Acis Capital Management, L.P. (Dallas)


Acis Capital Management, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Dallas. It manages $1.91 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Acis Capital Management 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.

Acis Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Acis Capital Management, L.P. is $1.91 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 7551% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.91 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $1.91 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $318.54 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Acis Capital Management, L.P. 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 James David Dondero serves?

The only and largest group of clients of James David Dondero is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $1.91 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Acis Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.91 billion for 6 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Acis Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, six securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Acis Capital Management, L.P.

The company employs 1 person that is either a part- or full-time employee. No 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.

James David Dondero has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2010. Joshua Neil Terry joined the executive team most recently as the President & Cco.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Acis Capital Management Gp General partner 1 Feb 2010 Other 77-5546444
James David Dondero President 1 Mar 2010 Other 2477893
Matthew Steven Okolita Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2010 Other 4939522
Inc. Highland Capital Management Services Limited partner 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% 75-2911984
Mark Kiyoshi Okada Limited partner 1 May 2010 Other 2477897
Joshua Neil Terry Limited partner 1 May 2010 25% - 50% 4686823
Llc Acis Capital Management Gp General partner 1 May 2010 Other 77-5546444
James David Dondero President 1 May 2010 Other 2477893
Patrick Glenn Boyce Treasurer 1 May 2010 Other 3091924
The Dugaboy Investment Trust Limited partner 1 Jan 2011 50% - 75% 75-2716725
Thomas Joseph Surgent Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 5983586
Thomas Surgent Chief compliance officer & secretary 1 Oct 2011 Other 5983586
Frank George Waterhouse Treasurer 1 Feb 2012 Other 2960256
Ltd. Neutra Limited partner 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 98-1090422
Joshua Neil Terry President & cco 1 Feb 2019 Other 4686823
Llc Shorewood Holdings Limited partner 1 Feb 2019 75% - 100% 83-3582491

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James David Dondero Director/shareholder 1 Jul 1997 75% - 100% 2477893
Inc. Strand Advisors General partner 1 Jul 1997 Other 26-4244836
James David Dondero Director 1 Dec 2000 75% - 100% 2477893
Mark Kiyoshi Okada Director 1 Dec 2000 25% - 50% 2477897
James David Dondero Trustee 1 Jan 2011 75% - 100% 2477893
Grant James Scott Trustee 1 Aug 2015 75% - 100% 5393940
Nancy Marie Dondero Trustee 1 Oct 2015 Other 6570440
James David Dondero Member 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 2477893
Hunter Mountain Investment Trust Limited partner 1 Dec 2015 75% - 100% 47-5145562
John William Honis Trustee 1 Dec 2015 75% - 100% 5316024
Acis Cmoa Trust Shareholder 1 Mar 2018 75% - 100% 0000000
L.P. Highland Capital Management Trustee 1 Mar 2018 Other 110126

Based in Dallas

The principal office where Acis Capital Management, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 3110 Webb Ave, Dallas, TX 75205, 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 214-556-3405 or by fax 214-306-5400. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday.