SIERRA INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1995
Total AUM
$5.5B
Discretionary
$5.5B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$45.9M
Accounts
120
Employees
9
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
WALNUT CREEK, California
CRD number
110954
Registered since
May 18, 1995
Custodians
U.S. BANK, N.A., THE NORTHERN TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION, MIDWEST INSTITUTIONAL, BNY
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM
Client types
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans100%
Services
Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

Sierra Investment Partners positions itself as an institutional-focused adviser that runs equity-centric portfolios with an explicit ESG overlay. The firm manages client mandates on a percentage-of-AUM fee basis and delivers portfolio management services to businesses and institutional clients. Its stated preference for equities drives the bulk of investment activity, while active ESG integration is a central consideration across public holdings and manager selection. For liquidity, tradability and cost control, Sierra leans heavily on exchange-traded instruments as the core building blocks of client allocations, and supplements those with separately managed accounts where institutions require customization. Sierra’s investment activity includes ongoing use of external managers for private-market exposure and third-party funds for alternative strategies. The firm’s approach favors a mix of liquid public equities for core exposures and less-liquid alternative allocations to enhance return potential and diversify institutional portfolios. Custodian relationships with multiple large institutional custodians support multi-custody operational needs and settlement efficiency for its client base.

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Active ESG investor

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 66%, US Government Bonds 11%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 10%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 9%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 2%, Other 2%66%
  • Exchange Traded Equities66%
  • US Government Bonds11%
  • Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds10%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds9%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents2%

Owners & executives

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  • DENISE SUIHKONEN

    SVP, CFO, CCOCRD 6278764

  • BRUCE DERESCHUK

    President, CEOCRD 4387827

  • James Anisi

    Senior Vice President & Chief Investment OfficerCRD 8024082

Contacts

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  • JAMES MCGUIRE

    Vice President, PrincipalCRD 4387948

Wealth teams

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Location

Primary office

WALNUT CREEK, CA

CONTRA COSTA

Location

WALNUT CREEK, CA

Headquartered in WALNUT CREEK, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Region
West
County
CONTRA COSTA
Address
101 Ygnacio Valley Rd
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
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