0001086763-12-000012.txt : 20121119 0001086763-12-000012.hdr.sgml : 20121119 20121119170039 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001086763-12-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121119 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121119 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086763 IRS NUMBER: 330221828 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-05785 FILM NUMBER: 121215373 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE STREET 2: STE 700 CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612 BUSINESS PHONE: 9494760300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE STREET 2: STE 700 CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KELLER GROUP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /CA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010509 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KELLER COLLINS HAKOPIAN & LEISURE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC/CA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990519 13F-HR/A 1 inftable13f0912a.txt 13F-HR/A FOR 09-30-2012 13F-HR Form 13F Holdings Report UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012 Check here if Amendment [X ]; Amendment Number 1 This Amendment (Check only one.):[ ] is a restatement [ X] adds new holding entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: First Foundation Advisors Address: 18101 Von Karman Avenue Suite 700 Irvine, CA 92612-1051 13F File Number: 28-05785 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedule, lists, and tables are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Gregory S. Bruce Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 949-476-0300 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Gregory S. Bruce Irvine, California November 19, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 149 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $442127 1 List of Other Included Managers: / NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M Company COM 88579y101 574 6210 SH SOLE 6210 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 908 13246 SH SOLE 13246 Aberdeen Asia Pacific Inc Fd COM 003009107 126 16133 SH SOLE 16133 Accenture Ltd Cl A SHS CLASS A G1151C101 5505 78616 SH SOLE 68093 10523 Altria Group Inc COM 02209s103 9726 291286 SH SOLE 261949 29337 Amercian Express COM 025816109 406 7144 SH SOLE 5644 1500 American Realty Capital Prop COM 02917t104 630 50370 SH SOLE 50370 American Realty Trust COM 02917l101 2815 239760 SH SOLE 234407 5353 Amgen COM 031162100 210 2490 SH SOLE 2490 Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/NV SPONSORED ADR 03524a108 19158 222997 SH SOLE 196025 26972 Annaly Mortgage Management COM 035710409 554 32914 SH SOLE 32664 250 Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp COM 037347101 68 10000 SH SOLE 10000 AON Corp SHS CL A g0408v102 12940 247457 SH SOLE 219959 27499 Apple Computer COM 037833100 3392 5085 SH SOLE 4913 172 Applied Materials Inc COM 038222105 7240 648479 SH SOLE 557260 91219 Archer-Daniels Midland COM 039483102 8827 324767 SH SOLE 287887 36880 AT&T COM 00206r102 1698 45051 SH SOLE 45051 Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 141 15940 SH SOLE 15940 Bank of New York Mellon COM 064058100 9141 404131 SH SOLE 362748 41383 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A CL A 084670108 1858 14 SH SOLE 14 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B CL B new 084670702 12490 141613 SH SOLE 125680 15933 Blackrock Build America Bond T SHS 09248x100 218 9290 SH SOLE 5730 3560 Blackrock Floating Rate Inc S COM 09255x100 835 55416 SH SOLE 48893 6523 Blackrock Floating Rate Inc T COM 091941104 190 12908 SH SOLE 12908 Blackrock Inc COM 09247x101 7520 42175 SH SOLE 37455 4719 Boeing COM 097023105 229 3290 SH SOLE 3290 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co COM 110122108 383 11354 SH SOLE 11354 British American Tobacco PLC SPONSORED ADR 110448107 7866 76636 SH SOLE 69735 6901 Broadcom Corp CL A 111320107 3552 102747 SH SOLE 102747 Brown Foreman Corp Cl B CL B 115637209 507 7777 SH SOLE 7777 Cablevision System Corp CL A NY CABLVS 12686c109 299 18863 SH SOLE 18529 334 Calamos Strategic Total Ret COM SH BEN INT 128125101 174 17116 SH SOLE 8798 8318 Canadian Natural Resources COM 136385101 8295 269396 SH SOLE 237573 31823 Capstead Mtg Corp COM NO PAR 14067e506 202 15000 SH SOLE 15000 Caterpillar COM 149123101 9857 114562 SH SOLE 101063 13499 CBRE Clarion Global Real Est COM 12504g100 151 17000 SH SOLE 17000 CenturyLink, Inc COM 156700106 2008 49714 SH SOLE 48608 1106 Chevron Corp COM 166764100 3157 27088 SH SOLE 27088 Chimera Investment Corp COM 16934q109 117 43333 SH SOLE 43333 Cisco Systems Inc. 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