H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc (Irving)


H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc is a large advisory firm based in Irving. It manages $12.54 billion of regulatory assets for 61,344 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2000 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

H.D. Vest Advisory Services provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selection of other advisers, educational seminars and workshops, and participant enrollment meetings. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

H.D. Vest Advisory Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc is $12.54 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 505% since the beginning of its operation, and $996.5 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.54 billion in discretionary accounts and $7 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $188.03 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $219.59 thousand.
H.D. Vest Advisory Services has custody of $12.53 billion in cash and securities for 42,205 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 73% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. 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 Roger Carlton Ochs serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Roger Carlton Ochs is individuals with 39,301 clients and $8.25 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, H.D. Vest Advisory Services has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.54 billion for 42,216 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.

H.D. Vest Advisory Services doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc

The company employs 1,982 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 1,792 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Roger Carlton Ochs has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2003. Steven Michael Watkins joined the executive team most recently as the Assistant Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. H.D. Vest Shareholder 1 Dec 1986 75% - 100% 75-2154244
Inc. H.D. Vest Sole shareholder 1 May 1987 75% - 100% 75-2154244
Wesley Ted Sinclair Chief financial officer 1 Oct 1993 Other 1636199
David Robert Oneill Exec manager of compliance 1 Feb 1994 Other 1591849
Herbie Darwin Vest Sole director 1 Jul 1994 Other 1026081
Roger Carlton Ochs President/secretary 1 Mar 1995 Other 1333092
Robin Lesley Smith Sr portfolio manager 1 Sep 1996 Other 2801778
Joel Van Bennett Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2001 Other 2047878
Michael Allen Walton Compliance officer 1 Feb 2002 Other 2642449
Patricia Ann Ross Compliance officer 1 Jul 2002 Other 717926
Roger Carlton Ochs President/secretary 1 Apr 2003 Other 1333092
Joel Van Bennett Treasurer 1 Apr 2003 Other 2047878
Neal Edward Heifetz Assistant secretary 1 Apr 2003 Other 2125657
Michael Allen Walton Assistant secretary 1 Apr 2003 Other 2642449
Daniel Eugene Wright Assistant secretary 1 Apr 2003 Other 2204732
Jeffrey Joel Klein Assistant secretary 1 Apr 2003 Other 1710386
Daniel Eugene Wright Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2003 Other 2204732
Pcap Partners Parthenon investors iii, l.p. 1 Nov 2004 75% - 100% 99-9999999
Keith Thomas Ignace Chief compliance officer 1 May 2005 Other 1085214
Brian A Stern Assistant secretary 1 Jun 2005 Other 4838704
John Scott Johnson Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2005 Other 2125760
Jaco Jordaan Senior portfolio manager 1 Feb 2007 Other 2788224
Casey James Griffin Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 3124214
Marshall Arterton Bartlett Director 1 Oct 2011 Other 5996630
Andrew Caldwell Dodson Director 1 Oct 2011 Other 5996376
Spencer Philip Hoffman Director 1 Oct 2011 Other 2633044
Aditya Kumar Garg Chief information officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 6155444
Ruth Ann Papazian Chief marketing officer 1 Jun 2013 Other 1897453
Chris G Rod Treasurer 1 Aug 2016 Other 4260939
Robert David Oros Chief executive officer/secretary 1 Feb 2017 Other 2708269
Richard Scott Rawlins President 1 Feb 2017 Other 2888660
Eric Jared Chartan Assistant secretary 1 Mar 2017 Other 4809520
David Lawrence Peavler Assistant secretary 1 May 2017 Other 6802140
Crystal Marie Clifford Chief operations officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 3273784
Todd Christopher Mackay Ceo 1 Jan 2019 Other 2799860
Todd Christopher Mackay President 1 Jun 2019 Other 2799860
Todd Christopher Mackay Chief business operations and development officer 1 Jul 2019 Other 2799860
Enrique Martin Vasquez President/secretary 1 Jul 2019 Other 2385061
Wendy Wynette Walton Assistant secretary 1 Aug 2019 Other 2883254
Steven Michael Watkins Assistant secretary 1 Sep 2019 Other 2852255

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Wells Fargo & Co Sole shareholder 1 Jul 2001 75% - 100% 41-0449260
Llc Pcap Partners Iii General partner 1 Nov 2004 Other 20-2145654
L.P. Parthenon Investors Iii Member 1 Jun 2011 25% - 50% 20-2142654
Llc Hdv Holdings Shareholder 1 Jun 2011 75% - 100% 45-2754280
Inc. Hdv Holdings Shareholder 1 Oct 2011 75% - 100% 45-2754255
Inc. Blucora Shareholder 1 Jan 2012 75% - 100% 91-1718107
Inc Taxact Holdings Shareholder 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 20-4487290
Taxact Holdings Shareholder 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 20-4487290
Inc. Project Baseball Sub Shareholder 1 Dec 2015 75% - 100% 47-5254878

Based in Irving

The principal office where H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc performs its advisory services is located at 6333 North State Highway 161, Irving, TX 75038, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Corvallis, OR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 972-870-6000 or by fax 972-870-6344. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at hdvest.com.