Private fund adviser · Seattle, WA
Steelhead Partners, LLC
Steelhead Partners,llc · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 116569 · SEC 801-65393
At a glance
Steelhead Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Seattle, Washington, with $2.5 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 31, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 1,461st of 4,686 private fund advisers and 3,163rd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 206-307-0910steelhead.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.5B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #1,461 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #3,163 of 17,210
- Rank in Washington
- #29 of 271
- Clients
- 6
- Accounts
- 7
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 12
- Advisory staff
- 6
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- James M. JohnstonMember
- Brian K. KleinMember
- Brent E. BingeGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
- Grant W. HulseChief Financial Officer/chief Operating Officer
- Scott B. SchaeferManaging Member
- Nicholas R McFarlandMember/co-Portfolio Manager
- Aimee W. HirataChief Client Strategist
Custody and brokerage
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 6 | $2.5B | 100% |
| Corporations or other businesses | – | $3M | <1% |
Private funds
Steelhead Partners, LLC reports 2 private funds with $2.5B in gross assets: hedge funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Steelhead Partners, LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗steelhead.com ↗
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Background
Questions
How much does Steelhead Partners, LLC manage?
Steelhead Partners, LLC reports $2.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 7 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 31, 2026.
What kind of firm is Steelhead Partners, LLC?
Steelhead Partners, LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are Steelhead Partners, LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($2.5 billion, 6 clients); corporations or other businesses ($3 million).
Does Steelhead Partners, LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 2 private funds with $2.5 billion in gross assets, including hedge funds.
Does Steelhead Partners, LLC have any disciplinary history?
Steelhead Partners, LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Steelhead Partners, LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-31), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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