Kenney Investments Inc (Northfield)


Kenney Investments Inc is a large advisory firm based in Northfield. It manages $165.53 million of regulatory assets for 40 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona and Illinois.

Kenney Investments provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kenney Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kenney Investments Inc is $165.53 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 75% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $115.18 million in discretionary accounts and $50.35 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.61 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $3.36 million.
Kenney Investments has custody of $1.64 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 89% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 6% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kenney 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 Kenney Investments serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Kenney Investments is high net worth individuals with 32 clients and $148.85 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Kenney Investments has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $165.53 million for 40 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.

Kenney Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Kenney Investments Inc

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 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.

Greg Howard Kenney joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brian Robert Kenney Chief executive officer 1 Sep 1989 25% - 50% 4344405
Greg Howard Kenney Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 1989 50% - 75% 4344410

Based in Northfield

The principal office where Kenney Investments Inc performs its advisory services is located at One Northfield Plaza, Ste 505, Northfield, IL 60093, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Scottsdale, AZ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 847-441-2642 or by fax 847-441-1898. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday.