Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC (Washington)

Name: Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC
Address: 1100 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC, 20036
Telephone: 202-833-3700

Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Washington. It manages $736.49 million of regulatory assets for 80 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, District of Columbia, Maryland, and 3 other states.

Lynx Investment Advisory provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and performance measurement, asset allocation. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Lynx Investment Advisory: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC is $736.49 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -20% since the beginning of its operation, and $18.08 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $75.41 million in discretionary accounts and $661.07 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.59 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $11.2 million.

Lynx Investment Advisory has custody of $19.26 million in cash and securities for 11 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 41% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Peter Joseph Tanous serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Peter Joseph Tanous is high net worth individuals with 44 clients and $346.07 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Lynx Investment Advisory has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $393.93 million for 61 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lynx Investment Advisory also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Peter Joseph Tanous has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2014. Cig Capital Holdings Inc. joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Member.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Heather Tracey Errigo	Managing director - consulting	1 Jan 2007	Other	2737382
Adrian Bohdan Kutko	Managing director	1 Jan 2007	Other	1917704
Vipin Sahijwani	Ceo, president, and chief investment officer	1 Jan 2007	Other	5371097
Lara Caroline Hines	Managing director/chief operating officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	2351340
Kara Ann Lilian	Vice president/chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	4861192
Peter Joseph Tanous	Chairman	1 Sep 2014	Other	442503
Cig Capital Holdings Inc.	Managing member	1 Sep 2014	75% - 100%	47-1687112
Vipin Sahijwani	Ceo, president, and chief investment officer	1 Sep 2014	Other	5371097

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Farassein Inc.	Sole owner	1 Aug 2014	75% - 100%	foreign
Bahaa Rafic El Hariri	Sole owner	1 Aug 2014	75% - 100%	6423647

Based in Washington

The principal office where Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1100 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, 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 202-833-3700 or by fax 202-833-3704. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at lynxinvestment.com/.