Isc Advisors, Inc. (Dallas)

Name: Isc Advisors, Inc.
Address: 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX, 75219
Telephone: 214 520 1115

Isc Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Dallas. It manages $863.34 million of regulatory assets for 1,735 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arkansas, California, Colorado, and 12 other states.

Isc Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Isc Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Isc Advisors, Inc. is $863.34 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 60% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.4 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $513.56 million in discretionary accounts and $349.78 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $743.21 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $335.04 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 70% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 20% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Isc Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, 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 Scott Allen Hayes serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Scott Allen Hayes is pension and profit sharing plans with 86 clients and $418.45 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Isc Advisors has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $861.91 million for 1,733 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Isc Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Isc Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 35 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 35 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.

Scott Allen Hayes has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2012. Terry Lynn Blythe joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Isc Group	Owner	1 Dec 2012	75% - 100%	75-2290811
Scott Allen Hayes	President/cco	1 Dec 2012	50% - 75%	2375916
Terry Lee Hill	Executive vice president	1 Dec 2012	Other	809232
Donald William Sterling	Financial operations principal	1 Dec 2012	Other	1192425
Terry Lynn Blythe	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2016	Other	1822890

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Isc Investment Management	Owner	1 Dec 2012	75% - 100%	45-4045291
Derrill Chad Brantley	Member	1 Dec 2012	25% - 50%	4491188

Based in Dallas

The principal office where Isc Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bryan, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 214 520 1115 or by fax 214 520 3203. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at iscgroup.com/.