Hedge Fund Database

WHITCOMB & HESS, INC.

Adviser information for WHITCOMB & HESS, INC. last updated from Form ADV on February 29th, 2024. Select data displayed; additional Form ADV, Form D, Form 13F and other data is available from the Fincoded API.

Advisory Business

Type of Organization Corporation
Fiscal Year End DECEMBER
Legal Location Ohio, United States

Employees

Total Number of Employees 28
Investment Advisory/Research 8
Registered Broker-Dealer Representatives 0
Registered State Investment Advisers 8
Licensed Agents of an Insurance Company 6
No. of Firms/People that Solicit Clients 0

RAUM

Provides Management of Securities Portfolios Yes
Type Accounts RAUM
Discretionary 2,439 $303.0M
Non-Discretionary 108 $40.9M
Total 2,547 $343.8M

Clients

Type Number RAUM
Individuals 1,205 $165.4M
HNW Individuals 67 $149.9M
Banking or thrift institutions 0 $0
Investment companies 0 $0
Business development companies 0 $0
Pooled investment vehicles 0 $0
Pension and profit sharing plans 11 $21.5M
Charitable organizations 13 $6.4M
State or municipal gov entities 0 $0
Other investment advisers 0 $0
Insurance companies 0 $0
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions 0 $0
Corporations or other businesses <5 $577,350
Other 0 $0
Type Number
No. of Non-RAUM Clients 0
No. of Non-U.S. Clients 0
No. of Financial Planning Clients 26-50

Services

Advisory Services Financial planningPortfolio management for individuals and/or small businessesPortfolio management for businesses or institutional clientsPension consulting servicesPublication of periodicals or newslettersEducational seminars/workshops
Compensation % of AUMFixed fees
Other Business Activities Insurance broker or agentAccountant or accounting firm

Identifiers

SEC RIA File Number 801-78798
SEC ERA File Number 801-78798
SEC CIK Numbers 1813577
SEC CRD Numbers 121064
Legal Entity Identifier None

Principal Office

1020 CLEVELAND AVENUE
ASHLAND
OH
United States
Monday - Friday, 8:00-5:00
Tel: 419-289-7007, Fax: 419-281-7432

Websites

www.whitcomb.com www.instagram.com/whitcomb.hess/ www.facebook.com/wh.plangrowthrive www.linkedin.com/company/whitcomb-hess/

Chief Compliance Officer

RYAN GILMER
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
1020 CLEVELAND AVE.
ASHLAND
OH
United States
Tel: 419-289-7007
Fax: 419-281-7432
(Full email address available in API data)

Regulatory Contact

JEROD DANIEL
OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR
1020 CLEVELAND AVE.
ASHLAND
OH
United States
Tel: 419-289-7007
Fax: 419-281-7432
(Full email address available in API data)

Industry Affiliates

None

Private Funds

Name Type Assets $USD Min Investment $USD No. Owners
None

Control Persons

Name Type Entity Title Since Ownership
HESS, JAMES, HOWARD Individual – PRESIDENT 02/1983 25-50%
BATES, AARON, LEE Individual – SECRETARY 08/2011 10-25%
KEY, ERIC, MILLER Individual – TREASURER 01/2010 10-25%
HINKLE, NEIL Individual – VICE PRESIDENT 01/2019 10-25%
GILMER, RYAN, TIMOTHY Individual – CCO AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 11/2019 10-25%
YODER, TERI, DIANE Individual – CPA 01/2022 10-25%

No. Employees, Historic

30150201920202021202220232024202525 on 11/11/201925 on 3/12/202025 on 6/30/202025 on 1/28/202125 on 7/1/202127 on 3/4/202227 on 2/15/202329 on 2/27/202329 on 3/14/202329 on 12/8/202329 on 2/22/202428 on 2/29/2024

RAUM, Historic

400M200M02019202020212022202320242025157249153 on 11/11/2019179969572 on 3/12/2020179969572 on 6/30/2020226562432 on 1/28/2021226562432 on 7/1/2021282691192 on 3/4/2022282691192 on 2/15/2023297009633 on 2/27/2023297009633 on 3/14/2023297009633 on 12/8/2023297009633 on 2/22/2024343810206 on 2/29/2024

No. Clients, Historic

2,0001,00002019202020212022202320242025971 on 11/11/20191035 on 3/12/20201035 on 6/30/20201059 on 1/28/20211059 on 7/1/20211216 on 3/4/20221216 on 2/15/20231264 on 2/27/20231264 on 3/14/20231264 on 12/8/20231264 on 2/22/20241299 on 2/29/2024

Holdings

From latest 13F, filed July 11th, 2024 for period ending June 30th, 2024
Name Class Value $USD # Shares Private Fund
ABBVIE INC COM 315K 2K 0
APPLE INC COM 746K 4K 0
CAMBRIA ETF TR GLOBAL VALUE ETF 271K 13K 0
CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 205K 1K 0
CIPHER MINING INC COM 5K 6K 0
CIPHER MINING INC COM 3K 6K 0
COLUMBIA SELIGM PREM TECH GR COM 419K 13K 0
DBX ETF TR XTRACK USD HIGH 666K 19K 0
EA SERIES TRUST ALPHA ARCH 1-3 23M 213K 0
GLOBAL X FDS LITHIUM BTRY ETF 7M 178K 0
INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II GLOBAL EX US HGH 11M 578K 0
INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 216K 450 0
ISHARES INC MSCI BRAZIL ETF 7M 267K 0
ISHARES INC MSCI SPAIN ETF 8M 265K 0
ISHARES INC JP MORGAN EM ETF 410K 12K 0
ISHARES INC MSCI MLY ETF NEW 7M 329K 0
ISHARES INC MSCI CHILE ETF 7M 285K 0
ISHARES TR S&P 500 VAL ETF 1M 6K 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF 17M 298K 0
ISHARES TR NATIONAL MUN ETF 440K 4K 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P SCP ETF 16M 151K 0
ISHARES TR 1 3 YR TREAS BD 2M 24K 0
ISHARES TR CORE S&P TTL STK 2M 16K 0
ISHARES TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF 2M 21K 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 294K 1K 0
LIQUIDIA CORPORATION COM NEW 126K 11K 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 242K 2K 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 853K 2K 0
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC SHS 321K 4K 0
PENTAIR PLC SHS 321K 4K 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR INTL EQTY ETF 2M 52K 0
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR EMRG MKTEQ ETF 913K 34K 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY 9M 95K 0
SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE UT SER 1 233K 597 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 403K 741 0
SPDR SER TR BLOOMBERG INVT 12M 402K 0
SPDR SER TR PORTFOLIO SHORT 2M 61K 0
SPDR SER TR PRTFLO S&P500 GW 32M 397K 0
SPDR SER TR PRTFLO S&P500 VL 43M 885K 0
VANECK ETF TRUST GOLD MINERS ETF 8M 246K 0
VANECK ETF TRUST JP MRGAN EM LOC 8M 356K 0
VANECK ETF TRUST EMERGING MRKT HI 1M 56K 0
VANGUARD ADMIRAL FDS INC SMLLCP 600 IDX 409K 4K 0
VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS TOTAL BND MRKT 286K 4K 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT 517K 2K 0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF 15M 349K 0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS INTER TERM TREAS 2M 34K 0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS SHORT TERM TREAS 12M 214K 0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VNG RUS1000GRW 293K 3K 0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MTG-BKD SECS ETF 15M 331K 0
VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL INTL STK F 451K 7K 0
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VAN FTSE DEV MKT 37M 750K 0
WENDYS CO COM 191K 11K 0