Boston Management And Research (Boston)


Boston Management And Research is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $95.19 billion of regulatory assets for 101 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

Boston Management And Research provides portfolio management for investment companies and 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.

Boston Management And Research: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Boston Management And Research is $95.19 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 142% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $95.19 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $942.45 million each.
Boston Management And Research has custody of $45.99 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Boston Management And Research for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Boston Management And Research serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Boston Management And Research is investment companies with 87 clients and $90.83 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Boston Management And Research has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $95.19 billion for 101 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Boston Management And Research also advises several private funds. Namely, six hedge funds and sixteen other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Boston Management And Research

The company employs 842 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 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
Inc. Eaton Vance Sole trustee of eaton vance management 1 Aug 1992 Other 04-3106242
Eaton Vance Management Parent trust - wholly owns boston management and research 1 Aug 1992 75% - 100% 04-3101341
James Benjamin Hawkes Ceo, president 1 Aug 1992 Other 1788327
William Martin Steul Cfo, treasurer, vice president 1 Dec 1994 Other 2582009
Jr Thomas E Faust Chief equity investment officer, executive vice president 1 Feb 1995 Other 2843249
Alan Roy Dynner Clo, vice president, secretary 1 Nov 1996 Other 2474946
Paul O'neil Chief compliance officer, vice president 1 Jan 1998 Other 4331673
Jeffrey Paul Beale Chief administrative officer, vice president 1 Jan 2000 Other 4125134
Jr Thomas E Faust Chief investment officer, executive vice president 1 Nov 2001 Other 2843249
Thomas E. Faust Ceo, president 1 Nov 2007 Other 2843249
Robert Joseph Whelan Vice president, treasurer, cfo 1 Nov 2007 Other 2766179
John Edgar Pelletier Vice president, clo 1 Nov 2007 Other 2485135
Duncan William Richardson Executive vp and chief equity investment officer 1 Nov 2007 Other 3168831
Eaton Vance Management Owns 99.9% of boston management and research 1 May 2008 75% - 100% 04-3101341
Eaton Vance Investment Counsel Owns 0.10% of boston management and research 1 May 2008 Other 132047
Frederick Stewart Marius Vice president and chief legal officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 3228364
Laurie Greenwald Hylton Vice president & chief financial officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 3243565
Richard Francis Froio Chief compliance officer, vice president 1 Nov 2017 Other 2214598
Daniel Carl Cataldo Chief administrative officer, vice president 1 May 2018 Other 1452466

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 48 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Benjamin Hawkes Trustee 1 Feb 1987 Other 1788327
Eaton Vance Corp. Voting Trust Trust holding 100% of evc voting trust shares 1 Aug 1992 75% - 100% 04-6132064
Eaton Vance Corp. ("Evc") Evc owns all outstanding shares of evm 1 Aug 1992 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Alan Roy Dynner Trustee 1 Oct 1992 Other 2474946
Jr Thomas E Faust Trustee 1 Dec 1996 Other 2843249
William Martin Steul Trustee 1 Oct 1997 Other 2582009
Wharton Parker Whitaker Trustee 1 Oct 1997 Other 464787
Thomas Joel Fetter Trustee 1 Oct 1998 Other 206992
Duncan William Richardson Trustee 1 Oct 1998 Other 3168831
Scott Hammond Page Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 4125385
Payson Frederick Swaffield Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 2023884
Michael William Weilheimer Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 1821149
Eaton Vance Corp. ("Evc") Evc wholly owns evbt 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Eaton Vance Business Trust ("Evbt") Wholly owns evm 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 04-6936497
Eaton Vance Inc. Sole trustee of evbt 1 Jan 2001 Other 04-3101341
Eaton Vance Business Trust ("Evbt") Wholly owns evcbt 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 04-6936497
Eaton Vance Company Business Trust ("Evcbt") Wholly owns evm 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 37-1417278
Eaton Vance Inc. Sole trustee of evbt, evm and evcbt 1 Feb 2002 Other 04-3106242
Eaton Vance Inc. Sole trustee of evm 1 Mar 2004 Other 04-3106242
Eaton Vance Corp. ("Evc") Evc wholly owns evcbt 1 Mar 2004 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Eaton Vance Corp. ("Evc") Evc, a corporation, wholly owns evm 1 Jul 2004 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Cynthia J. Clemson Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 5097262
Thomas M. Metzold Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 5097269
Michael Robert Mach Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 707281
Robert Bruce Macintosh Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 4620222
Judith Ann Saryan Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 5097268
George West Saltonstall Trustee 1 Jan 2006 Other 1032290
Matthew Joseph Witkos Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 2034689
Robert Joseph Whelan Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 2766179
Lisa Marinello Jones Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 1324612
Walter Albert Row Trustee 1 Nov 2007 Other 735570
Maureen Ann Gemma Trustee 1 Jun 2008 Other 5548693
Frederick Stewart Marius Trustee 1 Jul 2008 Other 3228364
Brian Dean Langstraat Trustee 1 Jan 2009 Other 2112877
David Morris Stein Trustee 1 Jan 2009 Other 2511307
Mark S Venezia Trustee 1 Jan 2009 Other 1070989
David Connor Mccabe Trustee 1 Nov 2011 Other 2387411
Daniel Carl Cataldo Trustee 1 Mar 2012 Other 1452466
James Hamilton Evans Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 1680973
Charles Bass Reed Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 4655361
Ray Kelly Williams Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 4754116
Craig Russ Trustee 1 Nov 2013 Other 6269189
Edward James Perkin Trustee 1 May 2014 Other 3136911
John Lawrence Shea Trustee 1 Dec 2014 Other 2803514
Lewis Richard Piantedosi Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 6584265
Michael Andrew Cirami Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 6588836
Craig Robert Brandon Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 6590529
Eric A Stein Trustee 1 Nov 2015 Other 4227833

Based in Boston

The principal office where Boston Management And Research performs its advisory services is located at Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110, 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 617-482-8260. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday.