Garda Capital Partners: AUM & Ownership

Clients

Garda Capital Partners serves 3 clients. The average client has about $69 billion with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type

Pooled investment vehicles3 clients100%

Show client breakdown

Client type	Clients	Regulatory AUM	Share	Avg. per client
Pooled investment vehicles	3	$207,104,851,000	100.0%	$69.03B
Total	3	$207,104,851,000	100%	$69.03B

Pooled investment vehicles

Clients: 3
Regulatory AUM: $207,104,851,000
Share: 100.0%
Avg. per client: $69.03B

Total

Clients: 3
Regulatory AUM: $207,104,851,000
Share: 100%
Avg. per client: $69.03B

What it does

Garda Capital Partners provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Garda Capital Partners advises 1 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($207.10B across 3 accounts) are managed with discretion. 100% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

Custodians

Garda Capital Partners has custody of $12.46B for 3 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian

All other custodians$207.10B100%

Ownership and leadership

Garda Management LP owns 75% or more of Garda Capital Partners, and Jeffrey Drobny is its CEO.

Who owns the firm

Garda Capital Partners LP· the adviser

Garda Management LP
Control person · since May 2019
Owns 75% or more of Garda Capital Partners LP
- Garda Holdings LP
  Control person · since May 2019
  Owns 75% or more of Garda Management LP
  - Timothy J. Magnusson Revocable Trust
    Control person · since September 2023
    Owns 50% to 75% of Garda Holdings LP
  - Jeffrey Steven Drobny Revocable Trust
    Control person · since September 2023
    Owns 25% to 50% of Garda Holdings LP
- Garda GP LLC
  General partner · Control person · since April 2019
  - Jeffrey Drobny
    Member · Control person · since September 2015
  - Timothy Magnusson
    Member · Control person · since September 2015
GCP Acquisition LLC
Control person · since July 2019
Owns 10% to 25% of Garda Capital Partners LP
- Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
  Control person · since January 2017
  Owns 75% or more of GCP Acquisition LLC

Leadership

Jeffrey Drobny
Chief Executive Officer
Christine Kittiko Van Eeckhout
Chief Financial Officer
Frederic Vereecken
Chief Operating Officer
Brady Daggett
Chief Compliance Officer
Edward Farrell
Chief Risk Officer
Timothy Magnusson
Chief Investment Officer
Patrick Shane
General Counsel

Staff

224 employees
70 in advisory functions

Reported holdings

Garda Capital Partners’ reported 13F holdings total $286.2M across 12 positions, and the ten largest make up 99.0% of it.

$286.2M
Reported 13F value: 12
Positions: 99.0%
In the 10 largest: −25.6%
Value vs. prior quarter

Ten largest positions, share of reported value

iShares TR · Core S&P500 ETF40.3%
Amazon Com Inc. · CallCall29.2%
iShares TR · PutPut11.0%
Microsoft Corp. · CallCall6.5%
Invesco Exch Traded FD TR II · SR LN ETF3.5%
Oracle Corp. · CallCall3.1%
iShares TR · Latn Amer 40 ETF1.8%
iShares Inc. · MSCI Brazil ETF1.3%
Amazon Com Inc.1.3%
Vaneck ETF Trust · PutPut1.0%

Together, the ten largest are 99.0% of reported value.

The 12 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 4 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $286.2M is not its $207.10B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

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

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

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Garda Capital Partners has 8 offices, with 5 listed addresses across 5 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Minnesota · 1 listed address

305 Lake Street East, WayzataHQ

Registration details

Legal name: Garda Capital Partners LP
Headquarters: 305 Lake Street East, Wayzata, MN 55391
Phone: 612-330-4900
Website: Not reported
SEC file: 801-107078
Structure: Delaware limited partnership
Fiscal year end: December

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Common questions

How many clients does Garda Capital Partners have?

Garda Capital Partners has 3 clients and manages $207.1 billion for them, as of March 2026.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 27 March 2026

What services does Garda Capital Partners offer?

Garda Capital Partners provides 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 Garda Capital Partners have?

Garda Capital Partners has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 224 employees, and 70 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or 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 Garda Capital Partners?

Garda Capital Partners is owned through a chain of holding companies by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Jeffrey Steven Drobny Revocable Trust and Timothy J. Magnusson Revocable Trust. Its direct owners are Garda Management LP (75% or more) and GCP Acquisition LLC (10% to 25%).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 27 March 2026

How does Garda Capital Partners get paid?

Garda Capital 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