Denver Investment Advisors LLC (Denver)


Denver Investment Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Denver. It manages $6.97 billion of regulatory assets for 1,222 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

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Denver Investment Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Denver Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Denver Investment Advisors LLC is $6.97 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2% since the beginning of its operation, and $16.32 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $6.97 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $5.71 million each.
Denver Investment Advisors has custody of $247.66 million in cash and securities for 55 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 34% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Denver Investment Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Kenneth Von Penland serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Kenneth Von Penland is investment companies with 16 clients and $2.38 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Denver Investment Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.97 billion for 1,222 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Denver Investment Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Denver Investment Advisors LLC

The company employs 80 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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.

Kenneth Von Penland has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1995. Brian Christopher Fitzsimons joined the executive team most recently as the Member And Oversight Committee.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffrey David Adams Chief operating officer and executive manager 1 Apr 1995 Other 4344138
Kenneth Von Penland Chairman 1 Apr 1995 Other 2816661
Todger Anderson President, executive manager 1 Apr 1995 Other 2816716
Glen Thomas Cahill Vice president and member 1 Apr 1995 Other 4345736
William Spencer Chester Vice president and management committee 1 Apr 1995 Other 4345747
Jr. Caleb Frank Gates Vice president and member 1 Apr 1995 Other 4345749
Gerald Wayne Peterson Vice president and member 1 Apr 1995 Other 726334
Thomas Benton Stevens Vice president and member 1 Apr 1995 Other 4345949
Milford Harold Schulhof Vice president and member 1 Apr 1995 Other 4345984
Christianna Wood Vice president and management committee 1 Jun 1996 Other 1208803
Alex Watson Lock Vice president and management committee 1 Jan 2000 Other 1075562
Dean Alan Graves Partner and management committee 1 Jan 2000 Other 2729707
Jeff Scott Payne Vice president and member 1 Jan 2001 Other 1664053
F. Wiley Reed Vice president and member 1 Jan 2001 Other 4345977
Fred. Wiley Reed Vice president and member 1 Jan 2001 Other 4345977
Mark Monroe Adelmann Vice president and member 1 Jan 2001 Other 4345971
Mark Robert Mckissick Retired member 1 Jan 2002 Other 2288631
Glen Thomas Cahill Vice president and management committee 1 Jan 2002 Other 4345736
Samuel R. Aybar Vice president and member 1 Jan 2002 Other 4572004
Elisa Zuniga Ramirez Vice president and member 1 Jan 2002 Other 2816676
William Edward Stafford Vice president and member 1 Jan 2002 Other 4573453
Troy Dayton Vice president and member 1 Jan 2003 Other 2832982
Jr Homer David Lansdowne Director of wealth management and member 1 Jul 2004 Other 712986
Homer David Lansdowne Director of wealth management and management committee 1 Jul 2004 Other 712986
Derek Randall Anguilm Vice president and member 1 Jan 2005 Other 5504795
Mark Robert Mckissick Vice president and management committee 1 Nov 2005 Other 2288631
Kris Brandon Herrick Vice president and management committee 1 Nov 2005 Other 5121526
Ross Gardner Moscatelli Vice president and management committee 1 Nov 2005 Other 2648840
Daniel Dean Olson Vice president and management committee 1 Dec 2005 Other 1579840
Mark Monroe Adelmann Member and management committee 1 Jan 2008 Other 4345971
Troy Dayton Member 1 Jan 2008 Other 2832982
Derek Randall Anguilm Member 1 Jan 2008 Other 5504795
John Carl Fenley Member and management committee 1 Dec 2008 Other 5651221
Victoria Kelso Cunningham Partner and management committee 1 Dec 2009 Other 5766081
Cynthia Garret Knowlton Member and management committee 1 Dec 2010 Other 1870507
Jasper Robert Frontz Vice president operations 1 Dec 2011 Other 2675487
Jeremy Duhon Member 1 Jan 2013 Other 6169423
Elisa Zuniga Ramirez Member 1 Jan 2013 Other 2816676
Jasper Robert Frontz Chief compliance officer and chief operations officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 2675487
Glenn Rippey Member and management committee 1 Mar 2015 Other 2460122
Brian Christopher Fitzsimons Member and oversight committee 1 Apr 2016 Other 4570574
Victoria Kelso Cunningham Member and oversight committee 1 Apr 2016 Other 5766081
Kenneth A Harris Member and oversight committee 1 Apr 2016 Other 6640588
Craig William Juran Member and oversight committee 1 Apr 2016 Other 2855093

Based in Denver

The principal office where Denver Investment Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 370 17 Th Street, Denver, CO 80202, 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 303-312-5000 or by fax 303-312-4900. The normal business hours are 7:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at denvest.com.