Northpointe Capital LLC (Bloomfield Hills)


Northpointe Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Bloomfield Hills. It manages $454.59 million of regulatory assets for 32 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Georgia, and 19 other states.

Northpointe Capital provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and provides model portfolios allocations to other registered investment advisers.. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Northpointe Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Northpointe Capital LLC is $454.59 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 87% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $454.59 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.21 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 99% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Northpointe Capital 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 Paul James Hondros serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Paul James Hondros is pension and profit sharing plans with 16 clients and $203.72 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Northpointe Capital has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $420.7 million for 31 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.

Northpointe Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $15,000 for each fund.

Careers at Northpointe Capital LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 64 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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.

Paul James Hondros has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1999. Peter James Cahill has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Oct 2008 and Michael Patrick Hayden is the Chief Executive Officer of Northpointe Capital LLC family office. Kenneth Scott Kosiorek joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Villanova Capital Corporate parent 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 31-1636299
Kevin Stephen Crossett Vice president, associate general counsel 1 Nov 1999 Other 4320461
Paul James Hondros Ceo/president/member investment committee 1 Nov 1999 Other 1069884
William Howard Miller Senior vp/cio/member investment committee 1 Nov 1999 Other 1050421
Inc. Gartmore Global Investments Corporate parent 1 Nov 1999 50% - 75% 31-1636299
Peter James Cahill Portfolio manager/research analyst, member investment committee 1 Jan 2000 Other 4376760
Mary Catherine Champagne Portfolio manager, member investment committee 1 Jan 2000 25% - 50% 4376761
Michael Patrick Hayden Managing director 1 Jan 2000 Other 1147178
Jeffrey Charles Petherick Portfolio manager, member investment committee 1 Jan 2000 25% - 50% 4376762
Thomas Michael Sipp Vice president/chief financial officer 1 Jun 2000 Other 2407526
Gerald James Holland Senior vice president, chief operations officer 1 Jul 2000 Other 1099918
Patrick John Udovich Senior vice president, head of human resources 1 Jan 2001 Other 2950909
Peter C Chambers Executive vp/global investment officer 1 Feb 2001 Other 4361404
Young Duchung Chin Executive vp - chief investment office u.s. 1 Sep 2001 Other 2882677
Robert Leonard Wagner Executive vp - emerging managers 1 Feb 2002 Other 2297498
Gartmore Emerging Managers Llc Parent company 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 04-3679407
Nationwide Emerging Managers Llc Parent company 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 04-3679407
Eric Edward Miller Senior vp - chief counsel 1 Aug 2002 Other 2072660
Donald Bruce Johnston Vice chairman, president and ceo 1 Mar 2003 Other 1036606
Jeffrey Stuart Meyer Executive vice president-chief financial officer, gartmore group 1 Feb 2004 Other 1259541
Michael Adam Krulikowski Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2004 Other 2992308
Kevin Stephen Crossett Executive vice president and global general counsel 1 Oct 2005 Other 4320461
Douglas Donald Castagna Senior vice president, us head of finance and accounting 1 Oct 2005 Other 3139364
Paul James Hondros Director, president & ceo, cio equities 1 Apr 2006 Other 1069884
John Henry Grady President, nwd investments 1 Dec 2006 Other 4431440
Karen Brenner Wasil Chief compliance officer 1 May 2007 Other 2474310
Michael Patrick Hayden Chief executive officer 1 Oct 2007 Other 1147178
Northpointe Holdings Llc Parent company 1 Oct 2007 75% - 100% 26-0762826
Libby Ellen Liebig Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2008 Other 2385467
Peter James Cahill Chief investment officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 4376760
Terry Harley Gardner Chief operating officer & chief financial officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 2368639
Terry Harley Gardner Chief compliance officer & chief financial officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 2368639
Kenneth Scott Kosiorek Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 6173936

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 21 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Nationwide Financial Services Shareholder 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 31-1486870
Nationwide Corporation Shareholder 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 31-1570938
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Shareholder 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 31-4717100
Gartmore Sa Capital Trust Shareholder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 109367
Inc. Gartmore Global Investments Shareholder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 31-1636299
Gartmore Global Asset Management Trust Shareholder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 109364
Inc. Nwd Investment Management Shareholder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 31-1636299
Nwd Management & Research Trust Shareholder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 109364
Nationwide Sa Capital Trust Shareholder 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 109367
Nationwide Corporation Shareholder 1 Jul 2002 75% - 100% 31-4416546
Gartmore Group Limited Parent corporation 1 Sep 2003 75% - 100% 01-0800070
Ltd. Nationwide Asset Management Holdings Parent corporation 1 Sep 2003 75% - 100% foreign entity
Ltd. Nationwide Asset Management Holdings Parent corporation 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Mary Catherine Champagne Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 4376761
Peter James Cahill Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 4376760
Jeffrey Charles Petherick Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 4376762
Robert Dale Glise Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 5434768
Stephen Edward Roberts Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 2066814
Carl Paul Wilk Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 1246025
Michael Paul Finkelstein Shareholder/director 1 Oct 2007 Other 5434774
Mary Elizabeth Barnds Grabel Shareholder/treasurer 1 Oct 2007 Other 2788526

Based in Bloomfield Hills

The principal office where Northpointe Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 39400 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, 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 248-457-1200 or by fax 248-457-1201. The normal business hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at northpointefunds.com.