Arcataur Capital Management LLC (Milwaukee)

Name: Arcataur Capital Management LLC
Address: 826 North Plankinton Avenue, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI, 53203
Telephone: 414-225-8200

Arcataur Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Milwaukee. It manages $160.95 million of regulatory assets for 504 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Arcataur Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses 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.

Arcataur Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Arcataur Capital Management LLC is $160.95 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 15995% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $160.95 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $319.35 thousand each.

Arcataur Capital Management has custody of $23.12 million in cash and securities for 37 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 77% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 16% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Arcataur Capital Management 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 Ignatius Louis Smetek serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Ignatius Louis Smetek is high net worth individuals with 66 clients and $118.55 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Arcataur Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $160.95 million for 148 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.

Arcataur Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Arcataur Capital Management LLC

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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.

Ignatius Louis Smetek has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2002. Jill Marie Grueninger joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President Investments (Elected Manager).

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Helmut Walter Hampel	Vice president-operations	1 Dec 2002	Other	4620377
Ignatius Louis Smetek	President/chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2002	75% - 100%	1701154
Constance Lynn Keller	Vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	4620378
Cindy Lou Jackson	Vice president-investments	1 Jul 2007	Other	2282859
William Charles Weber	Vice president-investments	1 Feb 2008	Other	1184153
Nancy Marie Smetek	Vice president	1 Apr 2008	Other	5521828
Jill Marie Grueninger	Vice president-investments (elected manager)	1 Dec 2017	Other	1692614

Based in Milwaukee

The principal office where Arcataur Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 826 North Plankinton Avenue, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53203, 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 414-225-8200 or by fax 414-225-0043. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at arcataur.com.