E. S. Barr & Company
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Lexington, Kentucky
- CRD number
- 107447
- Registered since
- January 8, 1993
- Website
- www.esbarr.com
- Custodians
- RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
- Client types
- HNWI78.57%
- Charitable Organizations8.25%
- Individuals6.06%
- Corporations / Businesses3.94%
- Pooled Investment Vehicles2.17%
- Services
- Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
E. S. Barr & Company is a corporate-structured investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1993 and operates with a hedge-fund orientation while also providing traditional advisory services. The firm serves a mix of individual, family and institutional clients and runs discretionary portfolio management for individuals/small businesses, pooled investment vehicles and business or institutional accounts. Its compensation blends asset-based fees with performance-linked fees, and the firm takes sponsor/GP/manager roles in pooled vehicles it manages. E. S. Barr & Company does not identify as an active ESG investor and is not registered as a multi-state adviser or pension consultant. The firm received recurring recognition from CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms list for 2019, 2020, 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
- Exchange Traded Equities88%
- US Government Bonds6%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
- State & Local Bonds1%
- Investment Grade Corp Bonds1%
Owners & executives
1 of 1Margaret Gess
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 6871978
Contacts
3 of 4
Joshua Buckman
Portfolio ManagementCRD 6358737
Joseph Kelsch
Business DevelopmentCRD 6092901

Caswell Fuller
Business Development AssociateCRD 8303890
Wealth teams
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FINTRXRecent filings
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FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 9Active vs passive
$35.5M in ETFs
100%
$35.5M
0%
$0
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND (BSV) | Vanguard | Passive | Short Term Bond | $29.6M | 380,212 | 83.52% |
Location
Lexington, KY
Fayette
Location
Lexington, KY
Headquartered in Lexington, KY, anchoring the Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY metro in the South.
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY
- Region
- South
- County
- Fayette
- Address
- 1999 Richmond Rd
- Time zone
- CT (UTC-6)
- Office locations
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