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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors

SEC-registered adviser since 2012New York, NYCRD 160157

103
Clients
78
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 21 July 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors is an investment adviser headquartered in New York, New York, and registered with the SEC since 2012. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions.

Its services include portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Blackstone Intermediary Holdco L.L.C. owns 75% or more of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors.

Clients

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors serves 103 clients. The average client has about $392 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Pooled investment vehicles103 clients97%
  • Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions3%
Show client breakdown
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
103
Regulatory AUM
$39,023,753,868
Share
96.7%
Avg. per client
$378.9M
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$1,337,146,600
Share
3.3%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
103
Regulatory AUM
$40,360,900,468
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$391.9M

What it does

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors advises 103 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($40.36B across 104 accounts) are managed with discretion. 30% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks85%
    • Non-exchange-traded equities84%
    • Exchange-traded equities1%
  • Bonds1%
  • Cash10%
  • Other4%
    • Physical real estate, other assets & available capital4%

Custodians

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors’ client accounts are held mainly at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, with 1% of managed assets. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors has custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & SmithMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · New York, NY · $224.3M1%
  • All other custodians$40.14B99%

Ownership and leadership

Blackstone Intermediary Holdco L.L.C. owns 75% or more of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors.

Who owns the firm
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors L.L.C.· the adviser
  • Blackstone Intermediary Holdco L.L.C.

    Control person · since December 2011

    Owns 75% or more of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors L.L.C.

Leadership

  • Christopher Striano
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Joshua Shapiro
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Qasim Abbas
    Head of Tactical Opportunities International
  • Christopher James
    Global Head of Tactical Opportunities
  • Jasvinder Khaira
    Head of Tactical Opportunities America

Staff

  • 83 employees
  • 78 in advisory functions
  • 5 broker-dealer reps

Fees

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors has 3 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses by state

New York · 1 listed address

  • 345 Park Avenue, New YorkHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors L.L.C.
Headquarters
345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154
SEC file
801-73448
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors have?

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors has 103 clients and manages $40.4 billion for them, as of July 2026.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 21 July 2026

What services does Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors offer?

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

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

Which custodians does Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors use?

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (New York, NY), with $224,253,890. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 21 July 2026

How many financial advisors does Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors have?

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 83 employees, and 78 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

What does Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 84% non-exchange-traded equities, 10% cash and equivalents, 4% physical real estate, other assets & available capital, 1% exchange-traded equities and 1% high-yield corporate bonds. It advises 103 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors?

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors is owned through a chain of holding companies by Blackstone Inc. Its direct owner is Blackstone Intermediary Holdco L.L.C. (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 21 July 2026

How does Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors get paid?

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors 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 21 July 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 160157.

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

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