Kinney Asset Management, LLC. (Chicago)

Kinney Asset Management, LLC. is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $782.42 million of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Kinney Asset Management provides 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.

Kinney Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kinney Asset Management, LLC. is $782.42 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 286% since the beginning of its operation, and $265.14 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $782.42 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $78.24 million each.

Kinney Asset Management has custody of $263.18 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 86% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kinney Asset Management, LLC. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Kinney Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Kinney Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $612.5 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Kinney Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $782.42 million for 10 clients. 10% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kinney Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Kinney Asset Management, LLC.

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 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
Peter Anthony Kinney	Managing member	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	5908814
Llc Gotham Advisers	Non-managing member	1 Jan 2003	25% - 50%	30-0107844
Brent William Batts	Chief financial officer; chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2009	Other	4673696

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Joel Michael Greenblatt	Member	1 Jul 2002	25% - 50%	1335618
Robert Lawrence Goldstein	Member	1 Jul 2002	25% - 50%	1701590
Robert Laurence Goldstein	Member	1 Jul 2002	25% - 50%	1701590

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Kinney Asset Management, LLC. performs its advisory services is located at 980 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, 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 312-548-8420 or by fax 312-548-8429. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m on Monday - Friday.