Hall Capital Partners LLC (San Francisco)


Hall Capital Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $36.25 billion of regulatory assets for 174 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and 3 other states.

Hall Capital Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Hall Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Hall Capital Partners LLC is $36.25 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 71% since the beginning of its operation, and $413.59 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $12.01 billion in discretionary accounts and $24.24 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $193.74 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $216.45 million.
Hall Capital Partners has custody of $3.07 billion in cash and securities for 12 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 55% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Hall Capital Partners LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Hall Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Hall Capital Partners is high net worth individuals with 113 clients and $26.43 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Hall Capital Partners has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $36.25 billion for 174 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Hall Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds, two real estate funds, six other private funds, and thirty three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $3,000,000.

Careers at Hall Capital Partners LLC

The company employs 157 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 18 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
Kathryn Ann Hall Chief executive officer, co-chief investment officer, executive committee member, board member, khall llc managing member 1 Jul 1995 Other 1307798
Pisces Fund Member classes a and b 1 Jul 1995 Other 94-3168926
Big Fish Partners Llc Member classes a and b 1 Jul 1995 Other 94-3168926
Hellman Family Revocable Trust Member 1 Jul 1995 Other 94-3098822
Tully M. Friedman Revocable Trust Member class b 1 Jul 1995 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Joanne Hagopian Member, managing director 1 Jan 1997 Other 2794076
Joanne Elise Hagopian Member, managing director 1 Jan 1997 Other 2794076
John William Buoymaster Chairman, executive committee member, board member, member classes a and c, managing director 1 Feb 1998 Other 4381156
Thomas J. Bauch Member, managing director 1 May 2000 Other 4381157
Frederick Warren Hellman Board member 1 Mar 2002 Other 1367884
Paul William Muller Member, managing director 1 Jan 2005 Other 1354370
Knutsen/Hall Family Trust Member class c 1 Jul 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Kurt Duplan Rieke Director of portfolio management - families, executive committee member, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2007 Other 2381143
Sarah Elizabeth Stein President, executive committee member, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2007 Other 5314743
Simon Charles Krinsky Director of portfolio management, executive committee member, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2007 Other 2939069
Frog & Peach Investors Llc Member class d 1 Jul 2007 Other 94-3117687
Hcp Investors Llc Member class d 1 Jul 2007 Other 20-8525823
Mark Edward Mckee Board member 1 Jul 2007 Other 1016614
Frog & Peach Llc Member 1 Jul 2007 Other 94-3117687
Helane Leslie Morrison General counsel, chief compliance officer, executive committee member, member class c, managing director 1 Nov 2007 Other 5489278
Eric Edward Alt Member, managing director 1 Dec 2007 Other 2943400
Eric Edward Alt Co-chief investment officer, executive committee member, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2008 Other 2943400
John Frederick Boneparth President, board member, managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 1961015
Ann Pluemer Barber Head of equity strategies research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1577672
Jessica Reed Saouaf Director of research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5654775
Kirk Charles Dizon Member, managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1875052
Richard Lawrence Grandjean Member, managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 227365
Jessica Reed Sauoaf Member, managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5654775
Stephen Edward Florance Member class c, managing director 1 Dec 2009 Other 2977656
Stephen Edward Florance Member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2010 Other 2977656
The Stein/Cohn Family Trust Member class c 1 Mar 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
William Wilson Helman Board member 1 May 2012 Other 6035551
Hall/Knutsen Children's Trust Member class a 1 Jun 2012 Other 46-6443498
Hall/Knutsen Grandchildren's Trust Member class a 1 Jun 2012 Other 46-6166024
Edward Bryan Patron Member class c, managing director 1 Dec 2012 Other 3215936
Edward Bryan Patron Director of information technology, head of operational due diligence, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2013 Other 3215936
Rachel Danielle Kort Portfolio manager, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2013 Other 5202382
David John Schofield Director of portfolio management - institutions, member class c, managing director 1 Feb 2013 Other 4128859
David John Schofield Director of portfolio management - institutions, member class c, managing director 1 Mar 2013 Other 4128859
Hellman Children's Llc Member class b 1 Aug 2013 Other 27-4282137
Elizabeth Fisher Marshall Head of real assets research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2014 Other 4431355
John W. Buoymaster Revocable Trust Member class a and c 1 Dec 2014 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Marco Warren Hellman Board member 1 Jan 2015 Other 4367230
Katherine Elizabeth Lavin Portfolio manager, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2015 Other 4563530
The Eric And Claire Alt Revocable Trust Member class c 1 Jan 2015 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Charles Andrew Kurz Director of strategy funds and finance, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2015 Other 2989983
Sarah Heaslip Whitelaw Portfolio manager, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2015 Other 4985267
Brian Andrew Zeiger Real assets research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2016 Other 3266153
Jennifer Trickett Forster Full consequence investing research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2018 Other 2780923
Jason Robert Mccune Absolute return/credit research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2018 Other 4347483
Orin Platt Wicks Public equity research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2018 Other 6915247
Jeffrey Andrew Daems Portfolio manager, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2018 Other 6915249
Robinson Ayers Sawyer Portfolio manager, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 4729949
Laura Todd Andron Private equity research, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 4502745
Viet H. Nguyen Firm innovations, operations, member class c, managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 7081997

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 24 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Tully Michael Friedman Trustee 1 Jan 1980 75% - 100% 214743
Frederick Warren Hellman Trustee 1 Dec 1981 50% - 75% 1367884
Patricia Christine Hellman Trustee 1 Dec 1981 50% - 75% 2122973
Robert John Fisher Trustee 1 Jul 1989 Other 4355658
John Joseph Fisher Trustee 1 Jul 1989 Other 1859697
John J Fisher 1989 Insurance Trust General partner 1 Nov 1992 Other 94-6622615
Robert J Fisher 1989 Insurance Trust General partner 1 Nov 1992 Other 94-6622601
William S Fisher 1989 Insurance Trust General partner 1 Nov 1992 Other 94-6622621
Kathryn Ann Hall Co-trustee 1 Jul 2006 50% - 75% 1307798
Thomas Knutsen Co-trustee 1 Jul 2006 50% - 75% 6310441
Thomas Fahr Steyer Managing member 1 Jul 2007 50% - 75% 1233313
Matthew Reed Barger Managing member 1 Jul 2007 25% - 50% 1199672
Eric Edward Alt Co-trustee 1 Nov 2007 50% - 75% 2943400
Claire Alt Co-trustee 1 Nov 2007 50% - 75% 6464877
Marco Warren Hellman Managing member 1 Apr 2008 Other 4367230
Sarah Elizabeth Stein Co-trustee 1 Jan 2010 Other 5314743
Michael Aaron Cohn Co-trustee 1 Mar 2010 50% - 75% 6309876
Sarah Elizabeth Stein Co-trustee 1 Mar 2010 50% - 75% 5314743
John William Buoymaster Trustee 1 Nov 2011 Other 4381156
Kathryn Ann Hall Trustee 1 Dec 2011 Other 1307798
Marco Warren Hellman Trustee 1 Dec 2011 Other 4367230
Elizabeth Knutsen Trustee 1 Jun 2012 Other 6621968
Thomas Fahr Steyer Trustee 1 Jun 2012 Other 1233313
John Joseph Fisher Manager 1 Jan 2018 Other 1859697

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Hall Capital Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Maritime Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-288-0544 or by fax 415-288-0543. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at hallcapital.com/ and its LinkedIn profile.

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