Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. (San Jose)

Name: Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 150 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA, 95113
Telephone: 408-886-7096

Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. is an investment adviser to an investment company based in San Jose. It manages $354.12 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Firsthand Capital Management provides portfolio management for investment companies. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Firsthand Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. is $354.12 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 80% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $354.12 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $118.04 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 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 Kevin Michael Landis serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and business development companies. The largest group of clients of Kevin Michael Landis is business development companies with 1 clients and $191.62 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Firsthand Capital Management has the highest percentage of business development companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $354.12 million for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Firsthand Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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 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.

Kevin Michael Landis has been acting as President since 1 May 2009. Omar Noorudin Billawala joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Kevin Michael Landis	President/director/ceo/portfolio manager	1 May 2009	75% - 100%	3181542
Kelvin Karfun Leung	Managing director, general counsel & chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2009	Other	4258407
Omar Noorudin Billawala	Chief operating officer	1 Feb 2010	Other	4359871

Based in San Jose

The principal office where Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 150 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113, 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 408-886-7096 or by fax 408-247-0524. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at firsthandfunds.com.