Fell Capital Management (Newport Beach)

Name: Fell Capital Management
Address: 1001 Dove Street, Suite 230, Newport Beach, CA, 92660
Telephone: 949-476-5056

Fell Capital Management is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $140 million of regulatory assets for 300 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Fell Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fell Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fell Capital Management is $140 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 80% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $140 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $466.67 thousand each.

Fell Capital Management has custody of $4.02 million in cash and securities for 17 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 49% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 12% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fell Capital Management for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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 Richard Mark Fell serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Richard Mark Fell is high net worth individuals with 35 clients and $120 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Fell Capital Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $140 million for 90 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Fell Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Fell Capital Management

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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.

Richard Mark Fell has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1986. Steven Craig Park joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Richard Mark Fell	President	1 Jun 1986	75% - 100%	1542235
Steven Craig Park	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2004	Other	4336574

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Fell Capital Management performs its advisory services is located at 1001 Dove Street, Suite 230, Newport Beach, CA 92660, 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 949-476-5056 or by fax 949-476-1101. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 6:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fellcapital.com.