This section of the brochure tells you about our business, including ownership, and a description of the
services we offer.
Evergreen Capital Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser based in Bellevue Washington.
We are organized as a limited liability company ("LLC") under the laws of the state of Washington. We
have been providing investment advisory services since 1983 and are indirectly owned by David Hay our
Co-Chief Investment Officer.
Evergreen Capital Management LLC is referred to in this document as “Evergreen Capital Management”,
“Evergreen GaveKal”, “Evergreen”, “the Company”, “us”, “we”, or “our.” In this document we refer to
current and prospective clients of Evergreen Capital Management as “you”, “client”, or “your.”
Evergreen has two main offices, located in Bellevue, WA and San Francisco, CA, and each of the two main
offices has its own Investment Committee. Each Investment Committee is permitted to and typically
does recommend different types of investments for clients.
Evergreen also has a few other satellite offices that fall under the purview of the Bellevue office. The
disclosures throughout this Form ADV apply to the business practices of all locations.
Evergreen offers a variety of services, including investment management services, as well as investment
consulting services and financial planning upon request. Services are available from both Evergreen
locations, although the San Francisco office primarily manages family office clients. Whether a client is
managed by the Bellevue or San Francisco office, is typically based on prior relationships with personnel
or geographic location. Additional information about Evergreen’s services is provided below.
Investment Management Services
Most Our clients enter into a written agreement for discretionary investment management services,
where Evergreen Capital Management and our investment adviser representatives (“IARs”) manage
your assets on a continuous and ongoing basis guided based on your individual needs. We use the
information provided by you to develop investment advice that is tailored to your individual situation.
We regularly inquire about, and you are responsible for providing, information about your investment
goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance.
Evergreen’s investment management services are generally not provided to all your holdings or net
worth but rather only to assets specifically designated by you and agreed to by us as managed assets.
Clients can generally impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
As deemed appropriate, Evergreen will elect to use subadvisers for a portion of a client’s account in
instances where the subadviser’s expertise in a particular type of investment or investment strategy is
needed or use of is considered in the best interest of the client in furtherance of such client’s goals. As
the use of a subadviser is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account all relevant facts and
circumstances of the respective client, typically
will enter into a separate agreement with the
subadviser although may not be necessary in some instances. Nevertheless, the affected client will be
notified in advance and have the opportunity to consent to the use of the subadviser if means client will
incur an additional cost for such services.
Upon request, we provide some investment management clients with a written financial plan at no
additional cost. Financial plan typically include a personal balance sheet and certain projections. Any
reports, financial statement projections, and analyses provided by Evergreen are intended exclusively
for your use in developing and implementing your financial plan. In view of this limited purpose, the
statements should not be considered complete financial statements. Evergreen will not audit, review,
or compile financial statements, and accordingly, we will not express an opinion or other form of
assurance on them, including the reasonableness of assumptions and other data on which any
prospective financial statements are based.
Types of Investments Used
For our investment management services, we consider many different types of securities when
formulating the investment advice we give to you. Although we primarily provide investment advice on
publicly traded securities, including registered investment companies, we do recommend interests in
private funds for certain clients. If you come to us with existing investments, we evaluate them with
respect to your financial goals, risk tolerance, and investment time horizon. Depending upon your
situation, we will recommend investments in individual stocks, corporate and/or government bonds,
mutual funds, or exchange‐traded funds (“ETFs”). For certain clients, Evergreen also recommends
investments in partnership interests in real estate or oil and gas interests, or investments in private
funds.
Advisory Services to Pooled Investment Vehicles
Evergreen is the investment adviser to privately pooled investment vehicles (“Funds”). The objective of
the Funds is to provide risk adjusted long-term returns by investing in third-party-managed private
pooled investment vehicles that make private equity and venture capital investments. In addition, the
Funds may make third-party-sponsored co-investments alongside third-party managed private pooled
investments in the Funds.
Investment Consulting Services
Evergreen does from time‐to‐time provide investment consulting services on topics not involving
securities. The fees for this advice are typically included as part of an assets under management billing
agreement or a fixed fee agreement described in the written agreement between us. Non‐securities
related advice is only provided to you upon specific written request and agreement between us. Not
all clients receive this type of advice.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Evergreen Capital Management managed $4,453,687,296 on a discretionary
basis and $96,628,320 on a non‐discretionary basis.