Fort Point Capital Partners LLC (San Francisco)

Name: Fort Point Capital Partners LLC
Address: 275 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111
Telephone: (415) 449-0570

Fort Point Capital Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $602.65 million of regulatory assets for 572 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 30 other states.

Fort Point Capital Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fort Point Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fort Point Capital Partners LLC is $602.65 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 194% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $592.9 million in discretionary accounts and $9.75 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.09 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $375.1 thousand.

Fort Point Capital Partners has custody of $505.85 million in cash and securities for 143 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 32% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fort Point Capital Partners 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 Fort Point Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Fort Point Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $306.77 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Fort Point Capital Partners has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $602.65 million for 187 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.

Fort Point Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and eight other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Fort Point Capital Partners LLC

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 11 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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
Ralph Melville Drybrough	Managing member	1 Jan 2008	50% - 75%	2925917
Jeffrey Dylan Wycoff	Managing member	1 Jan 2008	50% - 75%	2934040
Maria Morgan Rissel	Partner	1 Jan 2008	Other	4760457
James John Marchi	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2009	Other	5197095
David Dicenso	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	1538474
Ralph Melville Drybrough	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2011	25% - 50%	2925917
Jed A Clark	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2011	Other	5002342
Lucia Cristina Martel Dow	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	6093610
Justin Hayes Schleifer	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2013	Other	5977433
Heidi Ann Johnson	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2017	Other	2443764
Timothy Todd Mcdowell	Managing member	1 Dec 2017	Other	3095193
Paul Robert Touchstone	Managing member	1 Dec 2017	Other	4640001

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Fort Point Capital Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 275 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (415) 449-0570 or by fax (415) 449-0571. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fortpointcap.com.