Nikko Am International, Inc. (New York)


Nikko Am International, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $8.42 billion of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Nikko Am International provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Nikko Am International: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nikko Am International, Inc. is $8.42 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 101% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $407.64 million in discretionary accounts and $8.01 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $101.91 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $800.97 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Nikko Am International, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Nikko Am International, Inc.

Masanori Fujita has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2004. Citigroup Inc. joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Masanori Fujita Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 4411579
Masao Matsuda Ceo, president and director 1 Dec 2004 Other 2810991
Joseph Angelo Mendola Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 2876577
Inc. Nikko Americas Holding Co. Parent company 1 Feb 2005 75% - 100% 13-3940718
Masayuki Ishihara Director and cio 1 Aug 2005 Other 2303029
Masao Matsuda Cio-multi asset/manager of managers investments 1 Mar 2006 Other 2810991
Frank Donald Orzechowski President and ceo 1 Mar 2006 Other 2156231
Gary W Mair Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2006 Other 5076006
Craig Philip Lehner Chief legal officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 2160182
Nancy Jean Tyminski Acting chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 1338626
John Schrier Chief legal counsel 1 Jul 2007 Other 5410593

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 16 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Nikko Cordial Corporation Shareholder 1 Mar 1984 75% - 100% foreign entity
Nikko Cordial Corporation Ultimate corporate parent 1 Apr 1999 75% - 100% foreign entity
Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd Shareholder 1 Mar 2004 75% - 100% foreign entity
Nam Holdings Inc. Shareholder 1 Mar 2004 50% - 75% foreign entity
Ltd. (Nikko Am) Nikko Asset Management Co. Owner of parent company 1 Sep 2004 75% - 100% foregin entity
Ltd. (Japan) Nikko Asset Management Co. Controlling shareholder 1 Sep 2004 75% - 100% foregin entity
Nikko Asset Management Co Ltd Shareholder 1 Sep 2004 75% - 100% 110997
Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd Controlling shareholder 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% foreign entity
Nam Holdings Inc. Controlling shareholder 1 Jan 2007 50% - 75% foreign entity
Citigroup Japan Investments Ltd Shareholder 1 Feb 2007 50% - 75% foreign entity
Citigroup Japan Holdings Yk Shareholder 1 Feb 2007 50% - 75% foreign entity
Citigroup Inc. Ultimate corporate parent 1 May 2007 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Citigroup Japan Investments Ltd Controlling shareholder 1 May 2007 75% - 100% foreign entity
Citigroup Inc. Shareholder 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 52-1568099
Citigroup Japan Holdings Yk Shareholder 1 Aug 2007 50% - 75% foreign entity
Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd Shareholder 1 Aug 2007 50% - 75% foreign entity

Based in New York

The principal office where Nikko Am International, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 535 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-610-6160 or by fax 212-610-6161. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.