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Capital Counsel Llc/ny

CIK:0001114928
Asset Manager
$3B AUM
57 holdings
New York, NY, United States
Founded:1999
20 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Capital Counsel LLC, established in 1999 and headquartered in New York City, is an independent, employee-majority owned, SEC-registered investment advisor and boutique asset manager. The firm specializes in serving high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, and endowments, providing discretionary asset management and financial planning. As of December 31, 2024, the firm manages approximately $2.6 billion in assets. The investment team includes experienced founders and a small staff (under 25 employees), emphasizing a client-first approach.

Investment Strategy

Capital Counsel focuses on managing concentrated portfolios of large- and mid-cap publicly traded U.S. companies, selected through rigorous, bottom-up, fundamental research. The firm's disciplined, valuation-based process emphasizes identifying businesses with strong free cash flow and durable profits, and whose management demonstrates character and capability. The investment philosophy resists taking heedless risks, aligns incentives with clients as a fee-only advisor, and operates with a long-term perspective aiming to preserve and grow client wealth.

Top Buys
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COM
+$59.8M
A
ANETARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
+$54.1M
I
IDXXIDEXX LABS INC COM
+$51.0M
G
GOOGALPHABET INC CL C
+$25.7M
C
COSTCOSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM
+$7.5M
Top Sells
M
MTDMETTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL C
-$4.2M
H
HDHOME DEPOT INC COM
-$2.3M
A
AAPLAPPLE INC COM
-$1.7M
V
VVISA INC COM CL A
-$633.1K
M
MRKMERCK & CO INC NEW COM
-$569.7K

Top Holdings

V
VVISA INC COM CL A
+11.0%$270.6M
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COM
+10.3%$252.9M
C
COSTCOSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM
+10.2%$251.0M
I
IDXXIDEXX LABS INC COM
+10.0%$247.1M
G
GOOGALPHABET INC CL C
+9.4%$231.7M

Equity Positions (57)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
V
V
VISA INC COM CL A10.98%$270.6M762,278$70.66$355.05-$633.1K
M
MSFT
MICROSOFT CORP COM10.26%$252.9M508,392$171.44$497.41+$59.8M
C
COST
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM10.18%$251.0M253,567$202.16$989.94+$7.5M
I
IDXX
IDEXX LABS INC COM10.03%$247.1M460,770$63.74$536.34+$51.0M
G
GOOG
ALPHABET INC CL C9.40%$231.7M1,306,181$49.86$177.39+$25.7M

Industry Allocation

SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+18.9%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+11.1%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+10.3%
RETAIL-VARIETY STORES
+10.2%
IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES
+10.0%

Investment Team (4)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
Pauline Meehan
Pauline Meehan
PartnerNew York, NY , United States
Terence Greene
Terence Greene
PresidentNew York, NY , United States
Matthew Friedman
Matthew Friedman
Partner, Head Of Client ServiceNew York, NY , United States
Sam Magid
Sam Magid
PartnerNew York, NY , United States