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Steelhead Partners, LLC: investment adviser
Steelhead Partners,LLC, doing business as Steelhead Partners, LLC, is an investment adviser registered with the SEC (file 801-65393, CRD 116569). What it reports on Form ADV: assets and clients, fees, owners, disciplinary history and its client brochure. From the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site; read Oct 21, 2026.
- Assets managed
- $2.5B
- Discretionary
- 100%
- Accounts
- 7
- Employees
- 12
- In advisory roles
- 6
- Disclosures
- 0
Company page · SEC adviser record · Full Form ADV (PDF)
The firm reports no custody of client cash or securities.
Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5, as filed on the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site; read Oct 21, 2026.
Clients and fees
Whom the firm advises and how it is paid, from Items 5.D, 5.E and 5.G.
| Client type | Clients | Assets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private funds and other pooled vehicles | 6 | $2.5B | 99.9% |
How it is paid
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees
- Other: Performance-based incentive allocation
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients (other than registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles)
Who owns it
Schedule A lists direct owners of 5% or more (and officers who own a stake); Schedule B lists the owners of those owners.
Direct owners (Schedule A)
| Owner | Type | Role | Stake | Since | Control | Public company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Michael Johnston | Person | Member | C 25% to 50% | Oct 1996 | Yes | |
| The Schaefer Family Trust | Company (U.S.) | Member | C 25% to 50% | May 2019 | Yes | |
| Nicholas R Mcfarland | Person | Member/co-portfolio manager | B 10% to 25% | Apr 2020 | Yes |
Indirect owners (Schedule B)
| Owner | Owns a stake in | Type | Stake | Control | Public company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bradley Schaefer | The Schaefer Family Trust | Person | F General partner, trustee or managing member | Yes | |
| Melissa Katherine Schaefer | The Schaefer Family Trust | Person | F General partner, trustee or managing member |
Form ADV reports ownership in bands, not exact stakes: A means 5% to 10%, B 10% to 25%, C 25% to 50%, D 50% to 75%, E 75% or more. F marks a general partner, trustee or managing member, a role that controls the firm without a percentage. Owners of less than 5% are not listed.
Form ADV Schedules A and B, via the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site.
Disciplinary history
The firm answered No to every disciplinary question on Form ADV (Item 11).
The brochure
No brochure text was read for this firm.
Other brochures on file
- Steelhead Partners, LLC Part 2A, Mar 31, 2026
Form ADV Part 2A, via the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site.