COLONY GROUP LLC
Boston, MA · CIK 1080628 · 13F filing filed 2023-05-16
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 – $39.8m of shares are in both reports
Shares in two reports are counted once in each security's totals.
Holdings, Q1 2023
The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).
| Security | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ISHARES TR IXUS | $289.6m4.29% | Added +551.2k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO | $262.1m3.88% | Added +48.2k |
| MICROSOFT CORP MSFT | $191.3m2.83% | Reduced -48.7k |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.A | $189.5m2.81% | Reduced -98 |
| APPLE INC AAPL | $182.3m2.70% | Reduced -146.5k |
| VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS VIG | $151.0m2.24% | Reduced -88.8k |
| VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS VYM | $142.7m2.11% | Added +73.0k |
| SPDR SER TR QUS | $142.4m2.11% | Added +62.8k |
| ISHARES TR IWB | $123.1m1.82% | Reduced -12.6k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTI | $102.5m1.52% | Added +1.4k |
| ISHARES TR IBTE | $88.9m1.32% | Added +92.6k |
| PEPSICO INC PEP | $83.4m1.24% | Reduced -11.9k |
| ISHARES TR IBONDS DEC | $83.1m1.23% | Added +312.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM | $74.0m1.10% | Reduced -51.6k |
| ALPHABET INC GOOGL | $68.2m1.01% | Added +4.1k |
| ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FD III RAYLIANT QUANTAM | $67.9m1.01% | Added +408.4k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VV | $67.3m1.00% | Added +4.5k |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B | $66.7m0.99% | Reduced -20.8k |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH | $60.2m0.89% | Reduced -9.9k |
| CHEVRON CORP NEW CVX | $57.0m0.84% | Reduced -9.8k |
| MERCK & CO INC MRK | $56.6m0.84% | Reduced -20.8k |
| ISHARES TR IWV | $56.1m0.83% | Added +28.5k |
| PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO PG | $53.0m0.78% | Reduced -8.9k |
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED MA | $50.9m0.75% | Reduced -551 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VXF | $50.7m0.75% | Added +19.4k |
| ISHARES TR AGG | $48.0m0.71% | Reduced -209.8k |
| AMAZON COM INC AMZN | $47.3m0.70% | Reduced -57.4k |
| ISHARES TR IJR | $47.1m0.70% | Reduced -25.1k |
| VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F VWO | $46.3m0.69% | Reduced -774.0k |
| VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VEA | $45.8m0.68% | Reduced -75.0k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTV | $44.0m0.65% | Reduced -28.7k |
| PIMCO ETF TR MINT | $43.6m0.65% | Added +71.2k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOE | $42.4m0.63% | Reduced -286.2k |
| LOWES COS INC LOW | $41.0m0.61% | Reduced -19.4k |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR SPY | $40.8m0.60% | Reduced -27.9k |
| ISHARES TR IVV | $40.1m0.59% | Reduced -4.0k |
| INTUIT INTU | $39.1m0.58% | Added +8.2k |
| ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND ACN | $38.7m0.57% | Added +4.4k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBR | $38.6m0.57% | Reduced -16.5k |
| HOME DEPOT INC HD | $37.5m0.56% | Reduced -10.9k |
| SPDR GOLD TR GLD | $36.2m0.54% | Reduced -999 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX | $35.4m0.52% | Added +18.5k |
| ALPHABET INC GOOG | $34.7m0.51% | Reduced -52.4k |
| ISHARES TR IWF | $34.4m0.51% | Reduced -2.1k |
| TJX COS INC NEW TJX | $34.1m0.50% | Reduced -7.2k |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V NXPI | $32.3m0.48% | Reduced -361 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHC | $31.9m0.47% | Reduced -57.3k |
| ISHARES TR IJH | $30.0m0.44% | Reduced -18.2k |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ | $30.0m0.44% | Reduced -43.4k |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBK | $29.7m0.44% | Reduced -320.5k |
| MCDONALDS CORP MCD | $29.6m0.44% | Reduced -7.5k |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC | $29.0m0.43% | Reduced -2.3k |
| ISHARES TR IUSV | $28.7m0.43% | Added +30.5k |
| CVS HEALTH CORP CVS | $28.6m0.42% | Reduced -35.0k |
| INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN ICE | $28.5m0.42% | Added +7.9k |
| JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC J | $28.5m0.42% | Added +19.2k |
| INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T RSP | $28.3m0.42% | Reduced -866 |
| CISCO SYS INC CSCO | $27.7m0.41% | Reduced -19.7k |
| UNITED RENTALS INC URI | $27.6m0.41% | Reduced -3.9k |
| ISHARES TR EFA | $27.0m0.40% | Reduced -125.6k |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLK | $26.5m0.39% | Reduced -23.3k |
| CDW CORP CDW | $26.1m0.39% | Reduced -4.1k |
| AUTOZONE INC AZO | $26.1m0.39% | Reduced -172 |
| BJS WHSL CLUB HLDGS INC BJ | $25.9m0.38% | Reduced -7.0k |
| SYSCO CORP SYY | $25.7m0.38% | Added +134.8k |
| ABBVIE INC ABBV | $25.4m0.38% | Reduced -10.2k |
| SPDR SER TR SDY | $24.9m0.37% | Added +131.4k |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP COM | $24.8m0.37% | Added +1.3k |
| SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW SU | $24.4m0.36% | Reduced -3.4k |
| MOODYS CORP MCO | $24.3m0.36% | Added +238 |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW AMT | $24.2m0.36% | Reduced -5.0k |
| ISHARES TR IGSB | $23.6m0.35% | Added +15.0k |
| ISHARES TR MUB | $23.3m0.35% | Reduced -248.3k |
| CATERPILLAR INC CAT | $22.7m0.34% | Reduced -14.4k |
| ISHARES TR LRGF | $22.6m0.33% | Reduced -19.0k |
| JOHN HANCOCK EXCHANGE TRADED JHMM | $22.5m0.33% | Added +10.6k |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHD | $22.3m0.33% | Reduced -16.9k |
| ORACLE CORP ORCL | $21.6m0.32% | Reduced -12.8k |
| ISHARES TR IVW | $21.2m0.31% | Reduced -10.3k |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM | $21.1m0.31% | Reduced -11.5k |
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VONV | $21.0m0.31% | Added +637 |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP | $20.9m0.31% | Reduced -2.0k |
| DBX ETF TR DBEF | $20.6m0.31% | Added +2.3k |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLV | $20.4m0.30% | Reduced -14.7k |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN ADP | $20.2m0.30% | Reduced -2.2k |
| ISHARES TR IEFA | $20.2m0.30% | Reduced -60.8k |
| ISHARES TR ITOT | $20.1m0.30% | Added +120.1k |
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VCSH | $20.0m0.30% | Added +13.5k |
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VONG | $19.8m0.29% | Added +20.3k |
| VANGUARD STAR FDS VXUS | $19.7m0.29% | Added +2.3k |
| ISHARES TR EFG | $19.6m0.29% | Added +640 |
| AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC APD | $19.4m0.29% | Reduced -1.2k |
| DISNEY WALT CO DIS | $19.4m0.29% | Reduced -9.8k |
| VISA INC V | $18.8m0.28% | Reduced -15.7k |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHX | $18.8m0.28% | Reduced -13.6k |
| ISHARES TR SCZ | $18.6m0.28% | Added +3.4k |
| PFIZER INC PFE | $18.2m0.27% | Added +84.5k |
| GRAINGER W W INC GWW | $18.1m0.27% | Reduced -100 |
| PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC PNC | $17.8m0.26% | Added +814 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS VUG | $17.6m0.26% | Added +10.7k |
Sold out since Q4 2022
| Security | Value then |
|---|---|
| LINDE PLC 99952EUR | $8.3m25.3k shares |
| INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BSCO | $4.6m222.6k shares |
| KRANESHARES TR IVOL | $4.4m193.0k shares |
| INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD | $3.4m159.8k shares |
| ISHARES TR LQD | $3.3m30.9k shares |
| LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N LYB | $2.8m33.6k shares |
| FIRST REP BK SAN FRANCISCO C FRCB | $2.7m22.0k shares |
| CANADIAN PAC RY LTD | $2.0m26.2k shares |
| SPDR SER TR SPSB | $1.9m65.0k shares |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FNDC | $1.9m59.9k shares |
| ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC AAP | $1.8m12.2k shares |
| SPDR SER TR JNK | $1.7m18.9k shares |
| SPDR SER TR XHB | $1.5m25.0k shares |
| UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW X | $1.4m57.9k shares |
| VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDS BNDX | $1.4m28.5k shares |
| ALPS ETF TR AMLP | $1.2m30.6k shares |
| CATALENT INC CTLT | $1.1m25.1k shares |
| FIRST LONG IS CORP FLIC | $1.0m56.3k shares |
| EOG RES INC EOG | $969.0k7.5k shares |
| ENPHASE ENERGY INC ENPH | $927.0k3.5k shares |
| FASTENAL CO FAST | $913.0k19.3k shares |
| OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP OXY | $867.0k13.8k shares |
| SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO LUV | $863.0k25.6k shares |
| FLOOR & DECOR HLDGS INC FND | $791.0k11.4k shares |
| CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC CRL | $784.0k3.6k shares |