Cognios Capital, LLC (Leawood)

Name: Cognios Capital, LLC
Address: 11250 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy, Leawood, KS, 66211
Telephone: 913-214-5000

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.

Cognios Capital: assets under management

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 firm manages $346.25 million in discretionary accounts and $125.21 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.3 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $4.47 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 84% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 14% 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 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.

What kind of clients John Gerard Brandmeyer serves?

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.

Careers at Cognios Capital, LLC

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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jonathan Craig Angrist	President and chief investment officer	1 Mar 2008	Other	5596465
Brian James Machtley	Executive vice president and chief operating officer	1 Nov 2010	Other	4245053
Llc Tcp Holdings	Member	1 Nov 2010	75% - 100%	27-3894282
Azure Lynn Postell	Director of investor relations	1 Jul 2011	Other	5419735
John Jeffrey Wheeler	Director of trading	1 May 2012	Other	1517804
Steven Kenneth Braun	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	6121229
John Gerard Brandmeyer	Chief executive officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	5865323
Mary Ellen Storey	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2012	Other	4808171
Norman George Tsiguloff	Director of information technology	1 Sep 2012	Other	1470799
Stephanie Marie Spilker	Compliance officer	1 Sep 2012	Other	6121231
Arshad Nmn Azim	Principal, head of corporate strategy	1 Sep 2012	Other	6122462
Kerry Todd Bush	Director of business development	1 Feb 2013	Other	3141671
Iii Revocable Trust James E. Stowers	Member	1 Oct 2013	Other	32-0268477
John Gerard Brandmeyer	Chairman	1 Mar 2015	Other	5865323
Gary William Dicenzo	Chief executive officer	1 Mar 2015	Other	1699316
Kenneth Richard Pyle	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2015	Other	2355870
Patrick Daniel Hayes	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2017	Other	6571587
Anne Cecile Moberg	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2019	Other	1331078

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Evans Stowers Iii	Trustee	1 Jan 1986	Other	2044931
Albert Joseph Brandmeyer	Manager	1 Nov 2010	Other	6072510
John Gerard Brandmeyer	Manager	1 Oct 2013	Other	5865323

Based in Leawood

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.