Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation (Armonk)

Name: Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation
Address: 200 Business Park Dr., Armonk, NY, 10504
Telephone: 914-219-3010

Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation is a large advisory firm based in Armonk. It manages $102.01 million of regulatory assets for 93 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation is $102.01 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -58% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $102.01 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.1 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 58% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 30% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation 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 John Brent Cooper serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of John Brent Cooper is pension and profit sharing plans with 11 clients and $68.13 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $92.21 million for 90 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.

Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 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.

John Brent Cooper has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2007. George Fulop joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Donald Otto Vonwedel	Managing director	1 Jun 1978	50% - 75%	455736
John Brent Cooper	Managing director	1 Jun 1978	50% - 75%	53597
Scott Brian Dubchansky	Member	1 Oct 1999	Other	1103806
Mark Spencer Yancey	Member	1 Jan 2000	Other	1392199
Geraldine Slutsky Kaskel	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2003	Other	1765179
John Brent Cooper	President/chairman/chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	53597
Katherine M Mcloughlin	Treasurer	1 Dec 2007	Other	708958
Donald Otto Vonwedel	Chairman	1 Dec 2007	50% - 75%	455736
George Fulop	Director	1 Dec 2009	Other	4757400

Based in Armonk

The principal office where Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation performs its advisory services is located at 200 Business Park Dr., Armonk, NY 10504, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Matthews, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 914-219-3010 or by fax 914-219-3014. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at stuyvesantcapital.com.