Fred Alger Management, Inc (New York)

Name: Fred Alger Management, Inc
Address: 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010
Telephone: 212-806-8800

Fred Alger Management, Inc is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $21.83 billion of regulatory assets for 1,986 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

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

Fred Alger Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fred Alger Management, Inc is $21.83 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 7% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.24 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $21.29 billion in discretionary accounts and $540.95 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $10.84 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $25.76 million.

Fred Alger Management has custody of $1 in cash and securities for 25,618,350 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 96% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fred Alger Management, 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 Frederick Moulton Alger serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Frederick Moulton Alger is investment companies with 28 clients and $15.79 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Fred Alger Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $21.83 billion for 1,988 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.

Fred Alger Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Fred Alger Management, Inc

The company employs 115 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Frederick Moulton Alger has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2001. Llc Alger Group Holdings joined the executive team most recently as the Stockholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Frederick Moulton Alger	Chairman of the board	1 Oct 1964	Other	2961
Incorporated Fred Alger & Company	Direct parent of applicant	1 Jun 1970	75% - 100%	5300
Gregory Sigmund Duch	Executive vice president and treasurer	1 Mar 1981	Other	1948729
Gregory Sigmund Duch	Director, executive vice president and treasurer	1 Oct 1990	Other	1948729
Frederick Moulton Alger	Chairman of the board	1 Apr 1996	Other	2961
David Dewey Alger	President and director	1 Apr 1996	Other	2958
Dorothy Giselle Sanders	Chief legal and compliance officer	1 Aug 2000	Other	4337761
Raymond Lynn Pfeister	Vice chairman of the board of directors	1 Dec 2000	Other	362144
Frederick Moulton Alger	President	1 Sep 2001	Other	2961
Daniel Cayley Chung	Director and executive vice president	1 Sep 2001	Other	4496947
B. Joseph White	Managing director	1 Feb 2003	Other	4635287
Daniel Cayley Chung	Director, president, chief executive officer, chief investment officer	1 Sep 2003	Other	4496947
Frederick Blum	Executive vice president and treasurer	1 Sep 2003	Other	4287449
Michael Frank Dimeglio	Chief operations officer	1 Sep 2003	Other	5037711
Katherine Phoebe Feld	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2004	Other	1331202
Hal Liebes	Director, executive vice president, chief legal officer, chief operating officer	1 Aug 2005	Other	2553531
Barry John Mullen	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2006	Other	1814958
Robert Louis Kincel	Director, chief financial officer	1 Jun 2007	Other	2747237
Patrick J Murphy	Senior vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2014	Other	6395462
Tina Payne	General counsel, senior vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2017	Other	5391957

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Alger Associates	Indirect parent of applicant	1 Nov 1979	75% - 100%	13-3017981
Alexandra Dewey Alger	Stockholder	1 Apr 1983	25% - 50%	4344261
Hilary Miller Alger	Stockholder	1 Apr 1983	25% - 50%	1164468
Nicole Demarigny Alger	Stockholder	1 Apr 1983	25% - 50%	1794667
Frederick Moulton Alger	Stockholder of alger two, llc	1 Jan 2000	75% - 100%	2961
Llc Alger Two	Stockholder of alger associates, inc.	1 Jan 2000	25% - 50%	foreign
Nicole Demarigny Alger	Stockholder	1 Feb 2007	25% - 50%	1794667
Hilary Miller Alger	Stockholder	1 Feb 2007	25% - 50%	1164468
Alexandra Dewey Alger	Stockholder	1 Feb 2007	25% - 50%	1794665
Alexandra D. Alger 2008 Grat	Stockholder	1 Dec 2008	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Llc Alger Group Holdings	Stockholder	1 Mar 2019	75% - 100%	83-2921596

Based in New York

The principal office where Fred Alger Management, Inc performs its advisory services is located at 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Jersey City, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-806-8800 or by fax 212-806-2994. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at alger.com and its LinkedIn profile.