Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Houston)


Sanders Morris Harris LLC is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $277.09 million of regulatory assets for 394 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Sanders Morris Harris provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sanders Morris Harris: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sanders Morris Harris LLC is $277.09 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -75% since the beginning of its operation, and $500 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $270.24 million in discretionary accounts and $6.86 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $716.81 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $403.39 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 64% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sanders Morris Harris 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 Sanders Morris Harris serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Sanders Morris Harris is high net worth individuals with 48 clients and $139.94 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Sanders Morris Harris has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $275.69 million for 394 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sanders Morris Harris doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Sanders Morris Harris LLC

The company employs 27 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
George Lester Ball Ceo and chairman of the board (9/2015) 1 Feb 2000 Other 11332
Susan Eva Bailey Assistant secretary 1 May 2009 Other 2977205
Samuel Ii Guardiola Operations manager 1 Jan 2013 Other 2337264
Aaron Ray Rowe Vice president 1 Sep 2013 Other 4054936
Thomas Nathan Jencks Cfo, controller and treasurer / finop 1 Sep 2013 Other 4927046
William Patrick Hayes General counsel and secretary; and board of managers (09/2015) 1 Sep 2013 Other 2395457
Rene Emile Chaze Board of managers 1 Sep 2013 Other 6004555
Summer Wealth Management Llc Member 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 47-2268309
Samuel Ii Guardiola Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2015 Other 2337264
Douglas Colombo Finop 1 Dec 2015 Other 1858351
David William Block Operations manager 1 Jan 2016 Other 2327799
David Lee Hunt Chief compliance officer/secretary 1 Feb 2016 Other 2772872
David Lee Hunt Board of managers 1 Apr 2016 Other 2772872
Donald Anthony Sanders Board of managers 1 Apr 2016 Other 410116
Robert Jeffery Corne Finop / vice president 1 May 2016 Other 4993108
Tectonic Holdings Llc Owner 1 Feb 2017 75% - 100% 47-3001443
Michael Robert Schaps Finop 1 Feb 2017 Other 1892138
Arthur Haag Sherman Managing director, general counsel 1 Feb 2017 Other 2813406
Erick George Revelle Kuebler Manager 1 May 2017 Other 2319437
Arthur Haag Sherman Manager 1 May 2017 Other 2813406
Thomas John Jr Lykos Cco and general counsel 1 Feb 2018 Other 2017220
Paul Douglas Lyons Finop 1 Mar 2018 Other 4900585
David Lee Hunt Chief compliance officer, principal operations officer 1 Oct 2018 Other 2772872
Inc. Tectonic Financial Parent company 1 May 2019 75% - 100% 82-0764846
Nancy Elaine Dixon Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2019 Other 2806279

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 30 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Fredric Mark Edelman Shareholder of the edelman financial, inc 1 Jun 1996 75% - 100% 1537980
Thomas Haskell Lee Managing member 1 Aug 2006 75% - 100% 305494
Arthur Haag Sherman Owner 1 Feb 2007 25% - 50% 2813406
Mark Kevin Gormley Managing member 1 Mar 2009 25% - 50% 718402
Llc Lee Equity Partners Manager of lep summer holdings, llc 1 Apr 2012 Other 157422
Lp Lee Equity Partners Fund Summer Aiv Member of lep summer holdings, llc 1 Apr 2012 75% - 100% 80-0802317
Llc Lee Equity Partners Gp Gp of lee equity partners fund summer aiv, lp 1 Apr 2012 Other 26-1532912
Teachers Retirement System Of Texas Limited partner of lee equity summer aiv, lp 1 Apr 2012 25% - 50% 74-6000164
George Lester Ball Board of managers 1 Oct 2014 Other 11332
Edward Philip Moore Board of managers 1 Oct 2014 Other 1468827
Rene Emile Chaze Board of managers 1 Oct 2014 Other 6004555
George Lester Ball Board of managers 1 Sep 2015 Other 11332
Affiliated Wealth Partners Holdings Llc Member-managed 1 Sep 2015 75% - 100% 47-4536791
Awp Ii Llc Member-managed 1 Sep 2015 75% - 100% 47-4845839
Awp I Lp Member-managed 1 Sep 2015 75% - 100% 47-5311229
Awp Gp Llc General partner 1 Sep 2015 Other 47-5305328
Llc Lep Summer Holdings Limited partner 1 Sep 2015 50% - 75% 37-1689318
Llc Lee Equity Partners Member 1 Sep 2015 50% - 75% 157422
Inc. The Edelman Financial Center Member 1 Sep 2015 25% - 50% 81-0672613
Mark Kevin Gormley Board of managers 1 Sep 2015 Other 718402
Holly Day Deem Board of managers 1 Sep 2015 Other 2665529
Llc Lee Equity Partners Realization Fund Gp General partner 1 Sep 2015 Other 47-5092925
Edward Philip Moore Board of managers 1 Sep 2015 Other 1468827
Achi Yaffe Board of managers 1 Sep 2015 Other 5167335
Bruce Robert Mcmaken Board of managers 1 Dec 2015 Other 2851043
Daniel J Rodriguez Board of managers 1 Feb 2016 Other 4981411
L.P. Lee Equity Partners Realization Fund Summer Aiv Member 1 Mar 2016 75% - 100% 36-4818709
Lep Realization Summer Llc Limited partner 1 Mar 2016 50% - 75% 47-5027114
L.P. Lep Realization Feeder Member 1 Mar 2016 75% - 100% 47-5356891
Mark Kevin Gormley Managing member 1 Mar 2016 25% - 50% 718402

Based in Houston

The principal office where Sanders Morris Harris LLC performs its advisory services is located at 600 Travis, Houston, TX 77002 3003 The mailing address of the firm is 600 Travis, Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002 3003. An additional office of the firm is in Dallas, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 713-224-3100 or by fax 713-220-5182. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at smhgroup.com.