Housatonic Management Company, Inc. (San Francisco)


Housatonic Management Company, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $1.18 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Massachusetts.

Housatonic Management Company 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.

Housatonic Management Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Housatonic Management Company, Inc. is $1.18 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 9% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.18 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $98.22 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Housatonic Management Company, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Housatonic Management Company serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Housatonic Management Company is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $1.18 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Housatonic Management Company has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.18 billion for 12 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Housatonic Management Company also advises several private funds. Namely, twelve private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Housatonic Management Company, Inc.

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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
Michael Charles Jackson Special limited partner (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Jan 1994 Other 816484
William N (Mi Only) Thorndike Managing director, managing member (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Jan 1994 25% - 50% 5073608
Eliot (Nmn) Wasdworth Special limited partner (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Jan 1994 Other 5914402
The H. Irving Grousbeck Revocable Trust Member (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Dec 1995 Other 99-9999999
H. Irving Grousbeck Trustee of the h. irving grousbeck revocable trust 1 Dec 1995 Other 5949768
Barry D. (Mi Only) Reynolds Managing director (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Mar 1998 Other 5914395
Jill A. (Mi Only) Raimondi Chief financial officer (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Sep 1999 Other 5914403
Joseph M. (Mi Only) Niehaus Managing director and chief compliance officer (of housatonic management company,inc & housatonic partners management company) 1 May 2001 Other 5914391
Mark G. (Mi Only) Hilderbrand Managing director (of housatonic management company, inc.) 1 Sep 2006 Other 5914461

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Housatonic Management Company, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (415) 955-9020 or by fax (415) 955-9053. The normal business hours are 9 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at housatonicpartners.com.