Ieq Capital, LLC (Foster City)

Ieq Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Foster City. It manages $8.19 billion of regulatory assets for 570 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 14 other states.

Ieq Capital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, 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.

Ieq Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ieq Capital, LLC is $8.19 billion. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $8.13 billion in discretionary accounts and $51.16 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.32 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $25.58 million.

Ieq Capital has custody of $8.19 billion in cash and securities for 570 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 37% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 36% 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 Ieq Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Ieq Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Ieq Capital is high net worth individuals with 567 clients and $8.11 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Ieq Capital has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.11 billion for 567 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.

Ieq Capital doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ieq Capital, LLC

The company employs 55 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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
Ryan Parker Salmonsen	Chief compliance officer & managing partner	1 Apr 2019	75% - 100%	7094941
Michael Alexander Lieberman	Chief compliance officer & chief technology officer	1 Jun 2019	Other	6077362
Dean Isaac Horwitz	Chief operations officer	1 Jun 2019	Other	5658885
Alan Zafran	Co - president & managing member	1 Jun 2019	Other	2098205
Eric Scott Harrison	Co - president & managing member	1 Jun 2019	Other	5642015
Robert John Skinner	Co - president & managing member	1 Jun 2019	Other	2680849
Llc Ieq Holdings	Member	1 Jun 2019	75% - 100%	83-3657996
Bethany Jane Peterson	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2019	Other	4567870

Based in Foster City

The principal office where Ieq Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-581-9807. The normal business hours are 6:30 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.