Investment Adviser and Principal Owners:
Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC is a registered broker-dealer and SEC registered
investment adviser with its principal place of business in Garden City, New York.
Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC (“WCS” or the “Firm”) became a registered
investment adviser on February 18, 2010. The Firm did not engage in any investment
advisory business in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014 but began to conduct such
services in 2015. Wilmington Capital Group, Inc. owns the Firm.
The principal owners of Wilmington Capital Group, Inc., are:
John Mikes, President;
Ronald Dorushkin, CEO; and
Joseph Columbo, Chairman.
Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC provides investment adviser services through the
Charles Schwab & Co. (“Schwab”) services platform, the RBC Correspondent Services
(“RBC”) platform and the Interactive Brokers (“IB”) platform. Fees charged for these
services are based on assets under management and are negotiable within the parameters
established by the program sponsor. The fees are charged quarterly in advance and the
client may terminate the service at any time and receive a pro-rated refund of any
unearned fees. WCS will also provide investment advisory services to individuals,
pensions and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations and
corporations and business entities.
Advisory Services
The following is a summary of the programs and services we offer:
A. Description of Advisor Firm.
Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer, CRD #133839,
SEC #8-67149 dually registering as an investment advisor firm with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission as of the date of this Brochure. The firm is wholly owned by
Wilmington Capital Group, Inc., which is owned 1/3 each by Mr. Columbo, Mr. Dorushkin
and Mr. Mikes. There are no other owners. WCS offers discretionary investment advisory
services, non-discretionary services and financial planning to individual clients. For
additional information about the firm and its services, see the response to Item 4B below.
B. Description of Advisory Services Offered
Advisory Services
WCS’s principal service is providing fee-based investment advisory services and financial
planning services. WCS practices custom management of portfolios on either a
discretionary or non-discretionary basis tailored to the client’s investment objectives.
WCS’s primary approach is to use a tactical allocation strategy aimed at reducing risk and
increasing performance.
WCS may use any of the following: exchange listed securities,
over-the-counter securities, corporate debt securities, municipal securities, mutual funds,
United States government securities, and options in securities to accomplish this objective.
WCS measures and selects mutual funds by using various criteria, such as the fund
manager’s tenure, and/or overall career performance. WCS may recommend, on occasion,
redistributing investment allocations to diversify the portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and
increase performance. WCS may recommend specific stocks to increase sector weighting
and/or dividend potential. WCS may recommend employing cash positions as a possible
hedge against market movement, which may adversely affect the portfolio performance by
reducing investment returns. WCS may recommend selling positions for reasons that
include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business or sector risk
exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the
position(s) in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of client, or any risk deemed
unacceptable for the client’s risk tolerance. WCS will provide investment advisory services
and portfolio management services and will not provide securities custodial or other
administrative services. At no time will WCS accept or maintain custody of a client’s
funds or securities.
Financial Planning
In addition to investment supervisory services, WCS may provide financial planning
services to some of its clients. WCS’s financial planning services may include
recommendations for portfolio customization based on their client’s investment objectives,
goals and financial situation. Financial planning services may also include
recommendations relating to investment strategies as well as tailored investment advice.
C. Client-Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
WCS will tailor its advisory services to its client’s individual needs based on meetings and
conversations with the client. If clients wish to impose certain restrictions on investing in
certain securities or types of securities, WCS will address those restrictions with the client
to have a clear understanding of the client’s requirements.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
WCS provides portfolio management services to wrap fee programs sponsored by its
clearing firm, RBC Capital Markets.
E. Assets Under Management
As of the date of this Brochure, WCS manages assets of $227,902,702 for approximately
230 client accounts.