Guggenheim Real Estate LLC (Denver)


Guggenheim Real Estate LLC is a large advisory firm based in Denver. It manages $1.41 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdiction of North Carolina.

Guggenheim Real Estate provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles 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.

Guggenheim Real Estate: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Guggenheim Real Estate LLC is $1.41 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 6757% since the beginning of its operation, and $13.44 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.41 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $200.82 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Guggenheim Real Estate LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Guggenheim Real Estate serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Guggenheim Real Estate is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $1.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Guggenheim Real Estate has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.41 billion for 7 clients. 14% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Guggenheim Real Estate also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Guggenheim Real Estate LLC

The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Michael D Della Fera Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2002 Other 4515600
Inc. Guggenheim Manager Member 1 Jan 2002 Other 36-4406374
Llc The Guggenheim Group Managing member 1 Jan 2002 50% - 75% 36-4358656
Guggenheim Real Estate Partners L.P. Member 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% 22-3845745
Michael E Miles Managing principal 1 Jan 2002 Other 4515599
Mike E. Miles Managing principal 1 Jan 2002 Other 4515599
Llc Guggenheim Capital Managing member 1 Jan 2002 50% - 75% 36-4358656
Kenneth Adam Nick Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4830797
Llc Guggenheim Partners Managing member 1 Oct 2005 50% - 75% 20-3571204
Llc Gpft Holdco Member 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 20-8735034
Theresa Apruzzese Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2007 Other 2556989
Theresa Apruzzese Days Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2007 Other 2556989
William Michael Stevens Managing principal 1 May 2009 Other 4197933
Joseph Paul Mahoney Managing principal 1 Mar 2013 Other 2440512
Arik Hirschfeld Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2018 Other 5130422

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 18 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Sammons Enterprises Shareholder 1 Oct 1986 75% - 100% 75-6027423
Llc Guggenheim Capital Member 1 Nov 2000 75% - 100% 36-4358656
Trustee Greatbanc Trust Company Trustee 1 Dec 2004 Other 36-3681493
Llc Guggenheim Capital Member 1 Oct 2005 75% - 100% 36-4358656
Llc Mike Miles Enterprises General partner 1 Jan 2006 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Mike E. Miles Sole owner 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 4515599
Llc Gp Holdco Member 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 20-8734966
Llc Guggenheim Partners Member 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 20-3571204
Inc. Guggenheim Manager Managing member 1 Oct 2007 Other 36-4406374
Inc. Sage Assets Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 25% - 50% 26-3960584
Inc. Sammons Enterprises Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 75-6027423
Inc. Consolidated Investment Services Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 88-0214301
Llc Wms Guggenheim Holdings General partner 1 May 2009 Other 26-4474374
Trustee Greatbanc Trust Company Trustee 1 Jan 2010 Other 75-0864422
Inc. Esot Sammons Enterprises Shareholder 1 Jan 2010 75% - 100% 30-6332515
Inc. Esot Sammons Enterprises Shareholder 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% 75-0864422
Inc. Consolidated Investment Services Shareholder 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 88-0214301
Inc. Sammons Equity Alliance Shareholder 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 45-2838232

Based in Denver

The principal office where Guggenheim Real Estate LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1099 18 Th Street, Denver, CO 80202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Charlotte, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 303-986-2222 or by fax 303-986-7990. The normal business hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at guggenheimpartners.com.