Nuance Investments, LLC (Kansas City)

Name: Nuance Investments, LLC
Address: 4900 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, 64112
Telephone: 816-743-7080

Nuance Investments, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Kansas City. It manages $1.72 billion of regulatory assets for 830 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Nuance Investments provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Nuance Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nuance Investments, LLC is $1.72 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1150% since the beginning of its operation, and $17.95 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.72 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.08 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 83% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Nuance Investments, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Nuance Investments serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Nuance Investments is investment companies with 5 clients and $1.2 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Nuance Investments has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.72 billion for 830 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nuance Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Nuance Investments, LLC

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 31 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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.

Scott Anthony Moore has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2008. Llc Bicknell Family Holding Co. joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Martin Christopher Bicknell	Ceo	1 Sep 2008	Other	2007121
Scott Anthony Moore	Chief investment officer	1 Nov 2008	25% - 50%	2090637
Llc Montage Investments	Managing member	1 Jan 2010	50% - 75%	152607
Llc Mariner Asset Management	Managing member	1 Jan 2010	75% - 100%	152607
Llc Montage Asset Management	Managing member	1 Jan 2010	75% - 100%	152607
Braden Martin Perry	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2010	Other	5782256
Cheryl Renee Vohland	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2011	Other	4906804
Kimberly Irene Mcenaney	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2012	Other	4760373
Rositsa Angelova Esenberg	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	5263334
Chad Michael Baumler	Vice president	1 Jul 2016	Other	5157956

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Martin Christopher Bicknell	Elected manager	1 Jul 2007	Other	2007121
Llc Mariner Holdings	Member	1 Nov 2008	75% - 100%	26-2766689
Llc Bicknell Family Holding Co.	Owner	1 Jun 2009	50% - 75%	26-0534255
Bicknell Family Management Company Trust	Owner	1 Jun 2009	50% - 75%	20-7480290
Martin Christopher Bicknell	Trustee	1 Jun 2009	Other	2007121
William Allen Freeman	Trustee	1 Jun 2009	Other	5682255
Llc Mariner Holdings	Member	1 Jan 2010	75% - 100%	26-2766689
Llc Bicknell Family Holding Co.	Manager	1 Feb 2015	75% - 100%	26-0534255
Llc Bicknell Family Holding Co.	Owner	1 Apr 2208	75% - 100%	26-0534255

Based in Kansas City

The principal office where Nuance Investments, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4900 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Memphis, TN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 816-743-7080 or by fax 913-387-2729. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. cst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nuanceinvestments.com.