Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC (San Francisco)


Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $266.45 million of regulatory assets for 1,410 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Idaho, and 5 other states.

Wells Fargo Van Kasper provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Wells Fargo Van Kasper: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC is $266.45 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $266.45 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $188.97 thousand each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and commissions. 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.

Careers at Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC

Franklin Vanda Kasper has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1999. Steven Dale Piper joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer, Crop And Srop.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
First Security Corporation Parent 1 Feb 1999 75% - 100% 87-6118148
Franklin Vanda Kasper President/director 1 Jul 1999 Other 264747
Stephen Robert Adams Director/srop 1 Jul 1999 Other 1270
Bruce Palmer Emmeluth Evp/director 1 Jul 1999 Other 200937
Bruce Weston Nollenberger Evp/director 1 Jul 1999 Other 823846
Wayne Allen Scott Finop 1 Jul 1999 Other 2346242
Jose Armando Arvizu Director of operations 1 Jul 1999 Other 870622
Stephan Robert Pene Controller 1 Jul 1999 Other 1776808
Kara Nicole Hackenburg Crop 1 Mar 2000 Other 2675466
John H Chung Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2000 Other 1774868
Victor Lawrence Bensussen Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2000 Other 1523151
Inc. Wells Fargo Private Client Funding Parent 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 94-3379992
Patricia Ann Ross Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2001 Other 717926
Laurel Leigh Ohotto Controller 1 Sep 2001 Other 1889204
Franklin Vanda Kasper Chairman of the board/director 1 Jan 2002 Other 264747
John Paul Hullar Co-president/co-chief executive officer/director 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Dave Hernandez Director/co-president/co-chief executive officer 1 Jan 2002 Other 844756
J. Michael Johnson Director 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Timothy John Sloan Vice chairman of the board/director 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John Charles Caruana Senior vice president 1 Jan 2002 Other 1271045
Frank James Niezgoda Senior vice president 1 Jan 2002 Other 720865
Katherine Marie Kilbourne Vp/chief financial officer/treasurer 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Steven Dale Piper Chief compliance officer, crop and srop 1 Oct 2002 Other 708823

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Wells Fargo & Company In-direct owner 1 Oct 2000 75% - 100% 41-0449260

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Wells Fargo Van Kasper, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 600 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 2704, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-391-5600 or by fax 415-675-2777. The normal business hours are 6:00 am to 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.fsvk.com.