Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc. (Portland)

Name: Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc.
Address: 829 Nw 19 Th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209
Telephone: 503-248-9800

Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $677.45 million of regulatory assets for 787 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

Sloy Dahl & Holst provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and manager to proprietary collective investment funds. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sloy Dahl & Holst: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc. is $677.45 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 103% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $562.81 million in discretionary accounts and $114.64 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $752.42 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.94 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 71% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. 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 James Craig Holst serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of James Craig Holst is pension and profit sharing plans with 76 clients and $464.3 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Sloy Dahl & Holst has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $677.45 million for 349 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.

Sloy Dahl & Holst doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc.

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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

James Craig Holst has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1988. Ronald Joseph Sloy joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Craig Holst	President/chief compliance officer	1 Apr 1988	50% - 75%	1007503
Ronald Joseph Sloy	Vice president	1 Apr 1988	50% - 75%	1123348

Based in Portland

The principal office where Sloy Dahl & Holst, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 829 Nw 19 Th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Kirkland, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 503-248-9800 or by fax 503-248-7088. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sdh-inc.com.