Mw Investment Strategy (El Dorado Hills)

Name: Mw Investment Strategy
Address: 4370 Town Center Blvd., Suite 220, El Dorado Hills, CA, 97562
Telephone: (916) 608-4284

Mw Investment Strategy is a related adviser based in El Dorado Hills. It manages $46.76 million of regulatory assets for 61 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Mw Investment Strategy provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mw Investment Strategy: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mw Investment Strategy is $46.76 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -7% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $41.74 million in discretionary accounts and $5.02 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $802.63 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $557.68 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 70% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mw Investment Strategy for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Mw Investment Strategy serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Mw Investment Strategy is high net worth individuals with 38 clients and $31.76 million of assets under management. Among the 1 most similar advisory firms, Mw Investment Strategy has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $46.76 million for 61 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mw Investment Strategy doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Mw Investment Strategy

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Stefanus Ten Brink joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Craig Dennis Vanhulzen	Chief executive officer	1 Oct 2016	Other	2468474
Stefanus Ten Brink	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2016	Other	5902795
Van Hulzen Asset Management	Shareholder	1 Oct 2016	75% - 100%	116632

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Craig Dennis Vanhulzen	Managing member	1 Jan 2000	50% - 75%	2468474
Inc. Wedbush	Passive	1 Jul 2011	25% - 50%	95-3565499

Based in El Dorado Hills

The principal office where Mw Investment Strategy performs its advisory services is located at 4370 Town Center Blvd., Suite 220, El Dorado Hills, CA 97562, 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 (916) 608-4284. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at mwinvest.com.