Green ALPha Advisors, LLC (Niwot)

Name: Green ALPha Advisors, LLC
Address: 263 2 Nd Avenue, Niwot, CO, 80544
Telephone: 303-993-7856

Green ALPha Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Niwot. It manages $146.65 million of regulatory assets for 199 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Texas.

Green ALPha 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.

Green ALPha Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Green ALPha Advisors, LLC is $146.65 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 977566% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $124.12 million in discretionary accounts and $22.53 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $693.42 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.13 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 98% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Green ALPha 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 Green ALPha Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Green ALPha Advisors is investment companies with 1 clients and $50.27 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Green ALPha Advisors has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $144.83 million for 113 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Green ALPha Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Green ALPha Advisors, LLC

The company employs 3 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
Jeremy Wyatt Deems	Chief compliance officer, co-founder, cfo	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	4862053
Garvin Frederic Jabusch	Co-founder, chief investment officer	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	2683760
Maria Nilva Potapov	Partner, chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	4650882
Sierra Club	Member	1 Jun 2008	Other	94-1153307
Llc Red Idea	Member	1 Dec 2011	Other	20-3861018
Robert Muir	Member	1 Dec 2011	Other	6315767
Robert Muir	Member	1 Jul 2013	Other	6315767
Robert Muir	Partner, senior vice president	1 Aug 2013	Other	6315767
Betsy M Moszeter	Partner, chief operating officer	1 Jan 2015	Other	5192402

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Ross Shell	Founder & ceo	1 Jan 2009	50% - 75%	6535772

Based in Niwot

The principal office where Green ALPha Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 263 2 Nd Avenue, Niwot, CO 80544 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 952, Niwot, CO 80544. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 303-993-7856 or by fax 303-568-0130. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at greenalphaadvisors.com.