D.A. Davidson & Co. (Great Falls)


D.A. Davidson & Co. is a large advisory firm based in Great Falls. It manages $17.11 billion of regulatory assets for 53,308 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 46 other states.

D.A. Davidson & provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 5,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

D.A. Davidson &: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of D.A. Davidson & Co. is $17.11 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 3053% since the beginning of its operation, and $13.91 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $14.33 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.78 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $302.43 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $468.15 thousand.
D.A. Davidson & has custody of $17.14 billion in cash and securities for 43,565 clients in total and acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 52% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 35% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay D.A. Davidson & Co. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, commissions, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Donald Warren Jr Crowell serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Donald Warren Jr Crowell is high net worth individuals with 8,020 clients and $8.28 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, D.A. Davidson & has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $17.11 billion for 42,958 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.

D.A. Davidson & also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at D.A. Davidson & Co.

The company employs 630 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 630 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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.

Donald Warren Jr Crowell has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2013. Thomas Charles Nicholson joined the executive team most recently as the Principal Operations Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ian Bruce Davidson Chairman 1 Feb 1958 Other 61570
Stuart Charles Nicholson Senior vp, cfo, director 1 Apr 1969 Other 347790
D.A. Davidson Companies Holding company 1 May 1986 75% - 100% 81-0439153
Davidson Companies Parent corporation 1 May 1986 75% - 100% 81-0439153
Kreg Allen Jones Senior vp, director 1 Dec 1992 Other 1003547
Raymond Edward Wooldridge Director 1 Oct 1993 Other 472602
David Gene Dennis Vice president, general counsel 1 Oct 1994 Other 2589384
James Douglas Searles Senior registered options principal (srop) 1 Jan 1996 Other 724884
Diane Mary Irvine Director 1 Jan 1998 Other 3237334
Arlene Marie Wilson Vp, director of compliance 1 Jun 1998 Other 1562969
Gerald Lee Meyer Senior vp, director 1 Mar 1999 Other 863670
Douglas Arthur Woodcock Vp, director 1 Mar 1999 Other 1017390
James Douglas Searles Senior registered options principal (srop) 1 May 1999 Other 724884
Vincent Michael Purpura Director 1 Jan 2000 Other 831205
William Adam Jr Johnstone President 1 Nov 2000 Other 2783493
John Hamilton Davant Director 1 Jan 2001 Other 842182
Robert John Magnuson Senior vp, director 1 Feb 2001 Other 317016
William Rex Thornton Senior vp, director, fc, bom 1 Feb 2001 Other 1246657
Stuart Charles Nicholson Director 1 Oct 2001 Other 347790
Thomas Steven Nelson Senior vice president, cfo 1 Oct 2001 Other 1108782
Teresa Olcott Cohea Vp, director 1 Feb 2002 Other 2410068
John Joseph Heffernan Director 1 Feb 2002 Other 3254101
David Ryan Hultman Vp, director 1 Feb 2002 Other 2157136
John Bergstrom Rogers Vp, director 1 Feb 2002 Other 1220021
James Douglas Searles Svp, director 1 Feb 2002 Other 724884
Garry Thomas Shea Vp, director 1 Feb 2002 Other 420740
John Joseph Iii Heffernan Director 1 Feb 2002 Other 3254101
Lawrence Todd Martinez Svp, general counsel 1 Aug 2002 Other 4596308
Arlene Marie Wilson Vp, director of compliance, director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1562969
Michael Lippard Bell Svp, director 1 Jan 2003 Other 17449
Andrew Ian Davidson Vp, director 1 Jan 2003 Other 2095600
Arvid James Grier Svp, director of managed assets, director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1332593
Tracy Joe Swanson Vp, director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1198271
Brenda Joyce Berg Vp, director 1 Jan 2004 Other 2233403
Robert John Magnuson Svp, director 1 Jan 2004 Other 317016
Douglas Berryman Nichols Vp, director 1 Jan 2004 Other 347604
Daren James Shaw Vp, director 1 Jan 2004 Other 1445392
William Adam Jr Johnstone Vice president, director 1 May 2004 Other 2783493
Ronald Allen Tschetter President 1 May 2004 Other 449939
Arlene Marie Wilson Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 1562969
Ian Bruce Davidson Chairman emeritus 1 Nov 2004 Other 61570
William Adam Jr Johnstone Chief executive officer, director 1 Nov 2004 Other 2783493
James Russell Bradshaw Vp, director 1 Feb 2005 Other 2317390
Frederic Howard Dickson Svp, director 1 Feb 2005 Other 822358
Samuel Charles Doyle Svp, director 1 Feb 2005 Other 801998
Bradley Edward Jr Dugdale Vp, director 1 Feb 2005 Other 1049503
Jordan Werner Svp, director of private client services 1 Feb 2005 Other 2150178
Thomas Charles Nicholson Vp, director 1 Jan 2006 Other 1301932
James Cello Jr Rice Svp, director 1 Jan 2006 Other 1994125
Susan Marie Skaar Vp, director 1 Jan 2006 Other 2317937
Lawrence Todd Martinez Svp, general counsel, chief administrative officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 4596308
Thomas Steven Nelson Svp, cfo, coo, director 1 Jan 2007 Other 1108782
Scott Greg Anderson Svp, director 1 Jan 2007 Other 1302548
Jacqueline Ann Beauprez Avp, director 1 Jan 2007 Other 4075012
Thomas R Bishop Svp, director 1 Jan 2007 Other 851320
Richard Merrill Howell Svp, director 1 Jan 2007 Other 1111837
Douglas Arthur Woodcock President of equity capital markets 1 Oct 2007 Other 1017390
Samuel Charles Doyle President of fixed income capital markets 1 Oct 2007 Other 801998
James Patrick Kerr President of private client group 1 Oct 2007 Other 824040
Bradley Owen Gevurtz Svp, director 1 Jan 2008 Other 2839915
Patrick Kevin Fay Svp, director 1 Jan 2008 Other 1022121
Thomas Steven Nelson Svp, chief financial officer, director 1 Dec 2008 Other 1108782
Timothy George Austin Svp, chief operations officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 1980963
Jacqueline Ann Beauprez Vp, director 1 Jan 2009 Other 4075012
Joseph Michael Brady Svp, director 1 Jan 2009 Other 720798
Janice Katherine Cochrane Vp, director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1487219
Edward Patrick Jr Crotty Svp, director 1 Jan 2009 Other 1913149
Brian Albert Brown Director 1 Jan 2010 Other 2503691
Jeffrey John Decker Director 1 Jan 2010 Other 1724886
Paul Jacob Grieger Director 1 Jan 2010 Other 3076117
Siama Aileen Grison Director 1 Jan 2010 Other 1330400
Alan John Sandler Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 1012532
Monte Wayne Giese Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 2272607
Arthur Piper Sims Director 1 Jan 2011 Other 1588691
James Patrick Kerr President d.a. davidson companies, director 1 Jan 2012 Other 824040
Wesley Dean Hall Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 3128921
Donald Warren Jr Crowell Director 1 Aug 2013 Other 1320520
Michael Joseph Purpura President, individual investor group, director 1 Oct 2014 Other 2095576
William Adam Jr Johnstone Executive chairman, d.a. davidson companies, director 1 Jan 2015 Other 2783493
James Patrick Kerr President & ceo, d.a. davidson companies, director 1 Jan 2015 Other 824040
Thomas Steven Nelson Chief financial officer, executive vice president, director 1 Oct 2016 Other 1108782
Lawrence Todd Martinez President, d.a. davidson companies 1 Oct 2016 Other 4596308
James Patrick Kerr Ceo, d.a. davidson companies, director 1 Oct 2016 Other 824040
Monte Wayne Giese President of equity capital markets 1 Oct 2016 Other 2272607
Tammy Rae Beaver Chief compliance officer (investment advisory only) 1 Oct 2016 Other 3228779
Jacqueline Ann Beauprez Svp, general counsel 1 Jun 2017 Other 4075012
Jacqueline Ann Beauprez Svp, cco & general counsel 1 Apr 2018 Other 4075012
Thomas Charles Nicholson Principal operations officer 1 Oct 2018 Other 1301932

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ian Bruce Davidson Chairman 1 May 1986 25% - 50% 61570
Ian Bruce Davidson Chairman 1 Feb 2001 50% - 75% 61570
Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust Shareholder 1 Sep 2001 25% - 50% 81-6032703
D.A. Davidson Trust Company Trustee 1 Sep 2001 25% - 50% 81-0330104
Davidson Trust Co. Trustee 1 Sep 2001 25% - 50% 81-0330104

Based in Great Falls

The principal office where D.A. Davidson & Co. performs its advisory services is located at 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bozeman, MT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 406-727-4200 or by fax 406-791-7380. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at dadco.com.