Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L (Baltimore)


Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L is a large advisory firm based in Baltimore. It manages $7.75 billion of regulatory assets for 352 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, and 3 other states.




Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and 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.

Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L is $7.75 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -23% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $7.7 billion in discretionary accounts and $52.28 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $22.38 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $6.54 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L

James Dorsey Brown has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2004. Robert Hutchings Vernon has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2003. Bruce Edwin Behrens joined the executive team most recently as the Director/Co President.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Behrens & Owen Inc. Buppert General partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 52-1509827
Bt Alex. Brown Holdings Incorporated Limited partner 1 Jun 1987 25% - 50% 52-2052175
Db Alex. Brown Llc General partner 1 Dec 1999 Other 13-3311934
James Dorsey Brown Limited partner 1 Mar 2001 Other 32447
Robert Hutchings Vernon Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2003 Other 1500769
Nancy Inter Denney Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 1655412
Robert Hutchings Vernon Limited partner 1 Aug 2004 Other 1500769
James Dorsey Brown Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 32447
Robert Hutchings Vernon Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 1500769
Bruce Edwin Behrens Director/co-president 1 Dec 2004 25% - 50% 4346192
Hobart Charles Buppert Director 1 Dec 2004 25% - 50% 4346189
Lee Scott Owen Director/co-president 1 Dec 2004 25% - 50% 4346194

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Hobart C. Buppert Partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 4346189
Bruce E. Behrens Partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 4346192
Lee S Owen Partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 4346194
Hobart Charles Buppert Partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 4346189
Bruce Edwin Behrens Partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 4346192
Lee Scott Owen Partner 1 Jun 1987 Other 4346194

Based in Baltimore

The principal office where Brown Alex Investment Management A Maryland L performs its advisory services is located at 217 E Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 410-895-4802 or by fax 410-895-4801. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.