Asset Management One Usa Inc. (New York)

Name: Asset Management One Usa Inc.
Address: 400 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-350-7650

Asset Management One Usa Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $4.85 billion of regulatory assets for 26 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Asset Management One U provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and information services for the parent company. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Asset Management One U: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Asset Management One Usa Inc. is $4.85 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -9% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.8 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.83 billion in discretionary accounts and $21.45 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $193.1 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $21.45 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 62% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Asset Management One Usa Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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 Akitoshi Masuda serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Akitoshi Masuda is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $1.72 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Asset Management One U has the 4th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.72 billion for 5 clients. 78% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Asset Management One U doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Asset Management One Usa Inc.

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 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.

Akitoshi Masuda has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2016. Motonobu Nmn Hoshino joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ltd. Asset Management One Co.	Direct parent company	1 Apr 2000	75% - 100%	110843
Hajime Fukuzawa	Director	1 Apr 2012	Other	6052605
Kayoko Hashimoto	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	6311396
Kayoko Nmn Hashimoto	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	6311396
Michiharu Maeda	President & ceo	1 Jul 2014	Other	6378033
Akitoshi Masuda	Director	1 Oct 2016	Other	6712395
Shinichi Aizawa	Director	1 Apr 2018	Other	5813233
Shinichi Nmn Aizawa	Director	1 Apr 2018	Other	5813233
Motonobu Nmn Hoshino	Director	1 Apr 2019	Other	6712405
Akito Nmn Yanagihara	President & ceo, director	1 Apr 2019	Other	7110920
Nobutaka Nmn Aoki	Director	1 Apr 2019	Other	6712403
Akito Yanagihara	President & ceo, director	1 Apr 2019	Other	7110920

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Mizuho Financial Group	Ultimate and indirect parent	1 Mar 2003	50% - 75%	foreign
Dai Ichi Life Holdings Inc.	Ultimate and indirect parent	1 Oct 2016	25% - 50%	foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Asset Management One Usa Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 400 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-350-7650 or by fax 212-354-1883. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at am-one-usa.com.