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MACKAY SHIELDS LLC
CRD 107717File 801-5594
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Disclosure events
Filing as of Aug 6, 2026
Feed vintage Aug 17, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$159.52B
Top 10% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$159.52B
Clients
307
366 accounts
Employees
206
Top 10% of cohort in NY
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Limited Liability Company
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- NYRO
- Registration date
- Apr 11, 1969
- Principal office
- 299 PARK AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10171
- Phone
- 212-758-5400
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $159.52B
- Discretionary AUM
- $159.52B
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $0
- Discretionary accounts
- 366
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 0
- Total accounts
- 366
- AUM per client
- $519.6M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 12 | $2.41B |
| Non-U.S. persons | Fewer than 5 | $6.47B |
| Insurance companies | 75 | $28.99B |
| Investment companies | 43 | $67.66B |
| Charitable organizations | Fewer than 5 | $109.4M |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| High net worth individuals | 25 | $2.97B |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 43 | $23.48B |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 | $207.3M |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 72 | $13.59B |
| State or municipal government entities | 34 | $13.08B |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Performance-based fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Publications
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- Yes
- Firm Custody Clients
- Yes
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- Yes
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11- Q11
- Q11D2
- Q11D4
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Clients | 354 | 307 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
Every value above is reproduced from this firm's Form ADV filing. Fields the firm left blank are shown as “Not reported” rather than filled in from other sources.