Bluebay Asset Management Usa LLC (Stamford)

Bluebay Asset Management Usa LLC is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $12.38 billion of regulatory assets for 25 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

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

Bluebay Asset Management Usa: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bluebay Asset Management Usa LLC is $12.38 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 510% since the beginning of its operation, and $11.68 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $12.38 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $495.28 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 52% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 30% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bluebay Asset Management Usa 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 Natalie Jane Benitez Castellano serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, business development companies, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Natalie Jane Benitez Castellano is pension and profit sharing plans with 43 clients and $3.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Bluebay Asset Management Usa has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.15 billion for 117 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 94% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bluebay Asset Management Usa doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Bluebay Asset Management Usa LLC

The company employs 28 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Natalie Jane Benitez Castellano has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2014. Lydia Chaumont joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bluebay Asset Management International Limited	Managing member	1 Feb 2010	75% - 100%	foreign
Bluebay Asset Managment International Limited	Managing member	1 Feb 2010	75% - 100%	foreign
Andrew James Campbell	Head of the americas	1 Feb 2010	Other	1589073
Llc Rbc Capital Markets	Managing member	1 Dec 2010	75% - 100%	31194
Stephen John Thomas	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2012	Other	5927657
Wlodzimierz Andrzej Skiba	Partner - head of north american investment grade	1 Sep 2013	Other	4603176
Thomas Patrick Kreuzer	Partner - head of north american high yield credit	1 Sep 2013	Other	6294071
Carol Ann Timmer	Non executive director	1 Mar 2014	Other	1833270
Natalie Jane Benitez Castellano	Director	1 Mar 2014	Other	6219689
Danielle Hootnick	Executive director	1 Dec 2015	Other	6737503
Danielle Hootnick	Partner, co-head of business development - alternatives	1 Jan 2016	Other	6737503
Andrew Paul Cunningham	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2016	Other	4790066
Rbc Usa Holdco Corporation.	Managing member	1 Nov 2016	75% - 100%	20-0563864
Lydia Chaumont	Executive director	1 Jun 2017	Other	6803157

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Royal Bank Of Canada	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	75% - 100%	foreign
Bluebay Asset Management (Services) Ltd.	Shareholder	1 Nov 2011	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in Stamford

The principal office where Bluebay Asset Management Usa LLC performs its advisory services is located at 750 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 203-541-4314 or by fax 203-547-6187. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.