Ag Financial, LLC (Salt Lake City)


Ag Financial, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Salt Lake City. It manages $100 million of regulatory assets for 506 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

Ag Financial provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ag Financial: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ag Financial, LLC is $100 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 133% since the beginning of its operation, and $22 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $95 million in discretionary accounts and $5 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $208.79 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $98.04 thousand.
Ag Financial has custody of $4.3 million in cash and securities for 8 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 34% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 17% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ag Financial, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. 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 Ag Financial serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Ag Financial is high net worth individuals with 30 clients and $54 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Ag Financial has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $100 million for 285 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ag Financial doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ag Financial, LLC

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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
Aaron Brian Graham Managing member/chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2006 75% - 100% 3167246

Based in Salt Lake City

The principal office where Ag Financial, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2825 East Cottonwood Parkway, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Scottsdale, AZ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 801-990-3470 or by fax 801-990-3469. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at myagfinancial.com.