Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (Leola)

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust is a large advisory firm based in Leola. It manages $2.36 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust provides portfolio management for investment companies. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust is $2.36 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 434% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.36 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $392.67 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust is investment companies with 3 clients and $2.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.36 billion for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 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 compensates 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
Kenneth George Mertz	President, chief investment officer and portfolio manager	1 Mar 2005	Other	4358855
Stacey Lynn Sears	Vice president, secretary and portfolio manager	1 Mar 2005	Other	2610425
Daniel Webster Moyer	Executive vice president	1 Mar 2005	Other	1018789
James Andrew Meehan	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2005	Other	2221482
Emerald Advisers Inc	Direct owner	1 Mar 2005	75% - 100%	107496
Llc Emerald Advisers	Direct owner	1 Mar 2005	75% - 100%	107496
Edward Franklin Pohl	Chief financial officer and treasurer	1 Mar 2005	Other	4943389

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 17 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Emerald Asset Management	Parent company	1 Jan 1995	75% - 100%	23-2650313
Inc. Emerald Asset Management	Parent company	1 Jan 1995	25% - 50%	23-2650313
Joseph Edward Besecker	Shareholder	1 Jan 1995	25% - 50%	1142348
Emerald Asset Management Employee Stock Ownership Trust	Shareholder	1 Sep 2012	75% - 100%	35-2456016
Joseph Edward Besecker	Trustee	1 Sep 2012	Other	1142348
Daniel Webster Moyer	Trustee	1 Sep 2012	Other	1018789
Paul Willard Ware	Trustee	1 Sep 2012	Other	6318229
Charles Albert Brizius	Member/manager	1 Jun 2016	Other	2168268
Christopher Maguire	Member	1 Jul 2016	Other	7038284
Michael Arthur Ross Wilson	Member	1 Jul 2016	Other	7038287
John Thomas Hailer	Member/manager	1 Jan 2018	50% - 75%	1635883
Llc Emerald Asset Management Pa	Member	1 Oct 2018	75% - 100%	83-1180034
Llc 1251 Asset Management Platform	Member	1 Oct 2018	50% - 75%	83-2291747
Llc 1251 Asset Management Payco	Member	1 Oct 2018	75% - 100%	83-2272637
Llc 1251 Financing Company	Member	1 Oct 2018	75% - 100%	83-2253458
Inc. 1251 Capital Group	Managing member	1 Oct 2018	75% - 100%	47-0998238
Llc 1251 Capital Group Holdings	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	81-2833224

Based in Leola

The principal office where Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust performs its advisory services is located at 3175 Oregon Pike, Leola, PA 17540 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 10666, Lancaster, PA 17605 0666. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 717-396-1116 or by fax 717-399-3140. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.