Savant Capital, LLC (Rockford)


Savant Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Rockford. It manages $6.13 billion of regulatory assets for 4,910 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Savant Capital provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 3,500 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Savant Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Savant Capital, LLC is $6.13 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 199% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $6.13 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.25 million each.
Savant Capital has custody of $2.1 billion in cash and securities for 2,894 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 88% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Savant Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed 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 Daniel Scott Rezin serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Daniel Scott Rezin is high net worth individuals with 1,513 clients and $3.97 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Savant Capital has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.13 billion for 4,909 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.

Savant Capital doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Savant Capital, LLC

The company employs 163 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 71 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people 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.

Daniel Scott Rezin has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2012. Douglas David Moffitt joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Advisory And Development Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Thomas Aquinas Muldowney Chairman of the board, manager 1 Jan 1986 Other 735714
Brent Raymond Brodeski Chief executive officer, manager 1 Jan 1995 Other 2114022
Richard Allen Bennett Chief wealth management officer, manager 1 Jun 1998 Other 4358740
Ellen Kay Poppen Chief financial officer/chief information officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 5164167
Cindy Ann Freese Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 5573136
Lori M Burke Chief administrative officer/director of human capital 1 Apr 2010 Other 5831777
Inc Fka Savant Capital Management Inc Scmi Member 1 Jan 2012 75% - 100% 36-3859937
Inc. Fka Savant Capital Management Inc. Scmi Member - a shares 1 Jan 2012 50% - 75% 36-3859937
Llc The Monitor Group Member 1 Jun 2012 Other 147234
Glenn Gregory Kautt Vice chairman of the board/chief governance officer/manager 1 Jun 2012 Other 1363407
Aviation Transport Sales And Training Llc Member - a shares 1 Jun 2012 Other 54-1767794
Daniel Scott Rezin President 1 Aug 2012 Other 6125974
Daniel S Rezin Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2012 Other 6125974
Adam Wendell Larson Chief operations officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 3242572
Timothy Brian Rogowski Chief information officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 6464344
Ellen Kay Poppen Secretary 1 Nov 2015 Other 5164167
David Floyd Barton Chief wealth management officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 1178191
Cynosure Savant Holdings Llc Member - d shares 1 Sep 2016 Other 32-0506079
Richard Keith Taylor Manager 1 Sep 2016 Other 4992112
Patrick C Beaird Manager 1 Sep 2016 Other 2789900
Jerry Frank Boxleitner Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2016 Other 6710892
Lavonne Lynn Brown Chief communications & culture officer 1 Oct 2016 Other 6713001
Michael Thomas Cyrs Director of wealth advisory 1 Mar 2017 Other 6407276
Kevin Michael Hrdlicka Director of investments 1 Mar 2017 Other 6032139
Douglas David Moffitt Chief advisory and development officer 1 Jul 2018 Other 1412097

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Spencer Fox Eccles Director 1 Jan 1981 Other 6614570
Glenn Gregory Kautt Managing member/president 1 Mar 2008 75% - 100% 1363407
Glenn Gregory Kautt Member 1 Jun 2016 75% - 100% 1363407
Llc Cynosure Savant Holdings I Member 1 Sep 2016 25% - 50% 30-0952867
Llc Cynosure Savant Holdings Ii Member 1 Sep 2016 50% - 75% 61-1803176
George S. And Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation Member 1 Sep 2016 50% - 75% 87-6118245
Lisa Ellen Eccles Director 1 Sep 2016 Other 6589578
Robert Maurice Graham Director 1 Sep 2016 Other 6680014
Thomas Grady Cousins Member 1 Sep 2016 75% - 100% 6715310

Based in Rockford

The principal office where Savant Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 190 Buckley Drive, Rockford, IL 61107, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Mclean, VA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 815-227-0300 or by fax 815-226-2195. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at savantcapital.com.