EMC is a fee-based SEC-registered investment adviser with its principal place of
business located in New York, NY. We have been in business since 1995, with Paul
Elliot, Lauren Elliot and James H. Elliot as the principal owners. Paul Elliot is the
Managing Member of EMC, Lauren Elliot is a Member and James H. Elliot is a Member
and Chief Compliance Officer. ELCO Partners, LLC (“EP”) a “relying adviser” under
the ABA no-action letter dated January 18, 2012, and general partner of the and ELCO
Select Fund, LP is also principally owned by Paul E. Elliot and James H. Elliot.
FUNDS
EMC provides continuous advice to a client and makes investments for a client based on
the individual needs of the client. EMC provides this service to two investment limited
partnership. EP acts as a General Partner to the Fund.
EMC provides investment supervisory services to the following Fund:
1. ELCO Select Fund, L.P. (Long/Short)
The Fund is not required to register as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 in reliance upon an exemption available to funds whose securities
are not publicly offered. We manage the Fund on a discretionary basis only in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Fund’s offering and organizational
documents.
The Fund is organized to invest and actively trade in equities and fixed income securities,
principally of companies, both in the United States or overseas that are likely to become
significant beneficiaries from the growth of energy consumption and production. The
Fund’s investments generally center in on the following energy sub-sectors: oil services
and drillers, exploration and production, alternatives and unconventional energy plays
such as LNG (liquefied natural gas) and coal-bed methane, electrical equipment, natural
gas and oil infrastructure and technology, energy merchants, Master Limited Partnerships
(“MLPs”), oil and gas royalty trusts, and electric and gas utilities. The Fund will also
seek out beneficiaries of the anticipated consolidation and restructuring currently taking
place in the energy space. The Fund’s primary investment objective is capital
appreciation. In addition to producing high capital appreciation, the Fund has a secondary
goal of preservation of capital and will do so by raising cash when appropriate, and
utilizing options, leverage and short selling, unless otherwise restricted.
Additional information about the fees related to such investments is included in the
offering documents provided to prospective investors. Because these types of investments
involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be recommended when
consistent with the client's stated investment objectives, tolerance for risk, liquidity and
suitability.
SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNT PROGRAMS (“SMAs”)
Financial Services Separately Managed Account Program (FS SMAP)
EMC has contracted with Mendon Capital Advisors, Corp.,(Mendon) a registered
investment advisor, to provide day-to-day portfolio management services for our
financial SMAs (SMAs), subject to EMC's oversight. Mendon will serve as sub-advisor
on SMAs with a "financial services" focus. In that capacity, Mendon will select
investment broker-dealers to execute transactions for the SMAs.
EMC has authority to grant the sub-advisor Mendon Capital (“Mendon”) complete and
sole investment discretion and authority to manage these accounts and will share all fees
with respect to the Accounts equally with the Sub-Advisor.
Life Sciences Separately Managed Account Program (LS SMAP)
EMC has contracted with
LifeSci Fund Management, LLC, (LSFM) a registered
investment advisor, to provide day-to-day portfolio management services for our SMAs
(SMAs) invested in the life sciences sector, subject to EMC's oversight. LSFM will serve
as sub-advisor on SMAs with a "life sciences" focus.
EMC has authority to grant the sub-advisor LifeSci Fund Management, LLC (“LSFM”)
complete and sole investment discretion and authority to manage these accounts and will
share all fees with respect to the Accounts equally with the Sub-Advisor.
Water Opportunities Separately Managed Account Program (WO SMAP)
EMC has contracted with Water Asset Management, LLC, (WAM) a registered
investment advisor, to provide day-to-day portfolio management services for our SMAs
(SMAs) invested in the water industry, subject to EMC's oversight. WAM will serve as
sub-advisor on SMAs with a "water and water related" focus. In that capacity, WAM will
select investment broker-dealers to execute transactions for the SMAs.
EMC has authority to grant the sub-advisor Water Asset Management, LLC (“WAM”)
complete and sole investment discretion and authority to manage these accounts and will
share all fees with respect to the Accounts equally with the Sub-Advisor.
Infrastructure Income Separately Managed Account Program (II SMAP)
EMC has contracted with Siegel Asset Management, LLC, (SAM) a registered
investment advisor, to provide day-to-day portfolio management services for our SMAs
(SMAs) invested in the energy infrastructure sector, subject to EMC's oversight. SAM
will serve as sub-advisor on SMAs with an “infrastructure and income" focus (II SMAP).
EMC has authority to grant the sub-advisor Siegel Asset Management, LLC (“SAM”)
complete and sole investment discretion and authority to manage these accounts and will
share all fees with respect to the Accounts with the Sub-Advisor.
From time to time the Adviser or Sub-Adviser for the ELCO Select Fund, FS SMAP and
WO SMAP only, may participate in Initial Public Offerings (“IPO”) deemed appropriate
by accounts/strategies in which internal procedures are in place to determine client
eligibility. Accounts advised within these strategies are eligible to participate in IPOs as
they are setup as prime brokerage accounts (for the ability to trade away) and directly pay
brokerage commissions. EMC pre-determines clients within these programs that qualify
to participate in IPOs and allocation of shares are based on an account’s overall
participation in the Fund or SMAPs listed above. Please see Item 12 (Brokerage
Practices) for more information on allocation practices.
EMCs other programs do not include prime brokerage arrangements, pay no separate
commissions, do not have the ability to “trade away”, and do not have procedures in
place to determine client eligibility, and are therefore not eligible to participate in IPOs.
Non-Sub-advisory Programs:
In addition, EMC has established SMAs that do not concentrate in the Financial Industry,
Water Industry, Energy Infrastructure, Life Sciences (NFSMAs) and these will not be
managed by Mendon, WAM, SAM or LSFM, respectively. These accounts will be
invested in securities deemed appropriate by EMC.
EMC offers a separately managed account program, or wrap fee program, which includes
the costs of brokerage commissions and certain other fees, including the account advisory
fee, all of which is paid to EMC. This program is described in EMC’s Form ADV
Part2A Appendix 1 disclosure brochure.
ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
As of December 2023, discretionary assets under our firm’s management were
$213,921,051 and $0 on a non-discretionary basis.