Variant Investments, LLC (Portland)

Name: Variant Investments, LLC
Address: 10250 Sw Greenburg Road, Portland, OR, 97223
Telephone: 503.563.0700

Variant Investments, LLC is an investment adviser to an investment company based in Portland. It manages $39 million of regulatory assets for 1 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Oregon.

Variant Investments provides portfolio management for investment companies. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Variant Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Variant Investments, LLC is $39 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 247% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $39 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $39 million each.

Variant Investments has custody of $39 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Variant Investments, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Variant Investments serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Variant Investments is investment companies with 1 clients and $39 million of assets under management. Among the 2 most similar advisory firms, Variant Investments has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $39 million for 1 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Variant Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Variant Investments, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 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
Jerald Benjamin Hayes	Managing member	1 Jul 2017	Other	4178489
Robert William Elsasser	Managing member, chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2017	Other	6708209
Curtis Neil Fintel	Managing member	1 Jul 2017	Other	4543093
Llc Boco Investments	Member	1 Sep 2017	25% - 50%	16-1712050
Joseph C Zimlich	Member	1 Sep 2017	Other	6879324
Brian Loyd Klemsz	Member	1 Sep 2017	Other	1011829

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Pat Stryker Living Trust	Owner	1 Sep 2017	25% - 50%	38-6346923

Based in Portland

The principal office where Variant Investments, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10250 Sw Greenburg Road, Portland, OR 97223, 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 503.563.0700. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at variantinvestments.com.