Whale Rock Capital Management, LLC (Boston)

Name: Whale Rock Capital Management, LLC
Address: Two International Place, Boston, MA, 02110
Telephone: 617-502-9900

Whale Rock Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $4.19 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

Whale Rock Capital Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Whale Rock Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Whale Rock Capital Management, LLC is $4.19 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1245% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.27 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.19 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.05 billion each.

Whale Rock Capital Management has custody of $1.27 billion in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Whale Rock Capital 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 Peter Marcello Sacerdote serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Peter Marcello Sacerdote is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $4.19 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Whale Rock Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.19 billion for 4 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Whale Rock Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Whale Rock Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 16 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.

Peter Marcello Sacerdote has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2006. James Gaddis Houghtlin joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Alexander Corrado Sacerdote	Ceo, managing member	1 Apr 2006	50% - 75%	2531715
L.P. Peter M Sacerdote Investment Partners	Owner	1 Apr 2006	25% - 50%	13-3925529
Alexander C Sacerdote	Ceo	1 Apr 2006	50% - 75%	2531715
Peter Marcello Sacerdote	Chairman	1 Apr 2006	25% - 50%	408675
Brian Patrick Falahee	Cfo - chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2007	Other	4507094
James Gaddis Houghtlin	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2018	Other	4201380

Based in Boston

The principal office where Whale Rock Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110, 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 617-502-9900 or by fax 617-502-9911. The normal business hours are 8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. et on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at whalerockcapital.com.