E. S. BARR & COMPANY

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1993
Total AUM
$2.2B
Discretionary
$2.2B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$2.5M
Accounts
886
Employees
6
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
Lexington, Kentucky
CRD number
107447
Registered since
January 8, 1993
Custodians
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
Client types
  • HNWI78.57%
  • Charitable Organizations8.25%
  • Individuals6.06%
  • Corporations / Businesses3.94%
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles2.17%
Services
Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

E. S. Barr & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser that operates as a corporation and is classified in FINTRX as a hedge-fund style manager. Registered in 1993, the firm serves both high‑net‑worth individuals and institutions, offering discretionary portfolio management across individual accounts and pooled investment vehicles. Its fee schedule includes an asset‑based charge plus performance‑linked fees, and the firm acts in sponsor/GP and managing‑member roles for pooled vehicles it runs. E. S. Barr is not an active ESG investor and does not present itself as a multi‑state adviser. The firm appeared on CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms lists from 2019 through 2022.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 88%, US Government Bonds 6%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 1%88%
  • Exchange Traded Equities88%
  • US Government Bonds6%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
  • State & Local Bonds1%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds1%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • Margaret Gess

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 6871978

Contacts

3 of 3
  • JOSHUA BUCKMAN

    Portfolio ManagementCRD 6358737

  • JOSEPH KELSCH

    Financial AdvisorCRD 6092901

  • EDWARD BARR

    Founder and PresidentCRD 2355029

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 8

Active vs passive

$36.9M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$36.9M

Active

0%

$0

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND (BSV)VanguardPassiveShort Term Bond$32M407,57586.51%

Location

Primary office

Lexington, KY

FAYETTE

Location

Lexington, KY

Headquartered in Lexington, KY, anchoring the Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY metro in the South.

Metro area
Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
Region
South
County
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Address
1999 Richmond Rd
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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