Mercantil Investment Services, Inc. (Coral Gables)

Name: Mercantil Investment Services, Inc.
Address: 220 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL, 33134
Telephone: 305-460-8599

Mercantil Investment Services, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Coral Gables. It manages $405.18 million of regulatory assets for 716 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

Mercantil Investment Services 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.

Mercantil Investment Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mercantil Investment Services, Inc. is $405.18 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 4% since the beginning of its operation, and $395.93 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $405.18 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $565.9 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 94% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mercantil Investment Services, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and commissions. 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 William Millar Wilson serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of William Millar Wilson is corporations or other businesses with 143 clients and $171.69 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Mercantil Investment Services has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $405.18 million for 716 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 98% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mercantil Investment Services doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Mercantil Investment Services, Inc.

The company employs 31 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 68 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 21 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 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.

William Millar Wilson has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2002. Alberto Manuel Capriles joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Alberto Peraza	Director	1 Jul 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
N.A. Mercantil Bank	Shareholder	1 Jul 2001	75% - 100%	59-1846933
N.A. Amerant Bank	Shareholder	1 Jul 2001	75% - 100%	59-1846933
William Millar Wilson	Director	1 Jan 2002	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Victor Leonardo Santana Perez	Branch manager	1 Jan 2007	Other	1273188
Roberto Isasi Vantini	Director	1 Apr 2008	Other	4541030
Eduardo Enrique Bello	President & ceo	1 Apr 2013	Other	5433549
Pedro Raul Parra	Director	1 Jul 2015	Other	6549038
Miguel A Palacios	Director	1 Jul 2015	Other	6549030
Fernando Figueredo	Director	1 Oct 2015	Other	6577349
Raphael Enrique Vina	Cco	1 Oct 2016	Other	4510049
Alberto Manuel Capriles	Director	1 May 2018	Other	6998024
Alfonso Figueredo	Director	1 May 2018	Other	6998183

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Mercantil Servicios Financieros	Owner	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	foreign
Mercantil Florida Bancorp Inc.	Owner	1 Oct 2008	75% - 100%	80-0297916
Mercantil Commercebank Voting Trust	Owner	1 Oct 2008	75% - 100%	30-6192759
Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation	Owner	1 Oct 2008	75% - 100%	65-0032379

Based in Coral Gables

The principal office where Mercantil Investment Services, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 220 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL 33134, 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 305-460-8599. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at mercantilcis.com.