Weatherstorm Capital, LLC (San Francisco)

Name: Weatherstorm Capital, LLC
Address: One Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105
Telephone: (415) 936-2450

Weatherstorm Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $111.22 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Weatherstorm Capital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and 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.

Weatherstorm Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Weatherstorm Capital, LLC is $111.22 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 5453% since the beginning of its operation, and $25.25 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $111.22 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $55.61 million each.

Weatherstorm Capital has custody of $25.25 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 67% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 17% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Weatherstorm Capital, 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 Shirish Trimbak Malekar serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Shirish Trimbak Malekar is insurance companies with 1 clients and $85.96 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Weatherstorm Capital has the highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $111.22 million for 2 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Weatherstorm Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Weatherstorm Capital, LLC

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 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.

Shirish Trimbak Malekar has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2015. Michael Yacob joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Andrew Thomas Schmuhl	Chief compliance officer and chief operating officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	4011301
Shirish Trimbak Malekar	President	1 Jun 2015	Other	1770950
Nicholas Arnold Stonestreet	Chief executive officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	2344559
Llc Vident Financial	100% owner	1 Jun 2015	75% - 100%	90-1012699
Anne Christine Czizek	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	1379550
Michael Yacob	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2018	50% - 75%	6934023

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Vident Investors' Oversight Trust	100% owner	1 Aug 2013	75% - 100%	90-1012699
Vince Leonard Birley	Trustee	1 Aug 2013	Other	1406263
Andrew Thomas Schmuhl	Trustee	1 Aug 2013	Other	4011301
Nicholas Arnold Stonestreet	Trustee	1 Aug 2013	Other	2344559

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Weatherstorm Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, 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) 936-2450. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at weatherstormcapital.com.