Marshfield Associates, Inc. (Washington)

Name: Marshfield Associates, Inc.
Address: 21 Dupont Circle Nw, Washington, DC, 20036
Telephone: 202-828-6200

Marshfield Associates, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Washington. It manages $2.28 billion of regulatory assets for 2,685 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 31 other states.

Marshfield Associates provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for investment companies. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Marshfield Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Marshfield Associates, Inc. is $2.28 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 122% since the beginning of its operation, and $44.86 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.26 billion in discretionary accounts and $25.71 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $848.57 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.12 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 66% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 20% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Marshfield Associates, Inc. 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 Marshfield Associates serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Marshfield Associates is high net worth individuals with 399 clients and $1.18 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Marshfield Associates has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.28 billion for 1,935 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.

Marshfield Associates doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Marshfield Associates, Inc.

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 37 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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 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
Christopher Martin Niemczewski	Principal	1 Feb 1993	Other	1885043
William Gilmore Stott	Principal	1 Feb 1993	Other	4336633
Carolyn Sue Miller	Principal	1 Oct 1996	Other	1237808
Elise Jordan Hoffmann	Principal	1 Oct 1996	Other	2688094
Melissa Vinick	Principal	1 Dec 1997	Other	2688143
John Herbert Beatson	Principal	1 Jan 2007	Other	3083596
Kimberly Nmn Vinick	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2007	Other	5341377
Ashley M Finkelman	General counsel	1 Jun 2007	Other	3137161
Chad Goldberg	Principal	1 Jul 2012	Other	5636288
Kimberly Nmn Vinick	Director of operations / chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	5341377
Olayinka Abeny Odeniran	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2012	Other	4381442
2014 Christopher M. Niemczewski Revocable Trust U/A Dtd June 6	Shareholder	1 Jun 2014	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
2014 Elise Hoffmann Revocable Turst U/A Dtd June 6	Shareholder	1 Jun 2014	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Carmen Lynne Johnston	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	1203097

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Christopher Martin Niemczewski	Trustee	1 Jun 2014	75% - 100%	1885043
Elise Jordan Hoffmann	Trustee	1 Jun 2014	75% - 100%	2688094

Based in Washington

The principal office where Marshfield Associates, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 21 Dupont Circle Nw, Washington, DC 20036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Marlborough, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 202-828-6200 or by fax 202-828-6208. The normal business hours are 8:30am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at marshfieldinc.com.