Big Bear Capital, LLC (New York)

Big Bear Capital, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in New York. It manages $27.94 million of regulatory assets for 1 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Delaware, and New York.

Big Bear Capital 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.

Big Bear Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Big Bear Capital, LLC is $27.94 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $27.94 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $27.94 million each.

Big Bear Capital has custody of $26 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Big Bear Capital, 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 Big Bear Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Big Bear Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $27.94 million of assets under management. Among the 2 most similar advisory firms, Big Bear Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $27.94 million for 1 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Big Bear Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $2,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Big Bear Capital, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives 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.

Basil Christakos joined the executive team most recently as the Cco.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Paulson Capital Holding Company	Sole owner	1 Dec 2017	75% - 100%	47-1353583
Jacob Michael Gamble	Chief executive officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	4484476
Basil Christakos	Cco	1 Jan 2018	Other	2290795

Based in New York

The principal office where Big Bear Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 40 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, 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 646-553-3670. The normal business hours are 9-5 on Monday - Friday.