Russell Investments Capital, LLC (Seattle)

Name: Russell Investments Capital, LLC
Address: 1301 Second Avenue, 18 Th Floor, Seattle, WA, 98101
Telephone: 206-505-7877

Russell Investments Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $16.98 billion of regulatory assets for 36 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, New York, and Washington.

Russell Investments Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other 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.

Russell Investments Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Russell Investments Capital, LLC is $16.98 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 563% since the beginning of its operation, and $297.45 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $16.98 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $471.69 million each.

Russell Investments Capital has custody of $13.69 million in cash and securities for 27 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 58% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 19% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Russell Investments 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 Herschel Victor Leverett serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Herschel Victor Leverett is pooled investment vehicles with 25 clients and $11.61 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Russell Investments Capital has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $13.12 billion for 32 clients. 12% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Russell Investments Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty nine hedge funds and four private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Russell Investments Capital, LLC

The company employs 74 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 66 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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.

Herschel Victor Leverett has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2007. Peter J Gunning joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Herschel Victor Leverett	Director	1 Nov 2007	Other	2623408
Kenneth Wayne Willman	Secretary and chief legal officer	1 Jun 2009	Other	2541709
Matthew Charles Moss	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	4499363
Brian C. Golob	President and chief executive officer	1 Mar 2011	Other	4716007
Kristin Louise Gaerttner	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	2702134
Kristin Louise Burnett	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	2702134
Rick Chase	Director	1 May 2012	Other	6070158
Collete Taylor	Director	1 Mar 2014	Other	6001881
Jeffrey Todd Hussey	Director	1 Mar 2016	Other	4566370
Jason Todd Young	Director	1 Mar 2016	Other	5374166
Gregory Paul Gilbert	Director	1 Mar 2016	Other	4755926
Inc. Russell Investments Us Institutional Holdco	Owner	1 Jun 2016	75% - 100%	81-1706025
Lisa Ann Schneider	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	2415999
Bryan Jon Weeks	Director	1 Mar 2017	Other	2525879
Vernon Richard Barback	Chief financial officer	1 Apr 2018	Other	4347165
Peter J Gunning	Director	1 Oct 2018	Other	5497442

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Emerald Acquisition Limited	Owner	1 Jun 2016	75% - 100%	98-1299602
Ltd Russell Investments Cayman Midco	Owner	1 Jun 2016	75% - 100%	98-1320697
Ltd. Russell Investments Group	Owner	1 Sep 2016	75% - 100%	98-1320542
L.P. Ta Xii A Eu Aiv	Shareholder	1 Sep 2016	25% - 50%	98-1295890

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Russell Investments Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1301 Second Avenue, 18 Th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 206-505-7877. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at russellinvestments.com/.