Wells Capital Management Incorporated (San Francisco)

Name: Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Address: 525 Market St, San Francisco, CA, 94105
Telephone: 415-396-8000

Wells Capital Management Incorporated is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $349.94 billion of regulatory assets for 3,783 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Wells Capital Management Incorporated 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 selection of other 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.

Wells Capital Management Incorporated: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wells Capital Management Incorporated is $349.94 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 302% since the beginning of its operation, and $38.29 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $349.58 billion in discretionary accounts and $361.44 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $92.97 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $15.71 million.

Wells Capital Management Incorporated has custody of $5.19 billion in cash and securities for 227 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 16% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wells Capital Management Incorporated for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. 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 Robert Willis Bissell serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Robert Willis Bissell is investment companies with 197 clients and $204.56 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Wells Capital Management Incorporated has the 5th highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $349.94 billion for 3,132 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Wells Capital Management Incorporated also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and nineteen other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $100,000,000.

Careers at Wells Capital Management Incorporated

The company employs 811 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 16 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Robert Willis Bissell has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1996. Francis Jon Baranko joined the executive team most recently as the Director, Svp, Deputy Chief Investment Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
N.A. Wells Fargo Bank	Direct parent company	1 Apr 1996	75% - 100%	94-1347393
Robert Willis Bissell	President	1 Apr 1996	Other	4347185
Jose Mari Casas	Evp, chief operating officer	1 Oct 1996	Other	4347192
David Clark Messman	Chief legal officer	1 Oct 1996	Other	4347204
Clark David Messman	Chief legal officer	1 Oct 1996	Other	4347204
Thomas Maurice O'malley	Evp, short duration/liquidity management	1 Jan 1997	Other	4347210
N Graham Allen	Evp,chief fixed income officer	1 Feb 1998	Other	2111748
Thomas Alsobrook Harrison	Evp, national consultant marketing	1 Feb 1998	Other	2356145
James William Paulsen	Evp, chief investment officer	1 Dec 1998	Other	1206159
David Donald Sylvester	Evp, liquidity management services	1 Dec 1998	Other	4347232
Sallie Clements Squire	Chief administrative officer	1 Jan 1999	Other	2932918
Karen Lee Norton	Director, chief operations officer	1 Jan 1999	Other	5124794
Karen Norton	Chief administrative and operations officer	1 Jan 1999	Other	5124794
Monica Waifong Poon	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2000	Other	1590156
Amru Ameer Khan	Evp, sales and marketing	1 Apr 2000	Other	4347197
David Allen Hoyt	Evp	1 Sep 2000	Other	4347329
Thomas Alsobrook Harrison	Evp, advisory services	1 Nov 2000	Other	2356145
William Leslie Timoney	Evp	1 May 2001	Other	2782442
David Francis Okeefe	Chief financial officer	1 May 2001	Other	713124
Kirk Douglas Hartman	Evp, director of portfolio management	1 Apr 2002	Other	1913310
James William Paulsen	Evp, chief investment strategist	1 Jan 2003	Other	1206159
William Clark Stevens	Svp, chief fixed income officer	1 Jan 2003	Other	1322230
Mai Shiver	Director & chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2005	Other	5035639
Francis Jon Baranko	Director, svp, director of equity	1 Dec 2006	Other	2299814
James David Germany	Director of fixed income	1 Jan 2009	Other	1748523
David Kennth Germany	Director of fixed income	1 Jan 2009	Other	4415882
Jose Mari Casas	Chief technology officer	1 May 2009	Other	4347192
Joel Douglas Carlson	Chief technology officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	6176836
Kirk Douglas Hartman	Director, president, chief investment officer	1 Jan 2013	Other	1913310
Siobhan Connolly Foy	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2014	Other	6431171
Siobhan C Foy	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2014	Other	6431171
Llc Wells Fargo Asset Management Holdings	Direct parent company	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	36-4863445
Andrew John Hunt	Senior vice president, co-head fixed income	1 Jan 2018	Other	6459916
Lyle James Fitterer	Vice president, co-head fixed income and senior portfolio manager	1 Jan 2018	Other	2194752
Nicolaas Florsi Marais	Evp, head of multi asset solutions	1 Jan 2018	Other	6933266
Daniel James Mavico	Svp, chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2019	Other	6049245
Molly Elizabeth Festa	Cfo, treasurer	1 Mar 2019	Other	5143419
Francis Jon Baranko	Director, svp, deputy chief investment officer	1 Jun 2019	Other	2299814
Andrew John Hunt	Svp	1 Jun 2019	Other	6459916

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wells Fargo & Company	Ultimate parent company	1 Apr 1996	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Sep 1998	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Nov 1998	25% - 50%	41-0449260
Wfc Holdings Corporation	Shareholder	1 Nov 1998	50% - 75%	41-1921346
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Jan 2009	75% - 100%	41-0449260
Everen Capital Corporation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	36-4019175
Llc Wfc Holdings	Shareholder	1 Dec 2017	75% - 100%	41-1921346

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Wells Capital Management Incorporated performs its advisory services is located at 525 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105, 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 415-396-8000 or by fax 415-979-0195. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at wellscap.com.