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ORION INVESTMENT CO

CRD 110867

ST LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Jun 25, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 29, 2012 to Jun 25, 2026
25 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0
Regulatory AUM: $515MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-06-25); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $492M
Private client RAUM: $505MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 98%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 4
RAUM per advisor: $129Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 6
Advisory employees: 3
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 674
Individual clients: 277
High net worth clients: 390
SEC number: 801-32212
CRD: 110867
Filings on the tape: 25
First filed: May 29, 2012
Latest filed: Jun 25, 2026
Organised: Corporation, MO
Website: orioninvestmentco.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
FRED NIESEN SAUER	n/a	ST. LOUIS, MO	30	41	n/a	no
FREDERIC GEORGE SAUER	n/a	ST. LOUIS, MO	21	22	n/a	yes
CHARLES JOHN MCENERY	n/a	ST LOUIS, MO	10	25	n/a	yes
SEAN JOSEPH FLORENTIN	n/a	ST LOUIS, MO	4	12	n/a	yes

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
SAUER, FRED, NIESEN	PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR	E	yes	11/1984	May 29, 2012	Jun 24, 2024
SAUER, FREDERIC, GEORGE	VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR	B	yes	10/2004	May 29, 2012	Jun 24, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
SAUER, DAZEY INVESTMENT COMPANY	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2024	Jun 24, 2024	$464M	$447M	6	4	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Jun 27, 2023	$400M	$383M	6	4	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Jun 29, 2022	$422M	$406M	6	4	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Jun 25, 2021	$382M	$367M	5	3	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Jun 16, 2020	$336M	$322M	5	3	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Jun 17, 2019	$331M	$318M	5	3	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Jun 22, 2018	$316M	$306M	5	3	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Jun 16, 2017	$304M	$292M	5	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	May 30, 2016	$287M	$275M	6	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	May 29, 2015	$295M	$281M	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	May 28, 2014	$270M	$258M	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	May 30, 2013	$230M	$220M	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	May 29, 2012	$186M	$186M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2024	$515M	$400M	29.0%	$382M	10.5%	6	6	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (4)

← SEAN JOSEPH FLORENTINAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 10, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← CHARLES JOHN MCENERYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 24, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← FREDERIC GEORGE SAUERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 13, 2005 to presentfactForm ADV
← FRED NIESEN SAUERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 24, 1996 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (2)

← SAUER, FRED, NIESENOwnerPRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR, ownership code E, individual
May 29, 2012 to Jun 24, 2024factForm ADV
← SAUER, FREDERIC, GEORGEOwnerVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR, ownership code B, individual
May 29, 2012 to Jun 24, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:1ce38f2d-998c-3e97-4342-55f60c7282a4
First observed: May 29, 2012
Last observed: Jun 25, 2026 2 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

ORION INVESTMENT CO

CRD 110867

ST LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Jun 25, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

FRED NIESEN SAUER

n/a

ST. LOUIS, MO

n/a

FREDERIC GEORGE SAUER

n/a

ST. LOUIS, MO

n/a

yes

CHARLES JOHN MCENERY

n/a

ST LOUIS, MO

n/a

yes

SEAN JOSEPH FLORENTIN

n/a

ST LOUIS, MO

n/a

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

SAUER, FRED, NIESEN

PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR

yes

11/1984

May 29, 2012

Jun 24, 2024

SAUER, FREDERIC, GEORGE

VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR

yes

10/2004

May 29, 2012

Jun 24, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

SAUER, DAZEY INVESTMENT COMPANY

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2024

Jun 24, 2024

$464M

$447M

n/a

2023

Jun 27, 2023

$400M

$383M

n/a

2022

Jun 29, 2022

$422M

$406M

n/a

2021

Jun 25, 2021

$382M

$367M

n/a

2020

Jun 16, 2020

$336M

$322M

n/a

2019

Jun 17, 2019

$331M

$318M

n/a

2018

Jun 22, 2018

$316M

$306M

n/a

2017

Jun 16, 2017

$304M

$292M

n/a

2016

May 30, 2016

$287M

$275M

n/a

2015

May 29, 2015

$295M

$281M

n/a

2014

May 28, 2014

$270M

$258M

n/a

2013

May 30, 2013

$230M

$220M

n/a

2012

May 29, 2012

$186M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2024

$515M

$400M

29.0%

$382M

10.5%