Arvest Investments, Inc. (Lowell)

Name: Arvest Investments, Inc.
Address: 921 West Monroe Avenue, Lowell, AR, 72745 1515
Telephone: 479 770 1825

Arvest Investments, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Lowell. It manages $1.97 billion of regulatory assets for 7,886 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Arvest Investments provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,500 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Arvest Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Arvest Investments, Inc. is $1.97 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 6754% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $771.44 million in discretionary accounts and $1.2 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $294.56 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $228.34 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 59% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Arvest Investments, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients James Robert Kelly serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of James Robert Kelly is individuals with 7,363 clients and $1.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Arvest Investments has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.93 billion for 7,885 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Arvest Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Arvest Investments, Inc.

The company employs 231 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 93 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 214 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

James Robert Kelly has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1996. James Matthew Machen joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Robert Kelly	Director	1 Jul 1996	Other	2812979
Arvest Bank	Owner	1 Jul 1996	75% - 100%	71-0118700
Robert Vincent Brothers	Director	1 Jul 1996	Other	2812977
Alan Scott Greear	Director	1 Jul 1996	Other	2812981
Joseph Edward Bryan Mills	Svp/sales manager	1 Jul 1996	Other	1275439
Cindy L Wilson	Municipal principal	1 Jan 1999	Other	2748176
Calvin Buford Jarrett	President/cfo/coo/director	1 Nov 1999	Other	2812973
Jack Melton Jr Parks	Chief executive officer	1 Nov 1999	Other	1767912
Jeffrey S Kinard	Finop	1 Nov 1999	Other	2768907
Christopher Wayne Brune	Srop/crop	1 Oct 2001	Other	2690341
Karla Payne	Director	1 Jul 2003	Other	4725253
Stephanie Lyn Wilkerson	Svp-arvest1 manager	1 Dec 2003	Other	2572230
Stephanie Lyn Cooper	Svp-arvest1 manager	1 Dec 2003	Other	2572230
Rex Kent Wolstenholm	Svp/chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	1577188
John Arleigh Perron	Registered options and security futures principal (rosfp)	1 Aug 2005	Other	3159317
Thomas Bittenbender Harps	Municipal principal	1 Feb 2006	Other	1551974
Thomas Bittenbender Harps	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2007	Other	1551974
Gretchen Daphyne Brewer	Financial and operations principal	1 Aug 2007	Other	5089523
Henry Dennis Smiley	Director	1 Feb 2010	Other	4242074
James Macgregor King	Chief executive officer/director	1 Mar 2011	Other	1151688
Theresa Diane Wells	Director	1 Jun 2011	Other	2568133
Craig Alan Rivaldo	Director	1 Jun 2011	Other	5947831
Kenneth Kevin Sabin	Director	1 Jun 2011	Other	5947088
Jeffrey S Kinard	Financial and operations principal	1 Jun 2011	Other	2768907
Robert Scott Grigsby	Director	1 Jun 2011	Other	811271
Bradley Jean Crain	Director/director of sales & img	1 Mar 2013	Other	5203394
David Lee Biliter	Director of sales	1 Mar 2013	Other	1690995
Gretchen Daphyne Brewer	Financial and operations principal	1 Feb 2014	Other	5089523
David Lee Biliter	Evp/sales manager/director	1 Oct 2014	Other	1690995
Donny Ray Jr Rogers	Evp/sales manager/director	1 Oct 2014	Other	2602108
Stephanie Lyn Wilkerson	Municipal principal	1 Oct 2014	Other	2572230
Bradley Wayne Krieger	Director	1 Feb 2015	Other	6579988
Donald Eugene Walker	Director	1 Feb 2015	Other	6578113
Clifford Henry Gibbs	Director	1 Feb 2015	Other	6578511
Donny Ray Jr Rogers	President/ceo trust/director	1 Mar 2016	Other	2602108
Dee Garrison Derryberry	Coo	1 Mar 2016	Other	4013705
Larry Brad Griffin	Evp/sales manager/director	1 Mar 2016	Other	1742219
Stephanie Lyn Wilkerson	Operations principal	1 Jun 2016	Other	2572230
John Arleigh Perron	Arvest1 manager	1 Jun 2016	Other	3159317
Lisa Benson Ray	Director	1 Jun 2016	Other	2143387
Bradley Dean Hudgeons	Evp/sales manager/director	1 Oct 2016	Other	4709345
John Arleigh Perron	Private securities offerings principal	1 Sep 2017	Other	3159317
Clifford Henry Gibbs	Director	1 May 2018	Other	6578511
Calvin Buford Jarrett	Principal financial officer and principal operating officer	1 Oct 2018	Other	2812973
James Matthew Machen	Director	1 Dec 2018	Other	4882241

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 14 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Arvest Bank Group	Shareholder	1 Dec 1988	75% - 100%	71-0489455
Samuel Robson Walton	Shareholder	1 Dec 1988	25% - 50%	1838753
James Carr Walton	Shareholder	1 Dec 1988	25% - 50%	1838756
Jim C. Walton	Shareholder	1 Dec 1988	25% - 50%	1838756
John Thomas Walton	Shareholder	1 Dec 1988	25% - 50%	1838755
Inc. Arvest Bank Group	Shareholder	1 Jan 2000	75% - 100%	71-0489455
Inc. Arvest Holdings	Shareholder	1 Oct 2001	75% - 100%	71-0698207
James C. Walton And Samuel R. Walton Co Trustees Estate Of John T. Walton	Shareholder	1 Sep 2005	25% - 50%	73-7477267
Samuel R. Co Trustee Of The Estate Of John T. Walton Walton	Shareholder	1 Sep 2005	25% - 50%	73-7477267
James C. Co Trustee Of The Estate Of John T. Walton Walton	Shareholder	1 Sep 2005	25% - 50%	73-7477267
Samuel Robson Walton	Co-trustee of the estate of john t. walton	1 Sep 2005	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
James Carr Walton	Co-trustee of the estate of john t. walton	1 Sep 2005	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Jtw Abg Trust	Shareholder	1 Dec 2011	25% - 50%	45-6792578
James Carr Walton	Trustee	1 Dec 2011	25% - 50%	1838756

Based in Lowell

The principal office where Arvest Investments, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 921 West Monroe Avenue, Lowell, AR 72745 1515 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 1515, Lowell, AR 72745 1515. An additional office of the firm is in Springdale, AR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 479 770 1825 or by fax 479 770 1836. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at arvestam.com.