Colchis Capital Management, L.P. (San Francisco)


Colchis Capital Management, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $1.23 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Nevada.

Colchis Capital Management 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.

Colchis Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Colchis Capital Management, L.P. is $1.23 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 86% since the beginning of its operation, and $591.65 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.23 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $82.18 million each.
Colchis Capital Management has custody of $1.37 billion 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 Colchis Capital Management, L.P. 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 Colchis Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Colchis Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $1.23 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Colchis Capital Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.23 billion for 15 clients. 40% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Colchis Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nine hedge funds and one venture capital fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Colchis Capital Management, L.P.

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 71 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people 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
Robert John Conrads Limited partner (colchis capital advisors, lp) 1 Mar 2005 50% - 75% 1689776
Edward Michael Conrads Member and manager (colchis income advisors i, llc) 1 Jun 2011 50% - 75% 5078484
Robert John Conrads Member and manager (colchis income advisors i, llc) 1 Jun 2011 50% - 75% 1689776
Llc Sarnoc Financial General partner 1 Mar 2012 75% - 100% 27-4198647
Robert John Conrads Chief executive officer; chief investment officer; limited partner; 1 Mar 2012 50% - 75% 1689776
Edward Michael Conrads Head of investment research; limited partner 1 Mar 2012 25% - 50% 5078484
Nicholas A Castoria Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 5167931
Edward Michael Conrads Member and manager (colchis income advisors ii, llc) 1 Apr 2013 50% - 75% 5078484
Robert John Conrads Member and manager (colchis income advisors ii, llc) 1 Apr 2013 50% - 75% 1689776
Andrea Peters Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2014 Other 6357498
Dated July 25 2014 The Robert And Sherry Conrads Trust Limited partner 1 Jul 2015 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Dated July 21 2015 The Edward And Alexandra Conrads Trust Limited partner 1 Jul 2015 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jonathan Strike Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2015 Other 6631073
Kevin Mcglynn Member (colchis opportunities gp, llc) 1 Jul 2015 Other 6777618
Jonathan David Cooper Member (colchis opportunities gp, llc) 1 Jul 2015 Other 4317573
Geoffrey And Carolyn Beard 2001 Revocable Trust Member (colchis opportunities gp, llc) 1 Jul 2015 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Andrea Peters Member (colchis opportunities gp, llc) 1 Jul 2015 Other 6357498
Daniel John Khouri Member (colchis opportunities gp, llc) 1 Jul 2015 Other 4570318
Llc Restive Investment Holdings Member (colchis opportunities gp, llc) 1 Jul 2015 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Thomas Michael Moore Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2016 Other 6772376
Adam Mccray Pry Member (colchis rp gp, llc) 1 Dec 2016 Other 6864655
Mathew C Pry Member (colchis rp gp, llc) 1 Dec 2016 Other 6184625
L.P. Colchis Capital Management Manager and member (colchis rp gp, llc) 1 Dec 2016 75% - 100% 163503
Edward Michael Conrads Manager (colchis income advisors iv, llc) 1 Jan 2017 Other 5078484
Dated July 21 2015 The Edward And Alexandra Conrads Trust Member (colchis income advisors iv, llc) 1 Jan 2017 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Dated July 25 2014 The Robert And Sherry Conrads Trust Member (colchis income advisors iv, llc) 1 Jan 2017 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Robert John Conrads Manager (colchis income advisors iv, llc) 1 Jan 2017 Other 1689776

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert John Conrads Managing member 1 Mar 1995 75% - 100% 1689776
Llc Voyager Capital Group General partner 1 Mar 2005 Other 06-1423073
Edward Michael Conrads Member 1 Dec 2010 50% - 75% 5078484
Robert John Conrads Member 1 Dec 2010 50% - 75% 1689776
Robert John Conrads Trustee 1 Jul 2014 Other 1689776
Edward Michael Conrads Trustee 1 Jul 2015 75% - 100% 5078484
Geoffrey Evans Beard Trustee 1 Jul 2015 75% - 100% 2934049
Robert John Conrads Trustee 1 Jul 2015 75% - 100% 1689776

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Colchis Capital Management, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 150 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Incline Village, NV. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-400-8600 or by fax 415-400-8609. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at colchiscapital.com.