Trainer Wortham & Co Inc (San Francisco)


Trainer Wortham & Co Inc is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $6.54 billion of regulatory assets for 4,050 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 45 other states.

Trainer Wortham & provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and market timing 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.

Trainer Wortham &: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Trainer Wortham & Co Inc is $6.54 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 66% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.8 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.75 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.19 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $218.29 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Trainer Wortham & Co Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based 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.

Careers at Trainer Wortham & Co Inc

James H. Herbert has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1999. Ken Adam Lerseth joined the executive team most recently as the Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
First Republic Bank Parent company 1 Jan 1999 75% - 100% 88-0157485
Charles Volkhardt Moore President & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 1840462
Arthur Arnold Exec. v.p.,treasurer & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 2125413
David Paul Como Exec. v.p.,treasurer & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 1839916
Henry Williamson Ghriskey Exec. v.p., secretary, & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 1839931
James H. Herbert Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4371221
Katherine August Dewilde Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4298050
James P. Conn Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4371228
Roger O. Walther Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4371234
Arthur Alexander Arnold Exec. v.p.,treasurer & director 1 Jan 1999 Other 2125413
James Patrick Conn Director 1 Jan 1999 Other 4371228
Joanne Pietrini Smith Cao 1 Oct 1999 Other 4298075
Laurence E Ach Cio 1 Oct 2001 Other 4307919
Laurence Ernest Ach Cio 1 Oct 2001 Other 4307919
Christopher John Brancazio Cco 1 Mar 2002 Other 2078699
John Dixon Knox President/ceo/director 1 Dec 2003 Other 2171252
Anne Blohm Golden Director 1 May 2004 Other 224086
Deborah Ann Delaney Cao 1 Jul 2004 Other 3070851
Gary Graham Pollock Director 1 Sep 2004 Other 1590194
Craig Douglas Pollock Coo 1 Sep 2004 Other 4629116
James Robert Bloom Cio 1 Mar 2005 Other 4347029
Robert Lee Thornton President 1 Dec 2006 Other 1412949
Donna Jean Knight Chief compliance officer01/2007 1 Jan 2007 Other 1147088
Ken Adam Lerseth Secretary 1 Jun 2007 Other 1391983

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Trainer Wortham & Co Inc performs its advisory services is located at 111 Pine St., San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Oakland, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-392-1400. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at trainerwortham.com.