Overview
GKV Capital Management Co., Inc. was founded in 1975 for the purpose of providing
discretionary portfolio management services on behalf of clients. GKV manages individual
investment accounts for which the company charges a fee.
GKV Capital Management was founded by Peter W. Vogel. He remains as a portfolio manager.
Greg Vogel is the President and CEO and is the principal owner of the company.
GKV exclusively provides investment supervisory services to its clients. The firm makes
investment decisions on behalf of its clients. Investment portfolios include, but are not limited
to investments in common stocks, bonds, trust deed loans, real estate and options for both
individuals and institutions.
GKV manages separate accounts for its clients. This enables each client account to be managed
specifically to the requirements of that client. The investment objective and portfolio structure
of each account is individually designed according to the goals of each respective client.
Restrictions, such as investment in certain types of securities or individual securities can be
made at the request of the client. Client accounts are managed as discretionary accounts,
meaning GKV makes investment decisions on behalf of its clients. As of January 1, 2023, total
discretionary assets under management were $265,744,000.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS
Gregory P. Vogel. Mr. Vogel joined GKV Capital in 2003 and is the firm’s principal owner. Prior
to that, he was a Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst in the technology group at
Bank of America Securities covering the software industry. His coverage included Microsoft,
Adobe Systems, Oracle, BEA Systems, and Macromedia. Mr. Vogel started at Montgomery
Securities in 1994 In 1999 the firm was acquired by NationsBank and became Bank of America
Securities after the subsequent acquisition of Bank of America.
Mr. Vogel has been a regular guest on financial television including CNBC and CNN and has
been frequently mentioned in the business press including The Wall Street Journal, Business
Week, Forbes and other national financial publications. In 2000, Mr. Vogel was ranked in The
Wall Street Journal’s "Best on the Street" analyst survey for his coverage of the software
industry.
Mr. Vogel received a BA in philosophy from the University of California at Santa
Barbara.
Peter W. Vogel. Mr. Vogel founded GKV Capital Management Company in 1975 and is the
Chief Investment Officer. He started his career as a portfolio manager of institutional and
individual portfolios at Citibank. While at Citibank he was also responsible for management
supervision of privately held companies in which Citibank exercised a fiduciary responsibility.
After his tenure at Citibank, he became President and CEO of New West Equities, an investment
management company with assets of approximately $250 million. Prior to creating GKV Capital,
he was also a senior portfolio manager at Western Asset Management Company, a subsidiary
of Wells Fargo Bancorp. He was responsible for the management of institutional equity
portfolios worth about $1 billion. He remained at Western Asset Management until establishing
GKV Capital.
Mr. Vogel received his MBA in finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business
and a BA in English from Colgate University.
Supervision: Each of GKV Capital’s Investment Professionals is supervised by Greg Vogel,
President and Chief Compliance Officer. The location is the Corporate Offices located at 1350
Treat Blvd., Suite 260, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, 925-627-8680. Investment recommendations
are supervised and monitored during their development and prior to the Investment Policy
Statement being signed by the client and Greg Vogel. Financial Planning recommendations are
presented, discussed and agreed upon based on the Investment Professional’s analysis and the
combined efforts of the individual and Greg Vogel. Finally, all trading in client accounts
originates from the Walnut Creek, California office and only Greg Vogel has trading authority on
client accounts with Pershing Advisor Solutions.
Held Away Accounts: We implement investment advice on behalf of certain clients in held-
away accounts that are maintained at independent third-party custodians. These held-away
accounts are often 401(k) accounts, 529 plans and other assets that are not held at our primary
custodian(s).
The order management system that we use for held-away accounts is provided by Pontera
Solutions, Inc. We review, monitor, and manage these held-away accounts in an integrated way
with client accounts held at our primary custodian(s). Further information about this service is
available in Item 5.