Barclays Global Fund Advisors (San Francisco)

Barclays Global Fund Advisors is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $296.82 billion of regulatory assets for 193 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Delaware, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

Barclays Global Fund Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Barclays Global Fund Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Barclays Global Fund Advisors is $296.82 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 665% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $296.82 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.54 billion each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Barclays Global Fund Advisors for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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.

Careers at Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Blake Randal Grossman has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2002. Laurence Douglas Fink joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
N.A. Barclays Global Investors	Sole shareholder of applicant	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	94-3112180
Joanne Trimble Medero	Secretary	1 Jan 1996	Other	2786719
N.A. Blackrock Institutional Trust Company	Sole shareholder of applicant	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	94-3112180
Garrett Frank Bouton	Ceo, director, chairman	1 Oct 1996	Other	2948966
Theda R Haber	Assistant secretary	1 Jun 1997	Other	2948967
Andrea Maria Zulberti	Chief administrative officer	1 Aug 1998	Other	735335
Terri Lynn Slane	Assistant secretary	1 Jan 1999	Other	3133346
Lois Jean Towers	Compliance officer	1 Jun 1999	Other	1054396
Patricia Cecile Dunnjahnke	Director, managing director	1 Jun 2000	Other	1736103
Alison Davis	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	4336663
Schyrl Jean Hinrichs	Chief fiduciary officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	4336673
Blake Randal Grossman	Director	1 Jul 2002	Other	2215969
Francis Sean Ryan	Chief financial officer	1 Oct 2002	Other	4118746
Andrew Graham Skirton	Director	1 Oct 2002	Other	4590804
Richard Thomas Ricci	Director and chief operating officer	1 Mar 2003	Other	2575976
Lois Jean Towers	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	1054396
Rohit Bhagat	Director and chief operating officer	1 Oct 2005	Other	5068196
Lee Thomas Kranefuss	Director	1 Oct 2005	Other	4053969
Charles Choon Sik Park	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	2704483
Theda R Haber	Secretary	1 Oct 2006	Other	2948967
Theda R Haber	Assistant secretary	1 Oct 2007	Other	2948967
Michael Lee Crowl	Secretary	1 Oct 2007	Other	5464806
Chris Mccrum	Chief financial officer	1 Mar 2008	Other	5504775
Anthony Alexander Spinale	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2008	Other	1748422
Laurence Douglas Fink	Chief executive officer & chairman	1 Dec 2009	Other	830137
Robert Steven Kapito	President & director	1 Dec 2009	Other	728399
Robert Peter Connolly	General counsel, secretary, & managing director	1 Dec 2009	Other	2024363
Ann Marie Petach	Chief financial officer & managing director	1 Dec 2009	Other	5569378
Susan Lynne Wagner	Vice chairman & co-chief operating officer	1 Dec 2009	Other	1310482
Charles Shaul Hallac	Vice chairman & co-chief operating officer	1 Dec 2009	Other	1523213

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 15 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Blackrock Financial Management	Sole member	1 Oct 1994	75% - 100%	13-3806691
Barclays California Corporation ("Barcal")	Sole shareholder of barclays global investors, n.a.	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	94-3235408
Barclays Usa Inc.	Sole shareholder of barcal	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	13-3249618
Barclays Plc	Sole shareholder of barclays bank plc	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	99-9999999
Barclays Global Investors Uk Holdings Limited	Sole shareholder of barclays usa, inc.	1 Jan 2000	75% - 100%	99-9999999
Barclays Bank Plc	Sole shareholder of barclays global investors uk holdings limited	1 Jan 2000	75% - 100%	13-4942190
Barclays Global Investors Uk Holdings Limited	Sole shareholder of barclays california corporation	1 Jan 2004	75% - 100%	99-9999999
Inc. Blackrock	Sole shareholder	1 Sep 2006	75% - 100%	32-0174431
Inc. Blackrock Holdco 2	Sole shareholder	1 Sep 2006	75% - 100%	68-0635711
Barclays Global Investors Uk Holdings Limited	Sole shareholder of barclays global investors finance limited	1 Jan 2007	75% - 100%	99-9999999
Barclays Global Investors Finance Limited	Sole shareholder of barclays california corporation	1 Jan 2007	75% - 100%	99-9999999
Llc Blackrock Holdco 4	Sole member	1 Sep 2009	75% - 100%	27-1438207
Llc Blackrock Holdco 5	Sole member of 100% preferred interests	1 Sep 2009	Other	27-1438320
Llc Blackrock Holdco 6	Sole shareholder	1 Sep 2009	75% - 100%	27-1438468
Blackrock Delaware Holding Inc.	Sole shareholder	1 Sep 2009	75% - 100%	27-1037825

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Barclays Global Fund Advisors performs its advisory services is located at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-670-2000 or by fax 415-618-5014. The normal business hours are 7:30am to 5:30pm on Monday - Friday.