Howland Capital Management LLC (Boston)

Name: Howland Capital Management LLC
Address: 75 Federal St, Ste 1100, Boston, MA, 02110 1911
Telephone: 617-357-9110

Howland Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $1.88 billion of regulatory assets for 1,422 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, and 18 other states.

Howland Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Howland Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Howland Capital Management LLC is $1.88 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 80% since the beginning of its operation, and $20.93 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.88 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.32 million each.

Howland Capital Management has custody of $1.86 billion in cash and securities for 1,010 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 49% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Howland Capital Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed 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 Charles Elmer Clapp Iii serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Charles Elmer Clapp Iii is individuals with 924 clients and $944.92 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Howland Capital Management has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.88 billion for 1,010 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Howland Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, eight other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $15,000 to $50,000.

Careers at Howland Capital Management LLC

The company employs 25 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 32 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 8 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.

Charles Elmer Clapp Iii has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2011. Peter H Dixon joined the executive team most recently as the Cio.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Francis Gardner Jackson	Vice president	1 Jun 2008	Other	5098336
Maureen Elizabeth Quigley	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2010	Other	5098546
Charles Elmer Clapp Iii	President	1 Jun 2011	25% - 50%	1514566
Joseph Michael Flynn	Vice president, asst treasurer and asst clerk	1 Jun 2011	Other	4343192
Weston Howland Iii	Chairman, ceo	1 Jun 2011	25% - 50%	2735027
Thomas Vincent Quirk	Vice president, cio	1 Jun 2011	Other	1265747
Richard Addison Mitchell Lyon	Vice president, treasurer & clerk, cfo	1 Jun 2011	Other	5904303
Martha Bonneville Bacigalupo	Vice president	1 Jan 2015	Other	5444918
Carolyn M Beatty	Controller	1 Jan 2015	Other	3162665
Peter H Dixon	Cio	1 Aug 2019	Other	7021788
Andrew William Dupee	Vice president	1 Aug 2019	Other	4558538
Tracy Alexandra Gibbs	Vice president	1 Aug 2019	Other	4604409

Based in Boston

The principal office where Howland Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 75 Federal St, Ste 1100, Boston, MA 02110 1911, 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 617-357-9110 or by fax 617-357-5540. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at howlandcapital.com and its LinkedIn profile.