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Veritas Asset Management

SEC-registered adviser since 2015London, United KingdomCRD 174314

40
Clients
16
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 26 March 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Veritas Asset Management is an investment adviser headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and registered with the SEC since 2015. Its clients include pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and state or municipal government entities.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Vam Bidco Limited owns 50% to 75% of Veritas Asset Management.

Clients

Veritas Asset Management serves 40 clients, 23 of them pension and profit-sharing plans. The average client has about $478 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Pooled investment vehicles7 clients27%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans23 clients57%
  • Charitable organizations3 clients3%
  • State or municipal government entities2 clients10%
  • OtherInvestment companies, Insurance companies3%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
4
Regulatory AUM
$274,584,551
Share
1.4%
Avg. per client
$68.6M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
7
Regulatory AUM
$5,250,229,807
Share
27.4%
Avg. per client
$750.0M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
23
Regulatory AUM
$10,899,499,481
Share
57.0%
Avg. per client
$473.9M
Charitable organizations
Clients
3
Regulatory AUM
$529,272,310
Share
2.8%
Avg. per client
$176.4M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$1,877,143,720
Share
9.8%
Avg. per client
$938.6M
Insurance companies
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$302,035,011
Share
1.6%
Avg. per client
$302.0M

Total

Clients
40
Regulatory AUM
$19,132,764,880
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$478.3M

What it does

Veritas Asset Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Veritas Asset Management advises no private funds.

100.0% of assets ($19.13B across 40 accounts) are managed with discretion. 97% 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
  • Stocks97%
  • Cash3%

Custodians

Veritas Asset Management does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • All other custodians$19.13B100%

Ownership and leadership

Vam Bidco Limited owns 50% to 75% of Veritas Asset Management.

Who owns the firm
Veritas Asset Management LLP· the adviser
  • Vam Bidco Limited

    Control person · since October 2014

    Owns 50% to 75% of Veritas Asset Management LLP
  • Andrew Headley

    Control person · since October 2014

    Owns 5% to 10% of Veritas Asset Management LLP
  • Xuejun Sun

    Control person · since October 2014

    Owns 5% to 10% of Veritas Asset Management LLP

Leadership

  • Nicola Lakin
    Chief Operating Officer & Partner
  • Antony Burgess
    Managing Partner
  • Andrew Headley
    Partner
  • Xuejun Sun
    Partner

Staff

  • 42 employees
  • 16 in advisory functions
  • 16 soliciting firms

Reported holdings

Veritas Asset Management’s reported 13F holdings total $5.56B across 21 positions, and the ten largest make up 77.3% of it.

$5.56B
Reported 13F value
21
Positions
77.3%
In the 10 largest
−5.8%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Amazon Com Inc.9.8%
  2. Mastercard Incorporated · CL A9.2%
  3. Canadian Pacific Kansas City8.9%
  4. Aon PLC · Shs CL A8.4%
  5. Unitedhealth Group Inc.8.1%
  6. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.8.0%
  7. Microsoft Corp.7.6%
  8. S&P Global Inc.6.1%
  9. Waters Corp.5.7%
  10. Vulcan Matls CO5.5%

Together, the ten largest are 77.3% of reported value.

The 21 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 $5.56B is not its $19.13B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Veritas Asset Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

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

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Veritas Asset Management has 0 offices, with 1 listed address with no US state reported.

Other business names

Veritas Asset Management has reported 1 other business name to the SEC.

  • Veritas Asset Management LLP

Registration details

Legal name
Veritas Asset Management LLP
Headquarters
1 Smart'S Place, Smart'S Place, London, United Kingdom WC2B 5LW
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-89169
Structure
limited liability partnership organized in United Kingdom
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Veritas Asset Management have?

Veritas Asset Management has 40 clients and manages $19.1 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 23 pension and profit-sharing plans, 7 pooled investment vehicles and 4 investment companies.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 26 March 2026

What services does Veritas Asset Management offer?

Veritas Asset Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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

How many financial advisors does Veritas Asset Management have?

Veritas Asset Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 42 employees, and 16 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 Veritas Asset Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Veritas Asset Management’s separately managed accounts held 97% exchange-traded equities and 3% 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 Veritas Asset Management?

Veritas Asset Management is owned through a chain of holding companies by Affiliated Managers Group Inc. Its direct owners are Andrew Headley (5% to 10%), Xuejun Sun (5% to 10%) and Vam Bidco Limited (50% to 75%).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 26 March 2026

How does Veritas Asset Management get paid?

Veritas 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

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 26 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 174314.
  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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This profile is compiled from public regulatory filings and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Veritas Asset Management LLP and makes no representation about the quality of its services. Figures reflect the filing dates shown and may have changed. Ownership percentages are the bands reported to the SEC, not exact figures.