Fca Corp (Houston)

Name: Fca Corp
Address: 791 Town & Country Blvd., Houston, TX, 77024 3925
Telephone: 713-781-2856

Fca Corp is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $434.66 million of regulatory assets for 570 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Fca Corp provides financial planning services, 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 consulting. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fca Corp: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fca Corp is $434.66 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -2% since the beginning of its operation, and $293.93 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $382.05 million in discretionary accounts and $52.61 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $711.45 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.59 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 59% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fca Corp for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients John Manaras serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of John Manaras is high net worth individuals with 122 clients and $322.07 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Fca Corp has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $434.66 million for 187 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.

Fca Corp also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000 for each fund.

Careers at Fca Corp

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 86 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 10 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.

John Manaras has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1994. Wesley Robert Yuhnke has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2008. William Bradford Levay joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Robert Warner Scharar	Director, president	1 Oct 1983	Other	4392344
Billie Murski	Director, vice president	1 Mar 1989	Other	2140463
John Manaras	Director	1 Jan 1994	Other	4392453
Edward P. Srsic	Director	1 Jan 1994	Other	4392461
Robert Paul Messer	Vice president, treasurer	1 Jan 1994	Other	4392340
Maxie L. Patterson	Director	1 Sep 1997	Other	4392459
First Commonwealth Holdings Corporation	Shareholder	1 Sep 1999	75% - 100%	76-0618159
Shari Lundberg	Chief financial officer	1 Oct 2001	Other	2455543
Wesley Robert Yuhnke	Investment operations manager	1 May 2002	Other	4831828
Shari Smith Manning	Asst. secretary	1 Jul 2003	Other	2455543
Shari Manning	Asst. secretary	1 Jul 2003	Other	2455543
Barry Michael Papa	Vice president, coo, cco	1 Apr 2004	Other	1269778
Richard Arthur Moffett	Vice president of administration	1 May 2006	Other	5481531
Katheryn Elizabeth Surface Burks	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2006	Other	5154779
Ruth Monty Willars	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2007	Other	5468125
C Reagan Sirmons	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2008	Other	425431
Wesley Robert Yuhnke	Chief investment officer	1 Jun 2008	Other	4831828
William Bradford Levay	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2012	Other	3200046

Based in Houston

The principal office where Fca Corp performs its advisory services is located at 791 Town & Country Blvd., Houston, TX 77024 3925, 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 713-781-2856 or by fax 713-781-7195. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fcacorp.com.