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ALTA Capital Management LLC

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Client assets under management

$1,009,748,899

Clients

1,193

24% high-net worth

Advisors

12

of 19 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

99

High

Average account size

$846,395

About

Alta Capital Management advises both individual and institutional clients, including high‑net‑worth individuals, public funds, registered investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles, through separately managed accounts, wrap programs, and Unified Managed Account (UMA) platforms. The firm also serves as adviser or sub‑adviser to registered and offshore funds and offers occasional financial planning alongside discretionary portfolio management.

The firm applies a Quality Growth investment discipline implemented via a bottom‑up fundamental process that combines proprietary quantitative screening, an Earnings Analysis model, and an Alta Intrinsic Value framework to build concentrated equity portfolios. Alta routinely uses affiliated and third‑party sub‑advisers for certain mandates (including global equity and fixed‑income sleeves), and employs strategy‑specific tools such as covered‑call overlays in its Quality Dividend Enhanced Income approach and AI‑assisted models in its Global Dividend process.

Alta Capital is part of a larger Guardian/DGAM/Desjardins group, a structure that provides direct links to multiple affiliated asset managers and fund platforms and underlies its role as sub‑adviser to several pooled investment vehicles. The combination of retail and institutional offerings, substantial UMA participation, formal stewardship and proxy‑voting processes, and frequent use of affiliate sub‑advisory relationships distinguishes its operating model from many peers.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.90% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.70% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.60% $50,000,001 - Negotiable: Negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Main office location

ALTA Capital Management LLC

6440 South Wasatch Blvd, Suite 260

Salt Lake City UT 84121, United States

Number of offices

3

Most active in

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Puerto Rico · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

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Advisors at this firm

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Casey N

CFA®, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Casey Nelsen is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a portfolio manager at Alta Capital Management LLC in Salt Lake City, UT. He has been with Alta Capital since 2007 and also provides investment advisory services to Sterling Capital Management LLC as a shared employee. Outside of his advisory work, Casey owns Tellucap Partners, a business that manages a small storage rental property in Salt Lake City. Alta Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional clients. The firm employs a quality-growth investment approach using a bottoms-up fundamental process supported by proprietary valuation tools and serves as a sub-adviser to multiple registered funds.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Andrew S

Series 63, Series 66

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Andrew Schaffernoth is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with ALTA Capital Management since 2006. Schaffernoth holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, public funds, and unregistered pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a quality-growth investment discipline across various strategies using a bottoms-up fundamental process supported by proprietary valuation tools and an Investment Committee.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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James F

Series 63, Series 65

Alpharetta, GA

ALTA Capital Management LLC

James Francis is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Montag & Caldwell from 2001 to 2024 before joining ALTA Capital Management. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, and public funds. The firm employs a quality-growth investment discipline across various strategies and integrates fund and sub-advisory services with affiliated asset-management entities.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Ruairi C

Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Ruairi Chapman is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. for 13 years before joining ALTA Capital Management in 2022. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, and public funds. The firm employs a quality-growth investment approach across multiple strategies and serves as a sub-adviser to registered funds while offering specialized products such as Emerging Markets and covered-call strategies.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Michael T

Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Michael Tempest is a financial advisor at Alta Capital Management LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served as a board member of Pizzeria Limone, a fast casual pizza restaurant chain, since 2010. Alta Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, and public funds. The firm employs a quality-growth investment discipline supported by proprietary valuation tools and serves as a sub-adviser to multiple registered funds.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Charles R

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Charles Radtke is a CFA® charterholder and portfolio manager at ALTA Capital Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He has held prior roles at Sterling Capital Management LLC, CXR Corporation, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC, and Mercator Asset Management LP. In addition to his work at ALTA, he provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to Sterling Capital clients as a shared employee. ALTA Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, public funds, and investment companies. The firm employs a quality-growth investment discipline across multiple strategies and integrates sub-advisory support and fund management within a broader global asset-management group.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Curtis L

Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Curtis Lingren is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with ALTA Capital Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of Teton Research Group, LLC, a company that assists individuals in recovering unclaimed property from government agencies. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth investors and public funds. The firm employs a quality-growth investment approach across multiple equity strategies, supported by proprietary valuation tools and an Investment Committee.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Nirvon M

CFA®

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Nirvon Mahdavi is a CFA® charterholder at ALTA Capital Management LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, with six years of industry experience. He has been with Alta Capital Management since 2016 and previously worked at the University of Utah. Alta Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to a range of retail and institutional clients. The firm follows a quality-growth investment approach, employing a bottoms-up fundamental process supported by proprietary valuation tools and serving both individual and pooled investment vehicles.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Daniel L

Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Daniel Lasky is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining ALTA Capital Management in 2022, he held positions at DriveTime Automotive Group, Micron Technology, U.S. Bank, and Boise State University. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, investment companies, and public funds. The firm employs a quality-growth investment discipline across various equity strategies, using a bottoms-up fundamental process supported by proprietary valuation tools and an Investment Committee.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Todd K

Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Todd Kearney is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. He has been with Alta Capital Management since 2010. Alta Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm follows a quality-growth investment discipline across multiple strategies, employing a bottoms-up fundamental process supported by proprietary valuation tools and an Investment Committee.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Carter A

CFA®, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Carter Allen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Alta Capital Management since 2019 and has prior experience at Geneva Capital Management and Isthmus Partners LLC, as well as multiple roles at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Alta Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, employing a quality-growth investment discipline across various equity strategies and maintaining a notable level of fund and sub-advisory integration.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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Chris M

CFP®, CFA®, Series 66

Salt Lake City, UT

ALTA Capital Management LLC

Chris Machesney is a financial advisor at ALTA Capital Management LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentials with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Key Private Bank and Russell Investments. ALTA Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services to retail and institutional clients, employing a quality-growth investment approach across various equity strategies. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth investors, investment companies, public funds, and pooled investment vehicles, and acts as a sub-adviser to registered funds.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing
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