Virgo Investment Group LLC (Burlingame)


Virgo Investment Group LLC is a large advisory firm based in Burlingame. It manages $1.03 billion of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Virgo Investment 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.

Virgo Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Virgo Investment Group LLC is $1.03 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 176% since the beginning of its operation, and $318.22 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $855.37 million in discretionary accounts and $175.14 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $142.56 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $21.89 million.
Virgo Investment Group has custody of $1.03 billion in cash and securities for 14 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Virgo Investment 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 Virgo Investment Group serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Virgo Investment Group is pooled investment vehicles with 13 clients and $981.26 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Virgo Investment Group has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $981.26 million for 13 clients. 31% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Virgo Investment Group also advises several private funds. Namely, seven private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Virgo Investment Group LLC

The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 39 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.

Jesse Colin Watson has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 2009. Gary Lewis Krauthamer joined the executive team most recently as the Partner.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jesse Colin Watson Chief investment officer 1 May 2009 Other 4228836
Capricorn Investment Group Llc Member 1 May 2009 Other 147417
Barry Jay Uphoff Co-founder/senior advisor 1 May 2009 Other 5574866
Mark Randolph Arroyo Perez Head of research 1 Jul 2009 Other 5174720
Robert Owen Racusin Chief compliance officer / head of operations 1 Sep 2009 Other 3078930
Meigetsu Llc Member 1 Sep 2009 50% - 75% 27-1036903
Morris Luther Mcnair Partner / co-head of sourcing 1 Feb 2010 Other 6179663
Morris Mcnair Partner / co-head of sourcing 1 Feb 2010 Other 6179663
Christopher Macdonald Partner / co-head of sourcing 1 Apr 2011 Other 6179665
Gary Lewis Krauthamer Partner 1 Apr 2013 Other 6776780
Todd Andrew Dorfman Partner 1 Apr 2013 Other 6776792

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffrey Stuart Skoll Settlor and trustee 1 Aug 1999 75% - 100% 5582101
Pine Llc Member 1 Apr 2007 50% - 75% 26-2331707
Jeffrey S. Skoll Revocable Trust Sole member 1 Sep 2007 75% - 100% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jesse Colin Watson Sole member 1 Sep 2009 75% - 100% 4228836

Based in Burlingame

The principal office where Virgo Investment Group LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1201 Howard Avenue, Burlingame, CA 94010, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Summit, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-486-1953 or by fax 650-461-9117. The normal business hours are 9am - 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at virgo-llc.com/ and its LinkedIn profile.