Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric or the Firm) is organized as a limited liability company under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Parametric has been providing investment advisory services since its
formation in 1987. Parametric is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held
company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric’s direct
owner is Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. Parametric is
part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) the asset management division of Morgan
Stanley.
Parametric is a leading global asset management firm providing various portfolio management services and
investment strategies directly to institutional investors and indirectly to individual investors through
financial intermediaries. Parametric’s investment decision-making processes utilize proprietary technology
and are typically guided by structured, mathematical, and rules-based methodologies. Parametric’s
portfolio management services and strategies assist clients in meeting their desired market exposure, risk
management, tax management and return objectives in a cost-effective manner. These services may be
tailored to meet specific client needs, which include but are not limited to systematic equity portfolios, tax-
managed core equity portfolios for taxable investors, fixed-income, centralized portfolio management,
futures and options-based overlay services for clients seeking to securitize cash, re-balance asset
allocations, managed currency and duration exposure, and specialty index strategies. Parametric
collaborates with clients and their advisers to design and implement customized solutions through the
application of equity, fixed income and derivative programs. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on
investments in securities or types of securities and set additional investment guidelines as they deem
necessary.
Parametric provides investment management services through a variety of products and investment
vehicles. These include but are not limited to discretionary and non-discretionary separate accounts for
institutional and individual investors; U.S. registered investment funds such as open-end mutual funds,
close-end funds (CEFs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (1940 Act) sponsored by both affiliates and third parties; and U.S. and non-U.S. collectively managed
funds such as private funds, collective investment trusts, commingled trust funds, and UCITS which may be
sponsored by Parametric, affiliates, or third parties.
Parametric offers a separately managed account program (the Platform) which is designed to provide
financial intermediaries and their clients access to a broad array of investment strategies offered by
Parametric, its affiliates, and third parties (each a Research Provider). Under the Platform, Research Providers
provide non-discretionary model portfolios to Parametric. Clients may select one or more investment
strategies on the Platform, which are implemented in client accounts by Parametric pursuant to Parametric’s
normal trading practices. Parametric expects to deviate from a model provided by Research Provider to
account for account specific considerations, such as tax-management.
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Parametric provides portfolio management services through wrap fee programs, including programs
sponsored by affiliates. Under these programs, the wrap program sponsor charges the client a bundled fee
which includes trade execution, custody, and other services provided by the sponsor. Parametric typically
receives a portion of the wrap/program fee collected by the program sponsor for advisory services provided
by Parametric. As further detailed in Item 5 – Fees and Compensation below, Parametric negotiates its fee
rates with the wrap program sponsor, and as such fees may differ across wrap fee programs sponsored by
different parties. Wrap program sponsors are responsible for determining which Parametric strategies are
available to participants in the wrap fee program. Wrap accounts are generally managed in the same or
similar manner to other separately managed accounts, subject to specific restrictions, investment guidelines
and or other parameters imposed by the wrap program sponsor or intermediary and reasonable restrictions
a client may place on their account. As brokerage commissions and charges are generally included within
the bundled/wrap fee a wrap fee program participant pays the sponsor, Parametric will frequently execute
transactions through the sponsor to avoid costs associated with transacting through a third-party broker.
Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices for additional information about Parametric’s brokerage practices
for wrap fee program accounts. Parametric generally only receives information about a wrap fee program
participant as necessary for Parametric to manage a wrap program participant’s account in the selected
strategy. As such, the wrap program sponsor, and not Parametric, is responsible for determining the
suitability of a particular Parametric strategy based on factors including the client’s objectives, risk tolerance
and financial situation. A wrap program participant should consult their wrap fee program sponsor’s
brochure for
more information about how Parametric’s fees are paid.
Other non-institutional clients generally access Parametric strategies through an intermediary such as a
broker-dealer, bank, family office, or registered investment adviser. Similar to wrap fee programs, Parametric
commonly will enter into a sub-advisory agreement with the intermediary. In certain limited instances,
Parametric will enter into a dual- or tri-party contract agreement directly with a client of an intermediary.
Also similarly to wrap fee programs, the intermediary is responsible for determining what Parametric
strategies are available to its clients and for conducting a suitability assessment for each of its client’s
investing in a Parametric strategy. Parametric will frequently execute transactions through a client’s
custodian, particularly if the custodian offers zero or low-cost commission trading. Clients of an intermediary
should consult their intermediary for information about the particular arrangement the intermediary has
with Parametric.
Parametric provides investment advice through model portfolio delivery programs. Under such
arrangements, Parametric provides third parties, which may include wrap fee program sponsors and other
intermediaries, with a model portfolio. Unless otherwise agreed upon with a third-party model recipient,
these model delivery arrangements are considered non-discretionary. The third party retains discretion to
implement, reject, or adjust such model and the third party is responsible for executing any corresponding
transactions on behalf of the third party’s underlying clients. Parametric does not affect or execute
transactions for any underlying clients of the third party participating in the model delivery program.
Parametric claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). For compliance
with GIPS®, the “Firm” is defined and held out to the public as Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. The Firm
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provides rules-based investment management services to institutional investors, individual clients, and
commingled investment vehicles, including Systematic Alpha and Income Strategies, Custom Core®,
Centralized Portfolio Management, Customized Exposure Management, Volatility Risk Premium, Tax-
Advantaged Bond Strategies and Taxable Bond Strategies. The Firm has complied with the GIPS® standards
retroactive to January 1, 2000. To obtain a compliant presentation and or the Firm’s list of composite
descriptions, prospective clients should contact us at 206-694-5575 or visit our website,
www.parametricportfolio.com.
Parametric operates several business locations from which it conducts its advisory business, all of which are
integral divisions of the Firm. The locations are as follows:
Seattle, Washington
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Westport, Connecticut
Boston, Massachusetts
New York, New York
Alpharetta, Georgia
Parametric’s investment strategies are managed by specific teams, each of which is subject to investment
policies and procedures and strategy-specific investment processes. A particular team can manage one or
more strategies offered by Parametric and different teams can, in certain instances, work together on
implementing a strategy.
Parametric has been granted registration as a Portfolio Manager in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British
Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. The Firm has also been granted registration as a
Commodity Trading Manager in Ontario. Parametric advises or sub-advises qualified institutional or
“permitted” clients in Canada and does so in accordance with rules and regulations set forth in National
Instrument (NI) 31-103. Pursuant to Section 13.4 of NI 31-103, Parametric is obligated to inform clients of
all material conflicts of interest identified by the Firm. The nature and extent of material conflicts of interest
identified by and known to Parametric are hereby disclosed in this Brochure. Pursuant to Section 14.2 of NI
31-103, Parametric is also required to deliver to clients all information that a reasonable investor would
consider important about the client’s relationship with Parametric. This Brochure and the Non-Resident
Registrant Disclosure Statement to Canadian Investors communicates to Canadian clients all information a
reasonable investor would consider important to their relationship with Parametric.
Parametric is registered as a Delegated Fund Manager by the Central Bank of Ireland. As detailed in Item
10—Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations, Parametric serves as a sub-adviser to certain
affiliated, commingled funds registered with the Central Bank of Ireland.
On May 1, 2023, the Fixed Income Managed Solutions (FIMS) team transitioned from MSIM to and became
employees of Parametric. Accounts previously managed by the FIMS team are now managed by the FIMS
team at Parametric.
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Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC markets under the following names:
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Parametric
As of December 31, 2023, Parametric held approximately $475.0 billion in total client assets under
management (AUM). This is comprised of roughly $433.7 billion in discretionary AUM and $41.3 billion in
non-discretionary AUM.