Cerity Partners Ocio LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- CRD number
- 151916
- Registered since
- January 4, 2010
- Website
- argifinancialgroup.com
- Custodians
- THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, THE NORTHERN TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION, STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
- Client types
- Charitable Organizations71.76%
- Pooled Investment Vehicles28.16%
- Investment Companies0.05%
- HNWI0.04%
- Services
- Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Investment CompaniesPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Cerity Partners Ocio LLC is an SEC-registered LLC that operates as a hedge-fund-classified adviser and registered in 2010. The firm serves both high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients, managing mandates that combine traditional portfolio management with pooled-vehicle oversight and manager selection. Its commercial model includes percentage-of-AUM fees alongside performance-based fees, and it performs roles consistent with commodity pool operator/commodity trading adviser activities. The firm reports being an active ESG investor and is structured as a related adviser within a broader corporate family. Cerity Partners Ocio LLC has been recognized in industry lists, including Financial Times (Top 300 RIA Firms, 2020), FA Magazine (Top RIA Firms, 2020), and Barron’s Top 100 RIA Firms (2021 and 2022).
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Private Funds79%
- Exchange Traded Equities9%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds6%
- Derivatives3%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
Owners & executives
3 of 4Arthur Prostick
Partner & Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 2254400

Kent Muckel
Chief Investment Officer & PartnerCRD 4771045

Christopher Bittman
CEO & Chief Investment OfficerCRD 2189508
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 33Active vs passive
$2.2B in ETFs
90%
$2B
10%
$215M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF (SMH) | VanEck | Passive | Technology | $379M | 577,281 | 16.92% |
Location
New York, NY
New York
Location
New York, NY
Headquartered in New York, NY, anchoring the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metro in the Northeast.
- Metro area
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Region
- Northeast
- County
- New York
- Address
- 99 Park Ave
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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