Fs Investment Advisor, LLC (Philadelphia)

Name: Fs Investment Advisor, LLC
Address: 201 Rouse Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19112
Telephone: 215-495-1150

Fs Investment Advisor, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Philadelphia. It manages $4.32 billion of regulatory assets for 1 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.

Fs Investment Advisor provides portfolio management for investment companies. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fs Investment Advisor: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fs Investment Advisor, LLC is $4.32 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2158893% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.32 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.32 billion each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fs Investment Advisor, 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 Fs Investment Advisor serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Fs Investment Advisor is business development companies with 1 clients and $4.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Fs Investment Advisor has the highest percentage of business development companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.32 billion for 1 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Fs Investment Advisor doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Fs Investment Advisor, LLC

The company employs 147 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 7 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 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.

Elizabeth C Detwiler joined the executive team most recently as the General Counsel, Cco.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Craig Forman	Chief executive officer	1 Sep 2010	Other	5517777
David J Adelman	Principal	1 Sep 2010	Other	5517785
L.P. Darco Capital	Member; class a	1 Sep 2010	Other	26-0161881
L.P. Franklin Square Holdings	Member; class c	1 Sep 2010	75% - 100%	26-0196373
David Jason Adelman	Principal	1 Sep 2010	Other	5517785
L.P. Fb Capital Partners	Managing member; class a	1 Sep 2010	Other	20-3279942
Adrienne Yost Hart	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2010	Other	1510179
The 2011 Forman Investment Trust	Member; class a	1 Jan 2012	Other	38-7012473
Michael Jay Heller	Trustee - the 2011 forman investment trust	1 Jan 2012	Other	6046092
Michelle Marie Logue	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2014	Other	2169361
Stephen Sypherd	General counsel	1 Jan 2015	Other	6926662
Philip Browne	Cfo	1 Jan 2015	Other	6926656
Elizabeth C Detwiler	General counsel, cco	1 May 2015	Other	4361137
Elizabeth Camilla Detwiler	Svp, cco	1 May 2015	Other	4361137

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Craig Forman	Managing general partner	1 Aug 2005	75% - 100%	5517777
David J Adelman	Managing member of the general partner	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	5517785
David Jason Adelman	Managing member of the general partner	1 Mar 2007	25% - 50%	5517785
Llc Franklin Square Holdings G.P.	General partner	1 May 2007	Other	26-0196189
Michael Craig Forman	Managing member	1 May 2007	50% - 75%	5517777
David J Adelman	Member	1 May 2007	50% - 75%	5517785
David Jason Adelman	Member	1 May 2007	50% - 75%	5517785

Based in Philadelphia

The principal office where Fs Investment Advisor, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 201 Rouse Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19112, 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 215-495-1150 or by fax 215-222-4649. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at franklinsquare.com.