The COMMONFUND GROUP is a privately held investment adviser that advises $43.6Bn in regulatory assets under management held in 5 SEC fund types across 2 investment strategies. COMMONFUND GROUP is a Private Fund A private fund manager is a manager whose >=75% of total assets under management are in private funds (privately offered pooled vehicles for accredited or qualified investors, generally accessed through placements with higher minimums, restricted eligibility, and negotiated terms) Manager. Assets increased by 63.23% over the last 5-years.
The Group has been registered with the SEC for 38.32 years and is comprised of 2 filing and 0 relying advisers. They operate out of 8 office locations with their Headquarters at 601 MERRITT 7, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT. The Group has not been subject to regulatory enforcement actions. They are regulated by 4 US and Non-US bodies.
They have 108 employees comprised of 71 investment and 37 non-investment staff. The total number of Employees increased by 54.29% over the last 5-years.
Their $43.6Bn in assets advised are owned by 117 private funds, 0 public funds and BDCs and 124 other accounts. Assets of Pooled Investment Vehicles (Not IC or BDC) clients own $33.21Bn or 76.17% of Total Assets and Charitable Organizations own $10.14Bn or 23.27% of Total Assets.
The Group's top investment strategies include Fund of Funds and Long/Short Equity, representing 100% and 0% of total assets, respectively.
They advise 2 types of clients, top clients are Pooled Investment Vehicles (Not IC or BDC) and Charitable Organizations.
The Group uses 3 Fund Administrators, 1 Fund Auditors, 1 Prime Brokers, 10 Custodians and 3 Marketers. It does not report a third-party Fund Administrator in 14 private funds with $2.23Bn in assets.
The Group discloses fixed fees, management fees and performance-based fees.
COMMONFUND GROUP names 17 sub-advisers ADELANTE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, BRANDYWINE GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC., DLD ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP, HARDING LOEVNER LP, INCOME RESEARCH + MANAGEMENT, JOHCM (USA) INC, M.D. SASS, LLC, MARATHON-LONDON, MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT, METIS GLOBAL PARTNERS, LLC, METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, NUMERIC INVESTORS LLC, RIMROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, SIT FIXED INCOME ADVISORS II, LLC, T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP to 16 different funds advised by the group. The Group has been named as the sub-adviser to 3 funds.