Santa Fe Advisors LLC (Santa Fe)

Name: Santa Fe Advisors LLC
Address: 208 Delgado Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87501
Telephone: 505-501-6200

Santa Fe Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Santa Fe. It manages $113.19 million of regulatory assets for 183 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.

Santa Fe Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Santa Fe Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Santa Fe Advisors LLC is $113.19 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -1% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $110.21 million in discretionary accounts and $2.98 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $615.72 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $744.25 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 67% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 30% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Santa Fe Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Santa Fe Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Santa Fe Advisors is high net worth individuals with 59 clients and $96.64 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Santa Fe Advisors has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $110.66 million for 85 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.

Santa Fe Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Santa Fe Advisors LLC

The company employs 5 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
David Bruce Kantor	Partner	1 Mar 2014	Other	2714486
Kristina Elisabeth Alley	Chief compliance officer & partner	1 Apr 2014	25% - 50%	2908861
David Evan Marion	Partner	1 Apr 2014	25% - 50%	2003031

Based in Santa Fe

The principal office where Santa Fe Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 208 Delgado Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 The mailing address of the firm is Po Box 1471, Santa Fe, NM 87504. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 505-501-6200 or by fax 505-501-6220. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at santafeadvisorsllc.com.