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Longfellow Investment Management

SEC-registered adviser since 1986Boston, MACRD 104945

161
Clients
24
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 6 August 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Longfellow Investment Management is an investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and registered with the SEC since 1986. Its clients include pension and profit-sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and corporations and other businesses. High-net-worth individuals account for 1% of its regulatory assets under management.

Its services include portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Barbara McKenna owns 25% to 50% of Longfellow Investment Management.

Clients

Longfellow Investment Management serves 161 clients, 43 of them charitable organizations. The average client has about $146 million with the firm, and high-net-worth clients hold 1% of its $23.4 billion in assets.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans23 clients31%
  • Charitable organizations43 clients14%
  • State or municipal government entities24 clients26%
  • Insurance companies18 clients4%
  • Corporations and other businesses35 clients22%
  • OtherHigh-net-worth individuals, Banking or thrift institutions, Investment companies, Pooled investment vehicles3%
Show client breakdown
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
15
Regulatory AUM
$240,340,475
Share
1.0%
Avg. per client
$16.0M
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$327,014,935
Share
1.4%
Avg. per client
$327.0M
Investment companies
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$100,372,686
Share
0.4%
Avg. per client
$100.4M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$3,591,514
Share
0.0%
Avg. per client
$3.59M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
23
Regulatory AUM
$7,238,200,407
Share
30.9%
Avg. per client
$314.7M
Charitable organizations
Clients
43
Regulatory AUM
$3,312,814,219
Share
14.1%
Avg. per client
$77.0M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
24
Regulatory AUM
$6,102,424,390
Share
26.0%
Avg. per client
$254.3M
Insurance companies
Clients
18
Regulatory AUM
$1,016,070,029
Share
4.3%
Avg. per client
$56.4M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
35
Regulatory AUM
$5,101,245,775
Share
21.8%
Avg. per client
$145.7M

Total

Clients
161
Regulatory AUM
$23,442,074,430
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$145.6M

What it does

Longfellow Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets, fixed fees and performance-based fees.

Longfellow Investment Management provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.

100.0% of assets ($23.44B across 192 accounts) are managed with discretion. $53.9M sits in a wrap fee program the firm both sponsors and manages. 4% of clients are outside the U.S., and 1 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks2%
  • Bonds82%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds48%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds28%
    • State and local bonds5%
    • High-yield corporate bonds1%
  • Cash1%
  • Other15%
    • Abs, non-agy cmbs, mlp, clo15%

Custodians

Longfellow Investment Management’s client accounts are held mainly at Northern Trust, with 37% of managed assets, and The Bank of New York Mellon, with 21%. Longfellow Investment Management does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • State Street Bank and TrustState Street Bank and Trust Company · Boston, MA · $4.77B20%
  • Northern TrustNorthern Trust Corporation · Chicago, IL · $8.57B37%
  • The Bank of New York MellonThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation · New York, NY · $5.02B21%
  • All other custodians$5.09B22%

Ownership and leadership

Barbara McKenna owns 25% to 50% of Longfellow Investment Management.

Who owns the firm
Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC· the adviser
  • Barbara McKenna

    Control person · since April 2009

    Owns 25% to 50% of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC
  • Anuja Batra

    Control person · since April 2018

    Owns 10% to 25% of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC
  • Im Square Holding 12 LLC

    since July 2026

    Owns 10% to 25% of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC
  • Michelle Martin

    since November 2021

    Owns 5% to 10% of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC
  • Akshay Anand

    since April 2018

    Owns 5% to 10% of Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC

Leadership

  • Barbara McKenna
    President, Managing Member
  • Nicole Tremblay
    Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Managing Member
  • Akshay Anand
    Member
  • Anuja Batra
    Managing Member, Treasurer
  • Mary Larson
    Managing Member
  • Michelle Martin
    Chief Administrative Officer, Member
  • George Noyes
    Elected Manager
  • David Stuehr
    Managing Member
  • Meagen Sweeney
    Director, Operations and Infrastructure, Member

Staff

  • 51 employees
  • 24 in advisory functions

Reported holdings

Longfellow Investment Management’s reported 13F holdings total $489.1M across 244 positions, and the ten largest make up 51.6% of it.

$489.1M
Reported 13F value
244
Positions
51.6%
In the 10 largest
+1.9%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Energy Transfer L P · Com UT Ltd Ptn8.6%
  2. Western Midstream Partners L · Com Unit LP Int8.2%
  3. Enterprise Prods Partners L7.8%
  4. Mplx LP · Com Unit Rep Ltd6.7%
  5. Plains All Amern Pipeline L · Unit Ltd Partn5.6%
  6. Hess Midstream LP · CL A Shs4.4%
  7. Comcast Corp. New · CL A3.0%
  8. Verizon Communications Inc.2.7%
  9. Blackstone Inc.2.6%
  10. Air Products And Chemicals I2.1%

Together, the ten largest are 51.6% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 6 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $489.1M is not its $23.44B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Longfellow Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees (other than subscription fees) and performance-based fees.

Longfellow Investment Management’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Longfellow Investment Management has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses by state

Massachusetts · 1 listed address

  • 125 High Street, Suite 832, BostonHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC
Headquarters
125 High Street, Suite 832, Boston, MA 02110
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-27485
Structure
Massachusetts LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Longfellow Investment Management have?

Longfellow Investment Management has 161 clients and manages $23.4 billion for them, as of August 2026. They include 43 charitable organizations, 35 corporations and other businesses and 24 state or municipal government entities.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 6 August 2026

What services does Longfellow Investment Management offer?

Longfellow Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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 Longfellow Investment Management use?

Longfellow Investment Management’s separately managed account assets are held at Northern Trust Corporation (Chicago, IL), with $8,568,938,693, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (New York, NY), with $5,017,108,517 and State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $4,770,683,053. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 6 August 2026

How many financial advisors does Longfellow Investment Management have?

Longfellow Investment Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 51 employees, and 24 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 Longfellow Investment Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Longfellow Investment Management’s separately managed accounts held 48% U.S. government and agency bonds, 28% investment grade corporate bonds, 15% abs, non-agy cmbs, mlp, clo, 5% state and local bonds, 2% exchange-traded equities, 1% high-yield corporate bonds and 1% cash and equivalents. It advises no private funds of its own.

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

Who owns Longfellow Investment Management?

Longfellow Investment Management is owned through a chain of holding companies by JC Decaux Holdings Sas. Its direct owners are Barbara McKenna, Anuja Batra, Michelle Martin, Akshay Anand and Im Square Holding 12 LLC, each holding 50% or less.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 6 August 2026

How does Longfellow Investment Management get paid?

Longfellow Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees 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 6 August 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 104945.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 6 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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