Grove Street Advisors, LLC (Newton)


Grove Street Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newton. It manages $5.47 billion of regulatory assets for 40 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Grove Street Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Grove Street Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Grove Street Advisors, LLC is $5.47 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 133% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.24 billion in discretionary accounts and $237.14 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $149.61 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $47.43 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Grove Street Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on fixed fees and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Grove Street Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Grove Street Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 35 clients and $5.47 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Grove Street Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.47 billion for 35 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Grove Street Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, thirty five private equity funds.

Careers at Grove Street Advisors, LLC

The company employs 36 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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
Catherine Crockett Member 1 Jan 1998 Other 4369853
Clinton P Harris Member 1 Jan 1998 25% - 50% 1384994
David Mazza Member 1 Feb 1999 25% - 50% 4369852
Ann St. Germain Member 1 Apr 1999 Other 4369854
Barry J. Gonder Member 1 Aug 2001 Other 4449564
Frank Angella Member 1 Jul 2005 Other 5031049
Christopher Yang Member 1 Jul 2005 Other 5031053
David Mazza Retired 1 Dec 2008 Other 4369852
Adam Joseph Blumenstein Chief compliance officer & vp 1 Apr 2011 Other 5901366
Clinton P Harris Retired 1 Jan 2015 Other 1384994
Christopher Lester Quinn Cfo 1 Mar 2015 Other 6268259
Peng (Bruce) Ou Member 1 Jul 2015 Other 6541942
Ann St. Germain Retired 1 Jan 2016 Other 4369854
Christopher Lester Quinn Member & cfo 1 Jan 2018 Other 6268259

Based in Newton

The principal office where Grove Street Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2221 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462, 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 781-263-6100 or by fax 781-263-6101. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm, local time on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at grovestreetadvisors.com.