Blue Vista Capital, LLC (Chicago)


Blue Vista Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $2.01 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Blue Vista Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Blue Vista Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Blue Vista Capital, LLC is $2.01 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -33% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.66 billion in discretionary accounts and $356.86 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $127.35 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $178.43 million.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Blue Vista Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Blue Vista Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Blue Vista Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $1.73 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Blue Vista Capital has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.73 billion for 11 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Blue Vista Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, sixteen real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Blue Vista Capital, LLC

The company employs 57 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 77 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Peter Stelian Managing principal, ceo and cco 1 Mar 2003 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Robert Gordon Byron Managing principal 1 Mar 2003 Other 1360739
Llc Arad Enterprises Owner 1 Dec 2007 50% - 75% 26-1577617
Llc Cameron Lane Holdings Owner 1 Dec 2007 50% - 75% 26-1572702
Dated March 19 1998 Peter Stelian Revocable Trust Owner 1 Nov 2009 50% - 75% 36-7622848
Dated March 20 1998 Robert G. Byron Revocable Trust Owner 1 Nov 2009 50% - 75% 36-7622849

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Gordon Byron Trustee 1 Mar 1998 Other 1360739
Peter Stelian Trustee 1 Mar 1998 Other 2908950
Robert Gordon Byron Owner 1 Dec 2007 Other 1360739
Peter Stelian Owner 1 Dec 2007 Other 2908950

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Blue Vista Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 353 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654 3453, 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 312-578-0033 or by fax 312-578-0139. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bluevistallc.com.