Nipun Capital, L.P. (Foster City)


Nipun Capital, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Foster City. It manages $325.74 million of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Nipun Capital provides 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.

Nipun Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nipun Capital, L.P. is $325.74 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -85% since the beginning of its operation, and $249.47 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $325.74 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $32.57 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Nipun Capital, 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 Nipun Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Nipun Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $325.74 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Nipun Capital has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $325.74 million for 10 clients. 60% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nipun Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Nipun Capital, L.P.

The company employs 15 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Pooja Malik Manager 1 Oct 2011 50% - 75% 4558007
Llc Tevis Management Member 1 Oct 2011 Other 71-0980680
Kenneth Hui Partner 1 Oct 2011 Other 6575146
Charles Mc Lee Member 1 Oct 2011 25% - 50% 6015676
Joshua Margulies Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2013 Other 6217367
Jie J Tang Head of business development 1 Sep 2013 Other 4852861

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William B Elmore Manager 1 Apr 2010 Other 6013875

Based in Foster City

The principal office where Nipun Capital, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404, 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 650-265-4666 or by fax 650-513-1906. The normal business hours are 9am-6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nipuncapital.com/.