Draper Asset Management, LLC (Smithtown)

Name: Draper Asset Management, LLC
Address: 116 Terry Road, Smithtown, NY, 11787
Telephone: 631-361-4925

Draper Asset Management, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in Smithtown. It manages $46.57 million of regulatory assets for 432 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, New Hampshire, New York, and Texas.

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

Draper Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Draper Asset Management, LLC is $46.57 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 33% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $46.57 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $107.81 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 75% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 16% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Draper Asset Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based 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 Draper Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Draper Asset Management is high net worth individuals with 119 clients and $27.12 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Draper Asset Management has the lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $43.47 million for 279 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.

Draper Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Draper Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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
Robert F Draper	Managing member/chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	2947883

Based in Smithtown

The principal office where Draper Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 116 Terry Road, Smithtown, NY 11787, 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 631-361-4925 or by fax 631-361-8753. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 4:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at facebook.com/unionpartnersadvisors/.