Convexity Capital Management LP (Boston)


Convexity Capital Management LP is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $1.99 billion of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

Convexity 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.

Convexity Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Convexity Capital Management LP is $1.99 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -91% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.86 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.99 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $398.14 million each.
Convexity Capital Management has custody of $1.56 billion in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Convexity Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $1.99 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Convexity Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.99 billion for 5 clients. 80% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Convexity Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $10,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Convexity Capital Management LP

The company employs 54 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 31 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
Convexity Capital Management Llc Gp 1 Mar 2005 Other 54-2170649
Jack Reeder Meyer Chief executive officer, managing partner 1 Oct 2005 Other 2443630
Michael Simeon Pradko Chief financial officer, partner 1 Oct 2005 Other 6022123
Stephen Terence Mcsweeney Chief operating officer, partner 1 Oct 2005 Other 6022127
Deborah Jeanne Coleman Legal counsel, partner 1 Oct 2005 Other 6022018
David Ross Mittelman Managing partner 1 Oct 2005 Other 1083251
Maurice Reginald Samuels Managing partner 1 Oct 2005 Other 1774192
Shawn David Martin Partner, director of portfolio management 1 Oct 2005 Other 2670469
Edward Vito Denoble Partner, portfolio manager 1 Oct 2005 Other 6022148
Jack Reeder Meyer Trustee of the jack r. meyer qualified annuity trust i - 2009 1 Jan 2009 Other 2443630
Maurice Reginald Samuels Trustee of the maurice r. samuels grantor annuity trust 1 Feb 2009 Other 1774192
Marta Beatriz Van Dam Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2011 Other 5076997
Edward Vito Denoble Partner (retired) 1 Jan 2015 Other 6022148
Robert Peter Goldman Trustee 1 May 2017 Other 6932329
Michele Hughes Mittelman Trustee 1 May 2017 Other 6932335
David Ross (Estate Of) Mittelman Partner 1 May 2017 Other 1083251
David Mittelman 2004 Trust Marital Lp 1 Dec 2017 Other 82-6721282
David Joseph Miles Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2018 Other 7027095

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Mittelman 2004 Marital Trust Member 1 Dec 2017 25% - 50% 82-6721282

Based in Boston

The principal office where Convexity Capital Management LP performs its advisory services is located at 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116 5081, 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 (617) 585-8500 or by fax (617) 585-8400. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at convexitycapital.com.