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RIA Intelligence
Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.
SEC-registered adviser
Steelhead Partners, LLC
Legal name Steelhead Partners,LLC
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 19 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 23, 2006
RAUM
$2.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
19 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.5B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 2012$1.6B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 13, 2024
Mar 26, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)12 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 20, 201318 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 20123 then
RAUM -2.6% over the last fiscal year+8.2% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $359MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- -2.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
- 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Pooled investment vehicles$2.5B100%
- Corporations and businesses$2.6M0.1%
- Individual clients
- n/areported
- HNW clients
- n/areported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 7reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
- Michael Dean Ridgeway to Columbia Pacific Wealth ManagementSep 21, 2006 · Other
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
5 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead Pathfinder Master, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $2.6B | 165 | Mar 26, 2012 |
| Steelhead Navigator Master, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $30.1M | 87 | Mar 26, 2012 |
| The Jk One Fund, L.P.no longer reported | Hedge Fund | $571,199 | 12 | Mar 26, 2012 |
| Steelhead Navigator Spv, L.P.no longer reported | Other Private Fund | $13,456 | 0 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Steelhead Navigator Spv, Ltd.no longer reported | Other Private Fund | $247 | 0 | Mar 30, 2017 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Eugene Brent Binge · General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2010 · owns less than 5%
- William Grant Hulse · Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 06/2010 · owns less than 5%
- Michael James Johnston · Membercontrolsince 10/1996 · owns 25% to 50%
- R Nicholas Mcfarland · Member/Co-Portfolio Managercontrolsince 04/2020 · owns 25% to 50%
- Bradley Scott Schaefer · Managing Membercontrolsince 03/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Martin Greg Stevenson · Presidentcontrolsince 06/2010 · owns less than 5%
- Bradley Scott Schaefer · Trusteecontrolsince 04/2014 · owns F of The Schaefer Family Trust
- Katz Brian Klein · Membersince 10/1996 · owns less than 5%
- Katherine Melissa Schaefer · Trusteesince 04/2014 · owns F of The Schaefer Family Trust
Entity owners
- The Schaefer Family Trust · Memberdirect · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Steelhead Navigator Cayman Gp, Ltd.pooled vehicle sponsory
- Steelhead Pf Capital, Ltd.pooled vehicle sponsory
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Employees · 14 to 12Mar 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $2.5BMar 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.6B to $2.5BMar 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $2.6B to $2.5BMar 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 5 to 6Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Charity clients · 0.0 to unsetMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- HNW clients · 0.0 to unsetMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 0.0 to unsetMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Employees · 12 to 14Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Financial planning clients · unset to Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $2.6BMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- HNW RAUM · 0.0 to unsetMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Individual RAUM · 0.0 to unsetMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Pension RAUM · 0.0 to unsetMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.6B to $2.6BMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- RAUM · $2.6B to $2.6BMar 13, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Employees · 13 to 12Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.6BMar 21, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.0B to $2.6BMar 21, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
- RAUM · $2.0B to $2.6BMar 21, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
- Accounts · 9 to 7Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Pooled vehicle clients · 8 to 6Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Assets in custody · 0.0 to unsetMar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Custody of client assets · true to falseMar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Private funds · 4 to 2Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.4B to $2.0BMar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.4B to $2.0BMar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- RAUM · $2.4B to $2.0BMar 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
- Assets in custody · $3.1M to $0Mar 22, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4BMar 22, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4BMar 22, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
- RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4BMar 22, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
- Accounts · 10 to 9Apr 15, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021
- Assets in custody · $3.2M to $3.1MApr 15, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021
- Employees · 12 to 13Apr 15, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.6BApr 15, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.0B to $2.6BApr 15, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021
- RAUM · $2.0B to $2.6BApr 15, 2020 to Mar 22, 2021
- Assets in custody · $4.7M to $3.2MDec 19, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
- Employees · 13 to 12Dec 19, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
Signals
4 dated events
- Steelhead Partners, Llc reported RAUM $2.6B, up 32% from $2.0B (2023-03-21 to 2024-03-13)Mar 13, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- Steelhead Partners, Llc reported RAUM $2.6B, up 30% from $2.0B (2020-04-15 to 2021-03-22)Mar 22, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- R Nicholas Mcfarland (Member/Co-Portfolio Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Steelhead Partners, LlcApr 15, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- Bradley Scott Schaefer (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Steelhead Partners, LlcMar 26, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/steelhead-partnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- STEELHEAD.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 206-307-0910reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
- Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026