Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. (New York)


Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $8.15 billion of regulatory assets for 28 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of New York and Texas.

Crestview Advisors, L.L.C 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.

Crestview Advisors, L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. is $8.15 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 74% since the beginning of its operation, and $6.5 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $8.15 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $291.25 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. 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 Crestview Advisors, L.L.C serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Crestview Advisors, L.L.C is pooled investment vehicles with 28 clients and $8.15 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Crestview Advisors, L.L.C has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.15 billion for 28 clients. 71% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Crestview Advisors, L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty eight private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $10,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Crestview Advisors, L.L.C.

The company employs 33 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 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 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
Barry Stuart Volpert Co-founder & chief executive officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 1659566
Thomas Sawyer Murphy Co-founder & managing director 1 Oct 2004 Other 1690223
Richard Michael Demartini Managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 809586
L.P. Volpert Investors Ii Member 1 Jul 2006 25% - 50% 02-0811807
L.P. Murphy Investors Ii Member 1 Jul 2006 Other 20-8647621
Evelyn Christine Pellicone Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 2593969
Robert Vincent Delaney Managing director 1 Aug 2007 Other 1725438
L.P. Demartini Investors Ii Member 1 Jan 2008 Other 90-0431656
Robert J. Hurst Revocable Trust Member 1 Jan 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
The 2010 Delaney Family Llc Member 1 Jan 2010 Other 27-2216233
Inc. J&N Ventures Member 1 Jan 2010 Other 75-2810262
Ross Andrew Oliver Senior counsel & chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 6026397

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffrey Alan Marcus Shareholder 1 Mar 1999 75% - 100% 1472275
Barry Stuart Volpert Member 1 Jul 2004 75% - 100% 1659566
Thomas Sawyer Murphy Member 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% 1690223
Robert Jay Hurst Trustee 1 Apr 2005 Other 601414
Barry Stuart Volpert Limited partner 1 Jul 2006 75% - 100% 1659566
L.L.C. Volpert Investors General partner 1 Jul 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
L.L.C. Murphy Investors General partner 1 Jul 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Thomas Sawyer Murphy Limited partner 1 Jul 2006 75% - 100% 1690223
L.L.C. Demartini Investors General partner 1 Mar 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Michael Demartini Limited partner 1 Mar 2008 75% - 100% 809586
Robert Vincent Delaney Member 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% 1725438

Based in New York

The principal office where Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. performs its advisory services is located at 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 8531, 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 212-906-0700 or by fax 212-906-0794. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at crestview.com.