Gagnon Securities, LLC (New York)


Gagnon Securities, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $340.38 million of regulatory assets for 995 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, California, and 38 other states.

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

Gagnon Securities: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gagnon Securities, LLC is $340.38 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -35% since the beginning of its operation, and $374.96 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $340.38 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $342.09 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-exchange traded securities form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gagnon Securities, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and commissions. 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 Gagnon Securities serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Gagnon Securities is individuals with 796 clients and $172.33 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Gagnon Securities has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $340.38 million for 995 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gagnon Securities doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Gagnon Securities, LLC

The company employs 25 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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
Neil Joseph Gagnon Manager/ceo 1 Oct 1999 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Susan Elizabeth Dumont Chief compliance officer 1 May 2000 Other 2346501
Sue Ann Murray Client services 1 May 2000 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Susan Elizabeth Grant Chief compliance officer 1 May 2000 Other 2346501
Susan Elizabeth Dumont Crop/rop 1 Jan 2001 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Susan Elizabeth Dumont Financial operations principal 1 Aug 2001 Other 2346501
Susan Elizabeth Grant Financial operations principal 1 Aug 2001 Other 2346501
Brian Joseph Gagnon Member 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Maureen Oneill Drew Member 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Kent Donald Holden Member 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Susan Elizabeth Dumont Operations manager 1 Dec 2004 Other 2346501
Matthew Howard Jampole Member 1 Dec 2004 Other 3272478
Susan Elizabeth Grant Operations manager 1 Dec 2004 Other 2346501
Kelly Michele Pan Member 1 Dec 2004 Other 1196415
Richard Michael Sears Member 1 Dec 2004 Other 1082388
Henry Carl Beinstein Member 1 Apr 2005 Other 4584546
Jonathan Williams Robohm Member 1 Apr 2005 Other 2933186
Dwight Eisenhower Lee Member 1 Aug 2005 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Lisa Catherine Ferrante Member 1 Feb 2006 Other 3135415
Benjamin Cheever Atkinson Member 1 Feb 2006 Other 1541509
Alison O'brien Tranchida Member 1 Mar 2007 Other 4345426
Alison Anne O'brien Member 1 Mar 2007 Other 4345426
Willis Gitt Taylor Member 1 May 2008 Other 4321965
David Gregory Kern Member 1 Dec 2009 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Marianne D'alessandro Member 1 Mar 2011 Other 5019195
Mark Alexander Mr Rogers Portfolio manager 1 Jul 2012 Other 5617415
Ian Mark Isaacs Member 1 Mar 2014 Other 718004
Michelle Simmons Member 1 Oct 2014 Other 6246483
Adrienne Michelle Garofalo Member 1 Mar 2015 Other 2383265
Marianne D'alessandro Financial operations principal 1 Jan 2016 Other 5019195
Marianne D'alessandro Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 5019195
Alison O'brien Tranchida Operations manager 1 Dec 2017 Other 4345426
Lisa Catherine Ferrante Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2017 Other 3135415

Based in New York

The principal office where Gagnon Securities, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1370 6 Th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-554-5060 or by fax 212-265-6417. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gagnonsec.com.