Vela Investment Management, LLC
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Overview
Vela Investment Management, LLC is a financial advisory company that has its headquarters in New Albany, Ohio. The company controls $354.2 million in assets over 234 accounts, making it one of the bigger financial advisory firms in the country by assets under management (AUM). The company has a small team, including 13 financial advisors. Vela Investment Management, LLC is not a registered broker-dealer, signifying that the advisor cannot buy and sell securities for its accounts and those of its customers and instead is required to go through a broker-dealer firm to do so. Securities are defined as tradable fiscal assets such as bonds, options and stocks.
Vela Investment Management, LLC manages more than half of the firm's accounts in a discretionary manner. Discretionary management is a structure in which a portfolio manager makes transaction judgments for the client's account without requiring client consent. The company also manages two non-discretionary accounts totaling $325,809 in assets. The firm's typical account size is $1.5 million. The typical financial advisor at Vela Investment Management, LLC oversees around 18 client accounts, making it one of the more individualized financial advisor firms in the country.
Vela Investment Management, LLC's central office is at 220 Market Street Suite 208, New Albany, Ohio 43054. Vela Investment Management, LLC is allowed to serve clients throughout a few states, including Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Ohio.
Assets Under Management
Number of Advisors
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Vela Investment Management, LLC by the Numbers
$354.2 million
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234
$1.5 million
Products and Services
Vela Investment Management, LLC provides a number of services, which can include financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for investment companies. Notably, it did not provide financial planning services to any of its clients in the last financial year. Vela Investment Management, LLC does not sell products or offer services other than investment advisory services to its investment advisory clients.
Core Advisor Services
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Offered by 31% of firms
Financial Planning Services
This is the process of planning for your financial future, including for events such as retirement, your child's college education or estate succession.
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Offered by 46% of firms
Portfolio Management
This is the selection and management of an investment mix and portfolio strategy for individuals and small businesses.
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Market Timing Services
This is the practice of attempting to make short-term profits on investments by buying low and selling high.
Other Services
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Selection of Other Advisors
This is the firm's assistance with choosing other advisors to work with who may have different specialties.
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Publication of Periodicals
This is the publication of various financial education materials.
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Educational Seminars/Workshops
This is the hosting of seminars or workshops to educate investors on financial concepts.
Fee Structure
A financial advisor's fees largely depend on which services the firm provides the client. Fee types billed by the company can include the following fee types: asset-based, fixed, performance-based or other. Wrap fee programs, or the practice of bundling services for a single fee, are offered by Vela Investment Management, LLC.
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Offered by 69% of firms
Percentage of Assets
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Offered by 26% of firms
Performance-based
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Offered by 32% of firms
Fixed
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Offered by 10% of firms
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Types of Clients
The firm manages money for a number of different clients. Vela Investment Management, LLC works with retail investors, high net worth investors, investment companies, pension plans, charitable organizations and corporations. Out of its 234 accounts, Vela Investment Management, LLC's largest client by number of accounts is high net worth investors, but it also caters to 70 high-net-worth individuals. The SEC defines a high-net-worth individual as a person who has at least $750,000 in AUM or a net worth of more than $1.50 million or who counts as a "qualified purchaser" (a standard met by having at least $5 million in investments). None of the firm's accounts are represented by people from outside of the U.S.
- High-Net-Worth Individuals* - 59.83%
- Other Individuals - 26.5%
- Corporations - 8.55%
- Charitable Organizations - 5.13%
* The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines a high-net-worth individual as someone who has at least $750,000 under management.
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Disclosures
Vela Investment Management, LLC does not have any disclosures.
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Financial Advisors at Vela Investment Management, LLC
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
New Albany, OH
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