Filament, LLC (Seattle)

Name: Filament, LLC
Address: 701 Pike Street, Seattle, WA, 98101
Telephone: 206-436-2300

Filament, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $1.74 billion of regulatory assets for 503 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, New York, Utah, and Washington.

Filament provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Filament: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Filament, LLC is $1.74 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 446% since the beginning of its operation, and $17.78 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.05 billion in discretionary accounts and $689.56 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.05 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $4.31 million.

Filament has custody of $568.07 million in cash and securities for 79 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 38% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-exchange traded securities, which make up 19% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Filament, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed 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 Filament serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Filament is high net worth individuals with 82 clients and $1.72 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Filament has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.72 billion for 82 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Filament doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Filament, LLC

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 79 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 11 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 John Goodwin	Llc managing member	1 Nov 2005	Other	4245182
Conrad H. Gehrmann	Llc managing member	1 Apr 2006	Other	2620642
Scott R. Butterfield	Llc managing member	1 Apr 2006	Other	3213167
Joyce B. Murray	Llc member	1 Apr 2006	Other	5129938
Michael R. Murray	Llc member	1 Apr 2006	Other	5129937
Teresa L. Lamar	Llc member	1 Dec 2009	Other	3004489
James Earl Mahoney	Llc member, chief operating officer	1 Jan 2014	Other	5087303
Leslie Ann Harrison	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	2547876

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Filament, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 701 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101, 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 206-436-2300 or by fax 206-436-2301. The normal business hours are 8:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at filamentadvisors.com.