Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C. (Menlo Park)


Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C. is a large advisory firm based in Menlo Park. It manages $138.42 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C. is $138.42 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -41% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $138.42 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $69.21 million each.
Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C has custody of $138.42 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $138.42 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $138.42 million for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C.

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Murawczyk Managing member and cco 1 Mar 2003 75% - 100% 6030658
Ryan John Flachbart Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 6030598

Based in Menlo Park

The principal office where Ostra Capital Management, L.L.C. performs its advisory services is located at 2180 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-604-0059 or by fax 212-504-9563. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ostracap.com.