Saybrook Fund Advisors, LLC (Santa Monica)


Saybrook Fund Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Santa Monica. It manages $255.92 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Saybrook Fund Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Saybrook Fund Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Saybrook Fund Advisors, LLC is $255.92 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 288% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $171.56 million in discretionary accounts and $84.37 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $42.89 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $84.37 million.
Saybrook Fund Advisors has custody of $100.16 million in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Saybrook Fund Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Saybrook Fund Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Saybrook Fund Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $255.92 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Saybrook Fund Advisors has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $255.92 million for 5 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Saybrook Fund Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Saybrook Fund Advisors, LLC

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 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
Jon Peter Schotz Member, managing member 1 Feb 2011 50% - 75% 1039748
Jeffrey Michael Wilson Member, managing member 1 Feb 2011 25% - 50% 1289007
Barbara Friedman Luzzatto Chief compliance officer & cfo 1 Feb 2011 Other 1620302
Llc Saybrook Fund Managers Member 1 Jul 2012 Other 45-5228891
Michael Joseph O'neil Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 6043576
Suk Hoon Lee Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2016 Other 6271444

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jon Peter Schotz Member and owner 1 Jul 2012 50% - 75% 1039748
Jeffrey Michael Wilson Member and owner 1 Jul 2012 50% - 75% 1289007

Based in Santa Monica

The principal office where Saybrook Fund Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 501 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Redwood Shores, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (310) 601-3710. The normal business hours are 7:00am to 5:00pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at saybrookfundadvisors.com and its LinkedIn profile.