Chickasaw Capital Management, LLC (Memphis)


Chickasaw Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Memphis. It manages $3.52 billion of regulatory assets for 1,029 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Chickasaw Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Chickasaw Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Chickasaw Capital Management, LLC is $3.52 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1301% since the beginning of its operation, and $149.93 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.52 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.42 million each.
Chickasaw Capital Management has custody of $114.06 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 95% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Chickasaw Capital Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, commissions, and performance-based 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 Chickasaw Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Chickasaw Capital Management is investment companies with 1 clients and $1.02 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Chickasaw Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.52 billion for 963 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.

Chickasaw Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund and one venture capital fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Chickasaw Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 26 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 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 compensates 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
Matthew Gregory Mead Member class a shares, managing member 1 May 2003 25% - 50% 2285614
Geoffrey Paul Mavar Member class a shares; managing member 1 May 2003 25% - 50% 2102387
Debra A Mcadoo Member class b shares, cco 1 Oct 2003 Other 1968501
David Nathan Fleischer Member class c shares 1 Dec 2006 Other 1013019
Robert Mark Thomas Walker Member class b shares 1 Jan 2013 Other 4353466
Fleischer 2012 Family Trust Member class c shares 1 Jan 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Andrew Edward Garrett Chief legal officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 6709642
Jeffrey Lee Gammill Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2019 Other 1694470
Bryan Francis Bulawa Class b member 1 Jan 2019 Other 7058686

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Nathan Fleischer Trustee 1 Jan 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in Memphis

The principal office where Chickasaw Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6075 Poplar Ave Suite 720, Memphis, TN 38119, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 901-537-1866 or by fax 901-537-1890. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 4:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at chickasawcap.com.