Cqs (Us), LLC (New York)


Cqs (Us), LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.48 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Cqs (Us) 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.

Cqs (Us): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cqs (Us), LLC is $5.48 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 7203% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.42 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.75 billion in discretionary accounts and $728.04 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $474.95 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $728.04 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cqs (Us), 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 Cqs (Us) serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Cqs (Us) is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $5.48 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Cqs (Us) has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.48 billion for 10 clients. 92% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Cqs (Us) also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Cqs (Us), LLC

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 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.

Michel Marc Patrick Brogard joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Officer/Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Cqs Cayman Lp Member 1 Feb 2008 75% - 100% foreign
Keith Michael Danko Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 1655235
Cqs Cayman Limited Partnership Member 1 Feb 2008 75% - 100% foreign
Mark David Unferth Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2010 Other 2621834
Jeffrey R. Lindenbaum Chief executive officer/chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 4355493
Cqs Cayman Management Limited Member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% foreign
Cqs Management Limited Member 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Michel Marc Patrick Brogard Chief executive officer/chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2019 Other 1572896
Michel Brogard Chief executive officer/chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2019 Other 1572896

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Michael Hintze Limited partner 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 1062514
Cqs Finance Sa Shareholder 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Cqs Luxembourg Global Sarl Shareholder 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Cqs Cayman Limited Partnership Shareholder 1 Dec 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Cqs Cayman General Partner General partner 1 Feb 2008 Other foreign
Cqs Cayman Limited Partnership Shareholder 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% foreign
Michael Hintze Shareholder 1 Jul 2018 75% - 100% 1062514
Cqs Holdings (Jersey) Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2018 75% - 100% foreign
Cqs Jersey Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2018 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in New York

The principal office where Cqs (Us), LLC performs its advisory services is located at 152 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-259-2900 or by fax 212-259-2699. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cqscapital.com.