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Aqua Capital Advisors

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Client AUM

$143,769,398

Clients

44

Advisors

2

of 4 employees

About

Aqua Capital Advisors provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning primarily to individual and family clients, including both high-net-worth and non‑HNW households. The firm offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and related non‑securities advice (insurance, estate and trust planning, family business and real estate guidance) under written agreements.

The firm constructs customized portfolios rather than mapping clients into model sleeves, generally favoring diversified, low‑cost ETFs and tax‑aware strategies (asset location, tax‑loss and occasional tax‑gain harvesting) while periodically rebalancing. For select high‑net‑worth clients it may include private funds, and it employs limited option strategies — including covered calls and, on rare occasions with client agreement, naked put writing — alongside behavioral coaching to align portfolios with clients’ circumstances.

Aqua discloses that a firm principal has an ownership interest in an unaffiliated private investment sponsorship business that may originate private company opportunities; the firm says such activity is conducted outside its advisory services and that any client participation would be preceded by full disclosure and consent to address potential conflicts. The combination of a small advisory team managing roughly $144 million for about 44 client relationships, bespoke portfolio construction, and selective use of private investments and options distinguishes its practice from many peers.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.15% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.75% $10,000,001+: 0.65%

Other

Fee-only: Fixed fee for financial planning generally ranges from $5,000 to $10,000, negotiable; may be waived if investment management services are engaged

Main office

1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1005

Los Angeles CA 90067

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

California · Texas

Also doing business as

Aqua Capital Advisors · Aqua Capital Advisors LLC

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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John D

CFA®, Series 65

Los Angeles, CA

Aqua Capital Advisors

John Defonso is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Aqua Capital Advisors since 2016 and previously worked at Arxstone Partners LLC. John also serves as president of Arxstone Partners, an investment advisory business currently in a dormant state. Aqua Capital Advisors provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning primarily to individual and family clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios using diversified, low-cost ETFs and tax-aware strategies, with selective use of private funds and limited options strategies for certain high-net-worth clients.

Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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Jeff F

CFP®, Series 66

Los Angeles, CA

Aqua Capital Advisors

Jeff Fang is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Aqua Capital Advisors since 2009 and previously worked at Merrill from 2002 to 2009. The firm provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning primarily to individual and family clients, including both high-net-worth and non‑HNW households. Aqua Capital Advisors constructs customized portfolios using diversified, low-cost ETFs and tax-aware strategies, and for select high-net-worth clients, it may include private funds and limited option strategies.

Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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