Sali Fund Management, LLC (Austin)


Sali Fund Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Austin. It manages $9.48 billion of regulatory assets for 124 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of New York, Texas, and Washington.

Sali Fund Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles 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.

Sali Fund Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sali Fund Management, LLC is $9.48 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 10097% since the beginning of its operation, and $901.9 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $9.48 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $76.48 million each.
Sali Fund Management has custody of $9.48 billion in cash and securities for 124 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sali Fund Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, 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 Kevin B Bhatt serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Kevin B Bhatt is pooled investment vehicles with 124 clients and $9.48 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Sali Fund Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.48 billion for 124 clients. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sali Fund Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hundred seven hedge funds, one liquidity fund, two real estate funds, two other private funds, and seventeen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $140,000,000.

Careers at Sali Fund Management, LLC

The company employs 45 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 16 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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.

Kevin B Bhatt has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2018. Karen Patricia Halliday joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brent David Kinetz Executive officer 1 Dec 2002 Other 2031620
Michael Bruce Liebeskind Executive officer 1 Dec 2002 Other 1219051
Campbell Thornton Gerrish Executive officer 1 Dec 2002 Other 807708
Llc Sali East Member 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 81-0586564
John Blake Lawson Member/ executive officer 1 Dec 2002 Other 2725918
James Dennis Cavner Member/ executive officer 1 Dec 2002 Other 1355156
William Manuel Waxman Member/ executive officer 1 Dec 2002 Other 1355139
West Sali Lp Member 1 Sep 2003 50% - 75% 57-1190757
Judy Ann Soslau Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 2029810
Thomas A. Nieman Chief compliance officer/ secretary/ treasurer 1 Jul 2005 Other 5062207
Thomas Albert Nieman Chief financial officer/ secretary/ treasurer 1 Jul 2005 Other 5062207
Thomas Nieman Secretary/ treasurer 1 Jul 2005 Other 5062207
Llc 327 Investments Member 1 Jan 2006 25% - 50% 20-2170969
Eric Naison Phillips Executive officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 5155539
Aaron Abrahms Executive officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5155534
Gregory William Bellush Chief operations officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 6872354
Alexander Charles Tuff Executive officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 2765075
Marko Djuranovic Executive officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 5584223
Rohit Dalmia Executive officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 4816174
Chi Chang Chief compliance officer / general counsel 1 Dec 2016 Other 6769558
Llc Sali East Member, common class 1 Feb 2018 25% - 50% 81-0586564
Llc 327 Investments Member, common class 1 Feb 2018 Other 20-2170969
Kevin B Bhatt Director 1 Feb 2018 Other 6049338
Lp Long Ridge Equity Partners Ii Member, class a 1 Feb 2018 Other 98-1288431
Llc Long Ridge Sali Offshore Investor Member, class a 1 Feb 2018 Other 82-4099533
Karen Patricia Halliday Director 1 Jul 2018 Other 2679687
Dilip Patel Director 1 Jul 2018 Other 4231948

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 22 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Gunflint Member 1 Dec 2002 25% - 50% 81-0596025
Incorporated Jacamonchar Member 1 Dec 2002 Other 13-4166482
Danbec Associates Member 1 Dec 2002 25% - 50% 13-3549830
Inc. Danbec Associates Member 1 Dec 2002 25% - 50% 13-3549830
Argus Financial Group Inc. Member 1 Jan 2003 Other 74-2447402
John Blake Lawson Member 1 Sep 2003 25% - 50% 2725918
James Dennis Cavner Member 1 Sep 2003 25% - 50% 1355156
William Manuel Waxman Member 1 Sep 2003 25% - 50% 1355139
Matthew Harry Phillips Member 1 Jan 2005 75% - 100% 2959424
9697 Inc. Member 1 Jan 2006 Other 20-3980433
Thomas A. Nieman Member 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 5062207
Thomas Albert Nieman Member 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 5062207
Thomas Nieman Member 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 5062207
Matthew Harry Phillips Member 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 2959424
James Gerard Brown Elected manager 1 Apr 2017 Other 5952970
Kevin B Bhatt Elected manager 1 Apr 2017 Other 6049338
Long Ridge Sali Offshore Blocker Inc. Member 1 Jan 2018 75% - 100% 82-4113114
Eric Naison Phillips Elected manager 1 Jan 2018 Other 5155539
Lp Long Ridge Equity Partners Ii B Member 1 Jan 2018 75% - 100% 98-1288936
Dartmouth College Partner 1 Feb 2018 25% - 50% 02-0222111
Lp Long Ridge Equity Partners Gp Ii General partner 1 Feb 2018 Other 98-1289451
Cornell University Partner 1 Feb 2018 50% - 75% 15-0532082

Based in Austin

The principal office where Sali Fund Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6850 Austin Center Blvd., Austin, TX 78731, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 512-735-7254 or by fax 512-519-8500. The normal business hours are 9 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sali.com and its LinkedIn profile.