Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC (San Francisco)


Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $967.34 million of regulatory assets for 596 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 14 other states.

Ashfield Capital Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and portfolio management for wrap fee programs. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ashfield Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC is $967.34 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -66% since the beginning of its operation, and $39.34 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $967.34 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.62 million each.
Ashfield Capital Partners has custody of $500.7 million in cash and securities for 138 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 82% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 7% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Ashfield Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Ashfield Capital Partners is high net worth individuals with 293 clients and $712.04 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Ashfield Capital Partners has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $960.69 million for 592 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.

Ashfield Capital Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 55 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate 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
James Stephen Lauck President, chief executive officer, chief investment officer, managing member 1 Jan 1984 Other 1969042
Claudia Owen Chief operating officer/chief financial officer, secretary, managing member 1 Jul 2006 Other 4779381
James Stephen Lauck President, chief executive officer, co-chief investment officer, managing member 1 Sep 2006 Other 1969042
Ashfield & Co Inc Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 105362
Ashfield Participation Limited Partnership Shareholder 1 Sep 2006 Other 20-5651040
Claudia Owen Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2006 Other 4779381
Scott Francis Powers Director / manager 1 Sep 2006 Other 1482612
Kevin Martin Hunt Director / manager 1 Sep 2006 Other 856081
Inc. Aco Partners Member 1 Sep 2006 25% - 50% 94-2330583
Frances K Chiu Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 5248204
Frances Chiu Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 5248204
Old Mutual (Us) Holdings Inc. Shareholder 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% 04-2714625
Old Mutual (Us) Holdings Inc. Member 1 Feb 2007 50% - 75% 04-2714625
Scott Francis Powers Manager 1 Feb 2007 Other 1482612
Thomas Moynihan Turpin Manager 1 Feb 2007 Other 1888979
Claudia Owen Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 4779381
Linda Tilton Gibson Manager 1 Apr 2008 Other 1754883
Lesley Lynn Jones Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 4636524
James Edward Mikolaichik Manager 1 Sep 2010 Other 5047043
Aidan John Riordan Manager 1 Jul 2011 Other 2394294
Aco Partners Llc 100% class a interests in ashfield capital partners, llc 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 94-2250583
Gregory M Jones Co-chief investment officer, managing member 1 Dec 2012 Other 4317277
Omam Inc. 100% class b interests in ashfield capital partners, llc/sole member of omam affiliate holdings llc 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Gregory Mitchell Jones Co-chief investment officer, managing member 1 Dec 2012 Other 1051895
Old Mutual (Us) Holdings Inc. 100% class b interests 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Llc Aco Partners 100% class a interests 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 94-2250583
Peter Anthony Johnson Managing member 1 Sep 2014 Other 260011
George Burton Brewster Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 1235627
James Stephen Lauck Chairman, cio and portfolio manager 1 May 2017 Other 1969042
Peter Anthony Johnson Ceo & portfolio manager 1 May 2017 Other 260011
Adrian Richard Fadrhonc Chief compliance officer and portfolio manager 1 Dec 2017 Other 4404882

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 14 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Stephen Thornborrow Shareholder 1 Jan 1984 25% - 50% 4347463
Scott Francis Powers Manager 1 Sep 2001 Other 1482612
Thomas Moynihan Turpin Manager 1 Apr 2002 Other 1888979
Om Group (Uk) Limited 100% shareholder 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% foreign entity
Old Mutual Plc 100% shareholder 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% foreign entity
Llc Ap General Partner Sole general partner 1 Sep 2006 Other 20-5650939
Ashfield & Co Inc Limited partner 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 105362
Inc. Aco Partners Limited partner 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 94-2330583
Inc. Old Mutual (Us) Holdings 100% class b interests in ashfield capital partners, llc 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 04-2714625
Limited Omam Uk Shareholder of omam inc. 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 98-1183573
Inc. Omam Us Shareholder of omam uk, limited 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 47-1121020
Omam Asset Management Plc Shareholder of omam us, inc. 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 98-1179929
James Stephen Lauck Shareholder 1 Sep 2016 25% - 50% 1969042
Peter Anthony Johnson Shareholder 1 Dec 2016 25% - 50% 260011

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 801 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94133, 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 415-391-4747 or by fax 415-391-1234. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ashfield.com.