Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Seattle)


Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $224.33 billion of regulatory assets for 32,606 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Parametric Portfolio Associates 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.

Parametric Portfolio Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC is $224.33 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 3290% since the beginning of its operation, and $11.24 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $203.66 billion in discretionary accounts and $20.67 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $6.29 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $100.34 million.
Parametric Portfolio Associates has custody of $6.49 billion in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 47% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 40% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Parametric Portfolio Associates 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, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Parametric Portfolio Associates is high net worth individuals with 12,951 clients and $53.81 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Parametric Portfolio Associates has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $224.33 billion for 32,606 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Parametric Portfolio Associates also advises several private funds. Namely, seven hedge funds and one liquidity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

The company employs 455 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 5 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Morris Stein Manager 1 Jun 2001 Other 2511307
Brian Dean Langstraat Manager, ceo 1 Jun 2001 Other 2112877
Fairview Holdings Llc Shareholder 1 Jun 2001 Other 91-2082895
Andrew David Abramsky Chief operating officer/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2001 Other 1379517
Thomas E. Faust Eaton vance acquisitions, representative 1 Sep 2003 Other 2843249
Eaton Vance Acquisitions Member 1 Sep 2003 75% - 100% 04-6948403
Aaron William Singleton Manager, cfo 1 Sep 2003 Other 2259898
Jr Thomas E Faust Manager 1 Sep 2003 Other 2843249
James Benjamin Hawkes Manager 1 Sep 2003 Other 1788327
Eaton Vance Acquisitions Business Trust Shareholder 1 Sep 2003 75% - 100% 04-6948403
Eaton Vance Acquisitions Business Trust ("Evabt") Shareholder 1 Sep 2003 75% - 100% 04-6948403
Joel Cassel Marcus Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 3060232
Duncan William Richardson Manager 1 Aug 2009 Other 3168831
Robert Joseph Whelan Manager 1 Aug 2009 Other 2766179
Thomas Chanlin Seto Head of investment management - seattle investment center (11/2014) 1 Nov 2009 Other 2207918
Robert Joseph Breshock Officer; man. dir., inst sales 1 Nov 2009 Other 3272640
Laurie Greenwald Hylton Eaton vance acquisitions, representative 1 Mar 2012 Other 3243565
L.P. Parametric Portfolio Member 1 Dec 2012 Other 27-1225806
Orison Young Chaffee Managing principal - minneapolis investment center 1 Dec 2012 Other 1286048
Jack Legare Hansen Cio - minneapolis investment center 1 Dec 2012 Other 2072543
Deborah Anne Lamb Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 828798
Christine Carr Smith Manager, chief compliance officer, cao 1 May 2013 Other 1658612
Frederick Stewart Marius Eaton vance acquisitions, representative 1 Oct 2013 Other 3228364
Paul Wold Bouchey Cio - seattle investment center 1 Nov 2014 Other 4900415
Randall Scott Hegarty Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2016 Other 6406060

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Eaton Vance Corp. ("Evc") Evc wholly owns eva 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 04-2718215
Eaton Vance Inc Sole trustee for evm, evcbt and evbt 1 Jan 2001 Other 04-3106242
The Tahoma Fund Llc Member 1 Jun 2001 50% - 75% 91-1961151
Orca Bay Capital Corporation Member 1 Jun 2001 50% - 75% 91-1616824
Orca Bay Partners Llc Manager 1 Jun 2001 Other 91-1935595
John E Mccaw Member 1 Jun 2001 25% - 50% 4427744
Eaton Vance Management Evm wholly owns evabt 1 Aug 2001 75% - 100% 104859
Eaton Vance Business Trust ("Evbt") Evbt wholly owns evcbt 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 04-6936497
Eaton Vance Company Business Trust ("Evcbt") Evcbt wholly owns evm 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 37-1417278
Eaton Vance Acquisitions ("Eva") Eva wholly owns eva holdings, llc 1 Oct 2008 75% - 100% 04-6948403
Aaron William Singleton Manager 1 Aug 2009 Other 2259898
Llc Eva Holdings Eva holdings, llc controls parametric portfolio, l.p. 1 Nov 2009 Other 26-3664078
Eaton Vance Corp ("Evc") Evc wholly owns eva holdings, llc 1 Nov 2009 Other 04-2718215

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC performs its advisory services is located at 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Westport, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 206-694-5575 or by fax 206-381-7055. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at parametricportfolio.com.