Frontier Market Asset Management, LLC (La Jolla)

Name: Frontier Market Asset Management, LLC
Address: 7776 Ivanhoe Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037
Telephone: 858-456-1440

Frontier Market Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in La Jolla. It manages $384.31 million of regulatory assets for 27 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Frontier Market Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and 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.

Frontier Market Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Frontier Market Asset Management, LLC is $384.31 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 4772% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $384.31 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.23 million each.

Frontier Market Asset Management has custody of $228.63 million in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Frontier Market Asset Management, 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 Charles Henry Field serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Charles Henry Field is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $331.23 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Frontier Market Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $350.23 million for 25 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Frontier Market Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Frontier Market Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Charles Henry Field has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2017. Danielle Alese Grant joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Lawrence Shaw Speidell	Managing member	1 Sep 2007	50% - 75%	1093971
Sunshine Alexis Stein	Chief operating officer	1 Sep 2007	25% - 50%	5347543
Theodora Petkova Jamison	Portfolio manager	1 Jan 2009	Other	4034136
Charles Ruggles Westbrook	Fund advisor	1 Jan 2009	Other	1036001
Ning Ma	Research analyst	1 Jan 2010	Other	5902892
Horacio Andres Valeiras	Partner	1 Jun 2013	Other	1721084
Ning Ma	Director of research, portfolio manager	1 Jan 2014	Other	5902892
Timothy Thomas O'brien	Senior research analyst	1 Jan 2014	Other	4665325
Andrea Marie Clark	Portfolio manager	1 Dec 2014	Other	2324572
Patrick Michael Dominguez	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2015	Other	5174438
Chris Arthur Herrera	Portfolio manager	1 Mar 2017	Other	6775483
Charles Henry Field	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	1652540
Franklin Henry Kettle	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	1975587
Danielle Alese Grant	Chief operating officer, chief compliance officer	1 May 2018	Other	6951370

Based in La Jolla

The principal office where Frontier Market Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 7776 Ivanhoe Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037, 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 858-456-1440 or by fax 858-456-2040. The normal business hours are 6:30am - 4:30pm pt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at frontiermkt.com.