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SEC-registered adviser

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc.

Independent wealth managerPortland, OregonCRD 104692SEC 801-11188websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 1, 1975
RAUM
$11B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
74%
$7.9B individuals and HNW
Advisors
27
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$395M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
68
31 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$11B as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 29, 2012$2.9B then
HNW client RAUM$7.9B as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 21, 2018$3.5B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)27 as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 28, 201315 then
Employees (5.A)68 as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 28, 201339 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 26 to 27
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$395MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
35derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$9.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
20%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
13.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+3.8%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+5.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$2.4B, 254 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$7.9B74%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.2B11%
  • Charitable organizations$972M9.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$608M5.7%
  • Individuals$49.2M0.5%
Individual clients
86reported
HNW clients
865reported
Pension plan clients
38reported
Charitable clients
58reported
Accounts
4,763reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $9.7M managedreported
Custody of client assets
$2.4B for 254 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.74 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.2 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
27 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
George Walter HosfieldChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrNov 29, 199143 y0
Dean Milan DordevicPortland, OrApr 29, 199442 y0
Steven James HolwerdaChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrDec 15, 199737 y0
Ralph Willard ColeChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrDec 9, 199934 y0
Jason David NorrisChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrApr 3, 200325 y0
James Anthony CoatsPortland, OrMay 17, 200620 y0
Nathan Miller AyotteCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrAug 5, 200826 y0
Bradley Hunter HouleChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrMar 27, 201335 y2
Joshua D FrankelCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrJul 16, 201317 y2
Scott William ChristiansonCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrMar 31, 201418 y0
Blaine Grove DickasonPortland, OrDec 22, 201828 y0
Samantha Lee PahlowPortland, OrJan 14, 201910 y1
Charissa Eilleen AndersonCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrJul 4, 201920 y3
Peter Davis JonesChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrJul 4, 201913 y1
Christopher Paul BixbyCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrAug 2, 202127 y4
Nathan James PutnamPortland, OrNov 22, 202113 y1
Joseph Paul HerrleChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrMar 29, 202211 y0
Alex Mitchell HardingChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrApr 12, 202212 y2
Casia Leigh ChappellCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrJan 24, 202315 y1
Brett Patrick NorrisCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrApr 5, 202310 y2
Tyler P ConroyCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrApr 10, 202310 y2
Krystal Nimeh DaibesChartered Financial AnalystPortland, OrFeb 29, 202410 y0
Mary Elizabeth LagoPortland, OrJan 1, 202518 y1
Tari L KinatederPortland, OrJan 3, 202519 y2
Tamara Anne OglesbyPortland, OrJan 23, 202620 y1
Sheri Marie SandersPortland, OrMar 25, 202615 y3
Reilly Louise BloodCertified Financial PlannerPortland, OrApr 24, 202610 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 3.7% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Miller Nathan Ayotte · Principalcontrol
      since 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Willard Ralph Cole · Directorcontrol
      since 01/2018 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Milan Dean Dordevic · Principalcontrol
      since 01/1997 · owns 5% to 10%
    • D Joshua Frankel · Directorcontrol
      since 02/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
    • James Steven Holwerda · Managing Directorcontrol
      since 01/1997 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Walter George Hosfield · Chief Investment Officer - Directorcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Hunter Bradley Houle · Principalcontrol
      since 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
    • L Tari Kinateder · Principalcontrol
      since 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Elizabeth Mary Lago · Principalcontrol
      since 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
    • David Jason Norris · Directorcontrol
      since 02/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
    • W Ezra Kover · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Joseph Mark Kralj · Shareholder
      since 12/2019 · owns 5% to 10%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • West Bearing Investments
      investment advisery
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Portland, Or · principal2731
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Bellevue, WA1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 9, 2026
      HOLWERDA, STEVEN, JAMES (MANAGING DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2022-03-18 and 2026-06-09
      peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 4,418 to 4,763
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 27 to 31
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Charity clients · 61 to 58
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 28 to 38
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW clients · 812 to 865
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual clients · 92 to 86
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 33 to 38
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $2.4B to $2.4B
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Employees · 63 to 68
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 26 to 27
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $9.0B to $11B
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $6.8B to $7.9B
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $54.3M to $49.2M
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $970M to $1.2B
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • RAUM · $9.0B to $11B
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $8.8M to $9.7M
      Apr 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Accounts · 4,068 to 4,418
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 26 to 27
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Charity clients · 60 to 61
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 61 to 28
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • HNW clients · 721 to 812
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Individual clients · 99 to 92
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 49 to 33
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $1.9B to $2.4B
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Employees · 60 to 63
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 25 to 26
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $8.4B to $9.0B
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $5.1B to $6.8B
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $60.1M to $54.3M
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $1.3B to $970M
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • RAUM · $8.4B to $9.0B
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $8.0M to $8.8M
      Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
    • Accounts · 3,808 to 4,068
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 25 to 26
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Charity clients · 58 to 60
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 49 to 61
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • HNW clients · 668 to 721
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Individual clients · 116 to 99
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 52 to 49
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    Signals
    5 dated events
    • Jacqueline Thompson left Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc. for Allium Financial Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-21)
      Apr 8, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Great Northern Asset Management, LLC (Vancouver, WA) for Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc. on the same day
      Jan 9, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Matthew Stewart Sampson left Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc. for Arnerich Massena, Inc. (registered 2023-04-03)
      Nov 16, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Harold James Rudd (Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc. (listed 2021-01-22, absent 2021-03-22)
      Mar 22, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    • Willard Ralph Cole (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc.
      Mar 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Firm profile
    LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/FERGUSON-WELLMAN-CAPITAL-MANAGEMENTreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    westbearinginvest.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    503-226-1444reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 9, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $395Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026