Arga Investment Management, LP (Stamford)

Name: Arga Investment Management, LP
Address: 1010 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT, 06901
Telephone: 203-614-0800

Arga Investment Management, LP is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $3.64 billion of regulatory assets for 25 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Connecticut.

Arga Investment Management provides 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.

Arga Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Arga Investment Management, LP is $3.64 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 165% since the beginning of its operation, and $511.54 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.64 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $145.44 million each.

Arga Investment Management has custody of $254.98 million in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Arga Investment Management, LP 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 Arga Investment Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Arga Investment Management is investment companies with 1 clients and $2.15 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Arga Investment Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.98 billion for 19 clients. 20% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Arga Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, six other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $200,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Arga Investment Management, LP

The company employs 20 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 55 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

A. Rama Krishna has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Apr 2010. Keith Charles Komar joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Administrative Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
A. Rama Krishna	Chief investment officer	1 Apr 2010	50% - 75%	1735580
2009 Krishna Family Trust	Member	1 Apr 2010	25% - 50%	27-6308183
Llc Arga Group Holdings	General partner	1 Apr 2010	Other	32-0292235
A. Rama Krishna	Chief investment officer	1 Jun 2011	50% - 75%	1735580
Andrea Zhang	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2012	Other	6029086
Neda Clark	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	5930946
Daniel Florsheim	Chief financial officer	1 Oct 2013	Other	5118170
Peter Carman	Nonexecutive chairman	1 Aug 2016	Other	1022238
Keith Charles Komar	Chief administrative officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
A. Rama Krishna	Managing member	1 Oct 2009	50% - 75%	1735580
2009 Krishna Family Trust	Member	1 Oct 2009	25% - 50%	27-6308183
Franklin Israel David	Trustee	1 Nov 2009	Other	5781490
A. Rama Krishna	Managing member	1 Nov 2009	50% - 75%	1735580
2009 Krishna Family Trust	Member	1 Nov 2009	25% - 50%	27-6308183

Based in Stamford

The principal office where Arga Investment Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at 1010 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901, 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 203-614-0800 or by fax 203-614-0808. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm est on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at argainvest.com.