Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC (Minneapolis)

Name: Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC
Address: 3300 Ids Center, Minneapolis, MN, 55402
Telephone: 612-332-3223

Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Minneapolis. It manages $8.64 billion of regulatory assets for 150 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arkansas, California, Illinois, and 5 other states.

Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC is $8.64 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2175% since the beginning of its operation, and $834.39 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $8.4 billion in discretionary accounts and $242.22 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $57.53 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $60.56 million.

Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii has custody of $1.51 billion in cash and securities for 17 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 44% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 35% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 Ralph L. Strangis serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Ralph L. Strangis is insurance companies with 15 clients and $2.38 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii has the highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $7.98 billion for 115 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 4% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii also advises several private funds. Namely, fourteen hedge funds and four other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC

The company employs 71 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 49 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Ralph L. Strangis has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2014. Michael Brilley joined the executive team most recently as the Unit Holder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Brilley	President, chief fixed income officer & manager	1 Dec 1997	Other	1697359
Inc Sit Investment Associates	Unit holder	1 Dec 1997	50% - 75%	105725
Debra Ann Sit	Senior vice president	1 Dec 1997	Other	4347428
Paul Edward Rasmussen	Vice president, secretary, chief compliance officer	1 Dec 1997	Other	2421880
Peter Mitchelson	Vice chairman	1 Dec 1997	Other	1542826
Eugene C Sit	Chairman, ceo	1 Dec 1999	Other	2421878
William Eldridge Frenzel	Board of managers	1 Jun 2001	Other	4347648
Roger J Sit	Board of managers	1 Jul 2003	Other	2174779
Roger J Sit	Chairman and ceo	1 Jul 2008	Other	2174779
Bryce Alan Doty	Senior vice president, senior portfolio manager	1 Jun 2013	Other	2086509
Ralph L. Strangis	Director	1 Dec 2014	Other	5017858
Paul Jerome Jungquist	Vice president, senior portfolio manager	1 Dec 2015	Other	6631020
Michael Brilley	Unit holder	1 Dec 2018	Other	1697359

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Eugene C Sit	Chairman, ceo	1 Dec 1997	50% - 75%	2421878
Gail V. Sit Family Trust	Shareholder	1 Jun 2008	25% - 50%	41-6563440
Gail V. Sit	Shareholder	1 Jun 2008	25% - 50%	5559037

Based in Minneapolis

The principal office where Sit Fixed Income Advisors Ii, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3300 Ids Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 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 612-332-3223 or by fax 612-344-1210. The normal business hours are 8 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sitinvest.com.