra provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and consulting review of 3rd party managers for institutional investors. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Wafra: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wafra Inc. is $16 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 5% since the beginning of its operation, and $16 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $14.58 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.42 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $331.4 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $109.1 million.

Wafra has custody of $11.79 billion in cash and securities for 60 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 73% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wafra Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Vincent Paul Campagna serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Vincent Paul Campagna is pooled investment vehicles with 34 clients and $10 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Wafra has the lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.13 billion for 49 clients. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Wafra also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and ten private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Wafra Inc.

The company employs 130 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 52 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.

Vincent Paul Campagna has been acting as President since 1 Dec 1993. Russell James Valdez has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Aug 2017 and Fawaz Mansour Almubaraki is the Chief Executive Officer of Wafra Inc. family office. Michael Henry joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wafra Intervest Corporation (Wic)	Wholly owns registrant	1 Jul 1984	75% - 100%	00-0000000
Vincent Paul Campagna	Director/chief operating officer/senior managing director	1 Dec 1993	Other	2667476
Jeanine Macfadyen	Chief financial officer/senior managing director	1 May 2017	Other	2984603
Fawaz Mansour Almubaraki	Chairman/director/chief executive officer	1 Jul 2017	Other	3002494
Fergus Nmn Healy	Director/chief administrative officer/senior managing director	1 Aug 2017	Other	6205643
Russell James Valdez	Vice chairman/director/chief investment officer/senior managing director	1 Aug 2017	Other	6848498
Michael Henry	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2018	Other	4935884

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
The Public Institution For Social Security (Pifss)	Wholly owns wic	1 Jan 1990	75% - 100%	00-0000000
Government Of Kuwait	Wholly owns pifss	1 Jan 1990	75% - 100%	00-0000000

Based in New York

The principal office where Wafra Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 345 Park Avenue 41 St Floor, New York, NY 10154 0101, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Austin, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-759-3700 or by fax 212-813-9488. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wafra.com and its LinkedIn profile.