0001086763-12-000004.txt : 20120515 0001086763-12-000004.hdr.sgml : 20120515 20120515170251 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001086763-12-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120515 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120515 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: 12845769 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 inftable13f0312.txt 13F-HR FOR 03/31/2012 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: March 31, 2012 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 May 15,2012 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: 117 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $434758 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 541 6065 SH SOLE 6065 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 1002 16345 SH SOLE 16345 Aberdeen Asia Pacific Inc Fd COM 003009107 124 17033 SH SOLE 17033 Accenture Ltd Cl A SHS CLASS A G1151C101 5478 84929 SH SOLE 74724 10205 Altria Group Inc COM 02209s103 9004 291666 SH SOLE 262665 29001 Amercian Express COM 025816109 482 8324 SH SOLE 6824 1500 Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/NV SPONSORED ADR 03524a108 16867 231942 SH SOLE 205584 26358 Annaly Mortgage Management COM 035710409 270 17043 SH SOLE 17043 AON Corp COM 037389103 12745 259780 SH SOLE 232817 26964 Apple Computer COM 037833100 2814 4693 SH SOLE 4473 220 Applied Materials Inc COM 038222105 7930 637234 SH SOLE 549405 87829 Archer-Daniels Midland COM 039483102 9946 314154 SH SOLE 278175 35979 AT&T COM 00206r102 1247 39919 SH SOLE 39919 Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 243 25382 SH SOLE 25382 Bank of New York Mellon COM 064058100 9808 406481 SH SOLE 366488 39994 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A CL A 084670108 1707 14 SH SOLE 14 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B CL B 084670207 12251 150968 SH SOLE 135224 15744 Blackrock Build America Bond T SHS 09248x100 242 11290 SH SOLE 5730 5560 Blackrock Floating Rate Inc S COM 09255x100 5107 344616 SH SOLE 326533 18083 Blackrock Floating Rate Inc T COM 091941104 285 20000 SH SOLE 20000 Blackrock Inc COM 09247x101 8359 40796 SH SOLE 36169 4627 Boeing COM 097023105 245 3290 SH SOLE 3290 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co COM 110122108 397 11772 SH SOLE 11772 Brown Foreman Corp Cl B CL B 115637209 413 4949 SH SOLE 4949 Calamos Strategic Total Ret COM SH BEN INT 128125101 188 18805 SH SOLE 10487 8318 Canadian Natural Resources COM 136385101 8754 263840 SH SOLE 232797 31043 Capstead Mtg Corp COM NO PAR 14067e506 197 15000 SH SOLE 15000 Caterpillar COM 149123101 12374 116168 SH SOLE 102834 13334 CenturyLink, Inc COM 156700106 994 25709 SH SOLE 24709 1000 Chevron Corp COM 166764100 3097 28890 SH SOLE 28890 Chimera Investment Corp COM 16934q109 123 43333 SH SOLE 43333 Cisco Systems Inc. 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