Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C (Stamford)


Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $5.97 billion of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Connecticut.

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Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C 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.

Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C is $5.97 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 872% since the beginning of its operation, and $311.72 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $5.97 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $351.33 million each.
Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C has custody of $1.77 billion in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C 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 Kenneth Cron serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Kenneth Cron is pooled investment vehicles with 17 clients and $5.97 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.97 billion for 17 clients. 35% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, six hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C

The company employs 31 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 29 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Kenneth Cron has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2007. Donald Ian Brownstein joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Chairman (Spm, Spm Iii, Spm Products).

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Donald Ian Brownstein Chief executive officer (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Mar 1997 Other 4364423
Christopher Gerard Russell Chief operating officer/chief compliance officer (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Mar 1997 Other 4364432
L.L.C. Upper Shad Associates Member/manager (spm) 1 Mar 1997 50% - 75% 13-3921476
Yong Liu Sr. vice president - mortgage 1 Jun 1997 Other 4364438
Ronald Warren Sellers Member of management committee 1 Jan 2000 Other 1474762
William Sydney Cook Member of management committee 1 Jan 2000 Other 2895859
L.L.C. Atlantic Asset Management Owner/member/manager 1 Jan 2000 25% - 50% 22-3484717
Monumental Life Insurance Company Member/manager 1 Jan 2000 Other 42-1333264
Jeffrey Kong Sr. vice president - trading 1 Mar 2000 Other 1653091
L.L.C Structured Portfolio Management Owner/member/manager (spm iii, spm products) 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% 108756
William Leong Mok Managing director/head of portfolio management/chief investment officer (spm, spm products) 1 Feb 2003 Other 1904217
Jenelle Renee Scanlon Senior vice president of operations/compliance manager (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Apr 2003 Other 4761996
William Leong Mok Managing director/head of portfolio management/chief investment officer (spm iii) 1 Jan 2004 Other 1904217
Jenelle Renee Scanlon Compliance officer/assistant vice president 1 Mar 2004 Other 4761996
Llc Nsp Owner (class b interest) 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 51-0666918
Llc Structured Affiliates Owner (class b interest) 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 51-0666918
Kenneth Dale Cron President (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Apr 2007 Other 5316858
Kenneth Cron President 1 Apr 2007 Other 5316858
L.L.C. Structured Partners Member/manager (spm) 1 Dec 2007 25% - 50% 20-3275532
Llc Structured Affiliates Owner of class b interest (spm, spm iii) 1 Jan 2008 75% - 100% 51-0666918
Ward James Mcgraw Chief financial officer (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Jul 2008 Other 2039132
Marc Holtz Chief risk officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 1746764
Timothy John Yves Roberts Managing director (spm iii) 1 Mar 2011 Other 2307754
Nicholas Pierre Vassalli Managing director 1 Mar 2011 Other 5444049
Stephen Comer Ellwood Chief compliance officer (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Apr 2015 Other 2966159
Angela Wu Chief financial officer (spm, spm products, spm iii) 1 Mar 2017 Other 6776834
Donald Ian Brownstein Executive chairman (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Apr 2017 Other 4364423
Kenneth Dale Cron Chief executive officer (spm, spm iii, spm products) 1 Apr 2017 Other 5316858

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 26 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ronald Warren Sellers Owner 1 Jun 1996 25% - 50% 1474762
Donald Ian Brownstein Managing member 1 Oct 1996 50% - 75% 4364423
Lp Putnam Lovell Equity Partners Owner 1 Jun 2003 25% - 50% 95-4802256
Putnam Lovell Equity Advisors Llc General partner 1 Jun 2003 Other 95-4802253
Services Depot Cdpq Us Inc Limited partner 1 Jun 2003 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Pf Insurance Company Limited partner 1 Jun 2003 25% - 50% 39-0989781
Putnam Lovell Capital Partners Inc. Managing member 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 95-4653753
Putnam Lovell Group Inc. Sole shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 95-3283346
National Bank Of Canada Sole shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Caisse Depot El Placement Du Quebec Shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Aegon Usa Inc. Shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 42-1310237
Aegon N.V. Shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Lovell Minnick Equity Partners Lp Owner 1 Jun 2003 25% - 50% 95-4802256
Lovell Minnick Equity Advisors Llc General partner 1 Jun 2003 Other 95-4802253
Pf Life Insurance Company Limited partner 1 Jun 2003 25% - 50% 39-0989781
Lovell Minnick Partners Llc Sole managing member 1 Feb 2004 Other 20-0493456
Llc Lovell Minnick Holdings Sole managing member 1 Feb 2004 Other 20-0498914
Jeffrey Dale Lovell Co-managing member 1 Feb 2004 50% - 75% 1095362
James Edward Minnick Co-managing member 1 Feb 2004 25% - 50% 716204
Jennings Jay Newcom Co-managing member 1 Feb 2004 25% - 50% 4358060
Bowman Partners Lp Limited partner 1 Nov 2004 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Bowman Partners Gp Co. General partner 1 Nov 2004 Other 00-0000000
Frank Russell Investments (Cayman) Ltd Shareholder 1 Nov 2004 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Frank Russell Company Shareholder 1 Nov 2004 75% - 100% 91-1175091
Pantheon Global Secondary Fund Ii Limited Limited partner 1 Nov 2004 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Kenneth Dale Cron Manager/member/owner 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 5316858

Based in Stamford

The principal office where Structured Portfolio Management, L.L.C performs its advisory services is located at 700 Canal Street, Stamford, CT 06902, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 203-351-2870 or by fax 203-351-2879. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at spmllc.com.