Zeo Capital Advisors, LLC (San Francisco)


Zeo Capital Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $354.88 million of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.

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

Zeo Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Zeo Capital Advisors, LLC is $354.88 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 991% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $353.97 million in discretionary accounts and $909.12 thousand in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $50.57 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $303.04 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 60% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Zeo Capital 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 Zeo Capital Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Zeo Capital Advisors is investment companies with 1 clients and $334.93 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Zeo Capital Advisors has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $334.93 million for 1 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Zeo Capital Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Zeo Capital Advisors, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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
Peter Martin Joost Trustee of trust 1 Apr 2002 Other 5776629
Lindsay Mace Joost Trustee of trust 1 Apr 2002 Other 5776632
Venkatesh Muniswamy Reddy Managing member/chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2009 75% - 100% 2520793
Venkatesh Muniswamy Reddy Managing member/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2010 50% - 75% 2520793
Trustees U/T/A April 11 2002 Peter M Joost And Lindsay M Joost Member - trust 1 Feb 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
David Russell Albin Member 1 Feb 2010 Other 4822297
Iii Thomas Fearn Frist Member 1 Feb 2010 Other 5776615
Linda Jean Campbell Trustee 1 Jul 2012 Other 6451941
Bradford Terence Cook Director of credit research/trustee 1 Jan 2013 Other 5184190
Bradford Terence Cook Director of credit research 1 Oct 2013 Other 5184190
2012 The Maple Leaf Living Trust Dated July 23 Member 1 Jan 2014 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Trustees U/T/A April 11 2002 Peter M Joost And Lindsay M Joost Member, joost enterprises management, llc 1 Jan 2017 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Llc Joost Enterprises Management Member 1 Jan 2017 Other 81-2314100
Paige Reeve Uher Member 1 Jan 2019 Other 6986153

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Zeo Capital Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 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 (415) 875-5604 or by fax (347) 412-7879. The normal business hours are 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at zeo.com.