Aether Investment Partners, LLC (Denver)


Aether Investment Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Denver. It manages $1.45 billion of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Colorado and Washington.

Aether Investment Partners provides 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.

Aether Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aether Investment Partners, LLC is $1.45 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 4646% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.31 billion in discretionary accounts and $137.42 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $186.86 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $137.42 million.
Aether Investment Partners has custody of $1.45 billion in cash and securities for 8 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aether Investment Partners, 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.

What kind of clients Aether Investment Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Aether Investment Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $1.45 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Aether Investment Partners has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.45 billion for 8 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aether Investment Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, eight private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Aether Investment Partners, LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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
Troy Russell Schell Managing member, chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2008 25% - 50% 2637847
Sean Arthur Goodrich Managing member 1 Oct 2008 25% - 50% 2770569
Rick Dewey Leggott Member 1 Oct 2008 Other 2600063
Northern Lights Capital Partners Member 1 Oct 2008 25% - 50% 20-5650492
Llc Northern Lights Capital Partners Member 1 Oct 2008 25% - 50% 20-5650492
David Reed Rhoades Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 5106020
Troy Russell Schell Managing director 1 Jul 2014 Other 2637847
Sean Arthur Goodrich Managing director 1 Jul 2014 Other 2770569
Llc Northern Lights Midco Member 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 47-1407415
David Reed Rhoades Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2014 Other 5106020
Llc Northern Lights Midco Member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1407415
Kristen Leigh Federer Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2015 Other 6561270
Llc Northern Lights Midco Ii Member 1 Dec 2016 75% - 100% 81-4616701

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 25 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffery Steven Vincent Manager 1 Dec 2000 Other 4780173
Laird Norton Company Member 1 Aug 2006 50% - 75% 91-2027437
Llc Laird Norton Company Member 1 Aug 2006 75% - 100% 91-2027437
Llc Lnc Investment Co Member 1 Jan 2007 25% - 50% 20-5433626
Timothy Jacob Carver Board member 1 Jul 2007 Other 2638120
Paul Richard Greenwood Board member 1 Jul 2007 Other 4982347
Andrew Laird Turner Board member 1 Jul 2007 Other 5249162
Jeffery Steven Vincent Board member 1 Jul 2007 Other 4780173
Laird Norton Company Shareholder 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 91-2027437
Inc. White Pine Member 1 Dec 2007 25% - 50% 26-1630532
Llc Laird Norton Company Shareholder 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 91-2027437
Llc Lnc Investment Co Member 1 May 2010 25% - 50% 20-5433626
John Witherspoon Zimmerman Board member 1 May 2010 Other 4855085
Michel Stavros Anastassiades Board member 1 Jul 2010 Other 5641797
Bryan Jon Weeks Board member 1 Feb 2013 Other 2525879
Llc Northern Lights Capital Partners Unitholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 20-5650492
Aurora Trust Member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% --
Aurora Investment Management Pty Ltd Trustee 1 Oct 2014 Other acn 600 880 939
Treasury Group Limited Unitholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% abn 39 006 708 792
Llc Northern Lights Capital Partners Unitholder 1 Nov 2014 25% - 50% 20-5650492
Aurora Trust Shareholder 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% foreign
Aurora Investment Management Pty Limited Trustee of aurora trust 1 Nov 2014 Other foreign
Treasury Group Limited Unitholder 1 Nov 2014 50% - 75% foreign
Pacific Current Group Limited Unitholder 1 Nov 2014 50% - 75% foreign
Llc Northern Lights Midco Member 1 Dec 2016 75% - 100% 47-1407415

Based in Denver

The principal office where Aether Investment Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1900 Sixteenth Street, Denver, CO 80202 5242, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bellevue, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 720-961-4190 or by fax 720-920-1690. The normal business hours are 8 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aetherip.com.