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Sophis Investments LLC

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Client AUM

$126,940,673

Clients

39

Advisors

5

across 4 offices

About

Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm (five advisors serving a limited number of client relationships) that provides discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advisory services to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm manages separately managed accounts, will accept investor‑imposed restrictions in writing, and does not provide comprehensive financial planning as part of its services.

The firm follows a concentrated, bottom‑up fundamental equity approach that targets a limited number of long positions (generally fewer than 20) across geographies, sectors, and market capitalizations, distinguishing between broadly undervalued “generals” and event‑driven “special situations.” Research is driven by company filings, financial statements and other primary sources, with an intent toward long‑term holdings and relatively low turnover, and senior personnel retain final investment authority.

What is distinctive for a team firm is Sophis’s use of performance‑based fees for qualified clients (typically 10–20% of net capital appreciation, subject to a high‑watermark and SEC‑defined qualification thresholds of $1 million under management or $2 million net worth) and its management of pooled investment vehicles alongside individual accounts—features that are relatively uncommon among peers. The firm discloses procedures to allocate trades and investment opportunities, occasional cross‑trades and sub‑management arrangements, and reliance on custodians such as Schwab and Pershing for execution and custody.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Percentage

1% to 2% annually (depending on client's investment policy mandate)

Performance-based

10% to 20% of net capital increase of client's account, payable quarterly or annually in arrears, subject to high watermark.

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (to qualify for performance-based fee) Fee-only: Annual management fee ranging from 1% to 2% of assets under management, paid quarterly in arrears.

Main office

See office

250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor

New York NY 10177-0799

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Connecticut · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York

Also doing business as

Rational Investors · Sophis Investments · Sophis Investments LLC

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Tassos R

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

New York, NY

Sophis Investments LLC

Tassos Recachinas is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sophis Investments LLC since 2008. He is also a licensed real estate salesperson in Connecticut and is involved as an officer in several early-stage privately held companies, in addition to managing a strategic advisory and consulting firm and a special purpose holding company. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving a limited number of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity strategy focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management
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Walter A

Series 63, Series 66

Greenwich, CT

Sophis Investments LLC

Walter Auch Jr. is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has served as a trustee and audit committee member for Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is the managing director of Auch Partners, an executive recruiting firm specializing in financial services, a position he has held since 2001. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focusing on long-term holdings and manages both separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles, including performance-based fee structures for qualified clients.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management
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George M

Series 65

Cos Cob, CT

Sophis Investments LLC

George Merrill is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at M&R Capital Management, Inc. for nine years before joining Sophis Investments in 2021. Merrill is also a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Sophis Investments is a team advisory firm with five advisors serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings with relatively low turnover and offers performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management
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Edward O

Series 63

New York, NY

Sophis Investments LLC

Edward Obrien is a Series 63 registered advisor with over 41 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Sophis Investments LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Alexander Capital, L.P. and M&R Capital Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an officer of Edward Obrien LLC, a non-investment related holding company. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management
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Vijay M

Series 65

Lathrop, CA

Sophis Investments LLC

Vijay Malik is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Everest Group LLC and Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Middle America Capital, a Nebraska real estate investment company. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach with long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients, managing both individual accounts and pooled investment vehicles.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management
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