Cognios Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Leawood. It manages $471.45 million of regulatory assets for 133 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas.
Cognios Capital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Cognios Capital, LLC is $471.45 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 510% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cognios Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based 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.
The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of John Gerard Brandmeyer is investment companies with 3 clients and $210.62 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Cognios Capital has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $471.02 million for 79 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.
Cognios Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.
The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 93 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 9 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
John Gerard Brandmeyer has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2015. Anne Cecile Moberg joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.
The principal office where Cognios Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 11250 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy, Leawood, KS 66211, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 913-214-5000. 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 cognios.com.