Pluscios Management LLC (Evanston)


Pluscios Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Evanston. It manages $273.66 million of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008.

Pluscios Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and portfolio management for funds of hedge funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Pluscios Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pluscios Management LLC is $273.66 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 812% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $273.66 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $45.61 million each.
Pluscios Management has custody of $265.27 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pluscios Management 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 Pluscios Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Pluscios Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $265.27 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Pluscios Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $273.66 million for 6 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pluscios Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1 to $25,000,000.

Careers at Pluscios Management LLC

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 57 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 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
Kelly Anne Chesney Managing member, chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2006 25% - 50% 5538862
Constance Theodore Teska Managing member 1 Jun 2006 50% - 75% 5057839
Theresa Dianne Mozzocci Member 1 May 2009 Other 2647856

Based in Evanston

The principal office where Pluscios Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1603 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 3844, 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 224-420-7040 or by fax 224-420-7041. The normal business hours are 8:30-5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pluscios.com.