American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC (San Diego)

Name: American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC
Address: 11455 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA, 92130
Telephone: 858-345-1470

American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Diego. It manages $454.76 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

American Assets Capital Advisers provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and real estate capital markets consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

American Assets Capital Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC is $454.76 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 472% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $454.76 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $90.95 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 99% 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 American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 American Assets Capital Advisers serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of American Assets Capital Advisers is investment companies with 2 clients and $366.5 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, American Assets Capital Advisers has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $454.76 million for 5 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.

American Assets Capital Advisers doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Julie Lynn Schwartz	General counsel	1 Dec 2012	Other	6462100
Llc American Assets Investment Management	Member	1 Jul 2014	50% - 75%	131660
Inc. Soledad Realty Capital	Member	1 Jul 2014	50% - 75%	27-2632129
Burland Bland East	Chief compliance officer, chief executive officer, chief investment officer	1 Jul 2014	Other	1529809
Ernest Sylvan Rady	Executive chairman	1 Jul 2014	Other	2407139
Min Zheng	Vice president, chief accounting officer	1 Feb 2016	Other	6627742

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ernest Sylvan Rady	Trustee of ernest rady trust (sole member of american assets investment management, llc)	1 Mar 1983	75% - 100%	2407139
Ernest Sylvan Rady	Sole member	1 Aug 2002	75% - 100%	2407139
Burland Bland East	Sole shareholder	1 Jan 2009	75% - 100%	1529809

Based in San Diego

The principal office where American Assets Capital Advisers, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 11455 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in La Jolla, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 858-345-1470 or by fax 858-345-1479. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. pacific time on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aacadvisers.com.