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Park Avenue Institutional Advisers

SEC-registered adviser since 2015New York, NYCRD 175101

24
Clients
10
Advisory staff

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

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers is an investment adviser headquartered in New York, New York, and registered with the SEC since 2015. Its clients include insurance companies, investment companies and other clients.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management. Guardian Investor Services LLC owns 75% or more of Park Avenue Institutional Advisers.

Clients

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers serves 24 clients. The average client has about $3.42 billion with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies24 clients6%
  • Insurance companies94%
  • Other0%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
24
Regulatory AUM
$4,640,678,525
Share
5.7%
Avg. per client
$193.4M
Insurance companies
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$77,153,369,948
Share
94.1%
Avg. per client
—
Other
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$207,568,641
Share
0.3%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
24
Regulatory AUM
$82,001,617,114
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$3.42B

What it does

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets.

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.

100.0% of assets ($82.00B across 29 accounts) are managed with discretion. 0% 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
  • Bonds70%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds67%
    • State and local bonds1%
    • Sovereign bonds1%
    • High-yield corporate bonds1%
  • Cash3%
  • Other27%
    • [1] mid year: commercial mortgage loans 11%, private equity funds 4%, rmbs and cmbs 4%, collateralized loan obligations 3%, bank loans 3%, real estate 2% and abs 1%. [2] end of year: commercial mortgage loans 11%, private equity funds 4%, rmbs and cmbs 4%, collateralized loan obligations 3%, bank loans 2%,real estate 2%. and abs 1%.27%

Custodians

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers’ client accounts are held mainly at J.P. Morgan, with 78% of managed assets. Park Avenue Institutional Advisers does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • J.P. MorganJpmorgan Chase Bank NA · Ny, NY · $64.24B78%
  • All other custodians$17.76B22%

Ownership and leadership

Guardian Investor Services LLC owns 75% or more of Park Avenue Institutional Advisers.

Who owns the firm
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC· the adviser
  • Guardian Investor Services LLC

    Control person · since February 2015

    Owns 75% or more of Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC

Leadership

  • Isaac Lowenbraun
    President, Senior Managing Director and LLC Manager
  • Michael Bessel
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • John Flannigan
    LLC Manager
  • Nicholas Liolis
    Chief Investment Officer
  • Debra Udicious
    LLC Manager
  • Larry Weiss
    Head of Asset Management Accounting & Mutual Fund Treasurer

Staff

  • 72 employees
  • 10 in advisory functions
  • 9 broker-dealer reps

Reported holdings

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers’ reported 13F holdings total $198.7M across 2 positions, and the ten largest make up 100.0% of it.

$198.7M
Reported 13F value
2
Positions
100.0%
In the 10 largest
−0.3%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Janus Detroit Street Trust-janus Henderson Aa-a Clo ETFETF50.4%
  2. Janus Henderson Asset-backed Securities ETFETF49.6%

Together, the ten largest are 100.0% of reported value.

The 2 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 $198.7M is not its $82.00B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management.

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Park Avenue Institutional Advisers has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses by state

New York · 1 listed address

  • 10 Hudson Yards, New YorkHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC
Headquarters
10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-81084
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Park Avenue Institutional Advisers have?

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers has 24 clients and manages $82 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 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers offer?

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers provides portfolio management for investment companies 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 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers use?

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers’ separately managed account assets are held at Jpmorgan Chase Bank NA (Ny, NY), with $64,238,384,913. 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 March 2026

How many financial advisors does Park Avenue Institutional Advisers have?

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 72 employees, and 10 perform investment advisory functions. 9 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 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Park Avenue Institutional Advisers’ separately managed accounts held 67% investment grade corporate bonds, 27% [1] mid year: commercial mortgage loans 11%, private equity funds 4%, rmbs and cmbs 4%, collateralized loan obligations 3%, bank loans 3%, real estate 2% and abs 1%. [2] end of year: commercial mortgage loans 11%, private equity funds 4%, rmbs and cmbs 4%, collateralized loan obligations 3%, bank loans 2%,real estate 2%. and abs 1%., 3% cash and equivalents, 1% state and local bonds, 1% sovereign bonds and 1% high-yield corporate bonds. 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 Park Avenue Institutional Advisers?

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers is owned through a holding company by the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Its direct owner is Guardian Investor Services LLC (75% or more).

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

How does Park Avenue Institutional Advisers get paid?

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees 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 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 175101.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 4 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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