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Delegate Advisors, LLC
Form ADV, Part 2A
March 2025
Contact
101 Glen Lennox Dr
Suite 150
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 932-8400
www.delegateadvisors.com
Item 1: Cover Page
This Form ADV Part 2A (“Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Delegate Advisors,
LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at 919-932-8400. The information in
this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any
state securities authority.
Additional information about Delegate Advisors, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Delegate Advisors, LLC may refer to itself as a “registered investment adviser” or “RIA”. You should be aware that registration
with the SEC or a state securities authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2: Material Changes
Our most recent annual update to Part 2A of Form ADV was made in March 2024. Delegate Advisors has
made certain clarifying revisions to the disclosure contained herein. Please review this Brochure carefully
and in its entirety.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page ................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Material Changes ......................................................................................................................... 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4: Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................ 4
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................................... 6
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................................. 7
Item 7: Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................... 8
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ....................................................... 9
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ........................................................................................................... 14
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................15
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ............... 16
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................... 17
Item 13: Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................. 19
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation................................................................................. 20
Item 15: Custody .....................................................................................................................................21
Item 16: Investment Discretion .............................................................................................................. 22
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................ 23
Item 18: Financial Information .............................................................................................................. 24
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Delegate Advisors, LLC
Delegate Advisors, LLC (“Delegate Advisors”) is a Delaware Limited Liability Company registered as an
investment adviser with the SEC. Delegate Advisors commenced operations on January 12, 2012. Delegate
Advisors headquarters are located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. No single investor owns 25% or more of
Delegate Advisors.
Types of Advisory Services Offered
Delegate Advisors provides multi-family office and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (“Outsourced CIO”)
services to support its clients and to provide investment solutions primarily to high net worth individuals
and families as well as entities such as companies, trusts, endowments, and foundations associated with
Delegate Advisors’ high net worth or family clients. Delegate Advisors provides general advisory services
as well as family office services. General advisory services include: a selection of “Investment Options,”
defined below; management and oversight; investment services; tax strategy; estate planning; pension
advice; and insurance and asset protection planning. Family office services may include treasury
management, performance reporting, bookkeeping, family education, charitable counseling and property
and casualty risk review. Delegate Advisors Investment Management Team (“Investment Team”) is
responsible for developing investment strategies and selecting investment options that are suitable for
clients and tailored to their needs based on each client’s Investment Policy Statement. Clients may impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Additionally, Delegate Advisors provides investment advisory and research services to a privately offered
pooled investment vehicle, the Flexible Credit Fund, LP (the “Flex Credit Fund” or the “Partnership”) that
invests in other privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Flexible Credit Fund GP, LLC (or the “General
Partner”), a Delaware limited liability company serves as the general partner of the Flex Credit Fund.
Delegate Advisors provides investment advice directly to the Flex Credit Fund and not individually to the
limited partners of the Partnership. Delegate Advisors manages the assets of the Flex Credit Fund in
accordance with the terms of its governing documents.
Overview of Advisory Services
Delegate Advisors provides an outsourced CIO model to clients in evaluating and selecting investment
managers and/or pooled investments (collectively, “Investment Options”) for client accounts. Operating
as a traditional “manager-of-managers,” Delegate Advisors provides non-discretionary investment advice
to clients regarding their accounts and investment options based on discussions and agreements with
clients concerning (among other considerations) risk tolerance and goals for returns, liquidity needs,
limitations on investments and concentration, tax management, and costs. Delegate Advisors may make
recommendations to clients concerning these or other matters in order to achieve client objectives, take
advantage of market opportunities, or protect against risks.
In accordance with the client’s overall goals, investment strategy, and risk tolerance, separate accounts are
generally expected to hold, without limitation, equity securities, fixed income securities, limited
partnerships, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, commodity futures, options, swaps and other
derivatives, hedge funds, private equity funds and investments, venture capital funds and investments, and
other alternative investments. Accounts may also hold equity securities, fixed income securities, currencies,
commodities, commodity futures, and options, swaps and other derivatives either selected by Delegate
Advisors or by a sub-adviser retained by Delegate Advisors, through a managed account on the client’s
behalf.
Personal and Family Financial Planning. Delegate Advisors provides general financial planning
services to clients, including assisting in formulating financial and investment goals, retirement planning,
estate planning, insurance planning, asset protection planning, and tax planning.
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Family Office Services. Delegate Advisors provides an array of administrative services to high net worth
individuals and their families, including treasury management, bookkeeping, and performance reporting.
Delegate Advisors also provides services such as property & casualty risk review, family education, and
charitable counseling.
Wrap Fee Programs
Delegate Advisors does not participate in wrap fee programs.
Assets Under Management
Delegate Advisors Regulatory Assets Under Management (“RAUM”) total approximately $ 1,462,660,920
as of December 31, 2024. This includes assets Delegate Advisors manages on a discretionary basis of
approximately $ $478,686,758.
As of December 31, 2024, Delegate Advisors had Assets Under Advisement (“AUA”) totaling approximately
$ $1,925,300,211. These are client assets that include RAUM and that Delegate Advisors oversees as part of
its overall investment advisory services.
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Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Compensation
Delegate Advisors expects that all clients will be qualified purchasers as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Accordingly, fee schedules and related information are
omitted from this Brochure.
Billing
Clients will generally be charged an annual management fee that will be assessed on a quarterly basis. The
management fee will be based on AUA. Payment of fees can be made directly by the client; or the client
may authorize, in writing, their qualified custodian to debit fees from their account.
Other Fees/Expenses Associated with Management Services
Delegate Advisors or the relevant service provider will charge clients separately for services not covered by
the management fee. These additional fees include: sub-advisory fees; performance fees or allocations;
fees for trading and wiring; bank service and trustee fees; fees related to underlying investment vehicles;
fees related to investment options; and certain interest charges, including on margin borrowing and
account-related loans. All such fees are borne by the client in accordance with the investment advisory
agreement. Certain such fees are described more fully in subsequent sections.
Delegate Advisors may also charge fees for additional services provided to clients, such as for estate
planning, insurance and asset protection planning, and tax strategy.
Advance Billing
Except as otherwise agreed, Delegate Advisors will generally bill clients in advance for services to be
rendered.
If a client relationship is terminated, any unearned fees that have been paid in advance by the client will be
refunded to the client. The client will only be responsible for management fees in proportion to the number
of days in the quarter prior to the termination effective date. Earned fees not yet billed will be pro-rated to
the date of termination and paid by the client upon termination.
Compensation for the Sale of Securities or Other Investment Products
Not applicable.
Flex Credit Fund
During the term of the Flex Credit Fund, Delegate Advisors will receive an annual management fee (the
“Management Fee”) equal to 1% of total capital commitments. The Management Fee will be payable
quarterly in advance. During any extension period of the Flex Credit Fund’s term, the Management Fee
will be 1% of total invested capital. All terms and conditions, including fee arrangements, are subject to
modification based on the sole discretion of Delegate Advisors.
Fee and expense information regarding the Partnership is provided in the private placement memorandum.
Prospective investors should refer to such documents for a full explanation of the fees and expenses to be
incurred directly and indirectly by such investors.
In addition to Delegate Advisors’ investment management fees, clients bear trading costs and custodial fees.
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Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Delegate Advisors may charge fees or allocations based on account performance to non-Family Office
Services, non-Investments Services clients who want access to the Flex Credit Fund, as negotiated with the
client or investor. The performance-based fee is a separate charge from the management fee based on AUA
discussed above. Performance-based fees will only be charged to “qualified clients” in accordance with Rule
205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). Performance-based fees
will not be charged to Family Office Services or Investments Services clients either in general or on specific
proprietary investment vehicles.
Performance-based fees or allocations may give rise to certain conflicts of interest. For example, if one
account pays a higher performance fee than other accounts, Delegate Advisors may have an incentive to
direct the best investment opportunities to that account to the exclusion or partial exclusion of other
accounts. Delegate Advisors has adopted and implemented procedures to ensure the fair and equal
treatment of all client accounts and to prevent conflicts arising from variances in performance fees from
influencing the allocation of investment opportunities among client accounts. Delegate Advisors also may
cause clients to invest in investment options that include performance-based fees. The managers of these
investment options face similar conflicts. However, Delegate Advisors believes that performance fees can
serve to align a manager’s interests with those of the client.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
Delegate Advisors is a multi-family office that utilizes an outsourced CIO model to support its clients and
to provide investment solutions primarily to high net worth individuals and families as well as entities such
as companies, trusts, endowments, and foundations that may or may not be associated with Delegate
Advisors’ high net worth or family clients.
Delegate Advisors expects to service high net worth individuals and families as well as entities such as
companies, trusts, endowments, and foundations that may or may not be associated with Delegate Advisors’
high net worth or family clients generally with a minimum net worth of $50 million. In addition, Delegate
Advisors will service athletes generally with a minimum net worth of $25 million. These requirements may
be modified in certain circumstances, and Delegate Advisors may waive them at its sole discretion.
Additionally, Delegate Advisors provides investment management services to the Flex Credit Fund.
Information regarding the Flex Credit Fund is provided in the private placement memorandum. Each
investor in the Flex Credit Fund is required to meet certain suitability and net-worth qualifications, such as
by qualifying as an accredited investor within the meaning of rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities
Act of 1933 and a qualified purchaser as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
In no event should this Brochure be considered to be an offer of or agreement to provide
advisory services directly to any recipient. Rather, this Brochure is designed solely to provide
information about the Adviser for the purpose of compliance with certain obligations under the Advisers
Act and, as such, responds to relevant regulatory requirements under the Advisers Act.
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Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
In analyzing investment options, Delegate Advisors will use a variety of methods, including adviser
reputation, client service, investment philosophy, stability and continuity of management, performance
under varying market conditions, fees, and minimum investment requirements. This information will be
obtained from business publications, tracking organizations, industry sources, and other sources.
Client funds will ultimately be invested by the adviser(s) selected to manage the client account. As such,
client accounts are subject to the methods of analysis used by such investment advisers. To the extent
available and appropriate, these methods will also be considered in Delegate Advisors’ selection of
investment advisers. These methods may include the following.
Fundamental – Fundamental analysis is using real data to evaluate a security’s value. For example,
fundamental analysis can be performed on a bond’s value by looking at economic factors, such as interest
rates and the overall state of the economy, and information about the bond issuer, such as potential changes
in credit ratings. For assessing stocks, this method uses revenues, earnings, future growth, return on equity,
profit margins and other data to determine a company’s underlying value and potential for future growth.
In terms of stocks, fundamental analysis focuses on the financial statements of the company being evaluated.
Fundamental analysis does not attempt to anticipate market movements. This presents a potential risk, as
the price of a security can move up or down along with the overall market regardless of the economic and
financial factors considered in evaluating a security.
Technical – This form of value analysis focuses on patterns of volume and price fluctuations for a given
stock as compared to the activity of the larger, general market indicators. Securities are evaluated for
purchase or sale based on an analysis of market statistics such as volume and prices over time as seen on
various types of charts that are believed to establish relational patterns that can predict future movements
in the markets. This relative comparison has little or no concern for any company’s fundamental structure,
production or worth. Technical analysis assumes that all the market factors are known to and considered
by all the market’s participants, although the market can act in irrational ways. Technical analysis purports
to see repeatable patterns in similar market conditions, but any one of many factors may alter the outcome
of an otherwise similar situation.
Cyclical – There are industries in which profits rise and fall on a cyclical basis. As profits of companies
follow cyclical patterns, so do their stocks: going up and down, reflecting the current stage of the business
cycle. There are a wide variety of industries that can be described as having distinct business cycles: oil and
gas, semi-conductors, car-manufacturing, mining, homebuilding, fertilizer production and many others.
Their main feature is that their profits and thus stock prices follow similar rising and falling patterns over
the long run. There is no guarantee that historical trends will indicate current cycles.
The qualitative factors used by Delegate Advisors to determine the names of third-party money managers
will include: reputation, performance record, philosophy, the continuity of management, service to clients,
minimum dollar investment requirement, and fees. Information with respect to money managers (e.g.,
performance figures, investment style, etc.) will be obtained by Delegate Advisors from tracking
organizations, business publications, money managers, and other sources. Delegate Advisors may also
consider other criteria, including, without limitation, administrative, recordkeeping, and reporting services
provided by a money manager.
Asset Allocation Approach
Diversification of risks, including asset class, style, sector, and industry risks, is paramount in seeking to
achieve superior risk-adjusted returns. To achieve the appropriate balance between diversifying risk and
earning returns, our strategic asset allocation process begins with long-term forward-looking assumptions
about the risks, returns, correlations and additional statistical measures of risk for various asset classes.
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Applying these capital market assumptions using quantitative tools allows us to develop a selection of asset
allocations that seek to optimize expected returns and risk factors for a client portfolio.
Delegate Advisors seeks to achieve clients’ investment goals consistent with the risk tolerance and other
factors determined in consultation with the client. However, investing involves the risk of loss, and there
is no guarantee that an investment strategy will meet its objective. Clients should be prepared to bear such
risk.
Material Risks of Delegate Advisors’ Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
The material risks involved in Delegate Advisors’ method of analyzing investment options for client
accounts include receiving incomplete or inaccurate information about investment approach, business
practices, and performance. Delegate Advisors analyzes and selects unaffiliated investment options, and as
such there can be no guarantee that such other managers’ businesses or investment approaches are fully
disclosed to or understood by Delegate Advisors.
Moreover, past performance under various market conditions is no guarantee of similar performance in the
future. Delegate Advisors’ views on future market conditions may not turn out to be correct, and/or the
investment options selected may not achieve the level of performance previously achieved.
Risks Associated with Recommending Primarily a Particular Type of Security
Delegate Advisors does not limit itself to recommending a particular type of investment. Rather, subject to
any investment limitations agreed upon with the client, Delegate Advisors takes an “all asset” approach to
selecting investment options. This means that the investment options selected may include any type of
asset, including but not limited to equity securities, fixed income securities, limited partnerships, mutual
funds, exchange-traded funds, commodity futures, options, swaps and other derivatives, hedge funds,
managed accounts, private equity funds and investments, venture capital funds and investments, and other
alternative investments. Risks associated with investments in such assets include, but are not limited to,
the following.
Equity Risk
Investments in equity securities generally involve a high degree of risk. Prices are volatile and market
movements are difficult to predict. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual
companies or industries. Price changes may be temporary or last for extended periods. In addition to, or
in spite of, the impact of movements in the overall stock market, the value of investments may decline if the
particular investments within the portfolio do not perform well in the market. Prices of growth stocks may
be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than prices of other stocks. Prices of stocks
may fall or fail to appreciate regardless of movements in securities markets. Generally, Delegate Advisors
will seek to avoid exposure to initial public offerings, although that result cannot be guaranteed. Such
investments may pose significant risks or prospects for significant returns.
Market Risk
The success of client portfolio activities will be affected by general economic and market conditions, such
as interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, commodity prices, economic uncertainty, changes in
laws, trade barrier, currency fluctuations and controls, and national and international political
circumstances. These factors may affect the level of volatility of securities prices and the liquidity of
investments in client portfolios. Such volatility or illiquidity could impair profitability or result in losses.
Extraordinary Events
Global terrorist activity and United States involvement in armed conflict may negatively affect general
economic fortunes, including sales, profits, and production, and may lead to depressed securities prices and
problems with trading facilities and infrastructure.
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Fixed Income Risks
Investments in fixed income securities represent numerous risks such as credit, interest rate, reinvestment,
and prepayment risk, all of which affect their price (i.e., value). These risks represent the potential for a
large amount of price volatility. In general, securities with longer maturities are more sensitive to price
changes. Additionally, the prices of high yield, fixed income securities fluctuate more than high quality debt
issues. Prices are especially sensitive to developments affecting the company’s business and to changes in
the ratings assigned by rating agencies. Prices are often closely linked with the company’s stock prices.
High yield securities can experience sudden and sharp price swings due to changes in economic conditions,
stock market activity, large sales by major investors, default, or other factors. Developments in the credit
market may have a substantial impact on the companies we may invest in and will affect the success of such
investments. In the event of a default, the investment may suffer a partial or total loss.
Mutual Fund Investments
Investments in open-end as well as closed-end mutual funds generally involve the payment of duplicative
fees through the indirect payment of a portion of the expenses, including advisory fees, of such mutual
funds. Investments in mutual funds will be valued at the net asset values provided by those funds (which
may in certain circumstances be unaudited valuations). Such investments increase the amount of fees paid
by clients.
Exchange-Traded Funds
Exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") are publicly traded unit investment trusts, open-end funds or depository
receipts that seek to track the performance and dividend yield of specific indexes or companies in related
industries. These indexes may be either broad-based, sector, or international. However, ETF shareholders
are generally subject to the same risk as holders of the underlying securities they are designed to track. ETFs
are also subject to certain additional risks, including the risk that their prices may not correlate perfectly
with changes in the prices of the underlying securities they are designed to track, and the risk of trading in
an ETF halting due to market conditions or other reasons, based on the policies of the exchange upon which
the ETF trades. Generally, each shareholder of an ETF bears a pro rata portion of the ETF's expenses,
including management fees. Accordingly, in addition to bearing their proportionate share of expenses (e.g.,
Management Fees and operating expenses), clients and Investors will also indirectly bear similar expenses
of an ETF.
Futures/Commodities
Trading commodities and commodity interests (e.g., futures contracts on commodities, securities indices
or currencies) are highly speculative and may entail risks that are greater than the risks associated with
investing in securities. Prices of commodity interests are generally more volatile than prices of securities.
Futures trading will have effects on a client’s portfolio similar to the effects of leverage. Clients may be
exposed to market price fluctuations of securities or commodity interests underlying futures (or options on
futures), while investing only a small percentage of the value of those underlying securities or commodity
interests. A futures position for a client may be opened by placing with a futures commission merchant an
initial margin that is small relative to the value of the futures contract, making the transaction “leveraged.”
If the market moves against the client’s position or margin levels are increased, the client may be called
upon to pay substantial additional funds on short notice to maintain its position. If the Client were to fail
to make such payments, its position could be liquidated at a loss, and the client would be liable for any
resulting deficit in its account.
Futures positions may be illiquid because, among other things, most commodity exchanges limit
fluctuations in certain futures contract prices during a single day. Once the price of a contract for a
particular future has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the “daily limit,” positions can be neither
taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Such an occurrence
could prevent the client from liquidating unfavorable positions and subject it to substantial losses. In
addition, the client may not be able to effect futures contract trades at favorable prices if trading volume in
those contracts is low.
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To the extent the client trades futures on exchanges in non-U.S. markets, the risks of these activities may
be greater than trading in futures on U.S. exchanges. For example, non-U.S. futures are not cleared on and
are not subject to the rules of a U.S. board of trade. Neither the CFTC nor the National Futures Association
regulates activities of any non-U.S. board of trade, including execution, delivery and clearing of
transactions, nor do they have any enforcement authority over non-U.S. boards of trade. In addition, funds
provided as margin for non-U.S. futures and options may not be provided the same protections as funds
received in respect of U.S. transactions.
Increased Regulations
Events during the past several years and adverse financial results have focused attention upon the necessity
to maintain adequate risk controls and compliance procedures. These events have led to increased
governmental and self-regulatory authority scrutiny of the financial industry. Various national
governments have also expressed concern regarding disruptive effects of speculative trading and the need
to regulate the markets in general. Any regulations that restrict the ability to employ, or broker-dealers and
counterparties to extend, credit or restrict trading activities could adversely impact profit potential.
Market Liquidity Risks
The value of securities held in client accounts and that are traded on exchanges and the risks associated
with holding these positions vary in response to events that affect asset markets in general. Market
disruptions such as those that occurred in 1987, September 2001, and more recently the Flash Crash in May
2010 could lead to violent price swings in securities held within client portfolios and could result in
substantial losses.
Potential Concentration
Client portfolios may have highly concentrated positions in issuers engaged in one or a few industries. This
increases the risk of loss relative to the market as a whole.
Small Capitalization Companies
A substantial portion of assets may be invested in smaller and less established companies. Both debt and
equity securities of such issuers tend to be more volatile than larger, more established companies. Such
volatility could adversely impact client portfolios.
Large Company Risk
Large cap stocks can perform differently from other segments of the equity market or the equity market as
a whole. Large capitalization companies may be less flexible in evolving markets or unable to implement
change as quickly as smaller capitalization companies.
Non-U.S. Investments
We may invest client funds in securities such as debt, equity, currencies, derivatives, and other securities
issued by persons domiciled outside the United States. Such investments expose the portfolio to a number
of risks that may not exist in the domestic market alone. Such risks include, among other things, trade
balances and imbalances and related economic policies, currency exchange rate fluctuations, imposition of
exchange control regulation, withholding taxes, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, possible
nationalization of assets or industries, political difficulties, and political instability in foreign nations.
Short Sales, Leverage and Derivatives
Short sales, leverage and derivatives all represent substantial risks given their inherent heightened risk of
loss. Leverage and derivatives imply borrowing capital. When such borrowing is deployed, losses can
escalate quickly should investments suffer even small losses. Short sales involve a finite opportunity for
appreciation, but a theoretically unlimited risk of loss. Short positions are also subject to experiencing a
“short squeeze” (where excess demand for and limited supply of a security drive the price of the security up,
which drives down the value of a short position on the security) that could lead to accelerating losses for
short positions on that particular security.
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Use of Third Party Managers
The use of third party managers in investment programs involves additional risks. The success of the third
party manager depends on the capabilities of its investment management personnel and infrastructure, all
of which may be adversely impacted by the departure of key employees and other events. The future results
of the third party manager may differ significantly from the third party manager’s past performance. While
Delegate Advisors intends to employ reasonable diligence in evaluating and monitoring third party
managers, no amount of diligence can eliminate the possibility that a third party manager may provide
misleading, incomplete or false information or representations, or engage in improper or fraudulent
conduct, including unauthorized changes in investment strategy, insider trading, misappropriation of
assets and unsupportable valuations of portfolio securities.
Cybersecurity
Delegate Advisors and its service providers are subject to risks associated with a breach in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity is a generic term used to describe the technology, processes and practices designed to protect
networks, systems, computers, programs and data from both intentional cyber-attacks and hacking by other
computer users as well as unintentional damage or interruption that, in either case, can result in damage
or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunications failures,
infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches, usage errors by their respective professionals,
power outages and catastrophic events such as fires, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. A
cybersecurity breach could expose Delegate Advisors, its clients and the Partnership to substantial costs
(including, without limitation, those associated with forensic analysis of the origin and scope of the breach,
increased and upgraded cybersecurity, identity theft, unauthorized use of proprietary information,
litigation, adverse investor reaction, the dissemination of confidential and proprietary information and
reputational damage), civil liability as well as regulatory inquiry and/or action. While Delegate Advisors
has established a business continuity plan in the event of, and risk management strategies, systems, policies
and procedures to seek to prevent, cybersecurity breaches, there are inherent limitations in such plans,
strategies, systems, policies and procedures including the possibility that certain risks have not been
identified. Furthermore, Delegate Advisors, its clients and the Partnership cannot control the cybersecurity
plans, strategies, systems, policies and procedures put in place by other service providers to its clients and
Partnership and/or the issuers in which the Partnership invests.
Epidemics and Pandemics:
Many countries have been susceptible to epidemics, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, avian flu,
H1N1/09 flu and, currently, COVID-19 (commonly known as the “Coronavirus”). The epidemic or pandemic
outbreak of an infectious disease in a country or region of the world or globally, together with any resulting
restrictions on travel, transportation or production of goods or quarantines imposed, could have a negative
impact on the national, regional or global economy and business activity in any of the countries in which
Delegate may invest or recommend an investment (some economists have warned that global economic
growth could be cut by more than half and that countries and the global economy could be plunged into
recession) and thereby adversely affect the performance of client investments. The Coronavirus outbreak
and any future outbreak of an infectious disease or any other serious public health concern in a country,
region or globally could materially harm client investments. In addition, the Coronavirus has led to
significant volatility in the securities markets and the Coronavirus and any future outbreak of an infectious
disease or any other serious public health concern may lead to additional volatility and illiquidity of the
client investments. Furthermore, the Coronavirus and any future outbreak of an infectious disease or any
other serious public health concern may lead to significant interruption in normal business activity of
Delegate and the clients’ other service providers which could negatively affect the performance of client
accounts.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Not applicable.
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Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Registered Broker-Dealer or Registered Representative
Not applicable.
Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, Commodity Trading Adviser or
Associated Person
Not applicable.
Material Business Relationships with Certain Related Persons
Delegate Advisors provides administrative, investment advisory and research services to the Partnership of
which Delegate Advisors’ affiliate, Flexible Credit Fund GP, LLC, is the General Partner. Investment advice
is given to the Partnership itself and not to any investor within the Partnership.
Recommendation and Selection of Other Investment Advisers
Delegate Advisors may recommend and select other investment advisers to serve as sub-advisers to portions
of client accounts. None of these other investment advisers are Delegate Advisors’ affiliates, nor does
Delegate Advisors presently receive compensation from or have other business dealings with such
investment advisers.
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Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
Delegate Advisors has adopted a written Code of Ethics (“Code”) as required by Advisers Act Rule 204A-1.
The Code describes the standards of conduct expected of Delegate Advisors supervised persons, including
that such persons abide by the federal securities laws and relevant fiduciary obligations. Consistent with
the position of trust that all supervised persons hold with respect to clients, the Code includes ethical
guidelines and prohibitions that govern supervised persons’ actions. Any violations of the Code must be
reported in accordance with the policy set forth in the Code and may result in disciplinary action. You may
obtain a copy of the Code upon request. Our contact information appears on the cover page of this Brochure.
Investment in Securities Recommended to Clients
Delegate Advisors or its related persons may invest in securities or other assets in which clients invest.
Generally, this will arise only where such securities are issued by or held in an investment option. Delegate
Advisors will also manage related persons’ accounts alongside client accounts in a manner that ensures that
related persons’ accounts are not favored over client accounts. To the extent there are capacity constraints,
entrance and exit opportunities will be offered first to clients. Client accounts will receive equal or better
terms from the investment option (such as fees and liquidity) than related persons’ accounts.
Investment in Securities at or about the Same Time Recommended to Clients
Please refer to the section above, Investment in Securities Recommended to Clients.
Other Conflicts of Interest
On occasion, clients that are private business owners solicit investment from Delegate Advisors and/or its
employees. In the event that investment is such a business is not made available by the issuer to other clients
or such investment is not deemed suitable for clients, Delegate Advisors’ employees are permitted to
participate in such investment. This relationship could create the perception of a conflict of interest, mainly
that employees could favor clients that have offered private investment opportunities to them. The Code,
described above, contains policies designed to mitigate such conflicts, including policies addressing the
fiduciary duty owed to each client.
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Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Selecting or Recommending Broker-Dealers
While there are several important factors in broker selection, Delegate Advisors may direct trades to brokers
that charge commissions higher than those obtainable from other brokers. In selecting a broker for any
transaction or series of transactions, Delegate Advisors may consider a number of factors in addition to
commission rates, including, for example, net price, reputation, financial strength and stability, efficiency
of execution and error resolution, block trading and block position capabilities, willing to execute related
or unrelated difficult transactions in the future, order of call, on-line access to computerized data regarding
client accounts, the availability of stocks to borrow for short trades, custody, record keeping or other similar
services, and matters involved in the receipt of general brokerage services.
Generally, in addition to a broker’s ability to provide the “best execution,” Delegate Advisors may also
consider the value of ancillary services a broker-dealer has provided or may be willing to provide. Delegate
Advisors does not commit itself to providing any specified level of volume or commissions in order to obtain
this research. In some cases, the commissions or other transaction fees charged by a particular broker-
dealer for a particular transaction or set of transactions may be greater than the amounts another broker-
dealer who did not provide research might charge. This research may not be used for the exclusive benefit
of the clients whose activity the broker considered when providing the research.
In addition, Delegate Advisors recommends investment advisers to manage the investment of client
accounts. Each such unaffiliated investment adviser owes a fiduciary responsibility to its clients, which
includes the duty to review broker-dealer charges regularly to evaluate their reasonableness. Delegate
Advisors carries out due diligence reviews of the advisers it selects or recommends. Such reviews include,
among other things, a review of the unaffiliated advisers’ best execution policies. Delegate Advisors
anticipates having authority to select broker-dealers to execute client transactions.
Aggregating the Purchase or Sale of Securities for Client Accounts
Delegate Advisors may make the same investment decision for more than one client account managed by
Delegate Advisors. In such circumstances, in the event that purchase and sell orders of the same class of
security are occurring at the same time for multiple clients, the orders may be combined for the purpose of
seeking best execution for each participating client. An order that is partially filled will, as a general matter,
be allocated pro-rata in proportion to each client’s original order or account size. Notwithstanding,
additional factors may cause deviations from Delegate Advisors’ general trade allocation methodology, and
those factors will be reviewed by Delegate Advisors over time.
Directed Brokerage
Delegate Advisors has, and may in the future, permit a client to direct brokerage to a particular broker-
dealer. In doing so, Delegate Advisors may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of client
transactions. Directing brokerage may cause the client to pay higher commissions due to the inability to
aggregate the client’s order or otherwise receive less favorable pricing.
Trade Errors
From time to time, Delegate Advisors may experience a trade error caused by Delegate Advisors or an
executing broker. In an event that a trade error occurs, Delegate Advisors will ensure that a client account
is “made whole.” Thus, trades are adjusted as needed in order to put the client in such a position as if the
error had never occurred at no cost to the client. Delegate Advisors also will not use future brokerage to
compensate a broker either directly or indirectly for absorbing the cost of correcting an error in an earlier
transaction. Delegate Advisors attempts to minimize trade errors by promptly reconciling confirmations
with order tickets and intended orders, and by reviewing past trade errors to understand the internal control
breakdown that caused the errors.
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Soft Dollars
An adviser receives soft-dollar benefits when it receives research (or other products or services other than
execution services) from a broker-dealer or a third party in connection with client securities transactions.
We do not currently maintain any formal soft-dollar credit-generating arrangements or commission-
sharing arrangements.
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Item 13: Review of Accounts
Periodic Account Review
Delegate Advisors regularly reviews investment options for consistency with stated investment policies and
guidelines and that the fees and commissions charged by such managers are reasonable. The Investment
Team is responsible for conducting such reviews.
Additional Account Review
Each account will be reviewed at least annually to determine whether the allocation of assets is appropriate
given the investment policies of Delegate Advisors and the client. The Investment Team is responsible for
managing client account liquidity and funding of and distributions from client accounts. More frequent
reviews may be warranted depending upon account value, client objectives, or other factors.
Client Reports
Generally, client reports will be provided at least annually by Delegate Advisors, except as otherwise agreed
with the client. Custodians will also report to clients on a periodic basis. Delegate Advisors’ reports will
include, among other things, information on account value, net contributions and withdrawals, and realized
and unrealized gains or losses. The custodian statements are the official record for all pertinent account
information. Client reports provided by Delegate Advisors supplement and do not replace or supersede in
any way these reports from the custodian.
Clients should compare the information in the custodian’s reports with that contained in the reports
provided by Delegate Advisors. Clients should immediately report any discrepancies between the two
reports.
Delegate Advisors also provides periodic newsletters and market commentary. Other standard reports,
which may include information on portfolio holdings and transactions, capital balances, and total return,
may be provided at regular intervals as determined with clients.
Investors in the Partnership will receive a year-end audited financial statement prepared in accordance with
U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). In addition, such investors may also receive a
quarterly unaudited report on the Partnership's overall performance, together with any other information
deemed pertinent in the sole discretion of Delegate Advisors.
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Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Pursuant to the terms of departure from Andrew D. Hart’s prior employer, Delegate Advisors is paying the
former employer a 3% trailer fee on Mr. Hart’s behalf. Andrew D. Hart is Delegate Advisors’ Chief Executive
Officer.
Delegate Advisors has entered into an agreement with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (“Fidelity”) to
participate in the Fidelity Family Office Services MFO Program (the “Program). The Program is not a
solicitation arrangement. The Program is an adviser referral program designed to help Fidelity clients and
prospects select an advisor for wealth management.
As part of its fiduciary duties to clients, Delegate Advisors endeavors at all times, to put the interests of its
clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that the receipt of economic benefits by Delegate Advisors
or its related persons in and of itself creates a potential conflict of interest and may indirectly influence
Delegate Advisors choice of Fidelity for custody and brokerage services. These benefits include the
following products and services: participation in the Program, receipt of duplicate client statements and
confirmations, research-related products and services, access to a trading desk, access to block trading, and
the ability to have advisory fees deducted directly from client accounts.
Delegate Advisor’s clients do not pay more for transactions effected and/or for assets maintained at Fidelity
as a result of this arrangement. Delegate Advisors will not charge clients referred through the Program any
fees or costs higher than its standard fee schedule offered to its clients. There is no requirement for Delegate
Advisors to invest any amount or percentage of client assets in any specific investment products as a result
of Delegate Advisors participation in the Program. Fidelity does not supervise Delegate Advisors and has
no responsibility for Delegate Advisors management of client portfolios.
Delegate Advisors has entered into a written agreement with a third-party placement agent to act as a
solicitor for Delegate Advisors. The placement agent is compensated as a percentage of the fee paid by
solicited clients. Where the placement agent is utilized, Delegate Advisors provides prospective investors
with disclosures relating to the placement agent’s compensation (and associated risks) via the governing
documents or separately. Prospective investors should review such disclosures carefully.
A placement agent’s receipt of the fees noted above presents an inherent conflict of interest for the
placement agent in that the placement agent may have an incentive to recommend interests in a Fund or
investment options to a prospective investor based on the fees it anticipates receiving from such sale (as
opposed to the best interests of the prospective investor). Such a conflict will usually be mitigated (at least
in part) by the placement agent’s fiduciary duty to place the interests of its clients over its economic
interests. Nevertheless, prospective investors should independently assess whether an investment in a
Fund or investment options is in their best interests and appropriate aligned with their portfolios’
investment objectives and guidelines, investment restrictions (if any), asset allocation guidelines and
restrictions, liquidity needs, and overall risk/return profiles.
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Item 15: Custody
All clients’ accounts are held in custody by unaffiliated broker/dealers or banks, but Delegate Advisors can
access many clients’ accounts though its ability to deduct advisory fees. In this sense, Delegate Advisors is
considered to have custody of client assets. For separately managed accounts custodians send statements
directly to the account owners on at least a quarterly basis. Delegate Advisors urges clients to carefully
review these statements and compare these statements to any account information provided by Delegate
Advisors.
Delegate Advisors is considered to have custody as a result of standing letters of authorization (“SLOA”) in
place from clients that allow Delegate Advisors to direct the custodian to send client funds based on the
SLOA. Advisers relying on SLOAs to make certain disbursements on behalf of a client may avoid obtaining
a surprise asset verification if each such client provides written instructions to the custodian regarding
specific transactions that the client authorizes the custodian to disburse upon request of Delegate Advisors
and provides Delegate Advisors with written instructions that explicitly describe the specific transactions
that the client authorizes Delegate Advisors to disburse. Further, the custodian must verify these
instructions when executing each transaction and confirm these instructions at least annually with Delegate
Advisors. Delegate Advisors has no ability change any routing information regarding such disbursements
and the client can terminate such relationship at any time.
All Partnership assets are held in custody by unaffiliated broker-dealers or banks; however, Delegate
Advisors is deemed to have custody of these assets as it has access to Partnership accounts since it serves
as the General Partner of the Partnership. Limited partners of the Partnership will not receive statements
from the custodian. Instead, the Partnership is subject to an annual audit and the audited financial
statements are distributed to each limited partner. The audited financial statements will be prepared in
accordance with GAAP and distributed within 180 days of the Partnership’s fiscal year-end.
Delegate Advisors established DMC Management, Inc. to serve as the owner and managing member of a
client entity created to hold majority of the client’s investments. DMC Management, Inc. was formed
primarily for administrative management purposes and is responsible for overseeing the client’s operations
and asset movements. Delegate Advisors’ members serve as the Directors and Officers of DMC
Management, Inc. Due to indirect control, Delegate Advisors is deemed to have custody of the client’s assets
under the Custody Rule. To comply with the Custody Rule, all of the client’s assets are maintained with an
independent, qualified custodian, which provides account statements directly to the client. Additionally,
Delegate Advisers undergoes an annual surprise examination by a PCAOB-registered accounting firm.
Delegate Advisors recognizes that its personnel’s dual roles with DMC Management, Inc. may create
potential conflicts of interest and has implemented internal controls and oversight procedures to ensure
that all assets movements are conducted in the best interests of the clients.
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
Delegate Advisors advises clients on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. The client’s
investment advisory agreement specifies whether their accounts are managed on a discretionary or non-
discretionary basis.
For discretionary clients, Delegate Advisors has the authority to determine the securities to be bought or
sold and the amounts of the securities to be bought or sold on behalf of its clients, without obtaining specific
client consent. Non-discretionary clients have requested that their approval be obtained with regard to
such decisions.
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Item 17: Voting Client Securities
As noted in each investment advisory agreement with clients, Delegate Advisors will not vote proxies for
securities in client accounts. The obligation to vote proxies will be the client’s responsibility. Clients will
receive proxies directly from their custodian.
It is anticipated that the sub-advisers selected by Delegate Advisors to manage client account securities
investments will vote proxies for such securities. Such sub-advisers’ proxy voting policies will govern how
client securities are voted.
Clients with questions about particular proxy solicitations may contact Delegate Advisors through the
Advisory Team.
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Item 18: Financial Information
Not applicable.
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