Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario)

Name: Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.
Address: 1133 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4 T 2 Y7
Telephone: 416-637-5622

Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. is an adviser based in Toronto, Ontario. It manages $1.06 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014.

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

Waratah Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. is $1.06 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 6494% since the beginning of its operation, and $919 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.06 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $87.92 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 75% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Blair Irving Levinsky serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Blair Irving Levinsky is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $919 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Waratah Capital Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.06 billion for 12 clients. 92% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Waratah Capital Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.

The company employs 26 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 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.

Blair Irving Levinsky has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2011. Bradley Roy Dunkley joined the executive team most recently as the Co Ceo And, Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Highbourne Road Capital Corp	Shareholder	1 Feb 2010	25% - 50%	foreign
Mountslaven Inc.	Shareholder	1 Feb 2010	25% - 50%	foreign
Blair Irving Levinsky	President	1 Feb 2011	Other	4643155
Bradley Roy Dunkley	Chief executive officer, secretary	1 Feb 2011	Other	5401958
Dimitri Michalopoulos	Chief operating officer, chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2011	Other	4613064
Blair Irving Levinsky	Co ceo and president	1 Nov 2015	Other	4643155
Bradley Roy Dunkley	Co-ceo and, secretary	1 Nov 2015	Other	5401958

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Blair Irving Levinsky	Shareholder	1 Feb 2010	75% - 100%	4643155
Bradley Roy Dunkley	Shareholder	1 Feb 2010	75% - 100%	5401958

Based in Toronto, Ontario

The principal office where Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 1133 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4 T 2 Y7, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 416-637-5622 or by fax 416-504-7536. The normal business hours are 7am to 7 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at waratahadvisors.com.