Nelson Capital Management, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2004
Total AUM
$811M
Discretionary
$811M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$1.2M
Accounts
685
Employees
10
Advisory reps
5

Firm details

Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
CRD number
129776
Registered since
January 2, 2004
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

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Overview

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

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 65%, State & Local Bonds 18%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 12%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%, Sovereign Bonds 2%65%
  • Exchange Traded Equities65%
  • State & Local Bonds18%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds12%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
  • Sovereign Bonds2%

Contacts

3 of 5
  • Stephen Philpott

    Stephen Philpott

    PrincipalCRD 3195871

  • Evan Nelson

    Evan Nelson

    PrincipalCRD 6663466

  • Darcy Smoot

    Darcy Smoot

    PrincipalCRD 5667913

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$517M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$515M

Active

<1%

$1.6M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS (VEA)VanguardPassiveForeign Large Blend$49.5M694,4459.57%

Location

Primary office

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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