Icapital, LLC (Boston)


Icapital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $590.21 million of regulatory assets for 445 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 14 other states.

Icapital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and portfolio management for qualified retirement plans. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Icapital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Icapital, LLC is $590.21 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 566% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $587.5 million in discretionary accounts and $2.71 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.4 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $108.29 thousand.
Icapital has custody of $36.04 million in cash and securities for 172 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Icapital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. 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 C. David Weller serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of C. David Weller is pension and profit sharing plans with 45 clients and $513.42 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Icapital has the 2nd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $589.55 million for 222 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.

Icapital doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Icapital, 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.

C. David Weller has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2003. Rosemary Umile joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Katie Ann Umile Ceo/manager/chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2002 75% - 100% 2809164
Richard C Umile Member 1 Mar 2003 Other 4682650
C. David Weller President/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2003 Other 1004604
Rosemary Umile Member 1 Apr 2007 Other 5325764

Based in Boston

The principal office where Icapital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 62 Plympton Street, Boston, MA 02118, 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 (617)542-8700 or by fax (617)542-8707. The normal business hours are 9:00am-4:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at icapllc.us and its LinkedIn profile.