Smead Capital Management, Inc. (Seattle)

Name: Smead Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 1001 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98154
Telephone: 206-838-9850

Smead Capital Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $1.97 billion of regulatory assets for 400 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Texas, and Washington.

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

Smead Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Smead Capital Management, Inc. is $1.97 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 767% since the beginning of its operation, and $362.16 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.96 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.98 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.93 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $989.82 thousand.

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 a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Smead Capital Management, 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 Smead Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Smead Capital Management is investment companies with 2 clients and $1.14 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Smead Capital Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.97 billion for 400 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 7% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Smead Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Smead Capital Management, Inc.

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 21 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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
William Wallace Smead	Cio/ceo, shareholder	1 Jun 2007	75% - 100%	1020717
Brenda Sue Larson	Director of operations, shareholder	1 Jun 2007	Other	4773735
Alisa Janell Martin	Coo/cfo, shareholder	1 Jul 2007	Other	2359519
William Griffith Way	Shareholder	1 Jul 2007	Other	5775914
Leo A Scherrer	Director of research, shareholder	1 Jul 2012	Other	4072993
Cole W. Smead	Managing director, shareholder	1 Jan 2014	Other	5225268
Steven Joseph Lemire	Cco	1 Jul 2014	Other	2181031
Jameson Alan Greenfileld	Chief financial officer	1 Dec 2017	Other	6913164

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Smead Capital Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1001 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98154, 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 206-838-9850 or by fax 206-838-9851. The normal business hours are 6:30am to 3:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at smeadcap.com.