Summit Creek Advisors, LLC (Minneapolis)

Name: Summit Creek Advisors, LLC
Address: 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55402
Telephone: 612-746-8990

Summit Creek Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Minneapolis. It manages $500.09 million of regulatory assets for 18 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Texas.

Summit Creek Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Summit Creek Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Summit Creek Advisors, LLC is $500.09 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -25% since the beginning of its operation, and $84.18 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $500.09 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $27.78 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 98% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 2% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Summit Creek Advisors, 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 Summit Creek Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Summit Creek Advisors is state or municipal government entities with 6 clients and $316.31 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Summit Creek Advisors has the highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $417.78 million for 15 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 11% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Summit Creek Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Summit Creek Advisors, LLC

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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
Joseph John Docter	Managing partner, portfolio manager/analyst	1 Jun 2005	50% - 75%	4352467
Adam Nathan Benson	Managing partner, portfolio manager/analyst	1 Jun 2005	50% - 75%	2441190
Andrew Oscar Rem	Chief compliance officer, portfolio manager	1 Jun 2005	Other	3037271
Christine Elizabeth Bieberdorf	Coo, trader	1 Jun 2006	Other	2820299
Robert James Schneider	Director marketing/client svcs	1 Sep 2007	Other	2353705
Jay Edward Pluimer	Managing director of marketing	1 Oct 2010	Other	2272144
Jason Keith Mitchell	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2014	Other	5859466

Based in Minneapolis

The principal office where Summit Creek Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 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 612-746-8990 or by fax 612-746-4765. The normal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at summitcreekadvisors.com and its LinkedIn profile.