Teza Capital Management LLC (Chicago)


Teza Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $824.58 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Teza 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.

Teza Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Teza Capital Management LLC is $824.58 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3185% since the beginning of its operation, and $640.91 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $824.58 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $412.29 million each.
Teza Capital Management has custody of $366.35 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Teza 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 Teza Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Teza Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $824.58 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Teza Capital Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $824.58 million for 4 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Teza Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Teza Capital Management LLC

The company employs 52 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 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.

Jonah Orion Roth joined the executive team most recently as the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mikhail V Malyshev Chief executive officer 1 Jun 2014 Other 4659844
Darren Mast Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2014 Other 5033663
Seth Andre Travis General counsel 1 Jun 2014 Other 5926448
Benjamin Mark Morof Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2014 Other 3125242
Mikhail Victorovich Malyshev Chief executive officer 1 Jun 2014 Other 4659844
Teza Services Llc Managing member 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 47-1493042
Daniel Edward Deering Chef financial officer 1 Apr 2017 Other 5040698
Daniel E Deering Finance director 1 Apr 2017 Other 5040698
Jonah Orion Roth General counsel 1 Jul 2017 Other 6603674
Reinhold Willigis Gebert Chief operating officer and chief risk officer 1 Jul 2017 Other 4736275
Michael Tucker Chief technology officer 1 Oct 2017 Other 5849096
Jonah Orion Roth General counsel & chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2019 Other 6603674

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 17 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mikhail V Malyshev Manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 4659844
Mikhail Victorovich Malyshev Member/manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 4659844
Lvp 2012 Trust Majority voting interest 1 Oct 2012 75% - 100% 60-1318991
Mikhail Malyshev 2014 Grat #3 Non-voting ownership interest 1 Aug 2014 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Oksana Malysheva 2014 Grat #3 Non-voting ownership interest 1 Aug 2014 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Mikhail V Malyshev Trustee 1 Aug 2014 75% - 100% 4659844
Oksana Mindyuk Malysheva Trustee 1 Aug 2014 75% - 100% 6404311
Linden Venture Partners Llc Member 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 45-4094596
Mikhail Malyshev 2015 Grat #4 Non-voting ownership interest 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Oksana Malysheva 2015 Grat #4 Non-voting ownership interest 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Mikhail V Malyshev Trustee 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 4659844
Oksana Mindyuk Malysheva Trustee 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 6404311
Mikhail Malyshev 2015 Grat #5 Non-voting ownership interest 1 May 2015 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Oksana Malysheva 2015 Grat #5 Non-voting ownership interest 1 May 2015 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Mikhail V Malyshev Trustee 1 May 2015 75% - 100% 4659844
Oksana Mindyuk Malysheva Trustee 1 May 2015 75% - 100% 6404311
Oksana Mindyuk Malysheva Member 1 Oct 2015 25% - 50% 6404311

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Teza Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601, 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 312-768-1650 or by fax 312-768-1699. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 6:00pm (monday - friday) on Monday - Friday.