Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC (The Woodlands)


Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in The Woodlands. It manages $1.16 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Arroyo Energy Investment Partners 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.

Arroyo Energy Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC is $1.16 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 753% since the beginning of its operation, and $172.03 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.16 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $165.79 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Arroyo Energy Investment Partners 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 Arroyo Energy Investment Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Arroyo Energy Investment Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $1.16 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Arroyo Energy Investment Partners has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.16 billion for 7 clients. 43% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Arroyo Energy Investment Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, seven private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 91 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
David Thomas Field Manager 1 Feb 2014 50% - 75% 6416617
Robert Clayton Jordan Manager 1 Feb 2014 25% - 50% 6416623
David Anthony Hopkins Manager 1 Feb 2014 Other 1995444
Daniel Anthony Hopkins Partner 1 Feb 2014 Other 1995444
Cesar Rudolf Araneda Kauret Partner 1 Jan 2015 Other 6573715
Jimmy Alan Mcdonald Chief compliance officer, chief financial officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 6029739
Llc Arroyo Energy Investors Fund Ii Gp General partner and limited partner of the relying advisers 1 Jul 2015 75% - 100% 35-2535760
Samuel Marvin Warfield Chief compliance officer and general counsel 1 Mar 2016 Other 6630228
Diego Gotthelf Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2016 Other 6631338
Kimberly Brame Glasspool Chief compliance officer and general counsel 1 Apr 2019 Other 7117425

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Thomas Field Managing member 1 Jul 2015 50% - 75% 6416617
Robert Clayton Jordan Managing member 1 Jul 2015 25% - 50% 6416623

Based in The Woodlands

The principal office where Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3 Waterway Square Place, The Woodlands, TX 77380, 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 281-825-5480 or by fax 281-825-5479. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at arroyoenergygroup.com/.