Arlington Management Employees, LLC (Chevy Chase)


Arlington Management Employees, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chevy Chase. It manages $1.75 billion of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Maryland.

Arlington Management Employees 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.

Arlington Management Employees: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Arlington Management Employees, LLC is $1.75 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 62% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.75 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $582.16 million each.
Arlington Management Employees has custody of $1.41 billion in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Arlington Management Employees, 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.

What kind of clients Arlington Management Employees serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Arlington Management Employees is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $1.75 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Arlington Management Employees has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.75 billion for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Arlington Management Employees also advises several private funds. Namely, three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Arlington Management Employees, LLC

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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
Robert Irving Knibb Member-arlington management, llc 1 Nov 1998 Other 6028520
Raymond William Smith Member-arlington management, llc 1 Nov 1998 25% - 50% 6028827
Paul George Stern Member-arlington management, llc 1 Nov 1998 25% - 50% 4684705
Robert Irving Knibb Member-arlington management employees, llc 1 Dec 1998 Other 6028520
Jeffrey Howard Freed Member-arlington management employees, llc 1 Jan 2004 Other 6028493
Peter Michael Manos Member-arlington management employees, llc 1 Jun 2005 Other 1947829
Jeffrey Howard Freed Partner-arlington capital ii, l.p. 1 Jun 2005 25% - 50% 6028493
Robert Irving Knibb Partner-arlington capital ii, l.p. 1 Jun 2005 Other 6028520
Perry Winter Steiner Partner-arlington capital ii, l.p. 1 Jun 2005 Other 2844287
L.L.C. Arlington Management Ii Partner-arlington capital ii, l.p. 1 Jun 2005 Other 20-1034876
Matthew Keith Buckley Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer-arlington management employees, llc 1 Mar 2007 Other 6028535
L.L.C. Arlington Management Iii Partner-arlington capital iii, l.p. 1 Aug 2009 Other 20-4018750
Matthew Lawrence Altman Partner-arlington capital iii, l.p. 1 Aug 2009 Other 6028484
Jeffrey Howard Freed Partner-arlington capital iii, l.p. 1 Aug 2009 25% - 50% 6028493
Michael Howard Lustbader Partner-arlington capital iii, l.p. 1 Aug 2009 Other 2773625
Peter Michael Manos Partner-arlington capital iii, l.p. 1 Aug 2009 25% - 50% 1947829
Perry Winter Steiner Partner-arlington capital iii, l.p. 1 Aug 2009 Other 2844287
Matthew Lawrence Altman Partner-arlington capital ii, l.p. 1 Feb 2011 Other 6028484
Michael Howard Lustbader Partner-arlington capital ii, l.p. 1 Feb 2011 Other 2773625
Matthew Lawrence Altman Member-arlington management employees, llc 1 Jan 2012 Other 6028484
Michael Howard Lustbader Member-arlington management employees, llc 1 Jan 2012 Other 2773625
L.L.C. Arlington Management Iv Partner-arlington capital iv, l.p. 1 Apr 2016 Other 81-2470268
Matthew Lawrence Altman Partner-arlington capital iv, l.p. 1 Apr 2016 25% - 50% 6028484
Jeffrey Howard Freed Partner-arlington capital iv, l.p. 1 Apr 2016 Other 6028493
Michael Howard Lustbader Partner-arlington capital iv, l.p. 1 Apr 2016 Other 2773625
Peter Michael Manos Partner-arlington capital iv, l.p. 1 Apr 2016 25% - 50% 1947829
Rona Kennedy Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer-arlington management employees, llc 1 Nov 2016 Other 4897338
Deneshea Lynnel Phelps Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2017 Other 6815825

Based in Chevy Chase

The principal office where Arlington Management Employees, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 3577, 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 202-337-7500 or by fax 202-337-7525. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at arlingtoncap.com.