Gsv Asset Management, LLC (Woodside)

Name: Gsv Asset Management, LLC
Address: The Pioneer Building, Woodside, CA, 94062
Telephone: 650-235-4777

Gsv Asset Management, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in Woodside. It manages $388.24 million of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Gsv Asset Management 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.

Gsv Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gsv Asset Management, LLC is $388.24 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 132% since the beginning of its operation, and $33.05 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $388.24 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $48.53 million each.

Gsv Asset Management has custody of $58.02 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gsv Asset Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Gsv Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and business development companies. The largest group of clients of Gsv Asset Management is business development companies with 1 clients and $330.22 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Gsv Asset Management has the highest percentage of business development companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $388.24 million for 8 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gsv Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, seven venture capital funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Gsv Asset Management, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stephen David Bard	Member	1 Jul 2010	25% - 50%	2615921
Michael Thomas Moe	Member, manager	1 Jul 2010	50% - 75%	1773829
Ljuben Pampoulov Bojidarov	Member	1 Aug 2010	Other	5188892
Mark William Flynn	Co-managing partner	1 Apr 2013	Other	1162807
Carl Marion Rizzo	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2014	Other	5922265
William Francis Tanona	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2014	Other	2792676
Hmf Partners Llc	Investor	1 Dec 2017	Other	82-3878314

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Felipe Held	Investor	1 Dec 2017	50% - 75%	6911516
Thomas Franco	Investor	1 Dec 2017	50% - 75%	6911522

Based in Woodside

The principal office where Gsv Asset Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at The Pioneer Building, Woodside, CA 94062, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-235-4777 or by fax NONE. The normal business hours are 8 am - 4 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gsvam.com.