Jamestown, L.P. (Atlanta)

Jamestown, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $7.66 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Georgia and Massachusetts.

Jamestown provides 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.

Jamestown: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Jamestown, L.P. is $7.66 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 437% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.4 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $7.39 billion in discretionary accounts and $271.09 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $820.56 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $135.55 million.

Jamestown has custody of $981.65 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Jamestown, L.P. 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 Jamestown serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Jamestown is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $7.66 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Jamestown has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $7.66 billion for 11 clients. 27% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Jamestown also advises several private funds. Namely, three real estate funds and six other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $100,000,000.

Careers at Jamestown, L.P.

The company employs 177 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 21 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 2 people 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

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Jamestown, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 675 Ponce De Leon Ave. Ne, Atlanta, GA 30308, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 770-805-1000 or by fax 770-805-1001. The normal business hours are 8 am - 6 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at jamestownlp.com.

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