Solaris Alternative Asset Management, LLC (New York)


Solaris Alternative Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $129.83 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Solaris Alternative Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, 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.

Solaris Alternative Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Solaris Alternative Asset Management, LLC is $129.83 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -10% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $54.84 million in discretionary accounts and $74.99 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $18.28 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $37.5 million.
Solaris Alternative Asset Management has custody of $51.99 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Solaris Alternative Asset Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William B. Wachtel Trustee 1 Dec 1996 Other 4751795
F/K/A Dsj International Resources Limited Profit Sharing Plan Chelsey Capital Profit Sharing Plan Member 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 13-37162118
Llc Solaris Group Shareholder 1 Dec 2003 75% - 100% 83-0343965
Chelsey Funding Llc Shareholder 1 Dec 2003 75% - 100% 74-3037801
Inc. Chelsey Solaris Member 1 Dec 2003 25% - 50% 20-1014564
Stephen Brent Wells Managing member 1 Dec 2003 25% - 50% 1367590
Albert Constantine Bellas Managing member 1 Dec 2003 25% - 50% 17568
Timothy Markley Ghriskey Managing member 1 Dec 2003 25% - 50% 2106951
Ralph David Sinsheimer Managing member 1 Dec 2003 25% - 50% 1463352
Christopher Benjamin Mailman Managing member 1 Jan 2004 50% - 75% 1707757
Peter Clarke Keogh Managing member 1 Jan 2004 25% - 50% 1795532
Sdf Solaris Llc Custodian 1 Nov 2011 75% - 100% 26-1558513

Based in New York

The principal office where Solaris Alternative Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 598 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 1632, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Locust Valley, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-582-4500 or by fax 646-219-6638. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.solarisgroupllc.com.