Aristotle Investors, Inc. (Portland)

Aristotle Investors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $99 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Maine.

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

Aristotle Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aristotle Investors, Inc. is $99 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -52% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $99 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $49.5 million each.

Aristotle Investors has custody of $87.43 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 85% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aristotle Investors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 John Prentis Morrill serves?

The only and largest group of clients of John Prentis Morrill is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $87.43 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Aristotle Investors has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $87.43 million for 1 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aristotle Investors also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Aristotle Investors, Inc.

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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.

John Prentis Morrill has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1993. Christopher E (Mi Only) Morrill joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
John Prentis Morrill	President	1 Jul 1993	75% - 100%	2209835
Christopher E (Mi Only) Morrill	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	6026489

Based in Portland

The principal office where Aristotle Investors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 33 Carroll Street, Portland, ME 04102, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Moultonborough, NH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 207-761-9706. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.