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Adviser Profile

As of Date 07/01/2024
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm
Number of Employees 332 -1.48%
of those in investment advisory functions 196
Registration SEC, Approved, 12/09/1996
AUM* 5,785,116,961 40.54%
of that, discretionary 5,785,116,961 40.54%
Private Fund GAV* 696,563,391 -5.70%
Avg Account Size 148,336,332 -2.70%
SMA’s Yes
Private Funds 2 1
Contact Info 617 xxxxxxx
Websites

Client Types

- Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
- Investment companies
- Pooled investment vehicles
- Pension and profit sharing plans
- Charitable organizations
- State or municipal government entities
- Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
- Corporations or other businesses not listed above
- Other

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

Recent News

Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
34B 29B 24B 20B 15B 10B 5B
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Private Funds



Employees

Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Fund TypeHedge Fund Count1 GAV$162,380,044
Fund TypeOther Private Fund Count1 GAV$534,183,347

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Brochure Summary

Overview

AEW Capital Management, L.P. (“AEW”) was founded in 1981. AEW provides investment advisory and related services focused on creating and implementing real estate related investment and asset management strategies. AEW is a Delaware limited partnership. AEW’s offices include its headquarters in Boston and offices in Los Angeles, Denver, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, Korea and Sydney, Australia. AEW is an autonomous, subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, which, following a modification in corporate structure that took place in January 2024, is a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers (“Natixis IM”), an international asset management group based in Paris, France, that is part of the Global Financial Services division of Groupe BPCE. Natixis IM is wholly owned by Natixis, a French investment banking and financial services firm. Natixis is wholly owned by BPCE, France’s second largest banking group. The modification in corporate structure mentioned above was the merger of Natixis Investment Managers, LLC into Natixis Investment Managers U.S. Holdings, LLC and the subsequent name change of the holding company to "Natixis Investment Managers, LLC." The internal reorganization did not change the ultimate parent of AEW or the identity and responsibilities of, or services provided by, either AEW's or Natixis Investment Managers, LLC's personnel. Types of Services AEW offers investment advisory services relating to direct and indirect investments in real estate and real estate related securities. Such investments generally can include, without limitation, the acquisition, management and disposition of the following types of direct and/or indirect interests in real estate and real estate-related debt: (1) fee ownership; (2) partnership interests in real estate related partnerships, membership interests in limited liability companies that own real estate or other similar interests in other real estate related entities; (3) preferred equity or mezzanine interests in real estate related entities; (4) loans secured by interests in real property, including whole loans, participating loans, mezzanine loans, fixed or floating rate or shared appreciation loans; (5) real estate related securities, including publicly traded and privately traded securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), real estate operating companies and other entities directly or indirectly involved in the acquisition, development, construction, ownership, management or disposition of real estate; (6) mortgage backed securities; and (7) warrants, options and other instruments relating to entities directly or indirectly involved in the acquisition, financing, development, construction, ownership, management or disposition of real estate. AEW offers a number of investment strategies. For clients seeking direct and indirect investments in real estate and real estate-related debt in the North America and Asia Pacific regions, AEW offers core, value-add, opportunistic and other customized strategies. For clients seeking to invest in publicly listed securities, AEW offers global and regional strategies, including diversified, focus, absolute return, income and other customized strategies. AEW provides investment advisory services to clients through separately managed accounts, as well as through privately offered commingled vehicles or funds sponsored by AEW. No investment is made for a client account or commingled vehicle unless it is consistent with the investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions of the client account or commingled vehicle. AEW also will, from time to time, act as an adviser or sub-advisor to investment companies or as an investment manager to collective investment trusts or UCITS funds. Separately Managed Accounts Discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services are provided by AEW through separately managed account arrangements pursuant to advisory
contracts, which incorporate investment guidelines and restrictions customizable to the particular account. Advisory contracts are typically negotiated to meet the specific needs of the particular client. Privately Offered Commingled Vehicles AEW also provides investment advisory services through privately offered commingled vehicles or funds sponsored by AEW or its subsidiaries. These vehicles are offered to qualified investors in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are not registered as an investment companies under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), either because the vehicles do not meet the definition of “investment company” or in reliance upon an exclusion from the definition of “investment company” provided in the Investment Company Act. Investment guidelines and objectives for each of AEW’s commingled vehicles are set forth in the private placement memorandum and the organizational documents for each vehicle. CIT; UCITS AEW also acts as an investment manager for other types of commingled vehicles including bank maintained collective investment trusts established pursuant to IRS Revenue Ruling 81-100 (each, a “CIT”) and commingled vehicles governed by the European regulatory framework UCITS (each, a “UCITS Fund”). Investment guidelines and objectives for these vehicles are set forth in each vehicle’s prospectus and related documents. Model Portfolio Programs In a model portfolio program, AEW provides a model portfolio to an affiliated or unaffiliated sponsor or adviser that represents AEW’s recommendation as to the composition of a diversified portfolio of securities that would be purchased and/or sold for the account of a hypothetical investor who wishes to establish a portfolio of real estate related securities, having the characteristics agreed upon between AEW and the sponsor. As such, the model portfolio could be similar in composition to an actively managed separate account or commingled vehicle managed by AEW having similar characteristics, but will not necessarily reflect the holdings of any particular client account. In a model portfolio program, the sponsor is typically responsible for determining the appropriateness of an investment by its clients in the model portfolio recommended by AEW and for determining whether and to what extent to implement the investments recommended through the model portfolio for each of the sponsor’s participating clients. Additionally, the program sponsor generally has primary responsibility for client communications and generally provides its clients with comprehensive services, such as financial consulting, portfolio accounting and brokerage, etc. The sponsor generally charges its client a comprehensive bundled/wrap fee for such services. For its services, AEW receives an agreed-upon fee that can, but will not necessarily, represent a portion of fees paid to the sponsor by program participants. Mutual Fund AEW also acts as the investment manager to a real estate sector fund organized as a diversified investment company, diversified across property type, region, leverage and holding. Investment guidelines and objectives for the fund are set forth in the fund’s prospectus and related documents. Client Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2023, the amount of client regulatory assets AEW manages on a discretionary basis is $5,785,116,961 and AEW does not manage any regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis. Additionally, as of December 31, 2023, AEW manages $41,793,077,846 billion in assets for which AEW provides (i) investment management services to a fund or other vehicle that is not primarily investing in securities (e.g., real estate), (ii) non-discretionary investment advisory services (e.g., model portfolios) or (iii) fund management services that do not include providing investment advice.