Multi-Manager Investment Firm
A disciplined builder in alternative assets.
Terlato-Smith Holdings is the partnership of Cole Smith and Cutler Terlato, combining mechanical engineering and mathematics backgrounds with hands-on experience in proprietary trading and real estate. Built on a shared foundation at Southern Methodist University, the firm operates as a multi-manager investment platform across private real estate, thesis-driven public equities, and algorithmically advised commodities derivatives.
Investment Platform
Three distinct funds under one analytical framework.
Terlato-Smith Holdings sits at the intersection of quantitative reasoning, market intuition, and real-world asset evaluation. The platform consists of three separate funds, each built around a distinct expression of the firm's analytical framework and long-term capital allocation discipline.
Real Estate Holding Fund
A single-family real estate holding fund consisting of $2 million in assets across Texas, focused on durable asset value, market selection, and long-horizon stewardship.
Technology & AI Equity Portfolio
A thesis-driven equity portfolio centered on technology and artificial intelligence, built around concentrated views, structural tailwinds, and fundamental conviction.
Commodities Derivatives Fund
An algorithmically advised commodities derivatives fund that applies quantitative models, risk controls, and systematic execution to futures and related markets.
Advantages
Built on rigor, adaptability, and shared language.
Both founders attended Southern Methodist University and developed a common framework for solving technical problems with clarity. That overlap matters: it allows the partnership to move quickly, challenge ideas honestly, and evaluate opportunities from both first principles and practical experience.
Analyze
We start with structure, data, and assumptions before capital is ever committed.
Decide
We weigh risk against return with the discipline of engineers and the pragmatism of operators.
Build
We aim to create a durable platform that can evaluate opportunities across cycles and sectors.