Esm Management LLC (New York)

Name: Esm Management LLC
Address: 262 West 38 Th Street, New York, NY, 10018
Telephone: 646-927-6089

Esm Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $213.12 million of regulatory assets for 13 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

Esm Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, 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.

Esm Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Esm Management LLC is $213.12 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 287% since the beginning of its operation, and $120.93 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $213.12 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $16.39 million each.

Esm Management has custody of $170.63 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Esm Management LLC 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 Eric Stefan Meyer serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Eric Stefan Meyer is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $169.52 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Esm Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $169.52 million for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Esm Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Esm Management LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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.

Eric Stefan Meyer has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2009. William Raymond Van De Water has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Dec 2009. Christopher Jude Zuech joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Eric Stefan Meyer	President/chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2009	50% - 75%	2662997
William Raymond Van De Water	Managing director/chief investment officer	1 Dec 2009	25% - 50%	5711486
Christopher Jude Zuech	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2017	Other	1706362

Based in New York

The principal office where Esm Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 262 West 38 Th Street, New York, NY 10018, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Newton, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 646-927-6089. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at esminvestors.com.