{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/morgan-stanley-aip-gp-117050","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/117050","regulatoryAum":40854466007,"crd":"117050","secFileNumber":"801-60699","legalName":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP LP","displayName":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP","website":"http://www.morganstanley.com/im","founded":null,"organization":"Delaware limited partnership","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"100 Front Street, Suite 400","city":"West Conshohocken","state":"PA","stateName":"Pennsylvania","country":"United States","postalCode":"19428"},"tradeNames":["Aip","Aip Alternative Lending Group","Aip Hedge Fund Solutions Team","Aip Hedge Fund Team","Aip PSG","Aip Portfolio Solutions Group","Aip Private Markets","Aip Private Markets Group","Aip Private Markets Solutions","Aip Private Markets Team","Alternative Investment Partners","Alternative Lending Group","Hedge Fund Solutions","Hedge Fund Solutions Team","Hedge Fund Team","MS Aip","Morgan Stanley Aip","Morgan Stanley Alternatives Investment LLC","Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc","Morgan Stanley Investment Management LTD","Morgan Stanley Investment Management Portfolio Solutions Group","Msim","Msim Inc.","Msim LTD","Msim PSG","Msim Portfolio Solutions Group","Mspes","Omni Team","PSG","Portfolio Solutions Group","Private Equity Solutions","Private Markets Solutions","Riverview Omni Fund","Solutions and Multi Assets Group"],"registration":{"secApproved":"17 December 2001","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":200,"advisory":169,"brokerDealerReps":27,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":18},"aum":{"discretionary":40102354717,"discretionaryAccounts":184,"nonDiscretionary":752111290,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":15,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":36,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"High-net-worth individuals","clients":16,"regulatoryAum":468463118},{"label":"Investment companies","clients":4,"regulatoryAum":1975428401},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":124,"regulatoryAum":32362527185},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":4,"regulatoryAum":832219530},{"label":"Charitable organizations","clients":8,"regulatoryAum":248563815},{"label":"Other investment advisers","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":11012670},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":685299123},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":258412422},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":36,"regulatoryAum":4011059636},{"label":"Other","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":1480107}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"State Street Bank and Trust Company","shortName":"State Street Bank and Trust","location":"Boston, MA","smaAssets":2155256700},{"name":"The Bank of New York Mellon","shortName":"The Bank of New York Mellon","location":"New York, NY","smaAssets":2538442144},{"name":"Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC","shortName":"Morgan Stanley","location":"New York, NY","smaAssets":890245145}],"custodyNote":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP has custody of $30.97B for 119 clients.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Christopher Smock","title":"Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Director","crd":"5690435"},{"name":"Kara Fricke","title":"General Counsel and Managing Director","crd":"6525109"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.","detail":"Limited partner of registrant in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since November 2000. 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They include 124 pooled investment vehicles, 36 corporations and other businesses and 16 high-net-worth individuals.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 7 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Morgan Stanley Aip GP offer?","answer":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and selecting other managers.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Morgan Stanley Aip GP use?","answer":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP’s separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY), with $2,538,442,144, State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $2,155,256,700 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (New York, NY), with $890,245,145. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 7 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Morgan Stanley Aip GP have?","answer":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP has 23 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 200 employees, and 169 perform investment advisory functions. 27 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","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Morgan Stanley Aip GP invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Morgan Stanley Aip GP’s separately managed accounts held 82% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 9% other consists of unfunded capital and other payable and receivables, 3% exchange-traded equities, 2% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 2% cash and equivalents, 1% sovereign bonds and 1% investment grade corporate bonds. It advises 107 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Morgan Stanley Aip GP?","answer":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP is owned through a holding company by Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Capital Managment, LLC. Its direct owner is Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 7 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Morgan Stanley Aip GP get paid?","answer":"Morgan Stanley Aip GP 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","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}