Bahl & Gaynor Inc (Cincinnati)

Name: Bahl & Gaynor Inc
Address: 255 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202
Telephone: 513-287-6100

Bahl & Gaynor Inc is a large advisory firm based in Cincinnati. It manages $12.78 billion of regulatory assets for 2,299 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Bahl & Gaynor provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bahl & Gaynor: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bahl & Gaynor Inc is $12.78 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 461% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $11.93 billion in discretionary accounts and $848.12 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $5.38 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $10.6 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 93% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bahl & Gaynor 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 William Bahl serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of William Bahl is investment companies with 10 clients and $4.96 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Bahl & Gaynor has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.78 billion for 740 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.

Bahl & Gaynor doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Bahl & Gaynor Inc

The company employs 24 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 88 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

William Bahl has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1990. Steven Nicholas Brown joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Bahl	President	1 Jul 1990	Other	2722559
Vere Warburton Gaynor	Chairman	1 Jul 1990	Other	805016
Suanne Kathleen Luhn	Secretary	1 Aug 1990	Other	711197
George Strietmann	Vice president	1 Jun 1992	Other	2718398
S Corp. Sub Trust Fbo William C.T. Gaynor Dated December 23 1992 Vere W. Gaynor	Shareholder	1 Dec 1994	Other	31-6467685
S Corp. Sub Trust Fbo Rosemary R. Gaynor Dated December 23 1992 Vere W. Gaynor	Shareholder	1 Dec 1994	Other	31-6467686
William Forestus Reid	Retired	1 Mar 1995	Other	4352634
Edward Ernst Dohrmann	Vice president	1 Apr 1996	Other	1026212
Charles Abbott Pettengill	Vice president	1 May 1997	Other	4349049
Eleanor Kirby Moffat	Vice president	1 Jan 1999	Other	1759010
Scott Davis Rodes	Vice president	1 Jun 2001	Other	1774602
Scott Davis Rodes	Vice president	1 Jan 2002	Other	1774602
Matthew Dargin Mccormick	Vice president	1 Aug 2003	Other	2320937
Lori Ann Hudson	Vice president	1 Dec 2003	Other	4938381
Edward Allan Woods	Vice president	1 Sep 2004	Other	4938385
Glenn D. Warden	Chief information officer	1 Apr 2005	Other	4938929
John Brien Schmitz	Vice president	1 Dec 2006	Other	1724415
Ellis Davenport Hummel	Vice president	1 Jul 2009	Other	2337020
Tita Ann Rogers	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2011	Other	5955937
Stephanie Schulze Thomas	Vice president	1 Jul 2013	Other	4863679
William Jeffrey Bahl	Vice president	1 May 2014	Other	4597881
Christopher Mark Rowane	Vice president	1 Apr 2015	Other	1489914
Nicholas W Puncer	Vice president	1 Apr 2015	Other	6584149
James Edward Russell	Vice president	1 Apr 2015	Other	4631359
Christopher John Heekin	Vice president	1 Nov 2016	Other	4358310
Kevin Thomas Gade	Vice president	1 Jul 2018	Other	6353157
Samuel L Koopman	Vice president	1 Jul 2018	Other	7036873
Steven Nicholas Brown	Vice president	1 Jan 2019	Other	4939240

Based in Cincinnati

The principal office where Bahl & Gaynor Inc performs its advisory services is located at 255 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, 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 513-287-6100 or by fax 513-287-6110. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bahl-gaynor.com.