{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/samsung-asset-management-158319","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/158319","regulatoryAum":300817292631,"crd":"158319","secFileNumber":"801-73197","legalName":"Samsung Asset Management Company, LTD.","displayName":"Samsung Asset Management","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in Korea, South","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"11, Seocho-Daero 74-Gil, Seocho-Gu","city":"Seoul","state":"","stateName":"","country":"Korea, South","postalCode":"06620"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"29 February 2012","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":460,"advisory":365,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":1},"aum":{"discretionary":300770396733,"discretionaryAccounts":1630,"nonDiscretionary":46895898,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":1,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":100,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Banking or thrift institutions","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":1692561706},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":1030,"regulatoryAum":168784920083},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":601452293},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":2051543905},{"label":"Other investment advisers","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":54404358},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":20,"regulatoryAum":120180819778},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":3261737728},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":4,"regulatoryAum":4189852780}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[],"custodyNote":"Samsung Asset Management does not have custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Younsik Choi","title":"Director","crd":"8111043"},{"name":"Yongmin Kim","title":"Director","crd":"7864985"},{"name":"Seung Yeop Lee","title":"Director","crd":"8254476"},{"name":"Seong Lin NA","title":"Director","crd":"7730229"},{"name":"Kim Uhseog","title":"Director/CEO","crd":"8053763"},{"name":"Jongsik Yoo","title":"Clo/CCO","crd":"8111037"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Samsung Life Insurance Co., LTD.","detail":"Shareholder in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since December 1999."}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":0,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":1,"officesByState":[],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"82237747554","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management","Performance-based fees"],"activities":["Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients","Pension consulting services","Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"],"financialPlanningClients":"0","assetMix":[{"label":"Exchange-traded equity securities","percent":3},{"label":"U.S. government/agency bonds","percent":1},{"label":"Sovereign bonds","percent":64},{"label":"Investment grade corporate bonds","percent":19},{"label":"Derivatives","percent":1},{"label":"Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies","percent":6},{"label":"Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)","percent":5},{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":1}],"privateFunds":1},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"20 April 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/158319/PDF/158319.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Samsung Asset Management have?","answer":"Samsung Asset Management has 1,063 clients and manages $300.8 billion for them, as of April 2026. They include 1,030 pooled investment vehicles, 20 insurance companies and 4 corporations and other businesses.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 20 April 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Samsung Asset Management offer?","answer":"Samsung Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting 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":"How many financial advisors does Samsung Asset Management have?","answer":"Samsung Asset Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 460 employees, and 365 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","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Samsung Asset Management invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Samsung Asset Management’s separately managed accounts held 64% sovereign bonds, 19% investment grade corporate bonds, 6% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 5% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 3% exchange-traded equities, 1% U.S. government and agency bonds, 1% derivatives and 1% cash and equivalents. It advises 1 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 Samsung Asset Management?","answer":"Samsung Asset Management’s direct owner is Samsung Life Insurance Co., LTD. (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 20 April 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Samsung Asset Management get paid?","answer":"Samsung Asset Management 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","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."}