Dara Capital Us, Inc. (New York)

Name: Dara Capital Us, Inc.
Address: 30 West 63 Rd St, New York, NY, 10023 7173
Telephone: 877-359-8740

Dara Capital Us, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $182.46 million of regulatory assets for 61 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Arkansas, California, and 21 other states.

Dara Capital Us provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dara Capital Us: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dara Capital Us, Inc. is $182.46 million. $5.74 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 70% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dara Capital Us, Inc. 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 Kurt Jurg Moosmann serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Kurt Jurg Moosmann is high net worth individuals with 38 clients and $171.13 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Dara Capital Us has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $182.46 million for 61 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Dara Capital Us doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Dara Capital Us, Inc.

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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.

Kurt Jurg Moosmann has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2009. Suzanne Wuersch joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dara Capital Ag	Foreign entity	1 Feb 2009	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Anton Josef Knecht	Chief executive officer, director	1 Feb 2009	Other	5788963
Dara Capital Ltd.	Foreign entity	1 Feb 2009	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Kurt Jurg Moosmann	President/chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2009	Other	5781233
David Sigg	Director of investments, director	1 Jan 2010	Other	6112302
David Adrian Sigg	Director of investments, director, chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2010	Other	6112302
Joel Paritz	Director	1 Apr 2010	Other	5906326
Joel Partiz	Director	1 Apr 2010	Other	5906326
Nina Jenke	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2010	Other	5905598
Katharine Burrage Cushing	Director	1 Sep 2011	Other	1270394
Carol Befanis O'donnell	Chief compliance officer, secretary	1 Feb 2013	Other	2700631
Gregory Harold Webster	Chairman of the board	1 Feb 2013	Other	1494389
Suzanne Wuersch	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2016	Other	6641179

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Anton Josef Knecht	Owner	1 Apr 2007	50% - 75%	5788963
Kurt Jurg Moosmann	Owner	1 Apr 2007	25% - 50%	5781233

Based in New York

The principal office where Dara Capital Us, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 30 West 63 Rd St, New York, NY 10023 7173, 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 877-359-8740 or by fax 646-779-9758. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at daracapital.net.