Columbus Circle Investors is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $3.59 billion of regulatory assets for 57 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Illinois, and 3 other states.
Columbus Circle Investors provides 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 delivery of model portfolios for wrap programs and other 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.
The assets under management (AUM) of Columbus Circle Investors is $3.59 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -31% since the beginning of its operation, and $138.04 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Columbus Circle Investors 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.
The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Columbus Circle Investors is investment companies with 7 clients and $1.95 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Columbus Circle Investors has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.58 billion for 54 clients. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Columbus Circle Investors also advises several private funds.
The company employs 35 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 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.
The principal office where Columbus Circle Investors performs its advisory services is located at Metro Center, Stamford, CT 06902, 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 203-353-6000 or by fax 203-251-8707. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at columbuscircle.com.