Sowell Management

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2005
Total AUM
$4.8B
Discretionary
$4.7B
99% of AUM
Avg account
$287K
Accounts
16,763
Employees
162
Advisory reps
110

Firm details

Headquarters
North Little Rock, Arkansas
CRD number
127145
Registered since
May 27, 2005
Custodians
FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • Individuals46.74%
  • HNWI42.31%
  • Corporations / Businesses7.34%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans3.26%
  • Charitable Organizations0.35%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

Sowell Management is a privately held limited liability company that has been registered with the SEC since 2005 and operates as a capital allocator for both individual/family and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and the selection of outside advisers. Its billing approaches include asset-based fees along with hourly and fixed-fee arrangements. Industry relationships extend beyond investment advice to affiliations with broker-dealers, other registered advisers, accounting and law firms, and insurance companies. Sowell Management has appeared on several industry lists, including rankings from Financial Times (Top 300 RIA Firms, 2020), FA Magazine (Top RIA Firms, 2020), and Forbes (Top RIA Firms in 2022, America’s Top RIA Firms in 2023, and Top RIA Firms in 2024).

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 47%, Exchange Traded Equities 32%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 11%, State & Local Bonds 3%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 3%, US Government Bonds 2%, Non-Exchange Traded Equities 1%, Private Funds 1%47%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds47%
  • Exchange Traded Equities32%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents11%
  • State & Local Bonds3%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds3%

Owners & executives

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  • Christopher Kelly

    Christopher Kelly

    Founder and CEOCRD 2306054

  • Vincent Gimarelli

    Vincent Gimarelli

    Chief Development OfficerCRD 1969451

  • William Sowell

    William Sowell

    Chief Executive OfficerCRD 2131557

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Contacts

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  • Ryan Jennings

    Ryan Jennings

    Investment Adviser RepresentativeCRD 5653714

  • Jessica Poynter

    Jessica Poynter

    Investment AdvisorCRD 5825154

  • Brady Buskirk

    Brady Buskirk

    Investment Adviser RepresentativeCRD 5828322

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$1.8B in ETFs

Passive

77%

$1.4B

Active

16%

$419M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1 (QQQ)InvescoPassiveLarge Growth$89.8M121,9744.95%

Location

Primary office

North Little Rock, AR

Pulaski

Location

North Little Rock, AR

Headquartered in North Little Rock, AR, anchoring the Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR metro in the South.

Metro area
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
Region
South
County
Pulaski
Address
5320 Northshore Dr
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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