WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC

Broker-DealerFINRA MemberEst. 2010
Total AUM
$546M
Discretionary
$511M
94% of AUM
Accounts
593
Employees
25
Advisory reps
50
Brokerage reps
19

Firm details

Headquarters
New York, New York
CRD number
149021
Registered since
March 9, 2010
Custodians
PERSHING LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI76.75%
  • Individuals14.37%
  • Corporations / Businesses6.81%
  • Charitable Organizations1.84%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.23%
Services
Portfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Wellington Shields & Co, LLC is a limited liability company that has been SEC-registered since 2010. The firm serves a mix of individual and family clients as well as institutional relationships, offering portfolio management services targeted at individuals and small businesses. In addition to investment advisory, the firm operates as a broker-dealer and an insurance broker, and its revenue model combines percentage-of-assets-under-management fees with fixed-fee arrangements. The firm does not present itself as a capital allocator or as an active ESG investor. Ownership is described as a combination of a domestic entity and individual ownership. Wellington Shields appears positioned to provide advisory and transactional services across retail and institutional client segments rather than acting as a multi-strategy allocator or a family office.

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Investment profile

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Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 80%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 8%, US Government Bonds 5%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 4%, Non-Exchange Traded Equities 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%80%
  • Exchange Traded Equities80%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents8%
  • US Government Bonds5%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds4%
  • Non-Exchange Traded Equities1%

Owners & executives

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  • WILLIAM MCFADDEN

    CEO & Managing MemberCRD 5337971

  • GAIL DUDACK

    Chief Market StrategistCRD 72557

  • STEPHEN PORTAS

    President, Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 2482930

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Contacts

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  • JAMES SHADEK

    Financial AdvisorCRD 702481

  • FRANK GRETZ

    Market AnalystCRD 1444650

  • JOHN KELLY

    Registered RepresentativeCRD 1550106

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Wealth teams

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$22.2M in ETFs

Passive

97%

$21.6M

Active

2%

$644K

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY)State StreetPassiveLarge Blend$4.6M7,12920.87%

Location

Primary office

New York, NY

NEW YORK

Location

New York, NY

Headquartered in New York, NY, anchoring the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Region
Northeast
County
NEW YORK
Address
60 Broad St
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
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