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Lansdowne Partners (uk)

SEC-registered adviser since 2014London, United KingdomCRD 172244

35
Clients
14
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 27 July 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Lansdowne Partners (uk) is an investment adviser headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and registered with the SEC since 2014. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, state or municipal government entities, 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. Lansdowne Partners Limited owns 50% to 75% of Lansdowne Partners (uk).

Clients

Lansdowne Partners (uk) serves 35 clients, 33 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $294 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Pooled investment vehicles33 clients86%
  • State or municipal government entities1 clients10%
  • Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions1 clients4%
Show client breakdown
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
33
Regulatory AUM
$8,868,592,424
Share
86.1%
Avg. per client
$268.7M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$997,927,880
Share
9.7%
Avg. per client
$997.9M
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$428,769,775
Share
4.2%
Avg. per client
$428.8M

Total

Clients
35
Regulatory AUM
$10,295,290,079
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$294.2M

What it does

Lansdowne Partners (uk) provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Lansdowne Partners (uk) advises 7 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($10.30B across 35 accounts) are managed with discretion. 83% 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
  • Stocks98%
  • Cash2%

Custodians

Lansdowne Partners (uk)’s client accounts are held mainly at The Bank of New York Mellon, with 10% of managed assets, and The Northern Trust, with 4%. Lansdowne Partners (uk) has custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • The Northern TrustThe Northern Trust Company · London · $428.8M4%
  • The Bank of New York MellonThe Bank of New York Mellon · New York, NY · $997.9M10%
  • All other custodians$8.87B86%

Ownership and leadership

Lansdowne Partners Limited owns 50% to 75% of Lansdowne Partners (uk).

Who owns the firm
Lansdowne Partners (uk) LLP· the adviser
  • Lansdowne Partners Limited

    Control person · since July 2014

    Owns 50% to 75% of Lansdowne Partners (uk) LLP
  • Peter Davies

    Control person · since July 2014

    Owns 25% to 50% of Lansdowne Partners (uk) LLP

Leadership

  • Andrew Ryder
    Member / Chief Operating Officer / Chief Risk Officer
  • Daniel Jordan
    Member / Chief Compliance Officer / General Counsel
  • Peter Davies
    Member / Head of Developed Markets Strategy

Staff

  • 53 employees
  • 14 in advisory functions
  • 1 soliciting firm

Reported holdings

Lansdowne Partners (uk)’s reported 13F holdings total $2.43B across 26 positions, and the ten largest make up 92.5% of it.

$2.43B
Reported 13F value
26
Positions
92.5%
In the 10 largest
+30.2%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac · Sponsored ADS29.0%
  2. ARM Holdings PLC · Sponsored ADS15.6%
  3. Delta Air Lines Inc.9.5%
  4. Analog Devices Inc.9.4%
  5. United Airls Hldgs Inc.8.7%
  6. Baker Hughes Company · CL A5.7%
  7. Linde PLC5.1%
  8. Slb Limited · Com Stk4.9%
  9. Acushnet Hldgs Corp.2.5%
  10. Ionq Inc.2.1%

Together, the ten largest are 92.5% of reported value.

The 26 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 14 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $2.43B is not its $10.30B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Lansdowne Partners (uk) is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Lansdowne Partners (uk)’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Lansdowne Partners (uk) has 0 offices, with 1 listed address with no US state reported.

Registration details

Legal name
Lansdowne Partners (uk) LLP
Headquarters
65 Curzon Street, London, United Kingdom W1J 8PE
SEC file
801-80091
Structure
limited liability partnership organized in United Kingdom
Fiscal year end
March

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Common questions

How many clients does Lansdowne Partners (uk) have?

Lansdowne Partners (uk) has 35 clients and manages $10.3 billion for them, as of July 2026. They include 33 pooled investment vehicles, 1 state or municipal government entities and 1 sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions.

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

What services does Lansdowne Partners (uk) offer?

Lansdowne Partners (uk) 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 Lansdowne Partners (uk) use?

Lansdowne Partners (uk)’s separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY), with $997,927,880 and The Northern Trust Company (London), with $428,769,775. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 27 July 2026

How many financial advisors does Lansdowne Partners (uk) have?

Lansdowne Partners (uk) has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 53 employees, and 14 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

What does Lansdowne Partners (uk) invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Lansdowne Partners (uk)’s separately managed accounts held 98% exchange-traded equities and 2% cash and equivalents. It advises 7 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 Lansdowne Partners (uk)?

Lansdowne Partners (uk) is owned through a chain of holding companies by Paul Ruddock and Steven Heinz. Its direct owners are Lansdowne Partners Limited (50% to 75%) and Peter Davies (25% to 50%).

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

How does Lansdowne Partners (uk) get paid?

Lansdowne Partners (uk) 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 27 July 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 172244.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 14 August 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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