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Alta Via Capital

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Client assets under management

$43,090,268

Clients

60

25% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 3 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

20

Very Low

Average account size

$718,171

About

Alta Via Capital provides discretionary asset management and sub‑advisory services to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, and qualified retirement plans, and may serve as an ERISA 3(21) or 3(38) fiduciary for plan sponsors. The firm charges advisory fees based on assets under management and delivers ongoing portfolio management and customized asset‑allocation advice.

Investment programs emphasize a suite of growth‑oriented "QF" strategies — including small‑cap, small/mid‑cap, large‑cap growth, concentrated equity, and large‑cap dividend approaches — supported by fundamental, technical, charting and cyclical analysis. Alta Via operates with discretionary trading authority, offers custom allocations and subadvisory arrangements, and discloses the use of option writing and other derivatives (including covered and uncovered options) within separately managed accounts.

The brochure notes the firm provides quarterly performance reporting to clients and that it manages and participates in a wrap fee program through UBS Financial Services, Inc., practices that are less common among similarly sized supported firms. Alta Via also highlights a Corporate Confidence Strategy that screens for significant insider buying and maintains a relatively small advisory team managing roughly $105 million across about 60 client relationships, which may support more concentrated or tailored portfolio positions than larger peers.

Client services

Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 1% annually for most QF Strategies and Custom/Asset Allocation $0+: 2% annually for QF Strategies – Concentrated Equity Growth

Other

Account minimum: $100,000

Main office location

Alta Via Capital

4695 Chabot Drive, Suite 200

Pleasanton CA 94588, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Dragos G

Series 63, Series 65

Pleasanton, CA

Alta Via Capital

Dragos Georgescu is a financial advisor at Alta Via Capital with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Insight Wealth Strategies, Lincoln Advisors Corporation, and Insight Capital Research & Management. Alta Via Capital provides discretionary asset management, sub-advisory, and ERISA plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm employs growth-oriented strategies driven by fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, managing approximately $106.8 million in discretionary assets.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Patrick G

Series 65

Pleasanton, CA

Alta Via Capital

Patrick Gaynor is a financial advisor at Alta Via Capital in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Alta Via Capital and its predecessor entities since 2013, including a period at PTRC Investments. Alta Via Capital provides discretionary asset management, sub-advisory, and ERISA plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans, managing approximately $106.8 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs growth-oriented quantitative fundamental (QF) strategies and incorporates insider buying screens, option writing, and concentrated equity growth approaches in its portfolio management.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Carl G

Series 63, Series 65

Pleasanton, CA

Alta Via Capital

Carl Gabler is a financial advisor at Alta Via Capital with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC, Lincoln Advisors Corporation, and Insight Capital Research & Management Inc. prior to joining Alta Via Capital. Alta Via Capital provides discretionary asset management, sub-advisory services, and ERISA plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm employs growth-oriented quantitative strategies, including insider buying screens and concentrated equity options, and manages approximately $106.8 million in discretionary assets.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Executive Founder/Business Owner
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