Collins Capital Investments, LLC (Coral Gables)


Collins Capital Investments, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Coral Gables. It manages $318.22 million of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Florida.

Collins Capital Investments provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Collins Capital Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Collins Capital Investments, LLC is $318.22 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -71% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $318.22 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $22.73 million each.
Collins Capital Investments has custody of $209.91 million in cash and securities for 13 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Collins Capital Investments, 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 Michael James Collins serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Michael James Collins is pooled investment vehicles with 13 clients and $198.62 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Collins Capital Investments has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $318.22 million for 14 clients. 29% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Collins Capital Investments also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $200,000.

Careers at Collins Capital Investments, LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 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.

Michael James Collins has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2007. Thomas Casey Wamsley joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Dorothy Collins Weaver Ceo 1 Jan 2007 Other 2765008
Michael James Collins President 1 Jan 2007 Other 2577654
Kent Alan Windhorst Cfo 1 Jan 2007 Other 5064011
Maurice W Blauch Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 3088047
Inc. Collins Capital Advisors Managing member 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 65-0948201
Llc Collins Capital Investments Managing member 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 137598
Lewis Clay Schusterman Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 4689366
Thomas Casey Wamsley Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2017 Other 2608849

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Dorothy Collins Weaver Ceo 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 2765008

Based in Coral Gables

The principal office where Collins Capital Investments, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 806 Douglas Road, Coral Gables, FL 33134 3157, 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 305-666-3319 or by fax 305-666-3439. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at collinscap.com.