JAMES INVESTMENT RESEARCH INC

James Investment Research Inc. is an investment management firm based out of Xenia, Ohio. The company was established in 1972 by founder Francis E. James, who is still with the company today acting as its Chairman and portfolio manager. The firm has grown from its inception to now have 19 employees of which 9 are investment professionals. James Investment Research conducts its research internally and utilizes fundamental and technical methodologies to make its investment decisions. The company uses both bottom up and top down investment approaches, allocating its assets in the public equity and fixed income markets in the U.S. James Investment Research invests most heavily in the finance sector, which alone makes up almost a quarter of its total asset allocations, and also invests in the consumer discretionary, health care, information technology, utilities and telecommunications, industrials, transports, energy, and consumer staples sectors, among others to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing allocation. The company currently holds over $5.6 billion in total assets under management spread across 367 accounts, all of which are discretionary accounts except for 14 that make up just over $900 million of its managed assets. Both of James Investment Research’s total number of accounts and total assets under management have been growing in recent years with its total assets under management experiencing significantly growth, increasing from $2 billion back in 2010 to approaching three times that amount. The company mainly caters to high net worth individuals, which alone makes up over a third of its client base, and also provides services to individuals, state or municipal government entities, corporations, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, banks, and investment advisors, among others, in order of decreasing clientele. James Investment Research offers its Balanced: Golden Rainbow, Macro Cap, Small Cap, Mid Cap, Long/Short, and Aggressive allocation mutual funds.