Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC (New York)


Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.79 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 4 other states.

Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers 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.

Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC is $5.79 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3283% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.27 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.79 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $482.11 million each.
Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers has custody of $4.24 billion in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 45% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 16% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers 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 Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $3.64 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.79 billion for 12 clients. 25% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC

The company employs 118 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 51 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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
George Allen Weiss Manager, chief executive officer, executive committee member 1 May 2005 Other 462367
Frederick Edmund Doucette Manager, chief operating officer, executive committee member 1 May 2005 Other 859210
Llc Gwa Member 1 May 2005 75% - 100% 06-1457079
Steven Charles Kleinman Chief financial officer, senior vice president, chief compliance officer 1 May 2005 Other 1094564
David Michael Call Chief legal officer 1 May 2005 Other 2777046
Marcus Allen Peckman Chief financial officer, senior vice president 1 Jun 2008 Other 1386477
Scott Cauchois Sartorius Executive committee member, senior vice president 1 Jul 2008 Other 1039870
Jordi Charles Visser Executive committee member, president 1 Jul 2008 Other 1779818
Ron Mordechai Lior Executive committee member, senior vice president 1 Jul 2008 Other 2891418
Jeffrey Daryll Dillabough General counsel, senior vice president 1 May 2009 Other 5692647
Lundy Richard Wright Executive committee member, senior vice president 1 Jul 2009 Other 1757377
Stephen Thomas Murphy Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 2340624
David Francis Betten Executive committee member, senior vice president 1 Aug 2010 Other 2537748
Daniel Scott Gluck Executive committee member, senior vice president, portfolio manager 1 Jul 2013 Other 4420683
Jay Scott Tucker Executive committee member, senior vice president, portfolio manager 1 Jul 2014 Other 1429037
Jay Ira Goldstein Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 3172885
Peter Charles Jachym President - insurance business development 1 Jan 2018 Other 1014531
Clinton Andrew Matter Executive committee member, senior vice president 1 Jan 2018 Other 2764252
Victoria Cornell Stearns Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 4981651
Scott Anthony Crowell Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2019 Other 7172265

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 16 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Weiss Family Interests Llc Member 1 Apr 1997 75% - 100% 06-1486184
Inc. George Weiss Associates Member 1 Apr 1997 Other 7683
George Allen Weiss Member 1 Apr 1997 50% - 75% 462367
David Michael Call Member, trustee-irrevocable trust for deborah weiss & allison weiss 1 Apr 1997 25% - 50% 2777046
Steven Charles Kleinman Member, trustee-irrevocable trust for deborah weiss & allison weiss 1 Apr 1997 25% - 50% 1094564
Weiss Family Interests Llc Member 1 Jun 1997 25% - 50% 06-1486184
George A. Weiss Revocable Trust Member 1 Jun 1997 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Steven Charles Kleinman Trustee-irrevocable trust for deborah weiss & allison weiss, member 1 Jul 1997 25% - 50% 1094564
David Michael Call Trustee-irrevocable trust for deborah weiss & allison weiss, member 1 Jul 1997 25% - 50% 2777046
George Allen Weiss Trustee 1 Apr 1999 75% - 100% 462367
Weiss Family Interests Llc Member 1 Oct 2010 75% - 100% 06-1486184
Benjamin Penn Llc Member 1 May 2011 25% - 50% 45-2050737
Weiss Family Interests Llc Member 1 May 2011 75% - 100% 06-1486184
Benjamin Penn Llc Member 1 Jun 2011 25% - 50% 45-2050737
George A. Weiss Revocable Trust Member 1 Dec 2012 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jeffrey Daryll Dillabough Trustee-irrevocable trust for deborah weiss & allison weiss, member 1 Nov 2014 25% - 50% 5692647

Based in New York

The principal office where Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC performs its advisory services is located at 320 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Summit, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-415-4500 or by fax 212-935-0985. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gweiss.com.