Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC (New York)

Name: Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC
Address: 675 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017 5617
Telephone: 212-488-1728

Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $802.6 million of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Kettle Hill Capital Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for pension plan. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kettle Hill Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC is $802.6 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1277% since the beginning of its operation, and $404.85 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $802.6 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $80.26 million each.

Kettle Hill Capital Management has custody of $160.49 million in cash and securities for 2 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 Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC 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 Kettle Hill Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Kettle Hill Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $615.69 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Kettle Hill Capital Management has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $777.64 million for 9 clients. 30% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kettle Hill Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 92 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Andrew Yoichi Kurita	Managing member	1 Mar 2003	75% - 100%	5070375
Bryan Robert Kiss	Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2003	Other	4490580
Bryan Robert Kiss	Controller/cco	1 Jun 2003	Other	4490580
Andrew Yoichi Kurita	Managing member/portfolio manager	1 Jun 2003	75% - 100%	5070375
Afroz Qadeer	Ceo	1 Sep 2015	25% - 50%	5055168

Based in New York

The principal office where Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 675 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 5617, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Garden City, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-488-1728 or by fax 212-488-1730. The normal business hours are 8am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kettlehill.com.