ELK RIVER WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2020
Total AUM
$971M
Discretionary
$959M
99% of AUM
Avg account
$1.2M
Accounts
806
Employees
11
Advisory reps
7

Firm details

Headquarters
DENVER, Colorado
CRD number
307263
Registered since
February 27, 2020
Custodians
FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI86.21%
  • Corporations / Businesses7.97%
  • Individuals5.53%
  • Charitable Organizations0.29%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other Advisers

Firm profile

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Overview

ELK River Wealth Management LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that acts as a capital allocator for both individual and institutional clients. The firm combines financial planning, discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and the selection of outside managers as core advisory activities. It also operates as an insurance broker, which it uses to layer insurance-based solutions into planning when appropriate. Fee arrangements are flexible—ELK River charges a percentage of assets under management and can also work on hourly or fixed-fee engagements. Equities are the dominant focus of the firm’s public-facing strategy. The ADV shows a clear preference for exchange-traded equities and ETFs as primary building blocks for client portfolios, and the firm does not identify as an active ESG investor. As a compact RIA that labels itself a capital allocator, ELK River blends direct equity exposure with third-party mutual funds and alternative allocations where they believe those strategies add diversification or return enhancement.

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Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 65%, State & Local Bonds 11%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 9%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 7%, US Government Bonds 6%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 1%65%
  • Exchange Traded Equities65%
  • State & Local Bonds11%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds9%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds7%
  • US Government Bonds6%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • CHRISTOPHER FREIMUTH

    Chief Executive Officer​ and Chief Investment OfficerCRD 2195430

  • RITA DAY

    Managing Director, Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 2024570

Contacts

3 of 5
  • Josh Weisel

    Associate AnalystCRD 7748066

  • BROOKS MERRIFIELD

    Director, Senior Wealth AdvisorCRD 1956490

  • COREY GRAGG

    Director of Financial PlanningCRD 6501279

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Wealth teams

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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

$374M in ETFs

Passive

90%

$336M

Active

10%

$38.1M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
STATE STREET(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) DIVIDEND ETF (SDY)State StreetPassiveMid Cap Value$61.7M422,52316.50%

Location

Primary office

DENVER, CO

DENVER

Location

DENVER, CO

Headquartered in DENVER, CO, anchoring the Denver-Aurora, CO metro in the West.

Metro area
Denver-Aurora, CO
Region
West
County
DENVER
Address
250 Fillmore St
Time zone
MT (UTC-7)
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