Dsam Partners (Us) LLC (New York)

Dsam Partners (Us) LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $103.98 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016.

Dsam Partners (Us) provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and sub-advisory services to affiliated adviser. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dsam Partners (Us): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dsam Partners (Us) LLC is $103.98 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -90% since the beginning of its operation, and $103.98 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $103.98 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $20.8 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in derivatives the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 37% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 21% of the total invested assets.

What kind of clients Dsam Partners (Us) serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Dsam Partners (Us) is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $94.1 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Dsam Partners (Us) has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $94.1 million for 3 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Dsam Partners (Us) also advises several private funds.

Careers at Dsam Partners (Us) LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 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
Steven John Chapman	Chief compliance officer and chief operating officer	1 Aug 2016	Other	6053895
Michael Leslie Perl	Portfolio manager	1 Aug 2016	Other	6020995
James Elliott Diner	Ceo and partner	1 Aug 2016	Other	3105127
Dsam Capital Partners Ltd	Owner/manager	1 Aug 2016	75% - 100%	foreign
Dsam Capital Partners Ltd	Managing member	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	foreign
Zachary B Berger	Portfolio manager	1 Jul 2018	Other	4240593

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dsam Cayman Limited	General partner	1 Sep 2011	Other	foreign
James Elliott Diner	Limited partner	1 Sep 2011	25% - 50%	3105127
Guy Nmn Shahar	Shareholder	1 Sep 2011	50% - 75%	4395241
Dsam Cayman Lp	Owner	1 Aug 2016	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Dsam Partners (Us) LLC performs its advisory services is located at 9 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY 10106, 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 1-212-887-1685. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday.