Sciens Investment Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $275.5 million of regulatory assets for 35 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Delaware and New York.
Sciens Investment 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.
The assets under management (AUM) of Sciens Investment Management, LLC is $275.5 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 184% since the beginning of its operation, and $251.64 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sciens Investment 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.
The only and largest group of clients of Sciens Investment Management is pooled investment vehicles with 35 clients and $275.5 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Sciens Investment Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $275.5 million for 35 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Sciens Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty five hedge funds and ten private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.
The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 42 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.
The principal office where Sciens Investment Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065, 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) 471-6100 or by fax (212) 471-6199. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sciensam.com.