Aterian Investment Management, LP (New York)


Aterian Investment Management, LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $820.15 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida and New York.

Aterian Investment 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.

Aterian Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aterian Investment Management, LP is $820.15 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 469% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $820.15 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $164.03 million each.
Aterian Investment Management has custody of $820.15 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Aterian Investment Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $820.15 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Aterian Investment Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $820.15 million for 5 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aterian Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Aterian Investment Management, LP

The company employs 15 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 87 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
Tiber Capital Corp. Member/owner of aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Aug 2009 75% - 100% 20-0932669
Michael Benjamin Fieldstone Principal of aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Aug 2009 Other 2936595
Paul (Nmn) Segal President of aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Aug 2009 Other 2935393
Darpan Subhash Kapadia Vice president of aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Aug 2009 Other 4263051
Jobey Lynn Eddleman Treasurer of aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Aug 2009 Other 5913737
Jeffrey Paul Wade Chief compliance officer of aterian investment management, lp and aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Feb 2012 Other 3137712
Llc Aterian Investment Management General partner of aterian investment management, lp 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 46-3539941
Michael Benjamin Fieldstone Principal/limited partner of aterian investment management, lp 1 Aug 2013 25% - 50% 2936595
Christopher Herbert Thomas Principal/limited partner of aterian investment management, lp 1 Aug 2013 25% - 50% 3091474
Brandon Charles Bethea Principal/limited partner of aterian investment management, lp 1 Aug 2013 25% - 50% 3131811
Laurence Rukin Chief compliance officer of aterian investment management, lp and aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Jan 2014 Other 6289871
Brandon Charles Bethea Chief compliance officer of aterian investment management, lp and aterian investment advisors, llc 1 Feb 2015 Other 3131811
Jillian Linda Boidy Chief compliance officer of aterian investment management, lp 1 Feb 2018 Other 4428276

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Radion (Nmn) Segal Trustee 1 Apr 2011 Other 5913719
Village Drive 2012 Trust Owner 1 Feb 2012 25% - 50% 45-6742705
Radion (Nmn) Segal Trustee 1 Feb 2012 Other 5913719
Rustic 2011 Trust Owner 1 Feb 2012 25% - 50% 45-6232445

Based in New York

The principal office where Aterian Investment Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at 11 East 44 Th Street, New York, NY 10017 3670, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Coral Gables, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (212) 897-2888. The normal business hours are 9:00-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aterianpartners.com/.