0001086763-11-000006.txt : 20110816 0001086763-11-000006.hdr.sgml : 20110816 20110815195625 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001086763-11-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110816 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110815 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110816 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 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-05785 FILM NUMBER: 111038496 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 1 inftable13f0611.txt 13F-HR FOR 06-30-2011 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: June 30,2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number This Amendment (Check only one.):[ ] is a restatement [ ] 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 August 15, 2011 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: 125 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $425069 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 8587 90537 SH SOLE 84678 5860 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 404 7675 SH SOLE 7675 Aberdeen Asia Pacific Inc Fd COM 003009107 78 10700 SH SOLE 10700 Accenture Ltd Cl A SHS CLASS A G1151C101 9021 149299 SH SOLE 138216 11083 Alpine Total Dynamic Divid F COM SBI 021060108 159 26130 SH SOLE 26130 Altria Group Inc COM 02209s103 10902 412788 SH SOLE 383370 29418 Amercian Express COM 025816109 736 14232 SH SOLE 12732 1500 Amgen COM 031162100 288 4940 SH SOLE 4940 AON Corp COM 037389103 12109 236040 SH SOLE 221943 14098 Apple Computer COM 037833100 1298 3867 SH SOLE 3867 Applied Materials Inc COM 038222105 8323 639763 SH SOLE 586449 53313 Archer-Daniels Midland COM 039483102 8824 292674 SH SOLE 273115 19559 Arrowhead Research Corp COM 042797100 10 20000 SH SOLE 20000 AT&T COM 00206r102 914 29090 SH SOLE 28151 939 Automatic Data Processing COM 053015103 212 4031 SH SOLE 4031 Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 142 12923 SH SOLE 12923 Bank of New York Mellon COM 064058100 10533 411123 SH SOLE 390416 20706 Baxter International COM 071813109 10046 168310 SH SOLE 156876 11434 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A CL A 084670108 1742 15 SH SOLE 15 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B CL B 084670207 7760 100270 SH SOLE 94457 5813 Blackrock Floating Rate Inc S COM 09255x100 6221 407430 SH SOLE 391621 15809 Blackrock Floating Rate Inc T COM 091941104 311 20000 SH SOLE 0 20000 Blackrock Inc COM 09247x101 9585 49974 SH SOLE 46694 3280 Boeing COM 097023105 258 3486 SH SOLE 3486 Brown Foreman Corp Cl B CL B 115637209 370 4949 SH SOLE 4949 Calamos Strategic Total Ret COM SH BEN INT 128125101 211 22062 SH SOLE 5426 16636 Canadian Natural Resources COM 136385101 9959 237906 SH SOLE 218642 19264 Capstead Mtg Corp COM NO PAR 14067e506 201 15000 SH SOLE 15000 Caterpillar COM 149123101 343 3220 SH SOLE 3220 Chevron Corp COM 166764100 2639 25660 SH SOLE 25660 Chimera Investment Corp COM 16934q109 35 10000 SH SOLE 10000 Cisco Systems Inc. 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