Baker Bros. Advisors LP (New York)

Baker Bros. Advisors LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $17.33 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Baker Bros. Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Baker Bros. Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Baker Bros. Advisors LP is $17.33 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 210% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $17.33 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.48 billion each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Baker Bros. Advisors LP 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 Baker Bros. Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Baker Bros. Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $17.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Baker Bros. Advisors has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $17.32 billion for 6 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Baker Bros. Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, six hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $40,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Baker Bros. Advisors LP

The company employs 40 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 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
Julian Charles Baker	Co-managing member	1 Jan 2000	50% - 75%	2388299
Felix James Baker	Co-managing member	1 Jan 2000	50% - 75%	6019179
Llc Baker Bros. Advisors (Gp)	General partner	1 Jan 2000	Other	46-3147749
Leo Edward Kirby	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2002	Other	2743337
Scott Lawrence Lessing	President, chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2011	Other	4992270
Alexandra Ann Toohey	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2014	Other	5926044

Based in New York

The principal office where Baker Bros. Advisors LP performs its advisory services is located at 860 Washington Street, 3 Rd Floor, New York, NY 10014, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bridgehampton, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-339-5600 or by fax 212-339-5688. The normal business hours are 9am - 6pm on Monday - Friday.