Overview
Hemisphere Partners LLC (“Hemisphere”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our”)) is a SEC-registered
investment adviser with its principal place of business located in New York. Hemisphere
began conducting business in 2005. Our firm is owned by Rosemarie Marino and Mitchell
Heller.
We provide ongoing advice to clients regarding the investment of their funds based on the
individual needs of each client. We have personal discussions with the client in which goals
and objectives based on a client's particular circumstances are established. During our data-
gathering process, we ascertain the client’s individual objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance,
and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review and discuss a client's prior investment
history, as well as family composition and background (the “Investment Objective Profile”).
Based on the data collected, we develop a client's personal investment policy statement (the
“Investment Policy Statement”), as applicable which includes an asset allocation strategy.
Once the Investment Policy Statement has been agreed upon by the client, we propose a
combination of different investment products that we determine are suitable for the client
based on the Investment Objective Profile, seeking to achieve the client’s overall investment
objectives.
Our investment recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service and may
include advice to invest in securities of public or private companies, mutual funds, exchange
traded funds (“ETFs”), foreign public investment funds (such as UCITS), fixed income
securities or private funds.
We may
also allocate a portion of a client's portfolio to independent third-party investment
advisers, in which event, the client will be directed to or provided with that adviser’s brochure
or other disclosure document.
Clients may choose to have their investments managed on a discretionary or non-
discretionary basis.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of
securities, or industry sectors in the Investment Objective Profile or in a separate
communication with the Hemisphere, which we then reflect in the Investment Policy
Statement, as applicable.
Clients who have additional wealth advisory needs (beyond investment advice) may hire us
on a consulting basis, either for specific projects or on an ongoing basis.
We do not participate in wrap fee programs, although we may recommend that clients invest
in funds or with advisers who are part of a broker’s wrap fee program. In all cases, our fees
are separate from the fees and expenses of any fund or manager independent of us to whom
we allocate client assets.
As of December 31, 2023, we were managing $205,153,438 of clients' assets on a
discretionary basis and $16,653,623 on a non-discretionary basis. We have included as
assets managed on a discretionary basis only those assets that we have authority to invest
without seeking a client's or its representative's signature or approval prior to execution,
although in the case of separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) with unrelated managers or
subscriptions in private funds, we may choose to request that the client execute the necessary
documents.