Argos Capital Partners, LLC (St. Louis)


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. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. 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.

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