Ethic Inc. (New York)


Ethic Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $179.85 million of regulatory assets for 86 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, New York, and Texas.

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Ethic provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ethic: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ethic Inc. is $179.85 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 17885% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


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 $2.09 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Ethic Inc. 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 Ethic serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Ethic is other investment advisers with 8 clients and $174.05 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Ethic has the highest percentage of other investment advisers out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $174.05 million for 8 clients. 7% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ethic doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ethic Inc.

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 14 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 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.

L.P. Nyca Investment Fund Iii joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jordan Josh Lipman President and chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2016 25% - 50% 6206176
Douglas William Arce Scott Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2016 25% - 50% 6613547
Bharpur Nmn Toor Member 1 Jan 2016 25% - 50% 6613548
Jonathan Mair Head of product 1 Mar 2016 Other 6925206
John Mair Head of product 1 Mar 2016 Other 6925206
Kamel Bouraoui Chief technology officer 1 Aug 2016 Other 5023688
L.P. Nyca Investment Fund Iii Shareholder 1 Jun 2019 Other 37-1900173
Devonshire Investors (Delaware) Llc Shareholder 1 Jun 2019 Other 26-3876916
John Churchill Morris Board director 1 Jun 2019 Other 734315

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Charles Curvey Elected manager 1 Feb 1990 Other 2293087
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson Elected manager 1 May 1994 Other 4340399
Edward Crosby Johnson Iv Elected manager 1 Apr 2006 Other 5305256
John Joseph Remondi Elected manager 1 Apr 2006 Other 4348172
Michael Engber Wilens Elected manager 1 Oct 2014 Other 5653418
Gerard John Mcgraw Elected manager 1 Oct 2014 Other 4713963
Fmr Llc Owner 1 Jan 2016 75% - 100% 04-3532603
John Churchill Morris Owner 1 May 2018 75% - 100% 734315

Based in New York

The principal office where Ethic Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 250 West Broadway, 5 Th Floor, New York, NY 10013, 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 (310) 869-7232 or by fax N/A. The normal business hours are 9:00am-6:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ethic.investments/.