Redwood Investments, LLC (Newton)


Redwood Investments, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newton. It manages $1.8 billion of regulatory assets for 210 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Delaware, and 6 other states.

Redwood Investments 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.

Redwood Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Redwood Investments, LLC is $1.8 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2965% since the beginning of its operation, and $84.97 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.8 billion in discretionary accounts and $304.87 thousand in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $8.75 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $76.22 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 96% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Redwood Investments, LLC 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 Redwood Investments serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, 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 Redwood Investments is state or municipal government entities with 30 clients and $1.22 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Redwood Investments has the 2nd highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.8 billion for 210 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.

Redwood Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Redwood Investments, LLC

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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
Jennifer Katz Silver Managing partner, board of managers 1 Jul 2004 50% - 75% 2916296
Steven Tracy Flammey Cfo/chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 4863349
Michael J Mufson Managing partner, board of managers 1 Jul 2004 25% - 50% 4875863
Steve Tracy Flammey Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 4863349
Valerie Babe Klaiman Partner 1 Jul 2004 Other 1194455
Steven Paul Rosenthal Board of managers 1 Jan 2008 Other 4394130
Llc Legato Capital Management Ventures Owner 1 Jan 2008 Other 12-3456789
Victor Louis Hymes Board of managers 1 Jan 2008 Other 1164580
Lp Estancia Capital Partners Partner 1 Dec 2015 Other 27-0665503
Michael Casares Mendez Outside director 1 Dec 2015 Other 2273279

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Michael Casares Mendez Trustee 1 Dec 1992 Other 2273279
Cheryl Lynn Mendez Trustee 1 Dec 1992 Other 6147164
California Public Employees' Retirement System Member 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 94-6207465
Llc Legato Capital Management Managing member 1 Jan 2006 Other 20-4148562
Llc Estancia Managing Directors Managing member 1 May 2010 75% - 100% 27-2804671
Llc Estancia Gp General partner 1 Oct 2012 Other 27-0665256
Llc Third Act Member 1 Jan 2013 50% - 75% 46-1924446
1992 Mendez Family Trust U/T/A Dated December 14 Member 1 Jan 2013 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in Newton

The principal office where Redwood Investments, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Gateway Center, Suite 802, Newton, MA 02458, 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 617-467-3000 or by fax 617-581-6677. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at redwoodinv.com.