Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP (Houston)

Name: Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP
Address: 5 Houston Center, Houston, TX, 77010 4037
Telephone: 713-853-2322

Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $12.59 billion of regulatory assets for 344 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arkansas, California, Delaware, and 13 other states.

Garcia Hamilton & Associates provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Garcia Hamilton & Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP is $12.59 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 426% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $12.59 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $36.6 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP 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 Garcia Hamilton & Associates serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Garcia Hamilton & Associates is state or municipal government entities with 170 clients and $7.29 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Garcia Hamilton & Associates has the 2nd highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.59 billion for 344 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.

Garcia Hamilton & Associates doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP

The company employs 33 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 30 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 compensates 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
Gilbert Andrew Garcia	Managing partner, director of fixed income	1 Dec 2005	25% - 50%	1453249
Beth Lee Mcwilliams	Partner, chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	1135656
Inc. ("Gp") New Southwest Gp Holdings	General partner	1 Apr 2008	Other	04-3444546
Janna Kay Hamilton	Partner	1 Jul 2008	Other	723378
Daniel Joseph Kallus	Partner, director of equity investments	1 Jul 2008	Other	2424974
Curt Edward Rohrman	Partner, portfolio manager	1 Jan 2009	Other	1883115
James Kevin Lunday	Partner, chief operating officer	1 Jan 2009	Other	5655059
Ruby Munoz Dang	Partner, director of marketing & client services	1 Jul 2014	Other	6405294
Nancy Rodriguez	Partner, fixed income portfolio manager	1 Jul 2014	Other	6405296
Stephanie Joy Roberts	Partner, investment analyst	1 Jul 2014	Other	2841431
Jeffrey Dylan Detwiler	Partner, fixed income portfolio manager	1 Jan 2017	Other	2918482
Karen Herbst Tass	Partner, fixed income portfolio manager	1 Jan 2017	Other	6775732

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gilbert Andrew Garcia	100% stockholder of gp	1 Apr 2008	75% - 100%	1453249

Based in Houston

The principal office where Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP performs its advisory services is located at 5 Houston Center, Houston, TX 77010 4037, 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 713-853-2322 or by fax 713-853-2300. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at garciahamiltonassociates.com.