October Effect Ltd.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2025
Total AUM
$146M
Discretionary
$146M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$244K
Accounts
597
Employees
4
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
Virginia Beach, Virginia
CRD number
281369
Registered since
May 16, 2025
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., ABSOLUTE CAPITAL
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees, Performance Based Fees, Other
Client types
  • Individuals68.09%
  • HNWI31.69%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.44%
  • Investment Companies0.22%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPension ConsultingSelection of Other Advisers

Firm profile

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Overview

October Effect Ltd. is a corporate-structured adviser that serves both individual/family and institutional clients. The firm acts as a capital allocator and lists a mix of advisory services on its filings, including financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and the selection of other advisers. Its fee arrangements are broad — the firm uses percentage-of-AUM fees alongside hourly, fixed, performance-based and other fee models. October Effect is not an active ESG investor and does not operate as a multi-state adviser on its public profile. Industry connections disclosed on filings include relationships with a broker-dealer, an accounting firm, and an insurance company.

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

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 64%, Exchange Traded Equities 24%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 8%, US Government Bonds 2%, Derivatives 2%64%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds64%
  • Exchange Traded Equities24%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents8%
  • US Government Bonds2%
  • Derivatives2%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • Frank Tehel

    Frank Tehel

    President, CEOCRD 1000595

  • Neely Elstrodt

    Neely Elstrodt

    Chief Financial Officer & TreasurerCRD 5151667

Contacts

2 of 2
  • Kevin James

    Kevin James

    Investment Advisor RepresentativeCRD 4673199

  • Kevin Moravek

    Kevin Moravek

    IARCRD 3248248

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

1 of 44

Active vs passive

$52.5M in ETFs

Passive

74%

$38.9M

Active

17%

$13.6M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
STATE STREET(R) SPDR(R) BLOOMBERG 1-3 MONTH T-BILL ETF (BIL)State StreetPassiveUltrashort Bond$4.2M46,0448.04%

Location

Primary office

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Beach City

Location

Virginia Beach, VA

Headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, anchoring the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC metro in the South.

Metro area
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC
Region
South
County
Virginia Beach City
Address
1 Columbus Ctr
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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