Trust Asset Management LLC (Houston)

Name: Trust Asset Management LLC
Address: 1900 St James Place, Houston, TX, 77056
Telephone: 832-308-2748

Trust Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $1.11 billion of regulatory assets for 141 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Arkansas, California, and 10 other states.

Trust Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Trust Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Trust Asset Management LLC is $1.11 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 908% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $915.51 million in discretionary accounts and $189.87 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $6.59 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $94.94 million.

Trust Asset Management has custody of $124.13 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 59% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Trust Asset Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Trust Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Trust Asset Management is high net worth individuals with 138 clients and $695.85 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Trust Asset Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.11 billion for 141 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Trust Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund.

Careers at Trust Asset Management LLC

The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Northstar Memorial Group Llc	Member	1 May 2008	75% - 100%	20-5699506
Mark Shinder	President & chief investment officer	1 May 2008	Other	5114724
William Mark Hamilton	President & manager	1 May 2008	Other	5533276
John Anthony Hale	Vice ppresident & chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2008	Other	5551796
John Hale	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2008	Other	5551796
Michael Zislis	Managing director & chief operating officer	1 Feb 2011	Other	4185215

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Evergreen Investment Advisors	Member and elected manager	1 Mar 2005	Other	133550
M3 Capital Partners Llc	Owner	1 Mar 2005	75% - 100%	108888
Northstar Evergreen Llc	Member	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	20-5540443
Evergreen Real Estate Partners Llc	Member	1 Nov 2006	75% - 100%	72-1593949
Northstar Evergreen Llc	Member	1 Nov 2006	75% - 100%	20-5540443
Evergreen Memorial Llc	Member	1 Nov 2006	25% - 50%	72-1593949
Evergreen Memorial Llc	Member	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	72-1593949

Based in Houston

The principal office where Trust Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1900 St James Place, Houston, TX 77056, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 832-308-2748 or by fax 713-343-5443. The normal business hours are 9:00 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at tam-llc.com.