At Investment Advisers, Inc. (Chicago)

At Investment Advisers provides financial planning services, 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 selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

At Investment Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of At Investment Advisers, Inc. is $19.36 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 132% since the beginning of its operation, and $17.37 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $17.68 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.69 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $958.73 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $5.82 million.

At Investment Advisers has custody of $4.9 billion in cash and securities for 5,019 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 64% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay At Investment Advisers, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 E. Jennifer Warren serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of E. Jennifer Warren is high net worth individuals with 16,731 clients and $16.49 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, At Investment Advisers has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $19.36 billion for 18,732 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

At Investment Advisers also advises several private funds. Namely, one real estate fund and three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at At Investment Advisers, Inc.

The company employs 406 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 29 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 92 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 17 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

E. Jennifer Warren has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2014. David Lazarus Donabedian has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2009. Stephen John Wade joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Based in Chicago

The principal office where At Investment Advisers, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-368-7700 or by fax 312-368-7750. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at atlantictrust.com.

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