Clients
Sona Asset Management (us) serves 20 clients, 15 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $1.67 billion with the firm.
- Pooled investment vehicles15 clients91%
- Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions2 clients9%
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| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share | Avg. per client |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 15 | $30,492,289,117 | 91.1% | $2.03B |
| Pension and profit-sharing plans | 1 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 2 | $2,996,504,125 | 8.9% | $1.50B |
| Other | 2 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Total | 20 | $33,488,793,242 | 100% | $1.67B |
- Clients
- 15
- Regulatory AUM
- $30,492,289,117
- Share
- 91.1%
- Avg. per client
- $2.03B
- Clients
- 1
- Regulatory AUM
- $0
- Share
- 0.0%
- Avg. per client
- $0
- Clients
- 2
- Regulatory AUM
- $2,996,504,125
- Share
- 8.9%
- Avg. per client
- $1.50B
- Clients
- 2
- Regulatory AUM
- $0
- Share
- 0.0%
- Avg. per client
- $0
Total
- Clients
- 20
- Regulatory AUM
- $33,488,793,242
- Share
- 100%
- Avg. per client
- $1.67B
What it does
Sona Asset Management (us) provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets, performance-based fees and other arrangements.
Sona Asset Management (us) advises 5 private funds.
100.0% of assets ($33.49B across 20 accounts) are managed with discretion. 80% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.
What the accounts hold
The filed percentages total 102%. The values below are shown as filed.
- Exchange-traded equity securities
- 6%
- Non-exchange-traded equity securities
- 2%
- U.S. government/agency bonds
- 2%
- U.S. state and local bonds
- 4%
- Sovereign bonds
- 13%
- Investment grade corporate bonds
- 5%
- Non-investment grade corporate bonds
- 36%
- Derivatives
- 1%
- Cash and cash equivalents
- 18%
- Other (Non Security Related Assets and Assets Not Listed Above)
- 15%
Custodians
Sona Asset Management (us)’s client accounts are held mainly at Goldman Sachs International, with 3% of managed assets, and Barclays Bank PLC, with 3%. Sona Asset Management (us) has custody of client assets.
- Goldman Sachs InternationalGoldman Sachs International · London · $1.17B3%
- Barclays Bank PLCBarclays Bank PLC · London · $954.1M3%
- BNP Paribas, London BranchBNP Paribas, London Branch · London · $822.5M2%
- OtherJ.P. Morgan, All other custodians91%
Ownership and leadership
Sona Asset Management Limited owns 75% or more of Sona Asset Management (us).
- Owns 75% or more of Sona Asset Management (us) LLC
Sona Asset Management Limited
Control person · since January 2017
- Owns 75% or more of Sona Asset Management Limited
Sona Asset Management Cayman Limited
Control person · since December 2016
- Owns 75% or more of Sona Asset Management Cayman Limited
John Aylward
Control person · since December 2016
Leadership
- Christopher HillChief Financial Officer
- Joseph GroganUS Chief Compliance Officer
- John AylwardCIO
- John BerkeryHead of US
- Gabriel ErasmusCro
- Kathryn HaswellGlobalcco
- Henrik JohnssonCEO
- John KnoxChief Legal Officer
- Justin ShihCOO
Staff
- 39 employees
- 31 in advisory functions
Reported holdings
Sona Asset Management (us)’s reported 13F holdings total $4.76B across 424 positions, and the ten largest make up 41.9% of it.
- $4.76B
- Reported 13F value
- 424
- Positions
- 41.9%
- In the 10 largest
- +0.5%
- Value vs. prior quarter
- iShares TR · 20 YR TR BD ETFCall14.1%
- Echostar Corp. · CL A4.9%
- Vaneck ETF Trust · Semiconductr ETFPut4.4%
- iShares TR · Iboxx HI YD ETFPut3.8%
- Warner Bros Discovery Inc. · Com Ser A3.1%
- Invesco Exchange Traded FD T · S&P500 Eql Wgt2.9%
- Bill Holdings Inc. · Note4/02.7%
- iShares TR · Iboxx Inv CP ETFPut2.3%
- Trip Com Group Ltd · Note 0.750% 6/12.0%
- Invesco Exch Traded FD TR II · SR LN ETFPut1.8%
Together, the ten largest are 41.9% of reported value.
A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $4.76B is not its $33.49B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.
Fees
Sona Asset Management (us) is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other.
Sona Asset Management (us)’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.
Offices and registrations
Besides its headquarters, Sona Asset Management (us) has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.
New York · 1 listed address
- 730 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor, New YorkHQ
Registration details
- Legal name
- Sona Asset Management (us) LLC
- Headquarters
- 730 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- 646-779-6300
- Website
- Not reported
- SEC file
- 801-112410
- Structure
- Delaware LLC
- Fiscal year end
- December
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Common questions
How many clients does Sona Asset Management (us) have?
Sona Asset Management (us) has 20 clients and manages $33.5 billion for them, as of July 2026. They include 15 pooled investment vehicles, 2 sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions and 2 other clients.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 9 July 2026
What services does Sona Asset Management (us) offer?
Sona Asset Management (us) 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 Sona Asset Management (us) use?
Sona Asset Management (us)’s separately managed account assets are held at Goldman Sachs International (London), with $1,169,535,559, Barclays Bank PLC (London), with $954,086,913, BNP Paribas, London Branch (London), with $822,540,382 and J.P. Morgan Securities PLC (London), with $50,341,269. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 9 July 2026
How many financial advisors does Sona Asset Management (us) have?
Sona Asset Management (us) has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 39 employees, and 31 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 Sona Asset Management (us) invest in?
At the end of its last fiscal year, Sona Asset Management (us)’s separately managed accounts held 36% high-yield corporate bonds, 18% cash and equivalents, 15% non security related assets and assets not listed above, 13% sovereign bonds, 6% exchange-traded equities, 5% investment grade corporate bonds, 4% state and local bonds, 2% non-exchange-traded equities, 2% U.S. government and agency bonds and 1% derivatives. It advises 5 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 Sona Asset Management (us)?
Sona Asset Management (us) is owned through a chain of holding companies by John Aylward. Its direct owner is Sona Asset Management Limited (75% or more).
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 9 July 2026
How does Sona Asset Management (us) get paid?
Sona Asset Management (us) is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other arrangements. 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