Motif Capital Management, Inc. (San Mateo)

Name: Motif Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 2 E. 3 Rd Ave., San Mateo, CA, 94401
Telephone: (888) 523-2408

Motif Capital Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in San Mateo. It manages $530.13 million of regulatory assets for 186 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.

Motif Capital Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, publication of newsletters, educational seminars and workshops, and models & indexes. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Motif Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Motif Capital Management, Inc. is $530.13 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 355% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $14.87 million in discretionary accounts and $515.26 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.87 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.79 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Motif 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 Motif Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Motif Capital Management is investment companies with 1 clients and $0 of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Motif Capital Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Motif Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Motif Capital Management, Inc.

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 86 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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.

Tuhin Ghosh has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2015 and Hardeep Singh Walia is the Chief Executive Officer of Motif Capital Management, Inc. family office. Connie Marie Kuhl joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Motif Investing	Owner	1 Jun 2015	75% - 100%	155731
Tuhin Ghosh	Chief investment officer	1 Jul 2015	Other	6231808
Connie Marie Kuhl	Chief operating officer	1 Jul 2015	Other	2772041
Hardeep Singh Walia	Chief executive officer	1 Jul 2015	Other	5866954
Robert Joseph Salvador	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2015	Other	1947923

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Foundation Capital Vi Lp	Owner	1 Sep 2010	Other	26-2326007
Norwest Venture Partners Xi	Owner	1 Sep 2010	Other	27-0774954
Inc.(Formerly Funddna Inc.) Equity Incentive Plan Motif Investing	Owner	1 Sep 2010	Other	27-3008771
Ignition Managing Directors	Owner	1 Jul 2011	Other	26-0888708
Ignition Venture Partners Iv	Owner	1 Jul 2011	Other	26-0894125
Balderton Capital	Owner	1 Apr 2014	Other	160323
Daniel V. Tierney 2011 Trust	Owner	1 Jun 2014	Other	18-9540541
Renren Lianhe Holdings	Owner	1 Jan 2015	Other	foreign

Based in San Mateo

The principal office where Motif Capital Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 2 E. 3 Rd Ave., San Mateo, CA 94401, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Rancho Cordova, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (888) 523-2408 or by fax (650) 251-4425. The normal business hours are 8:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at motifcapital.com.