Kosmos Management LLC (Seattle)

Kosmos Management 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.

Kosmos Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kosmos Management LLC is $901.24 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 621% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $373.15 million in discretionary accounts and $528.09 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $124.38 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $264.05 million.

Kosmos Management has custody of $901.24 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kosmos Management LLC 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 Kosmos Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Kosmos Management is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $901.24 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Kosmos Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $901.24 million for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kosmos Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Kosmos Management LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 82 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Kosmos Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 601 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101 4054, 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 206 624-8111 or by fax 206 624-4050. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.

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