Wcm Investment Management (Laguna Beach)

Name: Wcm Investment Management
Address: 281 Brooks Street, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651 2974
Telephone: 949-380-0200

Wcm Investment Management is a large advisory firm based in Laguna Beach. It manages $23.11 billion of regulatory assets for 5,091 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Wcm Investment Management 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 provide model portfolio recommendations to other investment 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.

Wcm Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wcm Investment Management is $23.11 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 6700% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.99 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $23.11 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.54 million each.

Wcm Investment Management has custody of $1.88 billion in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 94% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 6% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wcm Investment Management 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 Paul Russell Black serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Paul Russell Black is investment companies with 16 clients and $9.42 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Wcm Investment Management has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $22.65 billion for 5,089 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Wcm Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, four other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Wcm Investment Management

The company employs 40 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 9 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 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.

Paul Russell Black has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2002. Brooks Street Holdings Llc joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Darrell Winrich	Chairman	1 Sep 1976	Other	2364881
Carolee Lovelle Winrich	Director	1 Jan 1980	Other	4352879
James Courtney Owens	Svp	1 Jan 1990	Other	2182357
Kurt Winrich	President	1 Jan 1992	75% - 100%	2128635
Kurt Randal Winrich	President	1 Jan 1992	50% - 75%	2128635
Lee Thomas Rydzeski	Secretary/vp	1 Jun 1995	Other	4352878
David Andrew Brewer	Vp	1 Jun 1995	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
David Brewer	Vp	1 Jun 1995	Other	2513133
Paul Russell Black	Svp	1 Feb 1998	Other	2513132
Brett Martin Eastman	Director	1 Aug 2002	Other	4673044
Paul Russell Black	President/co-ceo	1 Dec 2002	25% - 50%	2513132
Kurt Randal Winrich	Chairman/co-ceo	1 Dec 2002	25% - 50%	2128635
James Courtney Owens	Executive vp	1 Dec 2002	Other	2182357
David Andrew Brewer	Senior vp	1 Dec 2002	Other	2513133
David Andrew Brewer	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	2513133
Sloane Waller Payne	Portfolio manager	1 Oct 2004	Other	2747251
Sloane Payne	Portfolio manager	1 Oct 2004	Other	2747251
Peter John Hunkel	Portfolio manager	1 Dec 2013	Other	3129021
Mike Brady Trigg	Portfolio manager	1 Dec 2013	Other	4748812
Sanjay Ayer	Vice president, portfolio manager	1 Jun 2016	Other	6927378
Brooks Street Holdings Llc	Member	1 Jun 2018	75% - 100%	83-0945287
Thalia Street Partners Llc	Member	1 Jun 2018	Other	83-0950294

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Paul Russell Black	Member	1 Jun 2018	25% - 50%	2513132
Kurt Randal Winrich	Member	1 Jun 2018	25% - 50%	2128635

Based in Laguna Beach

The principal office where Wcm Investment Management performs its advisory services is located at 281 Brooks Street, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 2974, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Cincinnati, OH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-380-0200 or by fax 949-380-0819. The normal business hours are 7:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wcminvest.com.