West Branch Capital LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2013
Total AUM
$690M
Discretionary
$680M
98% of AUM
Avg account
$550K
Accounts
1,255
Employees
9
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
Amherst, Massachusetts
CRD number
133813
Registered since
July 24, 2013
Custodians
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees, Performance Based Fees
Client types
  • HNWI86.01%
  • Individuals12.13%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.74%
  • Charitable Organizations0.63%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.49%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

West Branch Capital LLC is an SEC-registered, independently owned registered investment advisor formed in 2013 and organized as an LLC. The firm focuses on serving individual and family clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Its fee arrangements include asset-based fees, fixed fees, and performance-based compensation. West Branch does not identify as an ESG-focused manager, is not structured as a multi-state adviser in its filing, and does not act as a capital allocator or pension consultant.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

FINTRX

Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

FINTRX

CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

FINTRX

Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 46%, US Government Bonds 25%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 16%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 11%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 2%46%
  • Exchange Traded Equities46%
  • US Government Bonds25%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds16%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents11%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds2%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • Ayaz Mahmud

    Ayaz Mahmud

    Founder and Chief Executive OfficerCRD 1094095

Contacts

3 of 3
  • Ian Mahmud

    Ian Mahmud

    PrincipalCRD 5929233

  • Anne Christopulos

    Anne Christopulos

    Managing DirectorCRD 2077885

  • James Ho

    James Ho

    Managing Director and PrincipalCRD 2036580

Wealth teams

FINTRX

Newly hired reps

FINTRX

Recent M&A activity

FINTRX

Recent filings

FINTRX

Awards

FINTRX

ETF holdings

1 of 93

Active vs passive

$39.9M in ETFs

Passive

98%

$39.2M

Active

<1%

$759K

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY)State StreetPassiveLarge Blend$22.6M30,32056.71%

Location

Primary office

Amherst, MA

Hampshire

Location

Amherst, MA

Headquartered in Amherst, MA, in the Northeast of the United States.

Region
Northeast
County
Hampshire
Address
9 Research Dr
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

Similar firms

Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

Intelligence for Private Wealth