Northpointe Capital LLC (Bloomfield Hills)

Name: Northpointe Capital LLC
Address: 39400 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304
Telephone: 248-457-1200

Northpointe Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Bloomfield Hills. It manages $454.59 million of regulatory assets for 32 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Georgia, and 19 other states.

Northpointe Capital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and provides model portfolios allocations to other registered investment advisers.. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Northpointe Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Northpointe Capital LLC is $454.59 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 87% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $454.59 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.21 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Northpointe Capital LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 Paul James Hondros serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Paul James Hondros is pension and profit sharing plans with 16 clients and $203.72 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Northpointe Capital has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $420.7 million for 31 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Northpointe Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $15,000 for each fund.

Careers at Northpointe Capital LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 64 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Paul James Hondros has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1999. Peter James Cahill has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Oct 2008 and Michael Patrick Hayden is the Chief Executive Officer of Northpointe Capital LLC family office. Kenneth Scott Kosiorek joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Villanova Capital	Corporate parent	1 Nov 1999	75% - 100%	31-1636299
Kevin Stephen Crossett	Vice president, associate general counsel	1 Nov 1999	Other	4320461
Paul James Hondros	Ceo/president/member investment committee	1 Nov 1999	Other	1069884
William Howard Miller	Senior vp/cio/member investment committee	1 Nov 1999	Other	1050421
Inc. Gartmore Global Investments	Corporate parent	1 Nov 1999	50% - 75%	31-1636299
Peter James Cahill	Portfolio manager/research analyst, member investment committee	1 Jan 2000	Other	4376760
Mary Catherine Champagne	Portfolio manager, member investment committee	1 Jan 2000	25% - 50%	4376761
Michael Patrick Hayden	Managing director	1 Jan 2000	Other	1147178
Jeffrey Charles Petherick	Portfolio manager, member investment committee	1 Jan 2000	25% - 50%	4376762
Thomas Michael Sipp	Vice president/chief financial officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	2407526
Gerald James Holland	Senior vice president, chief operations officer	1 Jul 2000	Other	1099918
Patrick John Udovich	Senior vice president, head of human resources	1 Jan 2001	Other	2950909
Peter C Chambers	Executive vp/global investment officer	1 Feb 2001	Other	4361404
Young Duchung Chin	Executive vp - chief investment office u.s.	1 Sep 2001	Other	2882677
Robert Leonard Wagner	Executive vp - emerging managers	1 Feb 2002	Other	2297498
Gartmore Emerging Managers Llc	Parent company	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	04-3679407
Nationwide Emerging Managers Llc	Parent company	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	04-3679407
Eric Edward Miller	Senior vp - chief counsel	1 Aug 2002	Other	2072660
Donald Bruce Johnston	Vice chairman, president and ceo	1 Mar 2003	Other	1036606
Jeffrey Stuart Meyer	Executive vice president-chief financial officer, gartmore group	1 Feb 2004	Other	1259541
Michael Adam Krulikowski	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2004	Other	2992308
Kevin Stephen Crossett	Executive vice president and global general counsel	1 Oct 2005	Other	4320461
Douglas Donald Castagna	Senior vice president, us head of finance and accounting	1 Oct 2005	Other	3139364
Paul James Hondros	Director, president & ceo, cio equities	1 Apr 2006	Other	1069884
John Henry Grady	President, nwd investments	1 Dec 2006	Other	4431440
Karen Brenner Wasil	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2007	Other	2474310
Michael Patrick Hayden	Chief executive officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	1147178
Northpointe Holdings Llc	Parent company	1 Oct 2007	75% - 100%	26-0762826
Libby Ellen Liebig	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2008	Other	2385467
Peter James Cahill	Chief investment officer	1 Oct 2008	Other	4376760
Terry Harley Gardner	Chief operating officer & chief financial officer	1 Oct 2008	Other	2368639
Terry Harley Gardner	Chief compliance officer & chief financial officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	2368639
Kenneth Scott Kosiorek	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	6173936

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 21 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Nationwide Financial Services	Shareholder	1 Nov 1999	75% - 100%	31-1486870
Nationwide Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 1999	75% - 100%	31-1570938
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company	Shareholder	1 Nov 1999	75% - 100%	31-4717100
Gartmore Sa Capital Trust	Shareholder	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	109367
Inc. Gartmore Global Investments	Shareholder	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	31-1636299
Gartmore Global Asset Management Trust	Shareholder	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	109364
Inc. Nwd Investment Management	Shareholder	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	31-1636299
Nwd Management & Research Trust	Shareholder	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	109364
Nationwide Sa Capital Trust	Shareholder	1 Jun 2002	75% - 100%	109367
Nationwide Corporation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2002	75% - 100%	31-4416546
Gartmore Group Limited	Parent corporation	1 Sep 2003	75% - 100%	01-0800070
Ltd. Nationwide Asset Management Holdings	Parent corporation	1 Sep 2003	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Ltd. Nationwide Asset Management Holdings	Parent corporation	1 Oct 2006	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Mary Catherine Champagne	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	4376761
Peter James Cahill	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	4376760
Jeffrey Charles Petherick	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	4376762
Robert Dale Glise	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	5434768
Stephen Edward Roberts	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	2066814
Carl Paul Wilk	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	1246025
Michael Paul Finkelstein	Shareholder/director	1 Oct 2007	Other	5434774
Mary Elizabeth Barnds Grabel	Shareholder/treasurer	1 Oct 2007	Other	2788526

Based in Bloomfield Hills

The principal office where Northpointe Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 39400 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 248-457-1200 or by fax 248-457-1201. The normal business hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at northpointefunds.com.