Bala Capital Group, LLC (West Conshohocken)

Bala Capital Group, LLC is a related adviser based in West Conshohocken. It manages $72.97 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.

Bala Capital 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.

Bala Capital Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bala Capital Group, LLC is $72.97 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3% since the beginning of its operation, and $56.61 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $72.97 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $24.32 million each.

Bala Capital Group has custody of $73.09 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Bala Capital Group is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $72.97 million of assets under management. Among the 3 most similar advisory firms, Bala Capital Group has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $72.97 million for 3 clients. 33% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bala Capital Group also advises several private funds. Namely, two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Bala Capital Group, LLC

The company employs 24 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 54 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.

William David Luterman has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2011 and Keith Mitchell Bloomfield is the Chief Executive Officer of Bala Capital Group, LLC family office. Kathleen Elizabeth Keating joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William David Luterman	Chief investment officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	2941036
James Clement Mcgrath	Director of research	1 Jul 2011	Other	2977847
Christopher Fearon Brown	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2012	Other	2014838
Fwm Holdings Llc	Managing member	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	45-2754763
Keith Mitchell Bloomfield	Chief executive officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	5256516
Paul Scott Gregorchuk	Executive chairman	1 Jan 2017	Other	2526437
Christopher Leith Fagley	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	2107589
Kathleen Elizabeth Keating	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2018	Other	4586262

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Eric Stuart Schwartz	Member	1 Jun 2008	75% - 100%	1415319
400 Acquisition Llc	Member	1 Jan 2017	25% - 50%	45-1211980
Wealth Partners Capital Group	Member	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	01
76 West Holdings Llc	Member	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	02

Based in West Conshohocken

The principal office where Bala Capital Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Tower Bridge, 100 Front Street, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 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 610-545-6100. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday.