Stone Forest Capital, LLC (New York)

Stone Forest Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $179.85 million of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018.

Stone Forest Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Stone Forest Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stone Forest Capital, LLC is $179.85 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -15% since the beginning of its operation, and $146.75 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $179.85 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $29.98 million each.

Stone Forest Capital has custody of $179.85 million in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stone Forest Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based 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 Stone Forest Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Stone Forest Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $179.85 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Stone Forest Capital has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $179.85 million for 6 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Stone Forest Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $500,000.

Careers at Stone Forest Capital, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bradley Mitchell Lindenbaum	Chief investment officer; chief executive officer	1 Sep 2014	Other	3101278
Jonathan James Bloom	Chief compliance officer; chief operating officer; member	1 Jan 2015	Other	3276475
Bml Family Llc	Member	1 Dec 2015	75% - 100%	47-4274583

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bradley Mitchell Lindenbaum	Member	1 Dec 2015	75% - 100%	3101278

Based in New York

The principal office where Stone Forest Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 156 W. 56 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-993-1570 or by fax 212-993-1579. The normal business hours are 9:00-5:00 on Monday - Friday.