Belay Investment Group, LLC (Sherman Oaks)

Name: Belay Investment Group, LLC
Address: 15260 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403
Telephone: 310-689-7700

Belay Investment Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Sherman Oaks. It manages $300 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Belay Investment Group provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and joint venture real estate. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Belay Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Belay Investment Group, LLC is $300 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 50% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $300 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $150 million each.

Belay Investment Group has custody of $300 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Belay Investment Group, LLC 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 Belay Investment Group serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Belay Investment Group is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $300 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Belay Investment Group has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $300 million for 1 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Belay Investment Group also advises several private funds. Namely, two real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $25,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Belay Investment Group, LLC

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 71 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
Barry Aaron Chase	Managing member, ceo	1 Oct 2015	25% - 50%	5809065
Amy Hui Chih Ko	Managing member/cfo/chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2015	25% - 50%	5809067
Eliza Bailey	Managing member	1 Oct 2015	25% - 50%	5318981
Suzanne West Santillan	Managing member	1 Oct 2015	25% - 50%	5118660

Based in Sherman Oaks

The principal office where Belay Investment Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 15260 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Portland, OR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-689-7700 or by fax 310-689-7707. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at belayinvestmentgroup.com/.