Wolf River Capital Management, LLC (Memphis)


Wolf River Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Memphis. It manages $197.56 million of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Tennessee.

Wolf River Capital Management provides 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.

Wolf River Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wolf River Capital Management, LLC is $197.56 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 577% since the beginning of its operation, and $66.06 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $197.56 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.11 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 44% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 31% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wolf River Capital Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Wolf River Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Wolf River Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $159.12 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Wolf River Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $181.87 million for 11 clients. 7% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Wolf River Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds.

Careers at Wolf River Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 88 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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
Richard Davis Howe Member/managing director 1 Aug 2008 25% - 50% 1170701
James Duncan Wingett Member/managing director 1 Aug 2008 25% - 50% 3150351
Douglas Brian Duncan Member/managing director 1 Aug 2008 25% - 50% 2777253
Gina Conn Douglas Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2008 Other 1411242
Janet Helen Gerber Senior vice president 1 Oct 2008 Other 4780609
Lauren Beth Gunn Vice president 1 Oct 2008 Other 4346549
William Robert Renovich Vice president 1 Oct 2008 Other 3269926
Jeff King Davis Managing director 1 Oct 2008 Other 4007205

Based in Memphis

The principal office where Wolf River Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 530 Oak Court Drive, Memphis, TN 38117, 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 (901) 312-9653 or by fax (901) 922-6069. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wolfrivercap.com.