Evanston Capital Management, LLC (Evanston)


Evanston Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Evanston. It manages $3.55 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002.

Evanston Capital Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Evanston Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Evanston Capital Management, LLC is $3.55 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 5818% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.75 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.55 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $322.8 million each.
Evanston Capital Management has custody of $3.55 billion in cash and securities for 10 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Evanston Capital Management, 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 Evanston Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Evanston Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $3.48 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Evanston Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.52 billion for 10 clients. 36% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Evanston Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, seven hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Evanston Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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 L Wagner Principal cfo 1 Mar 2002 75% - 100% 4528808
Adam B Blitz Principal 1 Mar 2002 Other 2978683
Kenneth Alan Meister Principal coo 1 Mar 2002 Other 4153081
Ryan Duffecy Cahill Cfo 1 May 2002 Other 4641656
Jwc Trust Dtd 12/28/82 Member 1 Sep 2002 Other 32-8248917
Croghan Grantor Trust Member (common units) 1 Oct 2004 Other 32-8248917
2005 Family Gst Trust Under Wagner Family 2005 Irrevocable Trust Dated June 20 Member (common units) 1 Aug 2005 Other 36-7447479
Wagner Family 2005 Irrevocable Trust Member 1 Aug 2005 Other 36-7447479
Scott Ryan Zimmerman General counsel 1 Jan 2006 Other 3119802
Donald Henry Fehrs Principal - risk management and research 1 Jul 2007 Other 5487134
David L. Wagner 2007 Annuity Trust Member 1 Jul 2007 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
2005 Family Trust Under Wagner Family 2005 Irrevocable Trust Dated June 20 Member 1 Nov 2009 Other 36-7521253
Melanie Leslie Lorenzo Chief compliance officer and associate general counsel 1 Dec 2010 Other 5876039
L.P. Ta Xi Ecm Aiv Member (preferred units) 1 Dec 2010 25% - 50% 27-4015229
L.P. Ta A&P Vi Ecm Aiv Member (preferred units) 1 Dec 2010 Other 27-4015480
John Whitman Croghan Elected manager 1 Dec 2010 Other 4641658
Todd Richard Crockett Elected manager 1 Dec 2010 Other 5886142
James Robert Hart Elected manager 1 Dec 2010 Other 5881816
David L Wagner Chairman / elected manager / member (common units) 1 Jan 2013 Other 4528808
Adam B Blitz Ceo / cio / elected manager / member (common units) 1 Jan 2013 Other 2978683
Kenneth Alan Meister President and coo 1 Jan 2013 Other 4153081
Roger B. Kafker Elected manager 1 Feb 2013 Other 4426863
David L. Wagner 2014 Annuity Trust Member (common units) 1 Jun 2014 Other 36-7645471
Lance Ari Donenberg Principal - head of strategic business development 1 Oct 2014 Other 4143834
Kristen Vangelder Kim Principal - director of research 1 Jan 2015 Other 6470322
2005 Family Trust Under The Wagner Family 2005 Irrevocable Trust Dated June 20 Member (common units) 1 Sep 2016 Other 36-7521253

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Whitman Croghan Member 1 Sep 2002 75% - 100% 4641658
Thomas J Croghan Trustee 1 Oct 2004 Other 1209190
Thomas Joseph Croghan Trustee 1 Oct 2004 Other 1209190
John E. Croghan Trustee 1 Oct 2004 Other 4939227
Ellen S. Wagner Trustee 1 Jun 2005 Other 5109577
David L Wagner Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 4528808
Ellen S. Wagner Trustee 1 Nov 2009 Other 5109577
L.P. Ta Associates Xi Gp General partner 1 Dec 2010 Other 26-4726952
Ta Associates Ap Vi L.P. General partner 1 Dec 2010 Other 26-1320125
L.P. Ta Associates General partner 1 Dec 2010 Other 04-3205751
Inc. Ta Associates General partner 1 Dec 2010 Other 04-3205751
David L Wagner Trustee 1 Jun 2014 Other 4528808

Based in Evanston

The principal office where Evanston Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 960, Evanston, IL 60201 4811, 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 847-328-4961 or by fax 847-328-4676. The normal business hours are 8:30am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at evanstoncap.com.