Spectrum Equity Management, Inc. (Boston)


Spectrum Equity Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $3.95 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Massachusetts.

Spectrum Equity 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.

Spectrum Equity Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Spectrum Equity Management, Inc. is $3.95 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.95 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $263.55 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Spectrum Equity Management, Inc. 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.

What kind of clients Spectrum Equity Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Spectrum Equity Management is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $3.95 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Spectrum Equity Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.95 billion for 15 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Spectrum Equity Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and fourteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $10,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Spectrum Equity Management, Inc.

The company employs 52 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 65 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.

Based in Boston

The principal office where Spectrum Equity Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One International Place, 35 Th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-464-4600 or by fax 888-261-8152. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at spectrumequity.com.