Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. (San Francisco)


Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $266.45 million of regulatory assets for 1,410 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Idaho, and 5 other states.

Wells Fargo Securities provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Wells Fargo Securities: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. is $266.45 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $266.45 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $188.97 thousand each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Franklin Vanda Kasper has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2002. Steven Dale Piper joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer, Crop And Srop.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Wells Fargo Private Client Funding Parent 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 94-3379992
Laurel Leigh Ohotto Controller 1 Sep 2001 Other 1889204
Frank James Niezgoda Senior vice president 1 Jan 2002 Other 720865
Franklin Vanda Kasper Chairman of the board/director 1 Jan 2002 Other 264747
John Paul Hullar Co-president/co-chief executive officer/director 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Dave Hernandez Director/co-president/co-chief executive officer 1 Jan 2002 Other 844756
J. Michael Johnson Director 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Timothy John Sloan Vice chairman of the board/director 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John Charles Caruana Senior vice president 1 Jan 2002 Other 1271045
Katherine Marie Kilbourne Vp/chief financial officer/treasurer 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Steven Dale Piper Chief compliance officer, crop and srop 1 Oct 2002 Other 708823

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Wells Fargo & Company Shareholder 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 41-0449260

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. performs its advisory services is located at 600 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 2704, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-391-5600 or by fax 415-675-2777. The normal business hours are 6:00 am to 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.fsvk.com.