Dvsm, LLC (Portland)

Name: Dvsm, LLC
Address: 760 Sw Ninth Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR, 97205
Telephone: 503-223-2721

Dvsm, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $2.34 billion of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington.

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

Dvsm: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dvsm, LLC is $2.34 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 58% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.34 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $292.26 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dvsm, 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 Dvsm serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Dvsm is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $2.34 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Dvsm has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.34 billion for 8 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Dvsm also advises several private funds. Namely, eight private equity funds.

Careers at Dvsm, LLC

The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 87 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
John E Von Schlegell	Manager	1 Jun 1996	Other	5285379
John W. Dixon	Manager	1 Jun 1996	Other	6025228
John Evans Von Schlegell	Managing member	1 Jun 1996	Other	5285379
John Wesley Dixon	Managing member	1 Jun 1996	Other	6025228
David Mark Dorman	Manager	1 Jun 1998	Other	1707763
Stephen E. Babson	Manager	1 Apr 2002	Other	6025230
Stephen Edmund Babson	Managing member	1 Apr 2002	Other	6025230
Richard R. Miller	Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	6026349
Aaron S. Richmond	Manager	1 Jan 2008	Other	6025231
Leland M. Jones	Manager	1 Jan 2008	Other	6025232
Chad Nephi Heath	Manager	1 Jan 2008	Other	2912598
Aaron Samuel Richmond	Managing member	1 Jan 2008	Other	6025231
Leland Mauk Jones	Managing member	1 Jan 2008	Other	6025232
Lauren Marcroft Adler	Chief financial officer; elected manager	1 May 2017	Other	6841967
Erin Nicola Wallace	Chief compliance officer / director of administration; elected manager	1 Jul 2017	Other	6841965

Based in Portland

The principal office where Dvsm, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 760 Sw Ninth Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR 97205, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Seattle, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 503-223-2721 or by fax 503-223-1384. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. pacific on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at endeavourcapital.com.