Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates, Inc. (Nashville)


Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Nashville. It manages $3.68 billion of regulatory assets for 134 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, and 6 other states.

Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses 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.

Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates, Inc. is $3.68 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -19% since the beginning of its operation, and $38.5 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.67 billion in discretionary accounts and $8.88 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $28.23 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.22 million.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 43% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 41% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates, 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 Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates is pension and profit sharing plans with 19 clients and $1.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.68 billion for 77 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates, Inc.

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 9 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Weaver Cameron Barksdale Chairman and founding principal 1 Feb 1985 25% - 50% 2123513
John Edward Mcdowell President, ceo & principal 1 Feb 1985 25% - 50% 1522029
James Dewey Daane Principal, chief economist 1 Feb 1985 Other 4344723
Kathy Elaine Carpenter Sr administration & operation's officer & principal 1 Feb 1985 Other 4344728
Timothy Aaron Carpenter Portfolio mgr, chief operations mgr & principal 1 Oct 1992 Other 1688556
Frank Gillette Puryear Sr fi portfolio manager, director of research & principal 1 May 1996 Other 1984403
Charles Harry Webb Chief investment officer & principal 1 May 1996 Other 4344725
Marshall Edwin Cox Portfolio manager & principal 1 Sep 1998 Other 2250298
Samuel Guerry Simmons Portfolio manager & principal 1 Feb 1999 Other 1131990
Ann Loden Roberts Executive vice president & principal 1 Jan 2001 Other 2195221
Ann Elizabeth Loden Sr vp & principal 1 Jan 2001 Other 2195221
Deborah Kay Slocum Chief compliance officer, director of administration, corporate secretary & principal 1 Mar 2004 Other 2934267
Deena Kumari Raja Portfolio manager & principal 1 Sep 2007 Other 2974983
Robert William O'donnell Executive vice president & general counsel 1 Oct 2009 Other 5634746
John Edward Mcdowell Vice chairman of the board 1 Jun 2017 25% - 50% 1522029
Ann Loden Roberts President, ceo & principal 1 Jun 2017 Other 2195221
James Francis Murphy Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2019 Other 4308605
Ellen Oglesby Carr Portfolio mgr & principal 1 Aug 2019 Other 3083316

Based in Nashville

The principal office where Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Burton Hills Blvd, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37215 6104, 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 615-665-1085 or by fax 615-665-1087. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wcbarksdale.com.