Wedgewood Partners, Inc. (St Louis)


Wedgewood Partners, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in St Louis. It manages $1.6 billion of regulatory assets for 1,140 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Wedgewood Partners 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.

Wedgewood Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wedgewood Partners, Inc. is $1.6 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 660% since the beginning of its operation, and $13.11 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.6 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.4 million each.
Wedgewood Partners has custody of $221.27 million in cash and securities for 250 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 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Wedgewood Partners, Inc. 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 Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio is high net worth individuals with 368 clients and $306.29 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Wedgewood Partners has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $991.7 million for 1,135 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.

Wedgewood Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Wedgewood Partners, Inc.

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 23 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio has been acting as President since 1 May 1988. David Alan Rolfe has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2000. Sheila Renee Kilper joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio Ceo/chairman 1 May 1988 50% - 75% 844567
David Alan Rolfe Chief investment officer 1 May 1992 25% - 50% 1475135
Douglas Lasley Deshong Crop 1 Jan 1998 Other 1370582
David Alan Rolfe Chief investment officer 1 Mar 2000 25% - 50% 1475135
Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio Ceo/chairman , srop, fnop 1 Mar 2000 50% - 75% 844567
Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio Ceo/chairman , srop, fnop, crop 1 Oct 2001 50% - 75% 844567
Riverpark Shareholders. Voting Trust Voting member 1 Jul 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Inc. Voting Trust Wedgewood Partners Voting member 1 Jul 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Morty Schaja Trustee of voting trust 1 Jul 2013 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Xavier Quigley Senior portfolio manager 1 Jan 2015 Other 4581494
William Mccormick Thomas Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 1680633
William Mccormick Thomas President 1 Mar 2016 Other 1680633
Sheila Renee Kilper Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 1709526

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mordecai Alan Schaja Trustee 1 Jul 2013 Other 1606446

Based in St Louis

The principal office where Wedgewood Partners, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 9909 Clayton Rd, Suite 103, St Louis, MO 63124 1120, 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 314-567-6407 or by fax 314-567-0191. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wedgewoodpartners.com.