Rocaton Investment Advisors

What Rocaton Investment Advisors does

Rocaton Investment Advisors is a privately held investment advisory firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The firm provides independent advisory and discretionary investment services, operating within Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Multi-Asset Solutions platform that manages $510+ billion in Assets Under Supervision as of March 31, 2026, supported by 320+ investment professionals with over 25 years of platform tenure.

The firm builds bespoke multi-asset portfolios investing across public and private markets through both internal and external solutions, anchored by a proprietary strategic asset allocation framework that combines portfolio construction, proprietary research, and innovative strategies. Core capabilities include OCIO and fiduciary management, asset-liability strategy and custom liability hedging, risk-profiled model portfolios across active mutual funds and ETFs, dedicated wealth management solutions for advisor channels, strategic partnerships for co-managed portfolios, and defined contribution advisory services for complex plan sponsors. The platform leverages one of the largest external manager due diligence programs globally, with an open architecture approach to manager selection.

Revenue is generated through asset management and advisory fees based on assets under supervision and service fees for institutional clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting institutional investors (pensions, insurers, not-for-profits, defined contribution plans) and wealth managers globally, with regulatory reach across the US, UK, EEA, Switzerland, Asia, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Middle East. Leadership comprises Timothy Braude (Global Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions), Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo (Global Co-Head and Co-CIO), and Neill Nuttall (Co-CIO).

Name

Rocaton Investment Advisors

Website

https://rocaton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rocaton Investment Advisors is a Norwalk, Connecticut-based investment advisory firm founded in 2002, operating within Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Multi-Asset Solutions platform to deliver bespoke OCIO, fiduciary management, and model portfolio services to pensions, insurers, not-for-profits, and wealth managers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Consulting RIAs (OCIO/Endowments/Foundations/Pensions) (FSAAACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advisory Portfolio Management (Non-Discretionary) (FSAAABAD), Endowment / OCIO-Style Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAG)

Keywords

• Investment advisory
• Discretionary management
• Portfolio management
• Asset allocation
• Wealth advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwalk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Asset Management and Advisory Fees: Generates revenue through asset management fees for multi-asset solutions, OCIO services, fiduciary management, model portfolios, and advisory services. Revenue is based on assets under supervision and service fees for institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rocaton Investment Advisors provides independent advisory and discretionary investment services. The firm delivers investment management and portfolio strategy guidance to clients based on independent research and strategic asset allocation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Independent investment advisory services providing strategic asset allocation and portfolio strategy guidance to clients.
• Discretionary Investment Management Discretionary portfolio management services providing active investment management on behalf of clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• External managers selected through stringent criteria have generally outperformed their benchmarks

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• External Investment ManagerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen architecture platform employs stringent criteria guiding selection of high-quality external managers. One of the largest external manager due diligence platforms globally, enabling access to diverse investment strategies and managers that have generally outperformed benchmarks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aon (Investment Solutions): Aon's Investment Solutions business (including legacy Aon Hewitt) provides OCIO, fiduciary management, and multi-asset solutions to institutional clients worldwide — a direct competitor in the same institutional OCIO RFP pool.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): WTW's Investment business delivers OCIO, investment consulting, and multi-asset solutions to pensions, insurers, and large plan sponsors — competing head-to-head with Rocaton for institutional advisory mandates.
• NEPC, LLC: NEPC is an independent investment consulting and OCIO firm serving public pensions, endowments, and foundations — comparable to Rocaton in target market, OCIO delivery, and open-architecture manager research.
• Mercer Investments: Mercer is one of the largest global OCIO and institutional investment consulting platforms serving pensions, insurers, and endowments — directly comparable to Rocaton's institutional OCIO and fiduciary management offering.
• Meketa Investment Group: Meketa provides investment consulting and OCIO services primarily to public pensions, endowments, and foundations — a direct peer in institutional OCIO and multi-asset advisory.
• Verus Investments: Verus is an independent institutional investment consulting and OCIO firm serving pensions, foundations, and endowments — comparable in size, client mix, and multi-asset advisory delivery model.
• Russell Investments: Russell Investments is a global multi-asset OCIO and outsourced investment solutions provider targeting pensions and institutional clients with open-architecture manager research, directly overlapping Rocaton's open-architecture platform and OCIO focus.
• Marquette Associates: Marquette Associates is an independent investment consulting firm offering OCIO and research services to institutional clients including pensions, foundations, and endowments — directly overlapping Rocaton's institutional advisory scope.
• Cambridge Associates: Cambridge Associates provides OCIO, discretionary multi-asset portfolio management, and investment consulting for endowments, foundations, and pensions — closely aligned with Rocaton's institutional advisory and discretionary service model.

Broad incumbents

• Goldman Sachs Asset Management: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is the broader asset management parent whose Multi-Asset Solutions franchise shares leadership, brand, and platform with Rocaton — a broad incumbent whose OCIO, model portfolios, and wealth solutions overlap Rocaton's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rocaton-investment-advisors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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