ALPha Architect, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Broomall. It manages $468.77 million of regulatory assets for 258 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Illinois, Indiana, and 7 other states.
ALPha Architect provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and quantitative index licensing, etf servicing. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of ALPha Architect, LLC is $468.77 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 182% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.38 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay ALPha Architect, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of ALPha Architect is corporations or other businesses with 12 clients and $242.88 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, ALPha Architect has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $468.77 million for 258 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
ALPha Architect also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.
The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 8 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.
There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
The principal office where ALPha Architect, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 213 Foxcroft Road, Broomall, PA 19008, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Austin, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +1.215.882.9983 or by fax +1.216.245.3686. The normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at alphaarchitect.com.