Akanthos Capital Management, LLC (Woodland Hills)


Akanthos Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Woodland Hills. It manages $105.88 million of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Akanthos Capital Management 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.

Akanthos Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Akanthos Capital Management, LLC is $105.88 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -76% since the beginning of its operation, and $62.98 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $105.88 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $26.47 million each.
Akanthos Capital Management has custody of $82.87 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

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

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Akanthos Capital Management, 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 Akanthos Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Akanthos Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $82.87 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Akanthos Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $82.87 million for 3 clients. 25% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Akanthos Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Akanthos Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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
Michael Kao Ceo/founder 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 2429998
Michael Nmn Kao Managing member / ceo / founder / cco 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 2429998
Michael Kao Ceo/founder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 2429998
Karola Kristina Rietz Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2005 Other 1703034
Thomas P. Boyack Cfo/cco/coo 1 Mar 2006 Other 4720937
Joshua J Nip Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2011 Other 6025705
Natasha Rushidovna Guttman Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 6414128
Cynthia Marie Aragon Chief compliance officer 1 May 2016 Other 4316747

Based in Woodland Hills

The principal office where Akanthos Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 21600 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 7584, 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 818-883-8270 or by fax 818-883-8271. The normal business hours are 6 am to 3 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at akanthoscapital.com.