Sqm Frontier Management, LP (Arlington)

Name: Sqm Frontier Management, LP
Address: 3101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, 22201
Telephone: 571-451-0690

Sqm Frontier Management, LP is a large advisory firm based in Arlington. It manages $634.45 million of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Virginia.

Sqm Frontier 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.

Sqm Frontier Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sqm Frontier Management, LP is $634.45 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 40% since the beginning of its operation, and $380.73 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $634.45 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $105.74 million each.

Sqm Frontier Management has custody of $380.73 million in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sqm Frontier Management, LP 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 Sqm Frontier Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Sqm Frontier Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $634.45 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Sqm Frontier Management has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $634.45 million for 6 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sqm Frontier Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Sqm Frontier Management, LP

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 57 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
Donald Joseph Savage	Chief compliance officer & chief operating officer	1 Mar 2010	Other	5074420
John Robert Niepold	Managing partner & portfolio manager	1 Mar 2010	50% - 75%	2395132
Sqm Frontier Management Gp Llc	General partner	1 Mar 2010	Other	27-2436148
Sharif Mohamed Atta	Partner & portfolio manager	1 Apr 2010	25% - 50%	5925660
Brian Edward Walker	Chief compliance officer & chief legal officer	1 Oct 2018	Other	2072226

Based in Arlington

The principal office where Sqm Frontier Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at 3101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, 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 571-451-0690 or by fax 703-880-0730. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sqmfrontier.com.