Hardwood Natural Resources Group, LLC (Chapel Hill)


Hardwood Natural Resources Group, LLC is an adviser based in Chapel Hill. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdiction of North Carolina.

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Hardwood Natural Resources Group provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Hardwood Natural Resources Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Hardwood Natural Resources Group serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Hardwood Natural Resources Group is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $0 of assets under management. Among the 2 most similar advisory firms, Hardwood Natural Resources Group has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Hardwood Natural Resources Group also advises several private funds. Namely, one real estate fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $3,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Hardwood Natural Resources Group, LLC

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 91 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Kendall Partners Llc Member 1 Jan 2018 25% - 50% 13-0119870
Hunter R. Jenkins Managing director; manager (09/2017) 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887561
Michael A. Hincher Senior vice president - forest operations 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887565
Linwood C. Thornton Senior vice president and chief financial officer; manager (09/2017) 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887582
Kaarsten Turner Dalby Senior vice president - ecological services 1 Jan 2018 Other 1967458
Alex J. Finkral Chief forester 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887585
Benjamin R. Tarbutton Vice president - investor relations 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887589
C. Glenn Wallace Senior director of risk management and taxation; chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887592
Erika M. Viall Chief accounting officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887599
Valerie Holt Leary Financial reporting director 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887603
Llc Hardwood Resources Partners Member 1 Jan 2018 50% - 75% 82-3568837
F. Christian Zinkhan Chairman; manager (09/2017) 1 Jul 2018 Other 6887556
Blake H. Stansell Chief executive officer and president; managing director (01/2018); manager (09/2017) 1 Jul 2018 Other 6887579

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Kendall Family Investments Member 1 Jan 2018 75% - 100% 30-0119870
Louis Moore Bacon Member 1 Jan 2018 75% - 100% 1243305
F. Christian Zinkhan Manager 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887556
Blake H. Stansell Manager 1 Jan 2018 Other 6887579

Based in Chapel Hill

The principal office where Hardwood Natural Resources Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1512 East Franklin Street,, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 2816 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 9162, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 9162. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 919-929-2497 or by fax (919) 929-8265. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at forestlandgroup.com.