Morrison Street Capital, LLC (Portland)


Morrison Street Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $373.15 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Delaware, Oregon, and Washington.

Morrison Street Capital 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.

Morrison Street Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Morrison Street Capital, LLC is $373.15 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 31% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $373.15 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $124.38 million each.
Morrison Street Capital has custody of $5.73 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Morrison Street Capital, LLC for their services and products based on 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 Morrison Street Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Morrison Street Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $373.15 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Morrison Street Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $373.15 million for 4 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Morrison Street Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, three real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Morrison Street Capital, LLC

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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 doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Justin Melverne Dennett has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2016. Beggs & Simpson Companies Llc Norris joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Rance Stephen Gregory Ceo 1 Oct 2002 25% - 50% 2758667
Beggs & Simpson Northwest Limited Partnership Norris General partner 1 Oct 2002 75% - 100% 93-1118018
Ken James Griggs Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 1351709
Charles Albert Kleier Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699989
John Blake Hering Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699990
Michael Leo Wood Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699991
James Clayton Hering Chairman, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699992
Henry Roger Qualman Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699994
Laurette Jan Robertson Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699995
Christopher Lee Johnson Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699996
Laurette "Jan" Janeil Robertson Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2002 Other 5699995
Marcus Christian Parker Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 2860949
Jeffrey Michael Borlaug Member, board of managers 1 Oct 2010 Other 5907020
Beggs & Simpson Companies Llc Norris Member 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 47-2668186
Justin Melverne Dennett Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 6776393

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Clayton Hering Limited partner 1 Jul 1993 25% - 50% 5699992
Inc. Nbs Management Northwest General partner 1 Jul 1993 Other 93-1118019
Marcus Christian Parker Board of managers 1 Jan 2015 Other 2860949
Ken James Griggs Board of managers 1 Jan 2015 Other 1351709
Laurette "Jan" Janeil Robertson Board of managers 1 Jan 2015 Other 5699995
Rance Stephen Gregory Board of managers 1 Jan 2015 Other 2758667
Laurette Jan Robertson Board of managers 1 Jan 2015 Other 5699995

Based in Portland

The principal office where Morrison Street Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 121 Sw Morrison Street, Portland, OR 97204 The mailing address of the firm is 121 Morrison Street, Portland, OR 97204. 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 503-952-0700 or by fax 503-952-0701. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at morrisonstreetcapital.com.