Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC (Boston)


Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $60.52 billion of regulatory assets for 97 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Massachusetts.

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & 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, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo &: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC is $60.52 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 199% since the beginning of its operation, and $20.69 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $59.95 billion in discretionary accounts and $563.04 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $624.51 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $563.04 million.
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & has custody of $8.42 billion in cash and securities for 90 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 53% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 28% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC 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 Bevis Longstreth serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, 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 Bevis Longstreth is pension and profit sharing plans with 52 clients and $16.14 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & has the 2nd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $58.03 billion for 187 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 22% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty eight hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC

The company employs 420 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 24 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Bevis Longstreth has been acting as President since 1 May 2005. Simon Anthony Harris joined the executive team most recently as the Member; Investment Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Jeremy Grantham Founding member; board member 1 Dec 1979 Other 4339074
Richard Arthur Mayo Capital member 1 Dec 1979 Other 4339171
Eyk De Mol Alexander Van Otterloo Founding member 1 Dec 1979 Other 4339176
Eyk Alexander De Mol Van Otterloo Owner, gmo board member 1 Dec 1979 Other 4339176
Christopher Darnell Member, gmo board 1 Oct 1984 Other 2703545
Forrest Berkley Member, management committee 1 Jul 1986 Other 2706093
Paul Woolley Member, gmo board 1 Nov 1987 Other 4340103
Jui Lian Lai Investment director 1 Feb 1988 Other 4339235
Ann Mari Spruill Member, management committee 1 Jun 1990 Other 4339231
Robert M. Soucy Portfolio manager and member 1 Jul 1991 Other 4473494
Benjamin Inker Member; board member; investment director 1 Aug 1992 Other 2709273
Benjamin Louis Inker Member; board member; investment director 1 Aug 1992 Other 2709273
Kirk Ott Portfolio manager and member 1 Aug 1992 Other 4478374
Thomas Franklin Cooper Member; investment director 1 Oct 1993 Other 1681022
William Nemerever Member, management committee 1 Oct 1993 Other 2708904
Arjun Divecha Member; board chairman; investment director 1 Nov 1993 Other 2364705
Arjun Bhagwan Divecha Member; board chairman; investment director 1 Nov 1993 Other 2364705
Arjun Diveche Member, management committee 1 Nov 1993 Other 2364705
Richard Paul Mattione Member; investment director 1 May 1994 Other 2285908
Edmond G. Choi Portfolio manager 1 Aug 1994 Other 4493561
William Royer General counsel 1 Feb 1995 Other 2825949
Julie L. Perniola Compliance officer 1 Apr 1995 Other 4340409
Thomas Raysor Hancock Member; investment director 1 Jul 1995 Other 5024891
Thomas Hancock Member; investment director 1 Jul 1995 Other 5024891
Jon Lewis Hagler Member, gmo board 1 Jul 1996 Other 4339191
Sam Joshua Wilderman Member; investment director 1 Aug 1996 Other 2495511
Alan George Smith Member; director of human resources 1 Mar 1997 Other 6210566
Peter R Blum Member, management committee 1 Apr 1998 Other 831540
John William Rosenblum Member; board vice chairman 1 Oct 1998 Other 4339183
Scott Evan Eston Chairman, management committee 1 Oct 1998 Other 4339096
Frances Davies Member, management committee 1 Jun 2000 Other 4340108
Benjamin Inker Member, management committee 1 Jun 2000 Other 2709273
Anthony Ryan Member, management committee 1 Sep 2000 Other 2101280
Richard Edward Dahlberg Portfolio manager 1 Nov 2001 Other 2650236
Sam Joshua Wilderman Member; investment director 1 Jan 2003 Other 2495511
Bradley Jay Hilsabeck Member; chief executive officer; board member 1 Apr 2003 Other 1540719
Bevis Longstreth Director 1 May 2005 Other 1883544
Joseph Barker Kittredge Member; general counsel 1 Oct 2005 Other 5122247
Joseph B. Kittredge General counsel 1 Oct 2005 Other 5122247
Bradley Jay Hilsabeck Member; executive committee 1 Jul 2006 Other 1540719
Jacob Gray Investment director 1 Mar 2007 Other 5312807
Richard Paul Mattione Member; investment director 1 Mar 2008 Other 2285908
Kelly A. Donovan Acting chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 5513637
Jan Francis Jumet Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2008 Other 4364002
Jason Halliwell Member; investment director 1 Nov 2008 Other 6043007
Marc Orlans Mayer Member; chief executive officer; board member 1 Mar 2009 Other 2120110
Kelly A. Donovan Acting chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2009 Other 5513637
Jr. John B Mcginty Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2009 Other 5560420
John B Mcginty Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2009 Other 5560420
Forrest Berkley Board member 1 Jun 2010 Other 2706093
Jean Pierre Mittaz Member; chief operating officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 5824204
Jean Pierre Joseph Mittaz Member; chief operating officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 5824204
Myra R Drucker Board member 1 Aug 2010 Other 843725
Myra Rose Drucker Board member 1 Aug 2010 Other 843725
Andrew G. Spangler Member; investment director 1 May 2011 Other 5931707
Andrew Galt Spangler Member; investment director 1 May 2011 Other 5931707
Urban Carl Mueller Member; head of global client relations 1 Jul 2011 Other 5962396
Urban Clark Mueller Member; director of global marketing and client relations 1 Jul 2011 Other 5962396
Margaret Ann Mcgetrick Board member 1 Dec 2011 Other 4643134
John David Cowan Member; investment director 1 Sep 2012 Other 6117732
Marc Peter Seidner Member; investment director 1 Mar 2014 Other 2671675
Stephen Paul Casper Board member 1 May 2014 Other 2073412
Nicole Cara Zimmerman Director of human resources 1 Apr 2015 Other 5776563
Gregory L. Pottle Chief compliance officer 1 May 2015 Other 6496621
Gregory Lance Pottle Chief compliance officer 1 May 2015 Other 6496621
Tina Vandersteel Member; investment director 1 Oct 2015 Other 2288918
Neil Richard Constable Member; investment director 1 Jul 2016 Other 6680804
Scott Louis Hayward Member; board member; chief executive officer 1 Feb 2017 Other 4335063
Alexander Martyn Bark Member; head of global client relations 1 Jun 2018 Other 6958880
Mark Jay Nitzberg Board member 1 May 2019 Other 4380413
Jonathan E Feigelson General counsel 1 May 2019 Other 3134249
Simon Anthony Harris Member; investment director 1 Jul 2019 Other 7150643

Based in Boston

The principal office where Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC performs its advisory services is located at 40 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 3340, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Berkeley, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-330-7500 or by fax 617-261-0134. The normal business hours are 8:30-5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gmo.com.