Edwards Capital, LLC (Chicago)

Name: Edwards Capital, LLC
Address: 676 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611 2846
Telephone: 312-327-4520

Edwards Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $2.45 billion of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois and New York.

Edwards Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio company management 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.

Edwards Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Edwards Capital, LLC is $2.45 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 162% since the beginning of its operation, and $247.68 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.45 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $272.28 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Edwards Capital, 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 Edwards Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Edwards Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $2.45 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Edwards Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.45 billion for 9 clients. 33% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Edwards Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, ten private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $3,750,000.

Careers at Edwards Capital, LLC

The company employs 39 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 90 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives 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.

Stephen Hadley Haworth joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Donald Joseph Edwards	Chief executive officer	1 Apr 2004	75% - 100%	1881830
Stephen Hadley Haworth	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2005	Other	6028487
Charles Earle Glew	Managing director	1 Oct 2005	Other	2131871
Ethan Abraham Budin	Managing director	1 Oct 2005	Other	2089012
Harris Hyman	Senior principal	1 Aug 2008	Other	1426127
Steven Lindsey Begleiter	Managing director	1 Sep 2008	Other	1496451
Philip Andrew Steger	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2008	Other	6028495
Stephen Hadley Haworth	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2016	Other	6028487

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Edwards Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 676 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 2846, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-327-4520 or by fax 312-327-4525. The normal business hours are 8:00 am-5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at flexpointford.com and its LinkedIn profile.