The Sterling Group, L.P. (Houston)


The Sterling Group, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $1.9 billion of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

The Sterling Group 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.

The Sterling Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Sterling Group, L.P. is $1.9 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 52% since the beginning of its operation, and $470.1 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.9 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $237.32 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Sterling Group, L.P. 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 The Sterling Group serves?

The only and largest group of clients of The Sterling Group is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $1.9 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, The Sterling Group has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.9 billion for 8 clients. 26% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

The Sterling Group also advises several private funds. Namely, eight private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at The Sterling Group, L.P.

The company employs 29 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 66 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
John David Hawkins Partner / limited partner 1 Jul 1999 Other 4507537
Charles Kevin Garland Partner / limited partner 1 Dec 2001 Other 2272082
Gary Lee Rosenthal Partner / limited partner 1 Jan 2005 Other 5929247
Shirley Reese Jefferies Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2007 Other 5929250
Gregory Lynn Elliott Partner / limited partner 1 May 2008 Other 1976819
Reymond Kenneth Wallace Partner / limited partner 1 Mar 2010 Other 5929249
Thomas Hunter Nelson Advisory partner / limited partner 1 Mar 2010 Other 4509341
Frank James Hevrdejs Advisory partner / limited partner 1 Mar 2010 Other 1304597
Llc The Sterling Group Gp General partner 1 Mar 2010 Other 27-2198585
William Chenowith Oehmig Advisory partner / limited partner 1 Jan 2012 Other 1387216
David Brian Henry Partner / limited partner 1 Jan 2016 Other 4999629
Bradley A Staller Partner/limited partner 1 Jul 2017 Other 4431194
Maximilian Paul Klupchak Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6862448

Based in Houston

The principal office where The Sterling Group, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at Nine Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046, 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 713-877-8257 or by fax 713-877-1824. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. cst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sterling-group.com/.