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Benefit Street Partners

SEC-registered adviser since 2011New York, NYCRD 158672

74
Clients
110
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 30 July 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Benefit Street Partners is an investment adviser headquartered in New York, New York, and registered with the SEC since 2011. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles and investment companies.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled vehicles. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Franklin Resources, Inc. owns 75% or more of Benefit Street Partners, and David Manlowe is its CEO.

Clients

Benefit Street Partners serves 74 clients, 70 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $383 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies4 clients3%
  • Pooled investment vehicles70 clients97%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
4
Regulatory AUM
$977,301,307
Share
3.5%
Avg. per client
$244.3M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
70
Regulatory AUM
$27,338,499,134
Share
96.5%
Avg. per client
$390.5M

Total

Clients
74
Regulatory AUM
$28,315,800,441
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$382.6M

What it does

Benefit Street Partners provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled vehicles. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Benefit Street Partners advises 71 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($28.32B across 74 accounts) are managed with discretion. 31% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

Custodians

Benefit Street Partners has custody of $12.61B for 50 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • All other custodians$28.32B100%

Ownership and leadership

Franklin Resources, Inc. owns 75% or more of Benefit Street Partners, and David Manlowe is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Benefit Street Partners L.L.C.· the adviser
  • Franklin Resources, Inc.

    Control person · since February 2019

    Owns 75% or more of Benefit Street Partners L.L.C.

Leadership

  • David Manlowe
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Richard Byrne
    President
  • Bryan Martoken
    Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer
  • Allison Davi
    Co-Chief Operating Officer
  • Enrico Gallo
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Shirley Hambelton
    Managing Director and General Counsel

Staff

  • 241 employees
  • 110 in advisory functions
  • 5 broker-dealer reps

Reported holdings

Benefit Street Partners’ reported 13F holdings total $69.6M across 21 positions, and the ten largest make up 85.1% of it.

$69.6M
Reported 13F value
21
Positions
85.1%
In the 10 largest
−19.4%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Riot Platforms Inc. · Note 0.750% 1/122.4%
  2. Pg&e Corp. · Pfd Conv Ser A19.8%
  3. Echostar Corp. · CL A16.0%
  4. Echostar Corp. · Note 3.875%11/38.7%
  5. Graftech Intl Ltd SR NT6.3%
  6. Evolent Health Inc. · CL A2.8%
  7. Northern Oil & Gas Inc. · Note 3.625% 4/12.7%
  8. Coinbase Global Inc. · Note 0.250% 4/02.2%
  9. Mks Inc.. · Note 1.250% 6/02.1%
  10. Peloton Interactive Inc. · CL A2.1%

Together, the ten largest are 85.1% of reported value.

The 21 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 21 July 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $69.6M is not its $28.32B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Benefit Street Partners is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Benefit Street Partners’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Benefit Street Partners has 4 offices, with 4 listed addresses across 4 states.

Listed office addresses by state

New York · 1 listed address

  • One Madison Avenue, Suite 1600, New YorkHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Benefit Street Partners L.L.C.
Headquarters
One Madison Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10010
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-72843
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Benefit Street Partners have?

Benefit Street Partners has 74 clients and manages $28.3 billion for them, as of July 2026. They include 70 pooled investment vehicles and 4 investment companies.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 July 2026

What services does Benefit Street Partners offer?

Benefit Street Partners provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled vehicles.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How many financial advisors does Benefit Street Partners have?

Benefit Street Partners has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 241 employees, and 110 perform investment advisory functions. 5 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Benefit Street Partners?

Benefit Street Partners’ direct owner is Franklin Resources, Inc. (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 July 2026

How does Benefit Street Partners get paid?

Benefit Street Partners is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 30 July 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 158672.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 21 July 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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