Mason Hill Advisors LLC (New York)


Mason Hill Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $611.34 million of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Mason Hill 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.

Mason Hill Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mason Hill Advisors LLC is $611.34 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 358% since the beginning of its operation, and $97.59 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $611.34 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $67.93 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mason Hill Advisors LLC 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 Mason Hill Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Mason Hill Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $512.88 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Mason Hill Advisors has the 4th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $512.88 million for 7 clients. 22% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mason Hill Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.

Careers at Mason Hill Advisors LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 64 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
William Walker Strong Chairman of mason hill advisors llc 1 Sep 1986 Other 801999
Sean Michael Fieler Manager & member of mason hill advisors llc 1 Aug 2001 75% - 100% 4143145
Massimo Devellis Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2004 Other 4308381
William Walker Strong Managing member 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% 801999
Massimo Devellis Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2004 Other 4308381
Sean Michael Fieler Managing member 1 Aug 2005 25% - 50% 4143145
Brian J Tsai Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2006 Other 4397294
Jeffrey Ezra Sassoon Chief financial officer of mason hill advisors llc 1 Aug 2008 Other 5883119
Jeffrey Sassoon Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2008 Other 4308381
Jeffrey Sassoon Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5883119
Roger Ethan Anscher Chief compliance officer & chief operating officer of mason hill advisors llc; chief compliance officer of ws consulting llc 1 Mar 2011 Other 4926300
Daniel Matthew Gittes Member of mason hill advisors llc 1 Jan 2012 Other 6033810
William Walker Strong Sole member of ws consulting llc (relying adviser) 1 Mar 2012 75% - 100% 801999
Aaron A Ewert Member of mason hill advisors llc 1 Jan 2014 Other 3235969
Massimo Devellis Chief compliance officer & chief operating officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 4308381
Denise Alejo Chief financial officer of mason hill advisors llc 1 Jan 2016 Other 4692290
Arthur Anthony Melkonian Chief operating officer 1 Nov 2018 Other 5452864

Based in New York

The principal office where Mason Hill Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 623 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-832-1290 or by fax 212-832-2215. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at equinoxpartners.com/.