COLONY GROUP LLC
Boston, MA · CIK 1080628 · 13F filing filed 2023-11-14
SEC-registered investment adviser since 2011 · limited liability company
- Assets managed$181.9bn
- Staff1,915 · 1,025 in investment roles
- Main clients (by assets)High net worth individuals 78%, Individuals 7%, Pension plans 5%
- Private funds26 (7 hedge) · $3.0bn gross assets
- Main officeSt. Louis, MO
- Form ADV · 2026-09-29SEC adviser record
- Kindhedge funds, private equity, venture, real estate, wealth
- Others nearbyBoston, MA, New York, NY, Southfield, MI, Toronto, Saint Louis, MO, Needham Heights, MA
- FamilyFOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC. · 6 related pages
As an employer
- Offices in1 country
- Private fundsother private 11, hedge 7, private equity 6, real estate 1
Where they work
Offices
From Form ADV: the main office and the other offices where it does advisory work (at most the 25 largest), with the people doing investment work at each. “About” is worked out: the firm's investment staff less its other offices. Each city links to the other managers there.
| City | People |
|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO (main office)United States | |
| Needom, MAUnited States | 70 |
| Chicago, ILUnited States | 65 |
| Pittsburg, PAUnited States | 50 |
| Atlanta, GAUnited States | 45 |
| Boston, MAUnited States | 35 |
| Deerfield, ILUnited States | 30 |
| New York, NYUnited States | 30 |
| Bethesda, MDUnited States | 25 |
| Hingham, MAUnited States | 25 |
| San Diego, CAUnited States | 22 |
| Indianapoilis, INUnited States | 20 |
14 more cities
| Menlo Park, CAUnited States | 20 |
| Seattle, WAUnited States | 20 |
| Southfield, MIUnited States | 20 |
| Boca Raton, FLUnited States | 18 |
| Westport, CTUnited States | 18 |
| Santa Monica, CAUnited States | 17 |
| Tuscon, AZUnited States | 15 |
| Bellevue, WAUnited States | 14 |
| Greenwood Village, COUnited States | 14 |
| Nashville, TNUnited States | 14 |
| Albany, NYUnited States | 13 |
| Portland, ORUnited States | 11 |
| West Hartford, CTUnited States | 11 |
| Calabasas, CAUnited States | 6 |
US visa salary filings
- Filings FY2024–20253
- Median salary offered$78,915
- Middle half$75,546 – $84,458
- Job titles3
- E-3 (Australians)1
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Financial And Investment AnalystBoston, MA | 1 | $90,000 |
| Client Advisor, Private Client GroupNew York, NY | 1 | $78,915 |
| Analyst, Investment AnalyticsBoston, MA | 1 | $72,176 |
Source: US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosure data (certified, full-time, yearly equivalent). These are the salaries the employer committed to pay the visa roles it filed for, at least the prevailing wage for the job and place; they are not the pay of all its staff. Filed by: SCS Capital Management, LLC.
Map: places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), outlines from Natural Earth.
Also in the report of:
- Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC – $40.2m of shares are in both reports
Shares in two reports are counted once in each security's totals.
Holdings, Q3 2023
The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).
| Security | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ISHARES TR IXUS | $314.4m4.72% | Added +106.9k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO | $294.2m4.42% | Added +20.1k |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.A | $215.8m3.24% | Reduced -1 |
| MICROSOFT CORP MSFT | $204.2m3.07% | Reduced -14.3k |
| APPLE INC AAPL | $183.6m2.76% | Reduced -22.5k |
| SPDR SER TR QUS | $174.3m2.62% | Added +149.4k |
| VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS VIG | $132.8m1.99% | Reduced -11.4k |
| ISHARES TR IWB | $126.7m1.90% | Reduced -367 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTI | $103.8m1.56% | Reduced -4.5k |
| ALPHABET INC GOOGL | $90.2m1.35% | Added +39.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM | $81.1m1.22% | Reduced -9.6k |
| PEPSICO INC PEP | $76.8m1.15% | Reduced -1.5k |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B | $74.0m1.11% | Reduced -3.2k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VV | $71.5m1.07% | Reduced -81 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VXF | $65.8m0.99% | Added +28.7k |
| ISHARES TR IBONDS 25 TRM TS | $61.1m0.92% | Added +456.0k |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH | $60.9m0.91% | Reduced -3.8k |
| CHEVRON CORP NEW CVX | $60.2m0.91% | Added +378 |
| ISHARES TR IWV | $58.7m0.88% | Added +7.8k |
| ISHARES TR IBONDS DEC 25 | $57.4m0.86% | Added +137.0k |
| ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FD III RAYLIANT QUANTAM | $56.9m0.85% | Added +5.2k |
| AMAZON COM INC AMZN | $56.8m0.85% | Reduced -4.8k |
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED MA | $54.9m0.83% | Reduced -1.5k |
| MERCK & CO INC MRK | $53.9m0.81% | Reduced -543 |
| PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO PG | $51.6m0.78% | Reduced -1.7k |
| VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F VWO | $49.3m0.74% | Added +53.7k |
| VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VEA | $48.5m0.73% | Added +93.2k |
| INTUIT INTU | $43.6m0.65% | Reduced -1.9k |
| ALPHABET INC GOOG | $43.2m0.65% | Reduced -3.1k |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR SPY | $42.3m0.64% | Added +7.7k |
| ISHARES TR IVV | $41.6m0.62% | Reduced -902 |
| LOWES COS INC LOW | $41.4m0.62% | Reduced -5.1k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOE | $41.4m0.62% | Reduced -5.5k |
| ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND ACN | $40.6m0.61% | Reduced -7.0k |
| TJX COS INC NEW TJX | $38.2m0.57% | Added +11.7k |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX | $37.6m0.56% | Reduced -2.1k |
| ISHARES TR IWF | $37.3m0.56% | Reduced -149 |
| INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T RSP | $37.3m0.56% | Added +72.3k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBR | $37.0m0.56% | Reduced -2.9k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTV | $37.0m0.56% | Added +5.5k |
| ISHARES TR IJR | $37.0m0.56% | Added +17.8k |
| HOME DEPOT INC HD | $36.6m0.55% | Reduced -2.7k |
| ISHARES TR AGG | $35.8m0.54% | Reduced -10.4k |
| ISHARES TR SGOV | $35.0m0.53% | Added +82.4k |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V NXPI | $33.9m0.51% | Reduced -2.7k |
| JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC J | $33.7m0.51% | Reduced -877 |
| PIMCO ETF TR MINT | $33.5m0.50% | Reduced -124.5k |
| SPDR GOLD TR GLD | $33.1m0.50% | Reduced -2.7k |
| ISHARES TR IGSB | $32.0m0.48% | Added +158.2k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBK | $31.6m0.48% | Added +4.9k |
| INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN ICE | $29.9m0.45% | Reduced -1.9k |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHC | $29.7m0.45% | Reduced -17.9k |
| ISHARES TR IUSV | $29.3m0.44% | Added +17.4k |
| AIRBNB INC ABNB | $29.3m0.44% | Added +70.7k |
| ISHARES TR IJH | $29.1m0.44% | Reduced -3.2k |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ | $28.9m0.43% | Reduced -3.4k |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP COM | $28.9m0.43% | Reduced -1.1k |
| CDW CORP CDW | $27.9m0.42% | Reduced -5.1k |
| CISCO SYS INC CSCO | $27.9m0.42% | Reduced -7.6k |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC | $27.8m0.42% | Reduced -41 |
| SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW SU | $27.4m0.41% | Added +4.0k |
| AUTOZONE INC AZO | $27.1m0.41% | Added +93 |
| INDEXIQ ETF TR QAI | $27.0m0.41% | Reduced -46.9k |
| MCDONALDS CORP MCD | $26.8m0.40% | Reduced -4.2k |
| MOODYS CORP MCO | $25.3m0.38% | Added +54 |
| ISHARES TR SCZ | $24.8m0.37% | Added +19.8k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VUG | $24.6m0.37% | Reduced -1.1k |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLK | $24.5m0.37% | Reduced -2.7k |
| BJS WHSL CLUB HLDGS INC BJ | $24.3m0.36% | Added +1.4k |
| CVS HEALTH CORP CVS | $24.0m0.36% | Reduced -13.1k |
| ISHARES TR LRGF | $23.8m0.36% | Added +3.1k |
| ISHARES TR MUB | $23.4m0.35% | Added +15.3k |
| ORACLE CORP ORCL | $23.2m0.35% | Reduced -2.6k |
| ABBVIE INC ABBV | $22.9m0.34% | Reduced -213 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHD | $22.5m0.34% | Reduced -4.3k |
| VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS VYM | $22.4m0.34% | Reduced -31.4k |
| JOHN HANCOCK EXCHANGE TRADED JHMM | $22.4m0.34% | Added +8.3k |
| ISHARES TR EFA | $22.4m0.34% | Reduced -53.6k |
| SPDR SER TR SDY | $22.3m0.34% | Reduced -11.0k |
| UNITED RENTALS INC URI | $22.1m0.33% | Added +567 |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM | $21.9m0.33% | Reduced -6.1k |
| SYSCO CORP SYY | $21.9m0.33% | Reduced -1.2k |
| ISHARES TR IVW | $21.8m0.33% | Reduced -10.7k |
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VCSH | $21.8m0.33% | Added +20.5k |
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VONG | $21.6m0.32% | Reduced -2.1k |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN ADP | $21.1m0.32% | Reduced -1.5k |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW AMT | $21.0m0.32% | Added +8.7k |
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VONV | $21.0m0.31% | Reduced -2.5k |
| KKR & CO INC KKR | $20.7m0.31% | Reduced -2.3k |
| ISHARES TR ITOT | $20.5m0.31% | Reduced -2.7k |
| ISHARES TR IVE | $19.4m0.29% | Added +21.5k |
| VANGUARD STAR FDS VXUS | $18.9m0.28% | Added +1.0k |
| VISA INC V | $18.8m0.28% | Reduced -1.2k |
| ISHARES TR EFG | $18.8m0.28% | Added +2.5k |
| SERVICENOW INC NOW | $18.7m0.28% | Reduced -126 |
| DBX ETF TR DBEF | $18.7m0.28% | Reduced -77.1k |
| AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC APD | $18.7m0.28% | Reduced -977 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHX | $18.5m0.28% | Reduced -10.3k |
| ABBOTT LABS ABT | $18.5m0.28% | Added +30.7k |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP | $18.3m0.27% | Reduced -2.9k |
Sold out since Q2 2023
| Security | Value then |
|---|---|
| BROOKFIELD CORP BN | $5.5m164.6k shares |
| CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY CP | $2.2m26.7k shares |
| BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGMT LTD BAM | $2.2m66.0k shares |
| LAUDER ESTEE COS INC EL | $1.1m5.4k shares |
| ISHARES U S ETF TR NEAR | $1.0m20.1k shares |
| TRUIST FINL CORP TFC | $790.0k26.0k shares |
| GLOBAL PMTS INC GPN | $725.0k7.4k shares |
| MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP | $671.0k10.8k shares |
| GOLUB CAP BDC INC GBDC | $594.0k44.0k shares |
| GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES I GEHC | $575.0k7.1k shares |
| DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW DG | $489.0k2.9k shares |
| ISHARES U S ETF TR LQDI | $450.0k17.4k shares |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLC | $401.0k6.2k shares |
| FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD QCLN | $399.0k7.8k shares |
| INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II TAN | $388.0k5.4k shares |
| KINETA INC PTI | $359.0k139.2k shares |
| ISHARES TR FLOT | $334.0k6.6k shares |
| HERSHEY CO HSY | $333.0k1.3k shares |
| ISHARES TR ICSH | $309.0k6.2k shares |
| IMPERIAL OIL LTD IMO | $304.0k6.0k shares |
| ULTA BEAUTY INC ULTA | $302.0k642 shares |
| LIFE STORAGE INC | $268.0k2.0k shares |
| CONAGRA BRANDS INC CAG | $246.0k7.3k shares |
| ISHARES TR CMF | $245.0k4.3k shares |
| ISHARES TR IYR | $233.0k2.7k shares |