Toronado Partners LLC (San Francisco)


Toronado Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $444.96 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Toronado Partners 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.

Toronado Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Toronado Partners LLC is $444.96 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and $153.49 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $444.96 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $222.48 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Toronado Partners 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 Toronado Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Toronado Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $444.96 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Toronado Partners has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $444.96 million for 2 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Toronado Partners 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 Toronado Partners LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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 Stephen Perkins Managing member 1 Mar 2016 75% - 100% 2770597
Tony Michael Berta Cfo 1 Apr 2016 Other 6631336
Michele Marie Clifford Coo, cco 1 Sep 2017 Other 4268285

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Toronado Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 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 415-727-6630. The normal business hours are 7am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at toronadocap.com.