Essex LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1997
Total AUM
$649M
Discretionary
$619M
95% of AUM
Avg account
$283K
Accounts
2,294
Employees
9
Advisory reps
8

Firm details

Headquarters
Deer Park, Illinois
CRD number
108352
Registered since
April 11, 1997
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI81.89%
  • Individuals11.59%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans5.7%
  • Charitable Organizations0.83%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Essex LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as a limited liability company and SEC-registered since 1997. The firm is owner-operated and serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts. Its advisory services emphasize financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses; the firm also lists accounting among its business activities. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing along with hourly and fixed-fee options. Essex is not positioned as a capital allocator, does not describe itself as an active ESG investor, and is not identified as a multi-state adviser or pension consultant.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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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 90%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 7%, US Government Bonds 2%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 1%90%
  • Exchange Traded Equities90%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds7%
  • US Government Bonds2%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents1%

Owners & executives

3 of 4
  • Robert Tutela

    Robert Tutela

    Chief Compliance Officer, Portfolio Manager & Financial AdvisorCRD 5899727

  • James Hartwell

    President, Chief Financial OfficerCRD 2400781

  • Benjamin Cairns

    Benjamin Cairns

    Chief Operating Officer, Financial AdvisorCRD 6309323

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Contacts

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  • Arthur Freedman

    Arthur Freedman

    OwnerCRD 4343854

  • Justin Nolan

    Justin Nolan

    Financial AdvisorCRD 6438981

  • Edward Connolly

    Edward Connolly

    Portfolio ManagerCRD 5772144

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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

$661M in ETFs

Passive

82%

$544M

Active

17%

$117M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
STATE STREET(R) TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) ETF (XLK)State StreetPassiveTechnology$49.1M257,9327.43%

Location

Primary office

Deer Park, IL

Lake

Location

Deer Park, IL

Headquartered in Deer Park, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
Lake
Address
21805 W Field Pkwy
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
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