Overview
Zevin Asset Management, LLC (ZAM) is an independent investment advisor managing
portfolios of individual securities for individual and institutional clients. On behalf of our clients,
we purchase and sell securities that US investors have access to in various different countries in
the world. We started our business in 1997 and we use a unique investment process (see more
information about our investment style and approach in Item 8). We specialize in providing
services to investors who wish to pursue a socially responsible investment strategy. Accounts are
managed on a customized basis according to the financial and non-financial criteria provided to us
by each client. While we use a “default” set of environmental, social and governance criteria for
clients who don’t provide us with specific criteria (more information is provided about this under
Item 8), we can accommodate many specific non-financial criteria that a client might request. The
portfolio managers work with the objectives, criteria and constraints provided by each client and
construct portfolios in an attempt to match each client’s specific objectives and constraints with
their overall portfolio profile.
We also participate in a model manager program offered by Goldman Sachs (formerly
Folio Institutional). This could be considered a “wrap” fee program by some investors, although
it does not meet some definitions of a “wrap” program since our fees are charged and collected by
Goldman Sachs separately from their own fees. Under this program, investors can subscribe (with
our permission) to one of five strategies that we manage at Goldman Sachs: the Global
Appreciation model, the Zevin SRI Global Appreciation model, the Global Appreciation with
Income model, the Zevin SRI Global Appreciation with Income model, the Global Equity model,
as well as the Zevin SRI Global Equity model. Once subscribed, investors automatically buy, sell
and own the same securities that are held in the model portfolio at the same percentage levels that
are held in the model portfolio. Client
portfolios using the model manager program at Goldman
Sachs have only limited customization for specific financial and nonfinancial constraints, and
clients using the model manager program are not able to purchase foreign securities or individual
bonds as we typically purchase for our customized clients. Clients using the model manager
program are not subject to the minimum fee levels or minimum asset levels specified for our
customized management portfolios. We also participate in similarly structured programs offered
by Envestnet, Pershing Investments (Lockwood) and Charles Schwab (Marketplace).
As part of our portfolio management services, clients may receive additional consulting
and financial planning services, including but not limited to tax planning, philanthropic planning,
retirement planning, as well as interaction with client accountants and estate planners. Unless
agreed otherwise, these services will not incur additional fees.
Our business is organized as a Limited Liability Company. Jennifer Kelley, Chief
Operations Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and a member of the Board of Managers, is an
owner of 29.4% of Common Membership Units and is a principal owner and control person. Sonia
Kowal, President and a member of the Board of Managers, is an owner of 20.6% of Common
Membership Units and is a control person. Philip Hergel, Senior Quantitative Analyst is an owner
of 20.9% of Common Membership Units. Steven Dray, Senior Portfolio Manager, Chief
Investment Officer and a member of the Board of Managers, is an owner of 12.1% of Common
Membership Units and is a control person. Jane Li, Portfolio Manager, is an owner of 5.2%
At December 31, 2023, ZAM had approximately $787.8 million in assets under
management for all discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, with the following breakdown.
U.S. Dollar Amount Total Number of Accounts
Discretionary: $784.7 million 638
Non-Discretionary: $3.1 million 2
Total: $787.8 million 640