Ariel Alternatives, LLC
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Overview
Ariel Alternatives, LLC operates as a financial advisor company based in Chicago, Illinois. Ariel Alternatives, LLC controls $1.6 billion in assets under management throughout three client accounts, making it one of the largest firms in the nation by assets under management (AUM). It has a small team, including 8 financial advisors. Ariel Alternatives, LLC is not a registered broker-dealer, meaning the advisor cannot buy and sell securities for its accounts and those of its clients and instead must go through a broker-dealer firm to do so. Securities are exchangable financial investments like options, equities and bonds.
Ariel Alternatives, LLC oversees all of its client assets on a discretionary basis. Discretionary management signifies that a portfolio manager makes transaction judgments for the client's account without needing client approval. The investment advisory firm's average account size is $522.3 million. The typical advisor at Ariel Alternatives, LLC oversees fewer than one client account, making it one of the most individualized financial advisor firms in the country.
The company's central office is at 200 E Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601-6505. The firm is permitted to provide services to investors throughout 3 states, including California, Illinois and New York.
Assets Under Management
Number of Advisors
Disclosures
Office Location
Ariel Alternatives, LLC by the Numbers
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$1.6 billion
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13
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3
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$522.3 million
Fee Structure
Fees charged by financial advisors largely vary depending on the type of services offered. Fee types billed by the firm likely consist of the following fee structures: asset-based or performance-based. The firm does not participate in a wrap fee program, in which the firm offers a bundle of services for a comprehensive fee.
Available
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Offered by 69% of firms
Percentage of Assets
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Offered by 26% of firms
Performance-based
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Find one of the 21% of firms that offer this fee type
Hourly
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Find one of the 1% of firms that offer this fee type
Commissions
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Find one of the 0% of firms that offer this fee type
Subscription
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Find one of the 32% of firms that offer this fee type
Fixed
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Find one of the 10% of firms that offer this fee type
Other
Types of Clients
The company caters to pooled investment vehicles. Out of its three clients, Ariel Alternatives, LLC's biggest client by number of accounts is pooled investment vehicles. None of the firm's accounts are non-U.S. persons.
- High-Net-Worth Individuals* - 0%
- Other Individuals - 0%
- Corporations - 100%
- Charitable Organizations - 0%
* The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines a high-net-worth individual as someone who has at least $750,000 under management.
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Disclosures
Ariel Alternatives, LLC does not have any disclosures.
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