Sonica Capital LLC (New York)


Sonica Capital LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in New York. It manages $35.59 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Sonica Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sonica Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sonica Capital LLC is $35.59 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -57% since the beginning of its operation, and $34.53 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $35.59 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $11.86 million each.
Sonica Capital has custody of $34.53 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sonica Capital LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Sonica Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Sonica Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $35.59 million of assets under management. Among the 1 most similar advisory firms, Sonica Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $35.59 million for 3 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sonica Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Sonica Capital LLC

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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 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
Alexander Fodor Managing member 1 Aug 2008 75% - 100% 4089773
Franklin Panoso Cco, cfo 1 Sep 2008 Other 6048246

Based in New York

The principal office where Sonica Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 120 East 23 Rd St, New York, NY 10010, 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 212-319-5780 or by fax 212-504-9560. The normal business hours are 9-5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sonicacapital.com/.