Hood River Capital Management

Hood River Capital Management is an investment advisory firm specializing in identifying and exploiting inefficiencies within global small- and mid-capitalization equity markets. The firm builds portfolios of high-quality growth companies using rigorous proprietary fundamental analysis. This approach focuses on finding businesses with above-market growth rates, strong cash flows, increasing market share, and robust management, expecting them to exceed market expectations.

The company was founded in 2013 by Brian Smoluch and David Swank, both CFA charterholders. They spun off from Roxbury Capital Management, where each had significant experience managing small-cap growth strategies. Smoluch brought a decade of experience from Roxbury and Columbia Management, while Swank had managed small-cap growth at Roxbury for four years, following roles at GMT Capital and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Their shared insight was the opportunity within less-efficient smaller company markets.

Hood River Capital Management serves small- and mid-cap growth investors through various vehicles, including mutual funds and separately managed accounts. The firm’s vision is to consistently deliver superior, risk-adjusted returns by maintaining its disciplined, research-driven process and aligning its interests with those of its clients in the long term.