Coastland Capital LLC (Palo Alto)


Coastland Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Palo Alto. It manages $2.63 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.

Coastland Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Coastland Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Coastland Capital LLC is $2.63 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 6% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.63 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $376.18 million each.
Coastland Capital has custody of $2.63 billion 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 Coastland Capital LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Coastland Capital LLC

Peter Matthew Sterling has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2016. Scott Lambert Beal joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Derek Dunn Founder and chief investment officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 4440056
Natasha Salins Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 3250279
Gordon Converse Holterman Chief executive officer/director 1 Jan 2010 Other 2549668
Varis Investments Lp Member 1 Apr 2012 75% - 100% 45-4566223
Dunn & Holterman Lp Member 1 Apr 2012 75% - 100% 45-4566223
Chen Susan Chief financial officer 1 May 2012 Other 6076696
Jeffrey Stephen Bowers Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2016 Other 6745392
Peter Matthew Sterling President 1 Oct 2016 Other 4077828
Jane Zhaozhe Li Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2016 Other 4361012
Scott Lambert Beal Chief compliance officer 1 May 2017 Other 6176967

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Dunn Family Trust Member 1 Apr 2012 75% - 100% 03271972
Tamara Jones Dunn Trustee 1 Apr 2012 Other 3156370
Kantwood Llc Member 1 Apr 2012 25% - 50% 20-3153730
Derek Dunn Trustee 1 Apr 2012 Other 4440056
Tamara Dunn Trustee 1 Apr 2012 Other 3156370
Varis Investments Llc General partner 1 Dec 2013 Other 46-4602022
Suenos Holdings Llc Member 1 Dec 2013 50% - 75% 201307310029
Dunn & Holterman Gp Llc General partner 1 Dec 2013 Other 46-4602022

Based in Palo Alto

The principal office where Coastland Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 228 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-989-2800. The normal business hours are 6:30 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at coastlandcap.com.