Federated Mdta LLC (Boston)

Name: Federated Mdta LLC
Address: 125 High Street, Boston, MA, 02110
Telephone: 617-235-7100

Federated Mdta LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $4.22 billion of regulatory assets for 4,081 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Federated Mdta provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, educational seminars and workshops, and adviser also provides model portfolios and asset allocation recommendations and periodic updates to them.. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Federated Mdta: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Federated Mdta LLC is $4.22 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -16% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.21 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.22 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.03 million each.

Federated Mdta has custody of $5.9 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 96% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Federated Mdta LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 John Christopher Donahue serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of John Christopher Donahue is investment companies with 8 clients and $3.54 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Federated Mdta has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.22 billion for 928 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.

Federated Mdta also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Federated Mdta LLC

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 55 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

John Christopher Donahue has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2006. Stephen Frank Auth has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2009. Stephen Paul Van Meter joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gordon Joseph Ceresino	Vice chairman	1 Nov 1997	Other	722160
Hbss Acquisition Co.	Member	1 Nov 1997	25% - 50%	06-1493393
David Mark Goldsmith	Chief investment officer	1 Aug 2002	Other	4587032
Kenneth J Revis	Chief operating officer	1 Aug 2002	Other	1710787
Michael Bappert	Member	1 Dec 2005	Other	1891811
Peter Christopher Gustini	Member	1 Dec 2005	Other	1415400
Stephen Chris Otto	Member	1 Dec 2005	Other	2188558
Ronald Charles Reich	Member	1 Dec 2005	Other	1786003
Paul Jude Zuber	Member	1 Dec 2005	Other	2655345
Federated Mdta Trust	Member	1 Jul 2006	75% - 100%	20-5185336
John Christopher Donahue	Chairman/board of managers	1 Jul 2006	Other	814703
John Basil Fisher	President/ceo/board of managers	1 Jul 2006	Other	707411
Brian Paul Bouda	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2006	Other	2530800
Thomas Robert Donahue	Board of managers	1 Jul 2006	Other	2766434
Kenneth J Revis	Chief operating officer	1 Jul 2006	Other	1710787
Denis Mcauley	Treasurer	1 Jul 2006	Other	1948264
John Johnson	Secretary	1 Jul 2006	Other	5186551
Edward Stuart Foss	Sr vice president/chief operating officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	4630830
Stephen Frank Auth	Chief investment officer	1 Mar 2009	Other	2694169
Richard Anthony Novak	Treasurer	1 Apr 2013	Other	2901271
George Frank Magera	Secretary	1 Aug 2013	Other	6253726
Stephen Paul Van Meter	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2015	Other	6020413

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Federated Investors	Shareholder	1 Mar 1983	75% - 100%	25-1111467
Inc. Fii Holdings	Shareholder	1 Jul 2006	75% - 100%	51-0269881

Based in Boston

The principal office where Federated Mdta LLC performs its advisory services is located at 125 High Street, Boston, MA 02110, 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 617-235-7100 or by fax 412-288-3939. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at federatedinvestors.com.