Willow Creek Wealth Management, Inc.

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$2.3B
Discretionary
$2.2B
94% of AUM
Avg account
$5.3M
Accounts
436
Employees
23
Advisory reps
13

Firm details

Headquarters
Sebastopol, California
CRD number
109240
Registered since
May 1, 1999
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., PERSHING LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI83.42%
  • Individuals9.85%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans4.74%
  • Charitable Organizations1.41%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.58%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsEducational Seminars / Workshops

Firm profile

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Overview

Willow Creek Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent, individual-owned registered investment adviser; its SEC registration dates to 1999. The firm serves both high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients, providing financial planning, portfolio management for individuals/small businesses and for businesses or institutions, plus educational seminars and workshops. Its fee model includes percentage-of-AUM billing alongside hourly and fixed-fee arrangements. Willow Creek does not identify as an active ESG investor and is not positioned as a capital allocator; it works with third-party managers for select alternative exposures. Industry recognition cited in public sources includes placements on FA Magazine’s Top RIA Firms list (2020), investor.com’s Top RIA Firms to Watch (2020), and CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms (2021).

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Investment profile

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Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 82%, Exchange Traded Equities 12%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 4%, US Government Bonds 2%, State & Local Bonds 2%82%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds82%
  • Exchange Traded Equities12%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents4%
  • US Government Bonds2%
  • State & Local Bonds2%

Owners & executives

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Contacts

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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

1 of 131

Active vs passive

$1.6B in ETFs

Passive

56%

$897M

Active

43%

$699M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
DIMENSIONAL US TARGETED VALUE ETF (DFAT)DimensionalActiveSmall Value$150M2,257,5389.40%

Location

Primary office

Sebastopol, CA

Sonoma

Location

Sebastopol, CA

Headquartered in Sebastopol, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Region
West
County
Sonoma
Address
825 Hwy 116 N
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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