Chesapeake Asset Management LLC (New York)

Name: Chesapeake Asset Management LLC
Address: 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10111
Telephone: 212-218-4040

Chesapeake Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $741.28 million of regulatory assets for 164 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arkansas, California, Colorado, and 13 other states.

Chesapeake Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Chesapeake Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Chesapeake Asset Management LLC is $741.28 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 177% since the beginning of its operation, and $103.32 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $135.22 million in discretionary accounts and $606.06 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.1 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $14.78 million.

Chesapeake Asset Management has custody of $123.45 million in cash and securities for 63 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 92% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Chesapeake Asset Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Chesapeake Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Chesapeake Asset Management is corporations or other businesses with 6 clients and $502.82 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Chesapeake Asset Management has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $741.28 million for 72 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 8% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Chesapeake Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Chesapeake Asset Management LLC

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Sherrill Lee Blalock	Managing member, deputy chief compliance off.	1 Jan 1998	50% - 75%	23044
Jonathan Leslie Smith	Managing member	1 Jan 1998	50% - 75%	428113
Maureen Mcnellis Gibson	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2014	Other	4334278
Gerasimos J Efthimiatos	Managing member	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	6811794
T2 Investors Inc.	Managing member	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	90-0934198
Maria De Leon	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2018	Other	7053539

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Victor I Pisante	Shareholder	1 May 2017	75% - 100%	6812427

Based in New York

The principal office where Chesapeake Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10111, 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 212-218-4040 or by fax 212-218-4064. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at chesman.com.