Smead Capital Management, Inc.
- Regulatory AUM
- $5.5B
- Discretionary
- $5.4B
- Clients
- 185
- Avg AUM / client
- $29.8M
- Accounts
- 185
- Employees
- 18
AUM over time
Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 30, 2026
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals (non-high net worth) | 2 | $1.6M | 0.03% |
| High net worth individuals | 49 | $43.2M | 0.78% |
| Investment companies | 2 | $4.4B | 80.6% |
| Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) | 1 | $410M | 7.44% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 8 | $457M | 8.28% |
| Other | 123 | $158M | 2.86% |
Retirement plan clients
Plans that reported this firm as an investment service provider on Form 5500 Schedule C.
| Plan | Location | Plan year |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension Plan Fulton Financial Corporation | 2024 |
People (7)
roster as of Jul 20, 2026| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Wallace Smead | Cio, Shareholder | Jun 2007 (19y) | 50% – 75% | |
| Way, William, Griffith | Shareholder | Jul 2007 (19y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Cole W. Smead | Ceo, Shareholder | Oct 2007 (19y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Steven Joseph Lemire | Cco, Shareholder | Jul 2014 (12y) | 5% – 10% | |
| Yelena Anatolyevna Schubert | Registered representative | Jul 2016 (10y) | ||
| Daniel Marshall | Registered representative | Jul 2020 (6y) | ||
| Brendan Patrick O'hora | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) |
Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Retirement plans served (1)
| Plan | Sponsor | Participants | Plan assets | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Fulton Financial Corporation | 76 | $85.6M | 01/01/2024 |
From Form 5500 service-provider disclosures.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 03/30/2026 | 1.1 MB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
Services
- • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
- • Portfolio management for investment companies
- • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
Custody
Reported custodians
- Goldman Sachs $128M (7% of AUM) Apr 2021
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 30, 2026.
View current Form ADV (SEC/IAPD) ↗