Seix Investment Advisors LLC (Park Ridge)


Seix Investment Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Park Ridge. It manages $20.39 billion of regulatory assets for 147 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Seix Investment Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Seix Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Seix Investment Advisors LLC is $20.39 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.33 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $20.39 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $138.68 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 48% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Seix Investment Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Michael Lincoln Mceachern serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Michael Lincoln Mceachern is investment companies with 17 clients and $8.91 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Seix Investment Advisors has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $20.39 billion for 147 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Seix Investment Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and five securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Seix Investment Advisors LLC

The company employs 69 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 10 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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.

Michael Lincoln Mceachern has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2008. James Francis Keegan has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2008 and Ashi Sarvabhaum Parikh is the Chief Executive Officer of Seix Investment Advisors LLC family office. George Robert Aylward joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ridgeworth Capital Management Llc Managing member 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 107346
Llc Virtus Fund Advisers Managing member 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 107346
Inc. Ridgeworth Capital Management Managing member 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 107346
Trusco Capital Management Inc Parent company 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 107346
Christina Seix Chairman and chief executive officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 702029
John Gale Talty President and chief investment officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 1814994
George Michael Way Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 4609124
Deirdre Ann Dillon Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 5469512
Deirdre Ann Dillon Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 5469512
James Francis Keegan Chief investment officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 2731951
Christina Seix Chairman and chief executive officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 702029
John Gale Talty President and chief investment officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 1814994
George Michael Way Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 4609124
Robert Ira Sherman Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 1339795
Michael Lincoln Mceachern President 1 Mar 2008 Other 4340142
Christina Seix Chairman emeritus 1 Sep 2009 Other 702029
George Michael Way Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 4609124
James Francis Keegan Chief executive officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 2731951
Patrick James Mc Nelis Head of global distribution & client service 1 Feb 2012 Other 1260939
Ashi Sarvabhaum Parikh Chief executive officer 1 May 2014 Other 2682750
John Howard Stebbins Chief financial officer 1 May 2014 Other 4774615
Robert Michael Zakem General counsel 1 May 2014 Other 2252413
William Aitken Turner Chief administrative officer 1 Jul 2014 Other 2503712
George Robert Aylward Chief executive officer 1 Jun 2017 Other 4932163
Michael Aaron Angerthal Executive vice president, chief financial officer 1 Jun 2017 Other 5632934
Mark Stephen Flynn Executive vice president, general counsel and secretary 1 Jun 2017 Other 5941225
Inc. Virtus Partners Shareholder 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% 95-4191764

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Suntrust Banks Parent company 1 Nov 1984 75% - 100% 58-1575035
Inc. Virtus Investment Partners Sole shareholder 1 Nov 2008 75% - 100% 26-3962811
Space Intermediate Llc Member 1 Nov 2013 75% - 100% 46-5353034
Ridgeworth Holdings Llc Member 1 Nov 2013 75% - 100% 46-5339910
L.P. Lightyear Fund Iii Aiv 2 Member, majority interest holder of class a-1 units 1 Nov 2013 50% - 75% 46-2885233
Virtus Intermediate Holdings Llc Member 1 Nov 2013 75% - 100% 46-5339910
Space Acquisition Co. Llc Member 1 May 2014 75% - 100% 46-5328256

Based in Park Ridge

The principal office where Seix Investment Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Maynard Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Orlando, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 201-391-0300 or by fax 201-391-5023. The normal business hours are 8:30 to 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at seixadvisors.com.