Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. (Fort Worth)


Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Fort Worth. It manages $2.12 billion of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

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Amalgamated Gadget provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Amalgamated Gadget: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. is $2.12 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -67% since the beginning of its operation, and $361.03 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $2.12 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $211.68 million each.
Amalgamated Gadget has custody of $2.12 billion in cash and securities for 10 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Amalgamated Gadget, 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 Amalgamated Gadget serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Amalgamated Gadget is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $2.12 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Amalgamated Gadget has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.12 billion for 10 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Amalgamated Gadget also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $25,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.

The company employs 49 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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
Inc. Scepter Holdings Gp of acme widget, l.p. 1 Sep 1994 Other 75-2561751
L.P. Acme Widget Lp of amalgamated gadget, l.p. 1 Nov 1995 75% - 100% 75-2561771
Inc. Scepter Holdings Gp of amalgamated gadget, l.p. 1 Nov 1995 Other 75-2561751
William Holloway Clo 1 Sep 2000 Other 6008873
Llc J Alfred Offshore Gp of prufrock offshore, l.p. 1 Dec 2001 Other 01-0549816
L.P. Umbrella Lp of prufrock onshore, l.p. & prufrock offshore, l.p. 1 Dec 2001 75% - 100% 20-0401440
Llc J Alfred Onshore Gp of prufrock onshore, l.p. 1 Jun 2002 Other 74-3048163
Inc. Renegade Resources Member of q employees, llc 1 Jul 2002 75% - 100% 75-2844329
Llc Excalibur Worldwide Gp of worldwide sprockets, l.p. 1 Jun 2003 Other 20-0056515
Llc Excalibur Domestic Gp of star spangled sprockets, l.p. 1 Jun 2003 Other 20-0057939
L.P. Parasol Enterprises Lp of star spangled sprockets, l.p. and worldwide sprockets, l.p. 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 20-0053701
L.P. Forem Lp of worldwide sprockets, l.p. & star spangled sprockets, l.p. 1 Jun 2003 Other 20-0046882
Noel Nesser Cao 1 Oct 2005 Other 6008886
James Adam Davidson Officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 6008877
Nelson Holm Officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 6008879
Adam Davidson Officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 6008877
Brandon Teague Coo 1 Feb 2009 Other 6008869
William Holloway Coo 1 Feb 2009 Other 6008873
Llc Q Global Advisors Gp of q global capital management, l.p. 1 Feb 2009 Other 26-4357744
Llc Q Domestic Advisors Gp of q domestic capital management, l.p. 1 Feb 2009 Other 26-4357388
L.P. Parasol Enterprises Lp of q global capital management, l.p., and q domestic capital management, l.p. 1 Feb 2009 75% - 100% 20-0053701
Llc Renegade Swish Manager of q domestic advisors, llc 1 Feb 2009 Other 76-0712793
Scott Daniel Mccarty Officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 6011543
Thomas Briggs Cco 1 Mar 2011 Other 6008889
Amanda Jost Johnson Cfo 1 Jun 2014 Other 6449549
Paul Elden Christensen Cco 1 Jul 2015 Other 6539815
Erik Brandon Johnson Officer 1 Dec 2016 Other 6767375
Rebecca Lynne Kiel Cfo 1 May 2019 Other 7177026

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 20 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Geoffrey Paul Raynor Lp 1 Sep 1994 75% - 100% 2783302
Geoffrey Paul Raynor Owner 1 Oct 1999 75% - 100% 2783302
Llc Raindrop Management Gp 1 Jan 2001 Other 20-0401377
Geoffrey Paul Raynor Owner 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 2783302
Geoffrey Paul Raynor Trustee 1 May 2001 Other 2783302
Papa Bear Trust Lp 1 Jun 2001 75% - 100% 75-6599565
Wilmington Trust Company Trustee 1 Nov 2001 Other 51-0055023
Tiedemann Trust Co. Trustee 1 Nov 2001 Other 51-0055023
Llc Raindrop Management Gp 1 Jun 2003 Other 20-0401377
Geoffrey Paul Raynor Trustee 1 Jun 2003 Other 2783302
Mccormick Guardian Trust Lp 1 Jun 2003 50% - 75% 61-6300283
Robert J. Mccormick Trustee 1 Jun 2003 Other 6018942
Mama Bear Trust Lp 1 Jul 2003 25% - 50% 87-6259089
Baby Bear Trust Lp 1 Jul 2003 25% - 50% 90-6041463
Tiedemann Trust Co. Trustee 1 Oct 2004 Other 51-0395785
Wilmington Trust Company Trustee 1 Apr 2007 Other 51-0055023
New York Private Trust Trustee 1 Apr 2007 Other 51-0055023
Samuel G. Lett Trustee 1 Aug 2007 Other 6017948
Llc Raindrop Management Lp 1 Jan 2012 25% - 50% 20-0401377
Brandon Alan Teague Trustee 1 Mar 2013 Other 6008869

Based in Fort Worth

The principal office where Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 301 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 4150, 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 817-332-9500 or by fax 817-332-7463. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at qinvestments.com.