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

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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 owned by an individual and serves both individual/family and institutional clients. Its advisory practice combines financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and the firm also lists accounting among its business activities. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing as well as hourly and fixed-fee engagements. Essex does not identify itself as an active ESG investor.

Assets & Accounts

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Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

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Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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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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