Argos Capital Partners, LLC (St. Louis)

Name: Argos Capital Partners, LLC
Address: 477 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63141
Telephone: 314-898-9893

Argos Capital Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in St. Louis. It manages $748.11 million of regulatory assets for 490 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Missouri and Texas.

Argos Capital Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Argos Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Argos Capital Partners, LLC is $748.11 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 3% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $13.67 million in discretionary accounts and $734.44 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $333.45 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.64 million.

Argos Capital Partners has custody of $13 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 41% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 40% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-exchange traded securities form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Argos Capital Partners, 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 Argos Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Argos Capital Partners is high net worth individuals with 30 clients and $715.28 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Argos Capital Partners has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $728.31 million for 32 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.

Argos Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, two other private funds.

Careers at Argos Capital Partners, LLC

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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
Paul Norman Tice	Chief compliance officer, partner	1 Apr 2000	Other	1848693
Robert Paul Ensor	Director of investments	1 Sep 2008	Other	5027997
Lp Wetterau Ventures	Owner	1 Dec 2011	Other	43-1857508
William F. Holekamp Irrevocable Trust	Owner	1 Dec 2011	Other	43-6827228
Black Swan Investments Llc	Owner	1 Dec 2011	25% - 50%	26-1854185
Kuehnle Investments Llc	Owner	1 Dec 2011	Other	26-4257874

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 19 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
1993 T Conrad Wetterau Revocable Trust Dated July 26	Member	1 Jul 1993	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Ted Conrad Wetterau	Trustee	1 Jul 1993	Other	6040772
Llc Wetterau Management	General partner	1 Jul 1999	Other	43-1856956
Elizabeth Wetterau Harbison	Trustee	1 Nov 1999	Other	6040773
Helen K Wetterau 1999 Irrevocable Trust No. 3	Limited partner	1 Nov 1999	25% - 50%	43-6840468
Nancy Parker Tice	Trustee	1 Oct 2000	Other	6652039
2006 Mark S. Wetterau And Virginia Dean Wetterau Revocable Trust Dated February 26	Member	1 Feb 2006	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Mark Stephen Wetterau	Trustee	1 Feb 2006	Other	6470678
Virginia Dean Wetterau	Trustee	1 Feb 2006	Other	6470681
Paul Norman Tice	Manager	1 Dec 2007	Other	1848693
Nancy Parker Tice Revocable Trust	Member	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Timothy Kuehnle	Manager	1 Jan 2008	Other	6040777
Robert Frank Scoular	Trustee	1 Dec 2011	Other	6040774
Elizabeth Wetterau Harbison	Trustee	1 Mar 2014	Other	6040773
2014 Elizabeth Wetterau Harbison Revocable Trust Dated March 4	Member	1 Apr 2014	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
2014 Helen K. Wetterau 2014 Irrevocable Trust No. 2 Dated April 8	Limited partner	1 Apr 2014	25% - 50%	376566569
Paul Leroy Vogel	Trustee	1 Apr 2014	Other	3176416
2014 Helen K. Wetterau 2014 Irrevocable Trust No. 1 Dated October 1	Limited partner	1 Oct 2014	25% - 50%	376578735
Paul Leroy Vogel	Trustee	1 Oct 2014	Other	3176416

Based in St. Louis

The principal office where Argos Capital Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 477 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141, 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 314-898-9893 or by fax 314-898-9901. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at argoscapitalpartners.com.