Kopernik Global Investors, LLC (Tampa)

Name: Kopernik Global Investors, LLC
Address: Two Harbour Place, Tampa, FL, 33602
Telephone: 813-314-6100

Kopernik Global Investors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Tampa. It manages $3.39 billion of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Florida.

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

Kopernik Global Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kopernik Global Investors, LLC is $3.39 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 11353% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.02 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.39 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $199.29 million each.

Kopernik Global Investors has custody of $236.05 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-exchange traded securities form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 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 Kopernik Global Investors serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Kopernik Global Investors is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $1.43 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Kopernik Global Investors has the 6th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.84 billion for 11 clients. 27% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kopernik Global Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Kopernik Global Investors, LLC

The company employs 34 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 compensates 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
David Bernhard Iben	Manager, chief investment officer	1 Jun 2013	75% - 100%	4571858
Isabel Satra	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2013	Other	6234117
Sally Louise Case	Chief operations officer	1 Jun 2013	Other	1033243
Robert Sheldon Lamont	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	6234179
Neda Yarich	Chief administrative officer	1 May 2014	Other	5593819
Sarah Lynn Bertrand	Counsel and chief compliance officer	1 May 2018	Other	2506227

Based in Tampa

The principal office where Kopernik Global Investors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at Two Harbour Place, Tampa, FL 33602, 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 813-314-6100 or by fax 813-314-6101. The normal business hours are 8 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kopernikglobal.com.