Cercano Management LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2021
Total AUM
$7.3B
Discretionary
$7B
97% of AUM
Avg account
$152M
Accounts
48
Employees
62
Advisory reps
8

Firm details

Headquarters
Bellevue, Washington
CRD number
315897
Registered since
December 30, 2021
Custodians
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., JPM SECURITIES, LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees, Performance Based Fees
Client types
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles86.36%
  • HNWI8.1%
  • Corporations / Businesses5.54%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers

Firm profile

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Overview

Cercano Management LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and SEC-registered in 2021. The firm positions itself as a capital allocator serving both high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients. Its advisory remit includes financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, pooled vehicles, businesses and institutions, plus the selection of third‑party managers. Cercano also operates in sponsor/GP and managing‑member roles for pooled investment vehicles and has CPO/CTA activity in its business mix. The firm charges a mix of fee types — percentage of AUM, hourly, fixed fees and performance-based fees — signaling flexibility in client engagements and incentive alignment on certain mandates. Cercano is not an active ESG investor according to the available profile and is not designated as a multi‑state adviser in the snapshot data.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 57%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 16%, Private Funds 12%, State & Local Bonds 6%, Other 4%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 3%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 1%57%
  • Exchange Traded Equities57%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds16%
  • Private Funds12%
  • State & Local Bonds6%
  • Other4%

Owners & executives

3 of 3
  • Joel Shoop

    Joel Shoop

    Partner & Chief Financial OfficerCRD 7581279

  • Malinda Khauv

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 6334664

  • Patricia Halper

    Co-Chief Investment OfficerCRD 2915076

Contacts

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  • Yongbai Choi

    Yongbai Choi

    Venture CapitalCRD 4568474

  • Albert Hwang

    Albert Hwang

    Executive Vice PresidentCRD 5549734

  • Jason Butler

    Jason Butler

    Director, Wealth ManagementCRD 5146821

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$911M in ETFs

Passive

99%

$899M

Active

<1%

$11.8M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT ETF (RSP)InvescoPassiveLarge Blend$142M741,42515.63%

Location

Primary office

Bellevue, WA

King

Location

Bellevue, WA

Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, anchoring the Seattle-Tacoma, WA metro in the West.

Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Region
West
County
King
Address
1110 112th Ave Ne
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

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