Pluscios Management

Constance Teska and Kelly Chesney are co-founders who together shape the firm's investment approach. Their combined investment management experience exceeds 60 years. Both are actively involved in portfolio construction and client relationships.

Pluscios is an investment management firm serving institutional and intermediary clients, not a family office. It operates as a fund of funds manager, building bespoke portfolios by selecting external managers across asset classes.

Pluscios constructs resilient portfolios through dynamic asset allocation and active risk management. It blends both small, niche managers and large, established firms, emphasizing downside protection and long-term risk-adjusted returns. The firm does not disclose specific asset class or stage targeting.

The firm states that diversity has been integral to its operations from day one, not a later addition. It focuses on diverse and emerging managers in its bespoke solutions, and is WBENC-certified as a women-owned business. This approach is central to its identity rather than a standalone program.

No. The firm does not publicly report AUM. Its scale is known only from its description as an institutional-focused manager (80% of clients are institutions) with combined decades of experience among co-founders.

Institutions constitute 80% of the client base, with intermediaries making up the remainder. The firm builds bespoke solutions and does not appear to serve high-net-worth individuals directly.

Crain's Business Chicago named co-founder Constance Teska a distinguished entrepreneur in 2020. The firm was also featured in the book "Women of the Street" for commentary on female money managers generating higher returns.