P.A.W. Capital Partners, LP (Greenwich)


P.A.W. Capital Partners, LP is a large advisory firm based in Greenwich. It manages $166.51 million of regulatory assets for 55 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.

P.A.W. Capital Partners provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for irrevocable trusts. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

P.A.W. Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of P.A.W. Capital Partners, LP is $166.51 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -70% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $166.51 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.03 million each.
P.A.W. Capital Partners has custody of $112.35 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities 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 P.A.W. Capital Partners, 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 P.A.W. Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of P.A.W. Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $112.35 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, P.A.W. Capital Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $157.98 million for 54 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

P.A.W. Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at P.A.W. Capital Partners, LP

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Peter Allen Wright Limited partner; chief executive officer 1 Dec 1990 75% - 100% 1328622
P.A.W. Capital Corp. General partner 1 Jan 1994 Other 06-1386936
P.A.W Capital Corp. General partner 1 Jan 1994 75% - 100% 06-1386936
John P. Ernenwein Cco/cfo 1 Mar 1997 Other 5074335
Michael James Benenson Coo 1 Jan 2005 Other 1107698
Gregory Jon Martinsen Cco/cfo 1 Mar 2006 Other 2407289
Michael James Benenson Chief compliance officer, coo & limited partner 1 Jul 2006 Other 1107698
Carol Veronica Maguire Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 4813375
Arnold Lennox Barnes Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2014 Other 6433015

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Peter Allen Wright Sole shareholder 1 Jan 1994 75% - 100% 1328622

Based in Greenwich

The principal office where P.A.W. Capital Partners, LP performs its advisory services is located at 4 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831, 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 203-862-3300 or by fax 203-661-0987. The normal business hours are 8-6 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pawpartners.com.