Tradelink Capital LLC (Chicago)


Tradelink Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $231.02 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Tradelink Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and managed accounts. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Tradelink Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Tradelink Capital LLC is $231.02 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -10% since the beginning of its operation, and $71.4 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $231.02 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $77.01 million each.
Tradelink Capital has custody of $213.22 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Tradelink Capital LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Tradelink Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Tradelink Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $184.52 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Tradelink Capital has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $184.52 million for 2 clients. 33% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Tradelink Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Tradelink Capital LLC

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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
Tradelink Holdings Llc Member 1 Nov 1995 75% - 100% 06-1716174
Walt Kingston Weissman Chairman of tradelink capital llc 1 Nov 1996 Other 2366386
Terry John Regas Cco of tradelink capital llc 1 Nov 2004 Other 2258786
Tradelink Capital Llc Member-tradelink global equity llc 1 Nov 2004 50% - 75% 161971
Richard Learner Member-tradelink global equity llc 1 Nov 2004 25% - 50% 5058572
Learner Richard Member-tradelink global equity llc 1 Nov 2004 25% - 50% 5058572
Harlan Jay Moeckler Cfo of tradelink capital llc 1 Sep 2006 Other 1243848
Mary Blair Wellensiek Head of quantitative strategies of tradelink capital llc 1 Nov 2006 Other 2366382
Jon Michael Lufrano Officer of tradelink capital llc 1 Jun 2010 Other 1734881
Steven Wesley Wolf Ceo of tradelink capital llc 1 Apr 2011 Other 2366375
Montgomery William Cornell President of tradelink capital llc 1 Apr 2011 Other 1727670

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Walt Kingston Weissman Member 1 Nov 1995 25% - 50% 2366386
Steven Wesley Wolf Member 1 Nov 1995 25% - 50% 2366375

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Tradelink Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 71 S. Wacker Dr. Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-264-2000 or by fax 312-264-2001. The normal business hours are 8-5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at tradelinkllc.com.