Amherst Capital Management LLC (New York)

Amherst Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.76 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Virginia.

Amherst Capital Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Amherst Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Amherst Capital Management LLC is $1.76 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 403% since the beginning of its operation, and $857.21 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.76 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $440.86 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 88% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

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

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Amherst Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $585.11 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Amherst Capital Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $906.23 million for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Amherst Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Amherst Capital Management LLC

The company employs 27 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 78 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 7 people 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
Lawrence S Lafer	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2014	Other	1101176
Llc Bnym Recap Holdings	Member	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	47-2403912
Lawrence Steven Lafer	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2014	Other	1101176
Sean Alan Dobson	Chief executive officer and chief investment officer	1 Feb 2015	Other	2009497
Amherst Holdings Llc	Member	1 Feb 2015	Other	37-1531706
Llc Amherst Holdings	Member	1 Feb 2015	25% - 50%	37-1531706
Jason Jacob Rottinger	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	4409066
Scott Charles Barnum	Chief operating officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	3119792
Acam Executive Holdings Llc	Member	1 Dec 2017	Other	36-4887635

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 33 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Steven Nmn Lipiner	Manager	1 Jul 2003	Other	1707823
Charles Arthur Davis	Managing member	1 Oct 2003	75% - 100%	816660
Mitchell Evan Harris	Manager	1 Feb 2005	Other	4359464
James Dawson Carey	Managing member	1 Mar 2005	75% - 100%	2656436
David Jay Wermuth	Managing member	1 Mar 2005	75% - 100%	5473034
L.P. Trident Capital Iv	General partner	1 Dec 2006	Other	98-0509278
Llc Cd Trident Iii	General partner	1 Dec 2006	Other	00-0000000
Llc Jc Trident Gp	General partner	1 Dec 2006	Other	00-0000000
Llc Dw Trident Gp	General partner	1 Dec 2006	Other	00-0000000
Llc Nz Trident Gp	General partner	1 Dec 2006	Other	00-0000000
Nicolas David Zerbib	Managing member	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	5473031
John Archibald Park	Trustee	1 Aug 2008	Other	5654992
Trident Amherst Holdings Llc	Owner	1 Aug 2008	25% - 50%	26-3188712
L.P. Trident Iv	Owner	1 Aug 2008	50% - 75%	98-0509277
Trident Amherst Holdings Inc.	Owner	1 Aug 2008	25% - 50%	26-3188832
Deborah Shelling Reynolds	Manager	1 Nov 2010	Other	1198033
Nicolas David Zerbib	Manager	1 Nov 2010	Other	5473031
Steven Marc Gorman	Manager	1 Nov 2010	Other	2452825
Roger King Taylor	Manager	1 Nov 2010	Other	729253
Stephen Loring Coale	Manager	1 Jul 2014	Other	1292536
Standish	Member	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	113972
Mam (Ma) Holding Trust	Member	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	86-1067827
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation	Sole owner	1 Nov 2014	75% - 100%	13-2614959
Curtis Yates Arledge	Manager	1 Feb 2015	Other	1754736
Barrie Hamilton Athol	Manager	1 Feb 2015	Other	6453044
Kurtis Kurimsky	Trustee	1 Apr 2015	Other	5510300
John Randolph Miller	Manager	1 Jun 2016	Other	6064698
Mbc Investments Corporation	Sole owner	1 Mar 2017	75% - 100%	51-0301132
Mam (Ma) Holdings Llc	Member	1 Mar 2017	75% - 100%	13-2614959
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation	Sole owner	1 Mar 2017	75% - 100%	13-2614959
Mbc Investments Corporation	Sole owner	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	51-0301132
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation	Sole owner	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	13-2614959
Llc Bny Mellon Ihc	Sole owner	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	13-2614959

Based in New York

The principal office where Amherst Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 444 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-593-6020 or by fax 212-593-7522. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday.