Pzena Investment Management LLC (New York)


Pzena Investment Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $32.2 billion of regulatory assets for 267 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Delaware, and 12 other states.

Pzena Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Pzena Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pzena Investment Management LLC is $32.2 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2416% since the beginning of its operation, and $10.71 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $31.81 billion in discretionary accounts and $391.27 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $119.57 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $391.27 million.
Pzena Investment Management has custody of $548.48 million in cash and securities for 8 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pzena Investment Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 Pzena Investment Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Pzena Investment Management is investment companies with 21 clients and $11.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Pzena Investment Management has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $32.2 billion for 267 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 21% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pzena Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nine other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Pzena Investment Management LLC

The company employs 113 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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 compensates 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
Richard Stanton Pzena Managing principal; ceo; co-chief investment officer and member with class b units 1 Dec 1995 25% - 50% 1496566
Amelia Jones Sher Vp/dir ops, admin, compliance 1 Dec 1995 Other 1180745
Amelia Claudette Jones Vp/dir ops, admin, compliance 1 Dec 1995 Other 1180745
Llc Milestone Associates Non-voting member 1 Dec 1995 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John Paul Goetz Managing principal; co-chief investment officer and member with class b units 1 Jun 1996 Other 4361133
Llc Milestone Associates Non-voting member 1 Dec 1996 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
William Louis Lipsey Managing principal; business development & client services and member with class b units 1 Feb 1997 Other 1553822
Michael Peterson Director of research; portfolio manager 1 Mar 1998 Other 4920306
Antonio Despirito Managing principal; portfolio manager and member with class b units 1 Jan 2000 Other 5773388
Katherine Kozub Grier General counsel/dir compliance 1 Jun 2001 Other 4516637
Katherine Marie Kozub General counsel/dir compliance 1 Jun 2001 Other 4516637
A. Rama Krishna Member with class b units 1 Sep 2003 Other 1735580
A Rama Krishna Portfolio mgr., vtg member 1 Sep 2003 Other 1735580
Joan Frances Berger General counsel and chief compliance officer and member with class b units 1 May 2005 Other 2283798
Manoj Tandon Co-director of research; portfolio manager and member with class b units 1 Jul 2005 Other 3277077
Keith Charles Komar Chief administrative officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 2320271
Keith Steven Geismar Managing principal, ops & admin, vtg member 1 Jan 2007 Other 5276939
Keith Charles Komar Chief administrative officer; non-voting member 1 Feb 2007 Other 2320271
David Howard Kanefsky Chief compliance officer; non-voting member 1 Apr 2007 Other 2994534
Wayne Anthony Palladino Chief financial officer; non-voting member 1 May 2007 Other 5394674
Inc. Pzena Investment Management Managing member and member with class a units 1 Oct 2007 Other 20-8999751
Benjamin Silver Co-director of research; portfolio manager 1 Jan 2008 Other 5497232
Lawrence Jay Kohn Portfolio manager and chief operating officer 1 Aug 2008 Other 1843630
Gregory Scott Martin Chief financial officer and member with class b units 1 May 2009 Other 5712696
Michael Peterson Managing principal; portfolio manager and member with class b units 1 Nov 2009 Other 4920306
Antonio Despirito Managing principal; portfolio manager and member with class b units 1 Nov 2009 Other 5773388
Manoj Tandon Co-director of research; portfolio manager and member with class b units 1 Jan 2010 Other 3277077
Gary J Bachman Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2012 Other 4733888
Margot Beth Nones Head of operations & technology 1 Feb 2013 Other 1588990
Lp Pzena Investment Management Member with class b units 1 Jan 2016 25% - 50% 61-1779030
Gary J Bachman Managing principal; chief operating officer 1 Jul 2016 Other 4733888
Jessica Ryan Doran Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2016 Other 6406095

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Joel Michael Greenblatt Managing member 1 Jan 1995 Other 1335618
Llc Blithe Partners Controlling member 1 Jan 1998 50% - 75% 00-0000000
Joel Michael Greenblatt Managing member 1 Jan 1998 Other 1335618
Inc Pzena Investment Management General partner 1 Dec 2015 Other 20-8999751
Richard Stanton Pzena Limited partner 1 Jan 2016 50% - 75% 1496566

Based in New York

The principal office where Pzena Investment Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 320 Park Avenue, 8 Th Floor, 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 212-355-1600 or by fax 212-308-0010. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pzena.com and its LinkedIn profile.