Spider Management Company, LLC (Richmond)


Spider Management Company, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Richmond. It manages $4.8 billion of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Virginia.

Spider Management Company provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, 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.

Spider Management Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Spider Management Company, LLC is $4.8 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 120% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.8 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.6 billion each.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Spider Management Company, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Srinivas Bhaskar Pulavarti serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Srinivas Bhaskar Pulavarti is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $2.3 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Spider Management Company has the 6th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.3 billion for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Spider Management Company also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Spider Management Company, LLC

The company employs 20 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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.

Srinivas Bhaskar Pulavarti has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2005. Jonathan Hunter Moore joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Administrative Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robin Joseph Blandford Director of investments 1 Jun 2005 Other 1890574
Srinivas Bhaskar Pulavarti President/chief investment officer 1 Jul 2005 Other 5734742
University Of Richmond Managing member 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 54-0505965
Paul Brian Queally Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 1569646
Stephen Marion Lessing Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 715556
George Andrew Hambrecht Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 1355277
Fred Thomas Tattersall Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 1719646
George William Wellde Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 707183
Alan Whitman Breed Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 1552569
Stephen Joseph Kneeley Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 1433085
Edward Lynn Ayers Member, board of managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 5734749
Christine Marie D'amour Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2009 Other 5734745
Hossein Faraji Sadid Member, board of managers 1 Jul 2009 Other 5734751
Margaret Parsons Fretz Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2009 Other 2380637
Jr. Charles Albert Ledsinger Member, board of managers 1 Sep 2010 Other 5841722
Stefanie Jane Little Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2010 Other 4393611
Robert Lawson Tuleya Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2011 Other 5648666
Leonard Walter Sandridge Member, board of managers 1 Mar 2012 Other 6044444
Patricia Little Rowland Member, board of managers 1 Mar 2012 Other 6044449
Stephen Joseph Kneeley Chief executive officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 1433085
Robin Joseph Blandford President / chief investment officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 1890574
Herbert H. Mcdade Iii Member, board of managers 1 Jul 2012 Other 1185218
Steven Coles Henderson Director of investments 1 Jan 2013 Other 1342362
Paul Francis Costello Chief operating officer 1 Aug 2013 Other 2030595
David Birdsall Hale Member, board of managers 1 Aug 2013 Other 2146441
Jonathan Hunter Moore Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 6254767
Stephen Joseph Kneeley Member, board of managers 1 Jan 2014 Other 1433085
Ronald Andrew Crutcher Member, board of managers 1 Jul 2015 Other 6563428
William Mclean Member, board of managers 1 Aug 2015 Other 5123589
Megan Elizabeth Dickerson Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2018 Other 6984211
Jonathan Hunter Moore Chief compliance officer / chief administrative officer 1 Aug 2018 Other 6254767

Based in Richmond

The principal office where Spider Management Company, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6802 Paragon Place, Richmond, VA 23230, 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 804-289-6010 or by fax 804-289-6011. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at smc.richmond.edu/.