FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS
Latest filing: Apr 01, 2025 (85 days ago)
AUM
$5,445,880,088
4% change vs. 1 year ago
-4% change vs. 3 years ago
23% change vs. 5 years ago
69% change vs. 10 years ago
Employee Count
62
-7% change vs. 1 year ago
-6% change vs. 3 years ago
-10% change vs. 5 years ago
11% change vs. 10 years ago
Main Office
IRVINE, CA
18101 VON KARMAN AVE, IRVINE, CA, UNITED STATES, 92612-1051
Client AUM
| Discretion | AUM |
|---|---|
| Discretionary | $5.4 |
| Non-Discretionary | $0.1 |
| Total | $5.4 |
| Client | AUM |
|---|---|
| Retail | $4.1 |
| Pooled | $0.2 |
| Institutional | $1.2 |
| Total | $5.4 |
| Retail | Accounts | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 526 | $0.3 |
| Average Individual AUM | $583,242 | |
| HNW | 751 | $3.8 |
| Average HNW AUM | $5,072,863 | |
| Retail Total | 1,277 | $4.1 |
| Average Retail AUM | $3,223,575 |
ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS, AVERAGES IN DOLLARS • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV
SMA Custodians
| Custodian | Location | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. | WESTLAKE-TX-USA | $4.5 |
ADVDB.CO • SMA AUM IN BILLIONS • SMA INCLUDES RETAIL AND INSTITUTIONAL • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV
Separately Managed Assets
| Breakdown | AUM |
|---|---|
| Total SMA AUM | $5.3 |
| Retail SMA AUM | $4.1 |
| Institutional SMA AUM | $1.2 |
| Asset Class | % | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Exch | 34% | $1.8 |
| Equity Non-Exch | 0% | $0.0 |
| Govt Agency | 9% | $0.5 |
| Municipal | 8% | $0.4 |
| Sovereign | 0% | $0.0 |
| IG Credit | 1% | $0.1 |
| HY Credit | 0% | $0.0 |
| Derivatives | 0% | $0.0 |
| Investment Companies | 37% | $2.0 |
| Other Pools | 6% | $0.3 |
| Cash | 5% | $0.3 |
| Other | 0% | $0.0 |
| Total | 100% | $5.3 |
ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS • POSSIBLE ROUNDING ERRORS, BUT SOME ADVISERS REPORT SUMS ≠ 100% • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV
Affiliates
| Affiliates | AUM | Business Types | CRD Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST FOUNDATION INSURANCE SERVICES | $0.0 | - | |
| FIRST FOUNDATION BANK | $0.0 | - |
ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV
Control Persons
6 active
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| CHAN, ANDREW, HAO EN | CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER |
| KELLER, ULRICH, EMANUEL | CHAIRMAN |
| HAKOPIAN, JOHN, AVAK | PRESIDENT/CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER |
| BRUCE, GREGORY, STEVEN | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER |
| BRITTON, JAMES, MICHAEL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
ADVDB.CO • SOURCE: SEC
Representatives
33 active representatives found, showing 20 random
| Name | City | State | Exams | Designations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK STEMPER | IRVINE | CA | S63|1996-03-08|S65|1997-07-15|S66|2003-08-07 | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER | |||||
| MARK ARBLASTER | IRVINE | CA | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER | ||||||
| JOSEPH RASZEWSKI | IRVINE | CA | S65|2016-12-21 | ||||||
| ROGER PALLEY | IRVINE | CA | S63|1990-12-18|S66|2002-08-19 | CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST | |||||
| JONATHAN ENDO | IRVINE | CA | S63|2005-03-24|S65|2016-05-02 | ||||||
| ARA ABAJIAN | IRVINE | CA | CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST | ||||||
| CALVIN JONES | IRVINE | CA | CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST | ||||||
| BRETT DULYEA | IRVINE | CA | S65|1998-08-17|S63|2014-07-09 | CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST | |||||
| MICHAEL CHEN | IRVINE | CA | S65|2011-07-23 | CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST | |||||
| PAUL MILLER | IRVINE | CA | S63|1994-10-06|S65|2012-11-27|S66|2006-12-05 | ||||||
| STEPHEN WIECHERT | IRVINE | CA | S63|2012-03-16 | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER | |||||
| ZANE KELLER | IRVINE | CA | S65|2022-05-05 | ||||||
| EKATERINA NUCE | IRVINE | CA | S65|2021-10-11 | ||||||
| CODY COLUMNA | IRVINE | CA | S65|2023-10-16 | ||||||
| ADRIAN GEISER | IRVINE | CA | S63|2005-02-28 | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER | |||||
| RACHEL RIBEIRO | IRVINE | CA | S63|2008-07-29 | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER | |||||
| WILLIAM PIERREPONT | IRVINE | CA | S65|2022-10-20 | ||||||
| ANDREA MATOLO | IRVINE | CA | S66|2006-08-30 | CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST | |||||
| ULRICH KELLER | IRVINE | CA | S65|1996-01-29 | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER | |||||
| RICARDO RIBEIRO | IRVINE | CA | S65|2020-10-14 | ||||||
ADVDB.CO • SOURCE: SEC
History
| Date | AUM | AUM ∆ | AUM % ∆ | Empl | Empl ∆ | Empl % ∆ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | $5.4 | $0.0 | 0% | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025-04-21 | $5.4 | $0.0 | 0% | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024-04-02 | $5.2 | $0.2 | 4% | 67 | -5 | -7% |
| 2023-04-04 | $5.0 | $0.5 | 9% | 69 | -7 | -10% |
| 2022-04-01 | $5.7 | -$0.2 | -4% | 66 | -4 | -6% |
| 2021-04-05 | $4.9 | $0.5 | 11% | 63 | -1 | -2% |
| 2020-04-01 | $4.4 | $1.0 | 23% | 69 | -7 | -10% |
| 2019-04-01 | $3.9 | $1.5 | 38% | 66 | -4 | -6% |
| 2018-04-02 | $4.0 | $1.4 | 36% | 63 | -1 | -2% |
| 2017-04-01 | $3.6 | $1.9 | 52% | 63 | -1 | -2% |
| 2016-04-01 | $3.5 | $2.0 | 57% | 63 | -1 | -2% |
| 2015-04-01 | $3.2 | $2.2 | 69% | 56 | 6 | 11% |
| 2014-04-01 | $2.6 | $2.9 | 110% | 58 | 4 | 7% |
| 2013-04-01 | $2.2 | $3.2 | 144% | 52 | 10 | 19% |
ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV
Other
| STATE REGISTRATIONS |
| CA, AK-04/01/2005, AL-06/30/2016, AZ-04/24/1996, CA-01/11/1991, CO-03/30/2005, CT-02/05/2009, DC-04/06/2022, FL-01/08/2001, GA-09/11/2013, HI-01/16/2001, ID-01/01/2001, IL-04/06/2021, LA-03/30/2005, MA-07/18/2018, MD-02/18/2015, MN-08/29/2005, MO-06/20/2019, NC-05/14/2002, NE-10/30/2012, NH-03/30/2016, NJ-03/25/2022, NM-03/30/2005, NV-05/02/1996, NY-03/30/2005, OR-05/16/2017, PA-03/30/2005, SC-03/01/2021, TN-03/22/2019, TX-01/02/1997, UT-03/28/2013, VA-10/03/2022, WA-11/08/2000 |
| ADVISER ACTIVITIES |
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FINANCIAL PLANNING PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (RIC) MANAGER SELECTION |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES |
ADVDB.CO • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV