Independent Financial History Study and JournalismThe Wall Street Fund Archive

Participants

People and institutions

Every participant below is dated and cited. Historical and current entities are marked separately, and this archive's publisher appears at the end as a distinct party.

People
7
Institutions
12

The fund and its successors

The historical corporation, the trust that received its assets, and the series that carries its history today.

Fund

1945–2014 (operations); registration ceased following 2016–2017 deregistration process

Historical

The Wall Street Fund, Inc.

Maryland corporation organized in December 1945 and registered as an open-end diversified management investment company under File No. 811-00515. Subject of this archive.

Relationship. The historical fund itself.

Trust

2011–present

Current entity

Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

Delaware statutory trust organized April 12, 2011; the successor fund is its sole series.

Relationship. Successor registrant that received the fund's assets in 2014.

Fund

2014–present

Current entity

Evercore Equity Fund

Sole series of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust; successor in interest to The Wall Street Fund, Inc.; renamed from "The Wall Street Fund" on March 1, 2016; symbol EWMCX.

Relationship. Successor fund. Separate from and unconnected to this archive's publisher.

Advisers

Firms that managed the portfolio under advisory agreements.

Investment adviser

1954–2010 (adviser tenure as documented; end date inferred from the May 1, 2010 start of the successor adviser)

Historical

Wall Street Management Corporation (WSMC)

Massachusetts corporation organized September 15, 1954; investment adviser and principal underwriter to the fund as of 2005.

Relationship. Investment adviser and principal underwriter.

Investment adviser

1981– (as documented in 2005)

Historical

Morse, Williams & Co., Inc.

Investment counsel firm established in 1981 and described in the 2005 filing as an investment adviser affiliate of the fund; several fund officers held positions there.

Relationship. Affiliate of the adviser.

Investment adviser

2010–present

Current entity

Evercore Wealth Management, LLC

Delaware limited liability company; investment adviser to the fund and its successor since May 1, 2010.

Relationship. Successor-era investment adviser. Separate from and unconnected to this archive's publisher.

Directors and officers

As disclosed in the 2005 registration statement. Ages and outside affiliations appear in the source.

Person

1984–2005 (as documented)

Historical

Robert P. Morse

Chairman, President and Director of the fund; day-to-day portfolio manager from 1984; President and sole Director of WSMC; co-founder of Morse, Williams & Co.

Relationship. Portfolio manager and principal officer (interested director).

Person

1985–2005 (as documented)

Historical

Clifton H.W. Maloney

Independent Director since 1985; President of C.H.W. Maloney & Co., Inc., an investment banking firm, since 1981 (as disclosed in 2005).

Relationship. Independent director.

Person

1984–2005 (as documented)

Historical

Harlan K. Ullman, Ph.D.

Independent Director since 1984; Chairman of the Killowen Group, a consulting firm (as disclosed in 2005).

Relationship. Independent director.

Person

2002–2005 (as documented)

Historical

James L. Farrell, Jr., Ph.D.

Executive Vice President of the fund since 2002; Managing Director of Morse, Williams & Co.

Relationship. Officer.

Person

1999–2005 (as documented)

Historical

Laurence R. Golding

Vice President of the fund since 1999; Managing Director and Principal of Morse, Williams & Co.

Relationship. Officer.

Person

1993–2005 (as documented)

Historical

Michael R. Linburn

Vice President and Secretary since 1993 and Chief Compliance Officer; Director of Marketing at Morse, Williams & Co.

Relationship. Officer.

Person

1998–2005 (as documented)

Historical

Jian H. Wang

Vice President and Treasurer since 1998; Senior Trader at Morse, Williams & Co.

Relationship. Officer.

Service providers and counsel

Custody, transfer agency, distribution, audit and legal counsel.

Custodian

2001–2014 (at minimum, as documented)

Historical

U.S. Bank, National Association

Custodian under a Custody Agreement dated July 20, 2001, amended May 18, 2010.

Relationship. Custodian.

Transfer agent

2005–2019 (as documented)

Historical

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

Transfer agent (2005); its counsel is listed on both the 2005 and 2019 filings.

Relationship. Transfer agent and administrator-side service provider.

Auditor

As of 2004–2005

Historical

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Independent registered public accounting firm for the fund (2005), Milwaukee office.

Relationship. Auditor.

Counsel

2005

Historical

Foley & Lardner

Counsel copied on the 2005 registration statement (Richard Teigen, Esq., Milwaukee).

Relationship. Fund counsel.

Distributor

As of 2019

Current entity

Quasar Distributors, LLC

Principal underwriter and distributor of the successor fund (2019).

Relationship. Successor-era distributor.

Regulator and publisher

The Commission that oversaw the fund, and the independent publisher of this archive.

Regulator

1945–2017 (with respect to this fund)

Current entity

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Federal regulator under the Investment Company Act of 1940; received the fund's registration statements and its 2016 deregistration application.

Relationship. Regulator.

Publisher

2026–present

This archive

Independent Financial History Study and Journalism

Publisher of The Wall Street Fund Archive at TheWallStreetFund.com. An independently operated educational project with a distinct identity from every fund, adviser, trust and service provider documented here.

Relationship. Independent documenter of the historical record; separate from the historical fund and its successor.