Nelson Capital Management, LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California
- CRD number
- 129776
- Registered since
- January 2, 2004
- Website
- www.nelsoncapitalmgmt.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges
- Client types
- HNWI87.07%
- Charitable Organizations9.59%
- Other Investment Advisers2.96%
- Individuals0.38%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension ConsultingPublication of Periodicals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Nelson Capital Management, LLC is an independent SEC-registered registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and in operation since 2004. The firm is individually owned and serves both high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients. Its advisory services span financial planning, discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses and institutions, pension consulting services, and the publication of periodicals or newsletters. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing alongside hourly charges. The firm does not identify itself as an ESG-active manager and is not registered as a multi-state adviser on its filings. Nelson Capital was named among the Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA Firms in 2020.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities65%
- State & Local Bonds18%
- Investment Grade Corp Bonds12%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
- Sovereign Bonds2%
Contacts
3 of 5
Stephen Philpott
PrincipalCRD 3195871

Evan Nelson
PrincipalCRD 6663466

Darcy Smoot
PrincipalCRD 5667913
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 64Active vs passive
$517M in ETFs
100%
$515M
<1%
$1.6M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS (VEA) | Vanguard | Passive | Foreign Large Blend | $49.5M | 694,445 | 9.57% |
Location
Menlo Park, CA
San Mateo
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.
- Metro area
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Region
- West
- County
- San Mateo
- Address
- 545 Middlefield Rd
- Time zone
- PT (UTC-8)
- Office locations
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