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
5

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 a corporate-structured investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1993 and operates with a hedge-fund orientation while also providing traditional advisory services. The firm serves a mix of individual, family and institutional clients and runs discretionary portfolio management for individuals/small businesses, pooled investment vehicles and business or institutional accounts. Its compensation blends asset-based fees with performance-linked fees, and the firm takes sponsor/GP/manager roles in pooled vehicles it manages. E. S. Barr & Company does not identify as an active ESG investor and is not registered as a multi-state adviser or pension consultant. The firm received recurring recognition from CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms list for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 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

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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 4
  • Joshua Buckman

    Joshua Buckman

    Portfolio ManagementCRD 6358737

  • Joseph Kelsch

    Business DevelopmentCRD 6092901

  • Caswell Fuller

    Caswell Fuller

    Business Development AssociateCRD 8303890

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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

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Active vs passive

$35.5M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$35.5M

Active

0%

$0

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND (BSV)VanguardPassiveShort Term Bond$29.6M380,21283.52%

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
Fayette
Address
1999 Richmond Rd
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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