Hood River Capital Management LLC (Portland)


Hood River Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $1.75 billion of regulatory assets for 36 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and 5 other states.

Hood River Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and collective investment trust. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Hood River Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Hood River Capital Management LLC is $1.75 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 160% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.75 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $48.6 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 98% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Hood River Capital Management 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 Hood River Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Hood River Capital Management is pension and profit sharing plans with 15 clients and $729.28 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Hood River Capital Management has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.7 billion for 35 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.

Hood River Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Hood River Capital Management LLC

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brian Paul Smoluch Managing member, portfolio manager 1 Oct 2012 Other 4717734
David Gordon Swank Member 1 Oct 2012 Other 2844179
Robert Clarence Marvin Member, portfolio manager 1 Oct 2012 Other 2310847
Roxbury Capital Management Llc Shareholder 1 Oct 2012 25% - 50% 108832
Brian Carroll Beh Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 1500962
Robert Aloys Schmaltz Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 6317154

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Roxbury Capial Management Common shareholder 1 Apr 1998 25% - 50% 95-4062941
Wt Investments Inc Common preferred 1 Aug 1998 25% - 50% 51-0284711

Based in Portland

The principal office where Hood River Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1 South West Columbia Street, Portland, OR 97258, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Minnetonka, MN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 503-221-0983 or by fax 503-221-0987. The normal business hours are 6:00 am to 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at hoodrivercapital.com/.