Founded in 1973 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Callan LLC (“Callan”) is an
SEC-registered investment adviser with more than $4.5 trillion of assets under advisement and
over 205 employees. Callan is one of the largest independent, employee-owned investment
consulting firms in the country and is 100% owned by a corporation, which is owned by the
company’s employees or their trusts. We provide tailored advice primarily to institutional investors
supported by proprietary research, an in-depth investment manager database, and ongoing
fiduciary education. Our solutions are designed to fit each client’s particular needs specific to
asset allocation; manager search, selection, and evaluation; ongoing performance measurement;
and education.
Callan provides services through three lines of business:
Fund Sponsor Consulting (FSC): FSC serves institutional investors of defined benefit
and defined contribution plans, endowments, foundations, insurers, hospitals, health care
systems, and nuclear decommissioning trusts, as well as other large institutional asset
pools. Our institutional investor clients for which we provide discretionary and non-
discretionary advice oversee more than $4.5 trillion in combined assets.
FSC delivers customized solutions that meet the needs of sophisticated institutional
investment programs, including strategic planning; plan implementation, monitoring and
evaluation; public and private investment program design and implementation; and
continuing education. Together, these services constitute what we believe is a disciplined
and comprehensive process for the decision-making and oversight of institutional
investors’ asset pools.
Discretionary services for FSC clients include the design, implementation, and ongoing
management of multi-manager and discretionary portfolios for institutional investors.
Callan manages multi-manager portfolios in collective investment trusts (CITs), including
CITs managed on behalf of clients and the Callan funds, and designs and acts as an
adviser for custom target date funds as well as white label asset class funds. Callan also
serves as the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for selected institutional
investors. As of December 31, 2023, Callan’s total discretionary assets under
management were $34.23 billion.
Independent Adviser Group (IAG): IAG serves a select group of independent
investment advisers and financial intermediaries (IAG members) who provide services to
high-net-worth individuals and small to mid-sized institutional funds. IAG members
receive consulting guidance, research, and analytical tools necessary to address their
clients' strategic planning, portfolio structure, manager due diligence and performance
measurement
needs. Access to educational forums and resources are also provided to
support professional development and education initiatives. Callan’s Unified Managed
Account (UMA) program offers clients of IAG members with access to independent
investment managers (sub-advisers) who Callan has screened and recommended, and
whose investment strategy models are coordinated and traded by an independent
overlay manager selected by Callan. IAG members can coordinate the opening of a
single-custodial UMA account for their clients and create customized individual manager
allocations on a per-account basis. IAG serves as a non-discretionary consultant to
several investment advisers overseeing private markets investment programs (“IAG
Alternatives Consulting clients”) and provides services which include identifying,
evaluating and monitoring private markets funds for consideration by such investment
advisers for their program investment. Callan entered into an agreement with Callan
Family Office LLC (“CFO”) to provide IAG services. In addition to the services
agreement, Callan has licensed the Callan® trademark to CFO for use in CFO providing
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investment advisory services to ultra-high net worth clients, family foundations, and
endowments. CFO and Callan are independent, unaffiliated investment advisory firms
separately registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Institutional Consulting Group (ICG): ICG provides investment manager clients with
research, education, performance measurement, and database and analytical tools that
help them better serve the needs of institutional investors.
Callan’s educational services are available to our clients, including institutional investors,
investment managers, and financial intermediaries through the Callan Institute and the Center for
Investment Training (“Callan College”). The Callan Institute functions as an education institution
servicing clients and our employees by independently analyzing trends in the industry via
research communications and conference programs. The “Callan College,” featuring sessions
offered over several days throughout the year and on a customized basis, provides investment
fiduciaries and their advisers with basic- to intermediate-level of classroom-style instruction on
prudent investment practices.
Each line of business, coupled with our client education services, contributes to the overall
strength and stability of the organization, and fits well within our mission of helping institutional
investors achieve their investment objectives. The firm maintains policies to ensure each division
is compliant with our business, governance, ethics, and oversight practices.