Overview
General Description of Penserra
Penserra Capital Management LLC (“Penserra”) is an investment advisory firm, formed in July 2009,
specializing in transition management and ETF sub-advisory services. The firm is owned by Dustin
Lewellyn, Ernesto Tong, Anand Desai and Penserra Financial Ventures, LLC. Penserra was created with
the specific goal of providing best in class transition management services to institutional clients and added
an ETF sub-advisory service in 2014. ETF sub-advising is now the sole service line of the firm. Penserra
Capital Management is a New York State Limited Liability Company.
George Madrigal, Managing Partner, was the former Head of Transition Management and a Senior Equity
Portfolio Manager at Barclays Global Investors, now part of Black Rock. George has over 20 years of
investment experience. Dustin Lewellyn, Managing Director and partner, has over 18 years of industry
experience having worked with Barclays Global Investors, now part of Black Rock, Russell Investments,
Northern Trust and Charles Schwab. Dustin has over 10 years of experience
in portfolio management with
a focus on ETF fund management. Ernesto Tong, Director of the portfolio management group at Penserra
Capital, began his career at Barclays Global Investors and Blackrock as an Index Research Analyst, and
spent 7 years as a Portfolio Manager for a number of the iShares portfolios. Ernesto has over 15 years of
industry experience and is also a CFA Charterholder. Anand Desai, junior portfolio manager, has over 5
years of industry experience which began at State Street before joining Penserra.
Types of Advisory Services and Clients
Penserra offers ETF sub-advisory services to exchange traded funds (ETFs). As part of the ETF sub-
advisory service Penserra provides day to day portfolio management and supports the production of the
daily PCF file that details the creation and redemption baskets for authorized participants (APs). Penserra
enters into sub-advisory agreements with the advisors to the funds.
The firm does not participate in a wrap fee program and the only assets that the firm manages are related to
the ETF sub-advisory service.