Stepstone Group Real Assets LP (La Jolla)


Stepstone Group Real Assets LP is a large advisory firm based in La Jolla. It manages $9.03 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Stepstone Group Real Assets provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, 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.

Stepstone Group Real Assets: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stepstone Group Real Assets LP is $9.03 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 4386% since the beginning of its operation, and $9.03 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $7.9 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.13 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $877.55 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $187.89 million.
Stepstone Group Real Assets has custody of $59.48 million in cash and securities for 10 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stepstone Group Real Assets LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Stepstone Group Real Assets serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Stepstone Group Real Assets is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $5.52 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Stepstone Group Real Assets has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.03 billion for 24 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Stepstone Group Real Assets also advises several private funds. Namely, ten private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $30,000 to $1,000,000,000.

Careers at Stepstone Group Real Assets LP

The company employs 44 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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 compensates 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
Johnny Dale Randel Partner, chief financial officer, chief operating officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 2226857
Jason Paul Ment Partner, general counsel, chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 5512276
Stepstone Group Lp Partner 1 Jan 2014 25% - 50% 143635
David Altshuler Partner 1 Jan 2014 Other 4514782
David Steven Altshuler Partner 1 Jan 2014 Other 4514782
Stepstone Group Real Assets Holding Llc General partner 1 Jul 2014 Other 46-3938738
Paolomar Pty Ltd As Trustee For Palomar Trust Partner 1 Jul 2014 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Kate Marie Budiselik Trust Partner 1 Jul 2014 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Roynane Rudiger Limited Partner 1 Jul 2014 Other sh 02 68 97 b
Choljo Investments Pty Limited Partner 1 Jul 2016 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Damien Scott Mitchell Partner 1 Jul 2016 Other 4023956
Stephen (Nmi) Kynaston Partner 1 Jul 2016 Other 6711025
Stephen (Nmn) Kynaston Partner 1 Jul 2016 Other 6711025
10 Barclay Investments Pty Ltd Partner 1 Aug 2016 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John P Mcguinness Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2019 Other 6248375

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Stepstone Group Holdings Llc General partner 1 Jan 2014 Other 46-1706380
Brenden Woods Trustee 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 6229785
Kate Budiselik Trustee 1 Jul 2014 Other 6631799
David Beamish Trustee 1 Jul 2014 Other 6631800
James David O'leary Trustee 1 Jul 2016 Other 6711058
Duane Joseph Cadman Trustee 1 Aug 2016 Other 6711054

Based in La Jolla

The principal office where Stepstone Group Real Assets LP performs its advisory services is located at 4275 Executive Square, La Jolla, CA 92037, 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 858-558-9700 or by fax 858-558-9701. The normal business hours are 8:00-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at stepstoneglobal.com/.