Wellington Management Japan Pte. Ltd. (Tokyo)


Wellington Management Japan Pte. Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Tokyo. It manages $24.81 billion of regulatory assets for 107 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Wellington Management Japan Pte provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Wellington Management Japan Pte: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wellington Management Japan Pte. Ltd. is $24.81 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -21% since the beginning of its operation, and $23.57 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $24.18 billion in discretionary accounts and $627.6 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $228.11 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $627.6 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 26% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wellington Management Japan Pte. Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Michael John Boudens serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Michael John Boudens is banking or thrift institutions with 13 clients and $16.19 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Wellington Management Japan Pte has the highest percentage of banking or thrift institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $24.78 billion for 104 clients. 81% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Wellington Management Japan Pte also advises several private funds. Namely, three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Wellington Management Japan Pte. Ltd.

The company employs 67 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 22 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Michael John Boudens has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2009. Elizabeth Menai Chisholm joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ltd. Wellington Management Global Holdings Shareholder 1 Sep 1998 75% - 100% 04-3306430
Cynthia Mary Clarke Director 1 May 2006 Other 4620397
Michael John Boudens Director 1 Dec 2009 Other 1677912
Ray Eugene Helfer Director 1 Jun 2011 Other 1370285
Jo Paul Sawayanagi Sugita Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 6410386
Robert Perry Ball Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 6420495
Mark Li Min Syn Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 4272663
Terrence Michael Burgess Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 2449812
Adam Todd Puritz Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 1535409
John Edward Bruno Director 1 May 2015 Other 6589985
Patrick Paul Caron Director 1 Jun 2016 Other 2766272
Desmond Anthony Havlicek Director 1 Jun 2016 Other 2843267
Aisling Mary Freiheit Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 6111297
Scott Cameron Geary Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 2381882
Fatima Ezzat Penrose Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 6861250
Daire Timothy Dunne Director 1 Sep 2018 Other 6379759
Kar On Karen Au Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 6114600
Elizabeth Menai Chisholm Director 1 Jun 2019 Other 7138544
Charles John Mulhern Director 1 Jun 2019 Other 7139509

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Wellington Management Group Llp Managing partner 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 04-2683227
Wellington Group Holdings Llp Managing partner 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 47-1167553
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings Llp Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 47-1144901

Based in Tokyo

The principal office where Wellington Management Japan Pte. Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at Palace Building 7 F, Tokyo, 100 0005, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 813-5533-0011. The normal business hours are 9:00-5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wellington.com.