Pacific View Asset Management, LLC (San Francisco)

Name: Pacific View Asset Management, LLC
Address: 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111 2702
Telephone: 415-318-5800

Pacific View Asset Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $148.83 million of regulatory assets for 18 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Pacific View Asset 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.

Pacific View Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pacific View Asset Management, LLC is $148.83 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 4625% since the beginning of its operation, and $55.72 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $148.83 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $8.27 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 95% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pacific View Asset Management, 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 Pacific View Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Pacific View Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $69.16 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Pacific View Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $147.91 million for 16 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pacific View Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one venture capital fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Pacific View Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 26 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Condor Trading Lp	Managing member	1 Jan 2012	25% - 50%	30-0069322
Steven Andrew Druskin	Chief operating officer/chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	5718358
Brian Kenneth Endres	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	2673131
Michael L. Ashton	Member	1 Jan 2014	Other	4053608
Kenneth Palmer Applegate	Member	1 Jan 2014	Other	4579677
Scott Jason Brown	Member	1 Jan 2014	Other	6197933
David Aaron Lasalle	Member	1 Sep 2014	Other	3185790
James Lincoln Boucherat	Member	1 Sep 2014	Other	2890231
Brian S. Okeefe	Member	1 Jan 2017	Other	5328366
Joan Allen Schriger	Member	1 Jan 2017	Other	1921177
Robert Joseph Branton	Member	1 Mar 2017	Other	2741208
Brian Gahsman	Member	1 Mar 2017	Other	6765543

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Condor Gp	General partner	1 Apr 2005	Other	51-0595488
Steven Robert Starker	Member	1 Apr 2005	25% - 50%	1925359

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Pacific View Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 2702, 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 415-318-5800 or by fax 415-318-5801. The normal business hours are 6 am - 4 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pacviewam.com.