Pointer Management, LLC (Chattanooga)

Pointer Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chattanooga. It manages $3.36 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Tennessee and Texas.

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

Pointer Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pointer Management, LLC is $3.36 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 25% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.99 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.36 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $559.49 million each.

Pointer Management has custody of $2.23 billion 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 Pointer 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 Pointer Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Pointer Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $3.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Pointer Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.36 billion for 6 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pointer Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $3,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Pointer Management, LLC

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 29 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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
Iii Joseph Howard Davenport	Principal	1 Jul 1990	Other	5903903
John Alexander Stout	Principal	1 Jul 1990	Other	1198280
William Thorpe Mckenzie	Principal	1 Jul 1990	Other	328836
Myra Galloway Tatum	Treasurer	1 Mar 2000	Other	1589957
Joseph Alan Logterman	Chief financial officer	1 Sep 2004	Other	5903927
Iv Joseph Howard Davenport	Principal	1 Jul 2007	Other	5903914
Charles Berley Chitty	Principal	1 Jul 2007	Other	2771635
Tyler Frank Burke	Principal	1 Jan 2008	Other	2911078
Jeff Edwards Tarumianz	Principal	1 Jan 2010	Other	5903919
Patrick Board Stowe	Principal	1 Jul 2011	Other	5742744
Patrick B. Stowe	Principal	1 Jul 2011	Other	5742744
Patrick Colman Bradshaw	Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2012	Other	6158519
Paul Gustav Roess	Director of investor relations	1 Jan 2016	Other	5728355

Based in Chattanooga

The principal office where Pointer Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 832 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37402, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Dallas, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 423-266-3544 or by fax 423-265-3217. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.