Ejf Capital LLC (Arlington)

Name: Ejf Capital LLC
Address: 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 22201
Telephone: 703-875-8371

Ejf Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Arlington. It manages $13.3 billion of regulatory assets for 67 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Texas and Virginia.

Ejf Capital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and collateral management. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ejf Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ejf Capital LLC is $13.3 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 10363% since the beginning of its operation, and $12.22 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $13.3 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $198.56 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 45% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-exchange traded securities form 16% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ejf Capital 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 Ejf Capital serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Ejf Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 39 clients and $11.5 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Ejf Capital has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $13.19 billion for 63 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 58% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ejf Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, six hedge funds, one real estate fund, two other private funds, and twenty one private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Ejf Capital LLC

The company employs 85 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 23 people 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.

Ejf Capital LLC is owned by Nick Huntley Johnson. Ejf Capital Llc joined the executive team most recently as the Owner (Ejf Investments Manager Llc).

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Emanuel Joshua Friedman	Chief executive officer/managing member (ejf capital llc)	1 May 2005	50% - 75%	214565
Neal James Wilson	Chief operating officer (ejf capital llc)	1 Sep 2005	Other	4173581
Kristin Lee Noll	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2005	Other	4125542
Tbc Kodiak Llc	Owner (kodiak capital management company llc)	1 Dec 2005	Other	56-2532659
Harbor Asset Mangement Company Llc	Owner/managing member (kodiak capital management company llc)	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	20-3539258
Lia Metaxas Imhoff	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	1379921
Bharat B Bhatt	Owner (ejf capital llc)	1 Dec 2008	Other	6312662
Robert Michael Hurley	Chief financial officer (ejf capital llc)	1 Mar 2009	Other	5657053
Frank Raymond Walker	Chief compliance officer (ejf capital llc/armadillo financial partners llc/kodiak capital management company llc)	1 Dec 2010	Other	3015383
Ejf Capital Llc	Owner/managing member (armadillo financial partners llc)	1 Mar 2014	50% - 75%	20-2815526
Nick Huntley Johnson	Owner/chief executive officer (armdillo financial partners llc)	1 Mar 2014	50% - 75%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Nick H Johnson	Owner (armdillo financial partners llc)	1 Mar 2014	50% - 75%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Jeff Michael Manley	Chief operating officer (armadillo financial partners llc)	1 Apr 2014	Other	2965271
Fins Abs Manager Inc	Owner (fins manager llc)	1 May 2015	50% - 75%	47-4105242
Ejf Specialty Finance Opportunities Fund Lp	Owner (fins manager llc)	1 May 2015	25% - 50%	37-1734284
Ejf Debt Opportunities Master Fund Lp	Owner (tpins manager llc)	1 Sep 2015	50% - 75%	26-2646522
Ejf Debt Opportunities Master Fund Ii Lp	Owner (tpins manager llc)	1 Sep 2015	25% - 50%	45-2786454
Beltway Strategic Opportunities Fund Lp	Owner (tpins manager llc)	1 Sep 2015	Other	98-1149806
Ejf Ib Financing Lp	Owner (tpins manager llc)	1 Sep 2015	Other	98-1293036
Ejf Debt Opportunities Master Fund Lp	Owner (tfins manager llc)	1 May 2016	50% - 75%	26-2646522
Ejf Debt Opportunities Master Fund Ii Lp	Owner (tfins manager llc)	1 May 2016	25% - 50%	45-2786454
Beltway Strategic Opportunities Fund Lp	Owner (tfins manager llc)	1 May 2016	Other	98-1149806
Ejf Ib Financing Lp	Owner (tfins manager llc)	1 May 2016	Other	98-1293036
Ejf Investments Manager Llc	Owner (ejf cdo manager llc)	1 Jan 2017	50% - 75%	20-3811667
Ejf Investments Limited	Owner (ejf cdo manager llc)	1 Jan 2017	25% - 50%	98-1335216
Peter Adrian Stage	Chief financial officer (ejf investments manager llc)	1 Jan 2017	Other	1

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ejf Capital Llc	Owner (harbor asset management company llc)	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	20-2815526
Llc The Bear Companies	Owner (tbc kodiak, llc)	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	56-2532659
Ejf Specialty Finance Opportunities Offshore Fund Lp	Owner (sfo offshore ds lp)	1 Jul 2013	50% - 75%	98-1112845
Ejf Sfo Offshore Ds Lp	Owner (ejf sfo debt holdings offshore lp)	1 Aug 2013	75% - 100%	98-1122603
Ejf Sfo Debt Holdings Offshore Lp	Owner (fins abs manager inc)	1 May 2015	75% - 100%	98-1123069
Ejf Capital Llc	Owner (ejf investments manager llc)	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	20-2815526

Based in Arlington

The principal office where Ejf Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Houston, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 703-875-8371 or by fax 703-351-7901. The normal business hours are 9 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ejfcap.com.