Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC (Chicago)


Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $1.42 billion of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC is $1.42 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 413% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.42 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $1.42 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $472.6 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC for their services and products based on 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 Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $1.42 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.42 billion for 3 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, three securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC

The company employs 15 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 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.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bradford Bartholomew Couri Managing member; managing principal 1 Feb 2006 25% - 50% 4118645
Levoyd Elia Robinson Managing member; managing principal 1 Feb 2006 Other 4245145
Eric Stephan Baer Managing member; portfolio manager 1 Feb 2006 Other 2227191
David Cowen Dieffenbacher Managing member; portfolio manager 1 Feb 2006 Other 4250085
Bradford B Couri Managing member; managing principal 1 Feb 2006 25% - 50% 4118645
Levoyd E Robinson Managing member; managing principal 1 Feb 2006 Other 4245145
Eric S Baer Managing member; portfolio manager 1 Feb 2006 Other 2227191
David C Dieffenbacher Managing member; portfolio manager 1 Feb 2006 Other 4250085
Steven J Novatney Managing member; general counsel & chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 4380195
John R Gordon Member; chief financial officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 2396116
Steven Jay Novatney Managing member; general counsel & chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 4380195
John Raymond Gordon Member; chief financial officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 2396116
Sean Michael Haas Member; portfolio manager 1 Jun 2006 Other 2542276
Sean M Haas Member; portfolio manager 1 Jun 2006 Other 2542276
Philip Cleveland Ordway Member; investment analyst 1 Mar 2012 Other 6034364
Therese Marie Stoch Chief financial officer 1 May 2013 Other 6290020
Daniel Joseph Popiela Chief accounting officer & chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 6435554
David Alan Becker Chief compliance officer and chief technology officer 1 May 2015 Other 4604021
Inc The Academy Group Member 1 Oct 2016 Other 81-4396510
Llc The Academy Group Member 1 Oct 2016 Other 81-4396510

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, 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 312-416-4300 or by fax 312-416-4301. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.