Hancock Capital Investment Management LLC (Boston)

Hancock Capital Investment Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and credit suppport services, develop real property budgets, other (see form adv, part 2a). It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Hancock Capital Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Hancock Capital Investment Management LLC is $18.55 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 6894% since the beginning of its operation, and $11.68 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $16.28 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.27 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $271.34 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $58.14 million.

Hancock Capital Investment Management has custody of $4.15 billion in cash and securities for 14 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 21% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Hancock Capital Investment Management LLC 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 Scott Hartz serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Scott Hartz is insurance companies with 10 clients and $12.35 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Hancock Capital Investment Management has the highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $17.98 billion for 25 clients. 44% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Hancock Capital Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one real estate fund and nine private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $20,000,000.

Careers at Hancock Capital Investment Management LLC

The company employs 505 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people 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.

Scott Hartz has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2007. Stephen James Blewitt joined the executive team most recently as the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman/Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Based in Boston

The principal office where Hancock Capital Investment Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116, 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 617-572-0693. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday.

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