Kw Investment Adviser, LLC (Beverly Hills)


Kw Investment Adviser, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Beverly Hills. It manages $1.35 billion of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Kw Investment Adviser provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kw Investment Adviser: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kw Investment Adviser, LLC is $1.35 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 38% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.35 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $169.27 million each.
Kw Investment Adviser has custody of $1.35 billion in cash and securities for 8 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kw Investment Adviser, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Kw Investment Adviser, LLC

In Ku Lee joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William J Mcmorrow Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 4486254
Barry Schlesinger Chief administrative officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 1552896
Freeman A. Lyle Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 4484889
Inc. Kennedy Wilson Direct owner 1 Jan 2012 75% - 100% 95-4364537
Kent Yerington Mouton Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 6028568
Kent Yerington Mouton Member of investment committee and senior management 1 Mar 2012 Other 6028568
John Prabhu Member of investment committee and senior management 1 Mar 2012 Other 6028591
Justin Enbody Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2012 Other 6178955
In Ku Lee Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 6315168
Donald James Herrema Member of investment committee and senior management 1 Mar 2014 Other 2306826
Nicholas Richard Colonna Member of investment committee and senior management 1 Mar 2014 Other 6222516
Nicholas V. Colonna Member of investment committee and senior management 1 Mar 2014 Other 4495491

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Kennedy Wilson Holdings Shareholder 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 26-0508760

Based in Beverly Hills

The principal office where Kw Investment Adviser, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 9701 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Austin, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-887-6400 or by fax 310-887-3410. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday.