Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP (Dallas)


Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP is a large advisory firm based in Dallas. It manages $5.56 billion of regulatory assets for 3,217 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 4 other states.

Tolleson Private Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and investment due diligence and monitoring. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Tolleson Private Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP is $5.56 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 525% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.44 billion in discretionary accounts and $123.51 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.78 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $776.81 thousand.
Tolleson Private Wealth Management has custody of $4.07 billion in cash and securities for 151 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in state and local bonds the most. They account for 45% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 17% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients John Carter Tolleson serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and banking or thrift institutions. The largest group of clients of John Carter Tolleson is pooled investment vehicles with 16 clients and $3.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Tolleson Private Wealth Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.56 billion for 179 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Tolleson Private Wealth Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds, two other private funds, and twelve private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP

The company employs 83 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 24 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.

John Carter Tolleson has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2000. Philip James Durst has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2013 and John Carter Tolleson Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP family office. Eric Wayne Bennett joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Investment Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Carter Tolleson Chairman 1 Apr 2000 Other 1456648
Inc. Tpwm Services General partner 1 Apr 2000 Other 75-2873093
Eric Wayne Bennett Ceo 1 Apr 2000 Other 2113011
Inc. Ttg Services General partner 1 Apr 2000 Other 75-2873093
Inc Tolleson Wealth Mangement Holding company 1 Apr 2002 Other 03-0430021
Daniel Harold Chapman Chairman of the executive committee 1 Sep 2002 Other 4370930
Inc Tolleson Wealth Mangement Of Delaware Limited partner 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 04-3740893
John Richard Joyner President 1 Sep 2003 Other 4525813
Tracie Hill Klein Chief compliance officer & chief financial officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 4870942
Gregory Scott Hall Managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 3135598
Michael John Montgomery Managing director 1 Apr 2005 Other 2648739
Philip James Durst Managing director 1 Jan 2008 Other 5512846
John Robert Wommack Managing director 1 Oct 2009 Other 2631334
Todd Laverne Clendening Managing director 1 Oct 2010 Other 728543
John Richard Joyner Ceo 1 Mar 2013 Other 4525813
Philip James Durst Chief investment officer 1 Mar 2013 Other 5512846
John Carter Tolleson Jr. Chief executive officer 1 Mar 2013 Other 6631699
John Michael Scheibe Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 6318290
Philip Taken Senior counsel 1 Jun 2014 Other 2003483
Dorothy Pirtle Reeder Managing director 1 Sep 2014 Other 1570799
Kal Grant Managing director 1 Jan 2015 Other 6393146
Michael R Held Managing director 1 Mar 2015 Other 4060036
Royce Creighton Ramey Managing director 1 Jul 2015 Other 4751664
Eric Wayne Bennett Chief investment officer 1 Dec 2017 Other 2113011

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Tolleson Wealth Management Sole shareholder 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 03-0430021
John Carter Tolleson Majority shareholder 1 Dec 2002 50% - 75% 1456648

Based in Dallas

The principal office where Tolleson Private Wealth Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at 5500 Preston Road Ste 250, Dallas, TX 75205, 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 214-252-3250 or by fax 214-252-3261. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at tollesonwealth.com.