Manulife Investment Management (Us) LLC (Boston)


Manulife Investment Management (Us) LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $182.43 billion of regulatory assets for 3,450 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Manulife Investment Management (Us) provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, 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.

Manulife Investment Management (Us): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Manulife Investment Management (Us) LLC is $182.43 billion. $51.05 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $181.9 billion in discretionary accounts and $532.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $52.8 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $106.57 million.
Manulife Investment Management (Us) has custody of $807.21 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 23% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Manulife Investment Management (Us) 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 Andrew Grant Arnott serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Andrew Grant Arnott is investment companies with 122 clients and $122.39 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Manulife Investment Management (Us) has the 4th highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $182.22 billion for 3,448 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 28% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Manulife Investment Management (Us) also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Manulife Investment Management (Us) LLC

The company employs 269 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people 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.

Andrew Grant Arnott has been acting as President since 1 May 2014. Patricia Majella Rosch joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Carolyn Marie Flanagan Chief legal officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 5776650
Christopher Paul Conkey Chief investment officer, president and chief executive officer 1 Jun 2010 Other 2671158
Andrew Grant Arnott Director 1 May 2014 Other 2440392
Paul Martin Donahue Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 2248908
Kenneth Damato Chief administrative officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 6467196
John Hancock Subsidiaries Llc Member 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 04-2687223
Diane Robin Landers President and chief operating officer 1 Jun 2016 Other 2182114
Jeffrey Howard Nataupsky Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2017 Other 6329134
Paul Raymon Lorentz Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 6864789
Patricia Majella Rosch Director 1 Jan 2019 Other 1888760
Todd Joseph Cassler Director 1 Jan 2019 Other 3116784

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Manulife Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 Sep 1999 75% - 100% 98-0361647
The Manufacturers Investment Corporation Shareholder 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 38-3261832
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Shareholder 1 Dec 2003 75% - 100% 38-0788610
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Member 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 01-0233346
John Hancock Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 20-1739430
Manulife Holdings (Alberta) Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% na

Based in Boston

The principal office where Manulife Investment Management (Us) LLC performs its advisory services is located at 197 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Portsmouth, NH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-375-1500 or by fax 617-375-1665. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at manulifeam.com and its LinkedIn profile.