Umpqua Investments, Inc. (Portland)


Umpqua Investments, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $704.43 million of regulatory assets for 2,195 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, and 40 other states.

Umpqua Investments provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Umpqua Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Umpqua Investments, Inc. is $704.43 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 406% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $514.73 million in discretionary accounts and $189.7 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $332.73 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $292.74 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 81% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 14% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Umpqua Investments, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Cort Lane O'haver serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Cort Lane O'haver is individuals with 1,965 clients and $404.17 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Umpqua Investments has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $702.98 million for 2,191 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.

Umpqua Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Umpqua Investments, Inc.

The company employs 79 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 72 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 66 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.

Cort Lane O'haver has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2014. Steven Byungkwan Chang joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jennifer Ann Staggenborg Financial operations officer 1 Nov 1999 Other 1019115
Umpqua Holdings Corporation Owner 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 93-0419143
Raymond Preston Davis Chairman 1 Dec 1999 Other 5686146
William Arnold Lansing Director 1 Apr 2004 Other 5680804
David Braden Frohnmayer Director 1 Apr 2004 Other 5680798
Stephen Michael Gambee Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 5676964
Harry Lynn Striplin Chief compliance officer & rosfp 1 Dec 2008 Other 1023235
Peggy Yevonne Fowler Director 1 Apr 2009 Other 5682511
John Morton Noble Ceo, president 1 Jun 2009 Other 1014339
Jeani Theresa Winterbourne Sr. vice president 1 Jun 2009 Other 1075564
Jose Ramon Hermocillo Director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5788577
Luis F Machuca Director 1 Apr 2010 Other 5788578
Jeani Theresa Winterbourne Ceo, president & director 1 Aug 2010 Other 1075564
Dudley Richard Slater Director 1 Jan 2012 Other 6033777
Frank Richard Johnstone Whittaker Director 1 Apr 2012 Other 6063060
James Scott Greene Director 1 Dec 2012 Other 6157270
Cort Lane O'haver Director 1 Jan 2014 Other 6285437
Kelly John Johnson Director 1 Jan 2014 Other 1498175
John Gregory Seibly Director 1 Jun 2014 Other 6362893
Heather Honey Anderson Principal operations officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 2621029
Torran Blake Nixon Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 1831103
Kent Allen Grubaugh Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 2872270
John Eric Field Ceo, director 1 Apr 2018 Other 3087232
Steven Byungkwan Chang Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2019 Other 4386630
Ryan John Brown Rosfp 1 Sep 2019 Other 2977255

Based in Portland

The principal office where Umpqua Investments, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Sw Columbia Street, Portland, OR 97204, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Sacramento, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 503-226-7000 or by fax 503-226-0202. The normal business hours are 7:30 am - 4:15 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at umpquainvestments.com.