Capital Dynamics, Inc. (New York)

Capital Dynamics, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $6.32 billion of regulatory assets for 37 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008.

Capital Dynamics provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Capital Dynamics: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Capital Dynamics, Inc. is $6.32 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -82% since the beginning of its operation, and $167.84 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.9 billion in discretionary accounts and $4.42 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $57.52 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.11 billion.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Capital Dynamics, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Capital Dynamics serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Capital Dynamics is pooled investment vehicles with 37 clients and $6.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Capital Dynamics has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.32 billion for 37 clients. 5% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Capital Dynamics also advises several private funds. Namely, two real estate funds, twenty one private equity funds, and thirteen venture capital funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $300,000,000.

Careers at Capital Dynamics, Inc.

The company employs 49 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Jens Jacob Ernberg joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Committee Member.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Based in New York

The principal office where Capital Dynamics, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 10 East 53 Rd Street, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-798-3400 or by fax 212-798-3499. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.

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