Sears Investment Management Co (Hoffman Estates)


Sears Investment Management Co is a large advisory firm based in Hoffman Estates. It manages $5.35 billion of regulatory assets for 44 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Delaware and Illinois.

Sears Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sears Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sears Investment Management Co is $5.35 billion. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.41 billion in discretionary accounts and $3.94 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $201.87 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $106.43 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sears Investment Management Co for their services and products based on fixed fees and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Sears Investment Management Co

Stanley Howard Wright has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1993. Michael Francis Norton joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Sears Roebuck & Co. Sole shareholder 1 Feb 1975 75% - 100% 36-1750680
Donald Joseph Woytek Secretary 1 Mar 1981 Other 4353201
Michael Francis Norton Vice president 1 Apr 1981 Other 349453
Stanley Howard Wright President 1 Oct 1993 Other 4353187

Based in Hoffman Estates

The principal office where Sears Investment Management Co performs its advisory services is located at 3333 Beverly Rd, B5 170 B, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179, 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 847-286-4768 or by fax 847-286-4785. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 4:45 on Monday - Friday.