Acuta Capital Partners, LLC (Belmont)

Name: Acuta Capital Partners, LLC
Address: 1301 Shoreway Road, Belmont, CA, 94002
Telephone: 650- 486-0800

Acuta Capital Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Belmont. It manages $567.54 million of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Puerto Rico.

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

Acuta Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Acuta Capital Partners, LLC is $567.54 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -4% since the beginning of its operation, and $107.82 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $567.54 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $94.59 million each.

Acuta Capital Partners has custody of $323.79 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 64% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 35% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Acuta Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $533.52 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Acuta Capital Partners has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $533.52 million for 5 clients. 22% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Acuta Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and one venture capital fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Acuta Capital Partners, LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 31 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.

Anupam Akshay Dalal has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Dec 2017. 2007 The Lin Lay Family 2007 Trust Dated September 7 joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Richard Yu Tsang Lin	Managing member	1 Jul 2011	75% - 100%	5973006
Manfred Hsiao Wei Yu	Chief compliance officer and chief operating officer	1 Jul 2014	Other	2074407
Anupam Akshay Dalal	Chief investment officer	1 Dec 2017	Other	6038211
2007 The Lin Lay Family 2007 Trust Dated September 7	Owner	1 Aug 2018	75% - 100%	83-6324199

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Grace Vivian Lay	Trustee	1 Aug 2016	Other	7009098
Manfred Hsiao Wei Yu	Trustee	1 Aug 2016	Other	2074407

Based in Belmont

The principal office where Acuta Capital Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1301 Shoreway Road, Belmont, CA 94002, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Juan, PR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650- 486-0800 or by fax 650- 486-0820. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at acutacapital.com.