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Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC

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Client assets under management

$22,747,336

Clients

15

53% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 2 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

8

Very Low

Average account size

$1,516,489

About

Mercer Island Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and select institutional clients, including separately managed accounts (SMAs) and written financial plans for some clients. The firm operates with a small advisory team and a concentrated client base, offering retirement, college funding, estate planning reviews, insurance analyses, and periodic educational seminars.

The firm’s investment approach blends modern portfolio theory and dynamic asset allocation with a quantitative-fundamental stock-selection process that looks at valuation, investor sentiment, and quality metrics. Mercer Island regularly uses options strategies (covered calls and protective puts), may employ derivatives in SMAs with client and custodian approval, and uses margin where requested; it also incorporates AI-assisted research under a formal governance framework with Chief Compliance Officer human review.

Several features distinguish the firm from many peers: it reports a notable non-U.S. client presence and offers derivatives-based income strategies within bespoke SMAs, both of which are less common among similar firms. In addition, firm personnel act as licensed insurance agents (spending roughly 20% of their time on insurance activities and receiving related commissions), and the firm maintains an elevated $70,000 surety bond to meet state limited-custody requirements.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing Concentrated stock management

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% Above $1,000,000+: Negotiable, not to exceed 1.00%

Project-based

Negotiable hourly rate, not to exceed $250 per hour

Main office location

Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC

Mercer Island WA, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Texas · Washington

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Yue C

Series 65

Mercer Island, WA

Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC

Yue Cheng is a financial advisor at Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Mercer Island Telecom, Seattle University, Shanghai International Studies University, and Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. Mercer Island Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual clients, pension plans, and select institutional or nonprofit entities. The firm employs a quantitative investment approach that incorporates modern portfolio theory, dynamic asset allocation, and the use of derivatives, serving a notable non-U.S. client base.

Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing Concentrated stock management
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Carlos O

Series 63, Series 65

Mercer Island, WA

Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC

Carlos Obando is a financial advisor at Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Northwest Asset Management from 2014 to 2016 before joining his current firm. Outside of advising, he serves as an adjunct professor at Seattle University and is involved in private equity and education technology ventures. Mercer Island Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual clients, pension plans, and select institutional or nonprofit entities. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach combined with quantitative stock selection and uses derivatives strategies within separately managed accounts, serving a notable non-U.S. client base.

Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing Concentrated stock management
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