Every month, the FINTRX Private Wealth Database adds and updates thousands of family offices, registered investment advisors (RIAs), decision-makers and an array of tracked investment and asset information to our dataset. To illustrate this growth, we have compiled the Monthly Family Office & RIA Data Report for January 2024, showcasing key metrics such as assets under management (AUM), alternative investments, fee models, geographic distributions, separately managed accounts, direct transactions by family offices, services offered by RIAs and more.
The FINTRX Data & Research team added 40+ new family offices, 480+ family office contacts and 500+ direct investment transactions to our Family Office Dataset.
In addition to 1,030+ platform additions, FINTRX made nearly 5,500+ family office updates including 400+ firm updates and 5,100+ contact updates.
69% of newly added firms in January are single family offices (SFOs) while 31% are multi-family offices (MFOs).
A majority (23%) of family offices added in January manage between $2 billion and $5 billion in assets on behalf of their clients. Just 5% of added firms manage between $50 million and $100 million.
When it comes to the asset class interest of newly added family offices, FINTRX continued to see a majority of firms (81%) allocating via direct investments into private companies, followed by real estate and private equity.
The vast majority of family offices added to the FINTRX Family Office Dataset in January are headquartered in North America, accounting for 74% of total firms. European offices accounted for roughly 22%, with the Middle East and Latin America/Caribbean making up the remaining offices.
Throughout January, FINTRX saw a majority of newly tracked family office investments made into private technology companies, which accounted for nearly 200 direct transactions of the total 512 newly tracked investments. Other top sectors of interest included healthcare & biotechnology, financial services and manufacturing.
The FINTRX RIA dataset saw a significant addition of discretionary accounts to our dataset in January, making up 93% of new accounts added.
A majority (81%) of newly added RIA representatives are registered as broker-dealers. Smaller segments included those registered as investment advisors at 12% while owner-only and dually registered contacts made up a combined 7%.
The gender breakdown of RIA representatives refers to the proportion of male and female registered advisors. As you can see below, 72% of reps added in January are male while 28% are female.
The newly added RIA firms added to FINTRX in January show that 67% of their client base is institutional, while individual and family clients account for roughly 33%.
The size of an RIA firm can be measured by its assets under management (AUM), or the total value of assets the firm oversees on behalf of its clients. In January, a majority (31%) of newly added RIA firms fall under the 'micro' category, managing assets between $1 and $25 million.
Of the new RIA firms incorporated into the FINTRX RIA dataset, 67% offer portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, while 54% provide financial planning services. It is important to note that RIA firms typically offer more than one service.
72% of newly-added RIA firms displayed some allocation to real estate within their investment portfolios. A smaller fraction displayed interest in private placements, hedge funds, private equity and REITs, among various other alternative investments.
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