Oasis Investment Strategies LLC (Chicago)


Oasis Investment Strategies LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $3.51 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois and Texas.

Oasis Investment Strategies provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Oasis Investment Strategies: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Oasis Investment Strategies LLC is $3.51 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -13% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.51 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $584.68 million each.
Oasis Investment Strategies has custody of $3.29 billion in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 64% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 34% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Oasis Investment Strategies LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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 Oasis Investment Strategies serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Oasis Investment Strategies is corporations or other businesses with 2 clients and $3.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Oasis Investment Strategies has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.51 billion for 6 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Oasis Investment Strategies doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Oasis Investment Strategies LLC

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 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
Jvmc Holdings Corp Sole member 1 Jul 2007 75% - 100% 26-0424108
Rjo Holdings Corp Sole member 1 Jul 2007 75% - 100% 26-0424108
Eric G Gurdian Chief investment officer cm 1 Dec 2010 Other 3111513
Julie Dematteo Chief executive officer and chief investment officer mfm 1 Nov 2013 Other 3200244
James A Gabriele Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 2694460
Augustine Richard Perrotta Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2016 Other 5039996

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Rjo Investor Corp Sole shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% 26-0424001
Rts Investor Corp Sole shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% 26-2030874
Rjo Holdings Corp. Sole shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% 26-0424108

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Oasis Investment Strategies LLC performs its advisory services is located at 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, 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 312-373-4960 or by fax 312-373-5238. The normal business hours are 7:30 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rjoasis.com/cash-management.