Overview
Assets Under Management: $1.0 billion
High-Net-Worth Clients: 19
Average Client Assets: $54 million
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (DIAPHANUM AMERICAS LLC FORM ADV PART 2A)
Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$0 | and above | 2.00% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $3,000
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$1 million | $20,000 | 2.00% |
$5 million | $100,000 | 2.00% |
$10 million | $200,000 | 2.00% |
$50 million | $1,000,000 | 2.00% |
$100 million | $2,000,000 | 2.00% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 19
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 99.54
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $54 million
Total Client Accounts: 47
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 47
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 310052
Last Filing Date: 2024-03-25 00:00:00
Website: http://diaphanum.com
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: DIAPHANUM AMERICAS LLC FORM ADV PART 2A (2025-03-31)
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DIAPHANUM AMERICAS LLC
INVESTMENT ADVISER
CRD# 310052
Calle de Recoletos, 19-2 Exterior
Madrid 28050 (Spain)
848 Brickell Avenue
PH-5
Miami, FL 33131
December 31st, 2024
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Diaphanum Americas LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at +34 917 939 400 / +34 674 89 23 61 / +1 (786) 829-1597 or write to
info@diaphanum.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any level of skill or training.
Additional information about Diaphanum Americas LLC is also available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM
PAGE(s)
Material Changes
III
3
Advisory Business
VI
3, 4, 5, 6
Fees and Compensation
V
6, 7
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
VI
7, 8
Types of Clients
VII
8
VIII Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
8, 9
Disciplinary Information
IX
9
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
X
9, 10
XI
10
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Brokerage Practices
XII
10, 11
Review of Accounts
XIII
12
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
XIV
12
Custody
XV
12
Investment Discretion
XVI
13
XVII Voting Client Securities
13
XVIII Financial Information
13
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ITEM III
MATERIAL CHANGES
Item I, Cover Page, has been updated to reflect effective date of this brochure.
Item IV, Advisory Business, has been amended with the AUMs as of December 31, 2024.
You will receive a summary of any material changes to subsequent Brochures within 120 days
of the close of our business’s fiscal year, which is December 31 of each year. We will further
provide you with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes or new information, at any
time, without charge. Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting us at telephone
number (786) 829-1597 and / or by email at info@diaphanum.com
Additional information about Diaphanum Americas LLC is also available via the SEC’s web site
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any persons
affiliated with Diaphanum Americas LLC who are registered, or are required to be registered, as
Investment Adviser Representatives (“IARs”) of Diaphanum Americas LLC.
ITEM IV
ADVISORY BUSINESS
Founded in 2020, Diaphanum Americas LLC (Diaphanum) is an independent boutique investment
advisory firm based in Madrid, Spain, with offices in Miami, FL. Diaphanum’s main objective is to
provide personalized, unbiased and transparent financial advisory services to their clients (both individuals and
institutions).
Adviser provides investment advisory services to Adviser’s clients through the management of investment
portfolios in accordance with the objectives, guidelines and risk profiles of individual clients. Clients provide
such information to Adviser at or before the time they enter into an advisory agreement with Adviser.
Its principal business is to provide fee-based investment advisory services. The advisor practices
custom management of portfolios, on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis, according to
the client's objectives. The advisor's primary approach is to use a tactical allocation strategy
aimed at reducing risk and increasing performance. The advisor uses exchange listed securities,
over-the-counter securities, foreign securities, corporate debt securities, CDs, variable life
insurance, mutual funds, United States government securities, options in securities and
commodities, and futures contracts on tangibles to accomplish this objective. The advisor
measures and selects mutual funds by using various criteria, such as the fund manager's tenure,
and/or overall career performance. The advisor may recommend, on occasion, redistributing
investment allocations to diversify the portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and increase
performance. The advisor may recommend specific stocks to increase sector weighting and /or
dividend potential. The advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge
against market movement which may adversely affect the portfolio. The advisor may recommend
selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses,
business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or
overweighting of the position(s) in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of client, or any risk
deemed unacceptable for the client's risk tolerance. Diaphanum will provide investment advisory
services and portfolio management services and will not provide securities custodial or other
administrative services. At no time will Diaphanum accept or maintain custody of a client's funds
or securities.
Portfolio Supervision & Consulting Services
As an investment adviser, Diaphanum provides portfolio management and administrative
services to client accounts (the “Accounts”), including investigating, analyzing, structuring and
negotiating potential investments, monitoring the performance of investments and advising the
Accounts as to the disposition of investment opportunities.
Family Wealth Services -Investment Advisory Consulting
Diaphanum provides a variety of non-discretionary consulting services with respect to client
assets. Adviser will assist clients in defining personal financial goals and objectives and supply
analysis and guidance as to the actions and investment strategies necessary to attain the
selected goals and objectives. While such investment advisory consulting services do not include
discretionary authority with respect to investing the client’s assets, they typically include (i) the
ongoing responsibility to select and/or make investment recommendations, based on the needs
of the client, as to specific securities or investments the client may purchase or sell, and (ii) if
such recommendations are accepted by the client, responsibility for arranging or effecting the
purchase or sale, together with authorization to select the brokers for execution of securities
transactions and place orders for the execution of such transactions, unless otherwise indicated
in writing. All guidance and investment advice is based upon the information provided by the
client. Generally, the Adviser offers the client the following services:
General: Investment Policy Statement & Definition; Asset Allocation Strategy; Investment
Strategy & Manager Review.
Investments: Review of Current Portfolios & Proposals; Determine Modifications, Create
Timeline and Implement; Suggest Reasonable Fees for Products and Services; Provide
Consolidated Reporting and Analysis; Ongoing Monitoring and Re-evaluation; Define or Affirm
Wealth Transfer Desires; Succession Illustration and Definition.
Risk Management: Review Risk Reduction Strategies
Diaphanum has approximately $1,100,047,722 in Assets Under Management, as of December
31, 2024, all non-discretionary. Diaphanum is a limited liability company registered in Florida.
The principal direct shareholders of the company are DO UT DES PARTNERS, S.L. a private
company registered and domiciled in Madrid, Spain (75%) and FAMILY ENTERPRISE PARTNERS,
S.L., private company registered and domiciled in Madrid, Spain (25%).
OFFICERS
Emilio Andreu Poveda
Fernando H. Estevez Olleros
Raul Ortega Rojo
Rafael Alberca Álvarez
Daniel Cervantes Santamaría
Managing Director
Managing Director
Managing Director
Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer
Managing Director
ITEM IV
FEES AND COMPENSATION
Asset Management Fees
Pursuant to an investment advisory contract signed by each client, the client pays either a
quarterly or monthly Advisory Fee, generally payable in advance, based on the gross asset value
of the assets managed by the advisor on the daily average of the account(s) for the prior quarter
/ month (as applicable). Pro-rated refunds fees will be made to the clients if and when the
Agreement is terminated during a quarter / month for which payment has been received by the
Manager. The first payment is pro-rated based on the number of days that the Agreement is
effective for the first calendar quarter / month (as applicable). In certain cases, Advisor may
charge quarterly / monthly fees in arrears, at the request of the Client or for Qualified Clients /
Investors with a Performance Fee Agreement.
Fee Schedule
Annual Fee:
Minimum Annual Fee:
From 0.25% to 2% per year of AUMs
$3,000.00 per year
Fees are billed at the beginning of each quarter / month or at the end of the quarter /
month depending of the agreement with each client.
These fees may be negotiated by the advisor under unusual circumstances, at the sole discretion
of the advisor. Asset management fees will be automatically deducted from the client account
on a quarterly / monthly basis by the custodian, as applicable, except for those accounts with a
Performance Fee Agreement1.
All fees paid to the Firm for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from the
expenses charged by mutual funds to their shareholders and the product sponsor in the case of
variable insurance products. These fees and expenses are described in each fund's or variable
product's prospectus. These fees will generally include a management fee, other fund expenses,
and a possible distribution fee. If the sponsor also imposes sales charges, a client may pay an
initial or deferred sale or surrender charge. A client could invest in these products directly,
without the services of the Firm. In that case, the client would not receive the services provided
by the Firm which are designed, among other things, to assist the client in determining which
products or services are most appropriate to each client's financial condition and objectives.
Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged by the product sponsor and the fees
charged by the Firm to fully understand the total fees to be paid.
Consulting Fees
The Firm may also provide certain specified services for a fixed, non-asset-based fee, which will
be negotiated with the clients and depends on a variety of factors. All fees will be governed by
the Agreements. The fees that our clients will pay us are provided for in the investment
management agreements (“Agreements”) that the clients execute with us. All such fees,
including asset-based fees and such fixed, non-asset-based fees, typically are paid quarterly in
arrears. The client shall instruct the custodian of its accounts to debit the accounts to pay the
advisory fees each quarter / month, as applicable. Clients may negotiate the fees they agree to
pay.
The current rate for Hourly Fees is $350.00 / Hr.
Clients with a Performance Fee Agreement are invoiced in arrears and may or may not authorize their
custodian to automatically deduct performance / management fees from the account(s).
Fixed Fees
Flat/Fixed Fee services are negotiated with the client before the execution of the agreement and
are based on the scope of the project.
Minimum Fixed Fee per Project: $2,500.00*
Maximum Fixed Fee per Project: $ 25,000.00*
*Negotiable
Performance Fees
Qualified clients, as defined by Rule 205-3 of the Investment Adviser’s Act, may enter into
advisory agreements where the Firm is entitled to a performance fee as part or all of its
compensation. Qualified investors must meet the following requirements: (a) have at least
$1,000,000 in under management with the adviser; or (b) annual earned income in excess of
$200,000 ($300,000 with a spouse) for three years; or (c) have a net worth of at least $2,100,000
in order to enter into performance-based compensation agreements with Diaphanum. Pursuant
to the rule, in calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence will
not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence
(e.g., a mortgage), up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time
the advisory contract is entered into, will not be subtracted as a liability; and (c) indebtedness
that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of
the primary residence at the time the advisory contract is entered into will be subtracted as a
liability. Suitability will be determined through the use of a detailed suitability questionnaire and
follow up due diligence inquiries. The Firm at its sole discretion, may reject any client application
where the above financial standards are not met and/or where it reasonably believes the
investor lacks the necessary financial sophistication, who purport to not fully understand the
Firm’s method of compensation and the nature of its risks, or who are otherwise deemed to be
unsuitable for such an arrangement. At this time the firm does not have any clients with a
performance fee agreement.
Additional Fee Information
Clients may authorize the Adviser to directly debit management fees from client accounts on a
quarterly / monthly basis, as applicable. In such instances, management fees are prorated for
each contribution and withdrawal made during the applicable calendar quarter / month.
Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter / month will be charged a prorated
fee.
Alternatively, in some instances, clients may receive an invoice for fees, in which it may choose
to pay Diaphanum directly for its billed fees for the relevant period.
Adviser’s fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs
and expenses which shall be incurred directly by the client. Clients may incur certain charges
imposed by custodians, brokers, and other third parties such as fees charged by fund managers,
custodial fees, deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and
electronic funds fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage account and securities transactions.
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds also charge internal management fees, which are
disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. It is the Adviser’s policy not to accept “kick-backs” or
retrocession fees from any third non-affiliated party providing services to the Adviser’s clients;
however, Adviser’s related persons, including dually registered employees, may receive a
portion of these commissions, fees and costs.
ITEM V
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
In addition to the Management Fee, the Firm may receive a Performance Fee based upon any gains
obtained in the client’s account for the quarter. This fee will be a percentage of any gains in the
client account during that period, to be determined with each specific client but never to surpass
20% of the performance per quarter.
Accounts with a Portfolio Management Agreement that includes Performance Fees are charged
Advisory Fees in Arrears on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Clients that are paying a performance-based fee should be aware that investment advisors have
an incentive to invest in riskier investments when paid a performance-based fee due to the
higher risk/higher reward attributes.
Advice may be provided on assets held offshore.
Please note that, at the time of this annual filing, the Firm did not have any Performance Fees
arrangements.
ITEM VI
TYPES OF CLIENTS
Most of the Diaphanum’s clients are wealthy individuals and families. The Firm may also
manage portfolios and provide investment advice to investment companies.
Diaphanum’s cumulative minimum account is $1,000,000. However, based on facts and
circumstances Diaphanum may, at its sole discretion, accept accounts with a lower value.
ITEM VII METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Diaphanum’s primary approach is to use a tactical allocation strategy aimed at reducing risk and
increasing performance. The advisor uses exchange listed securities, over-the-counter securities,
foreign securities, corporate debt securities, CDs, variable life insurance, mutual funds, United
States government securities, options in securities and commodities, and futures contracts on
tangibles to accomplish this objective.
The advisor measures and selects mutual funds by using various criteria, such as the fund
manager's tenure, and/or overall career performance. The advisor may recommend, on occasion,
redistributing investment allocations to diversify the portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and
increase performance. The advisor may recommend specific stocks to increase sector weighting
and/or dividend potential. The advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible
hedge against market movement which may adversely affect the portfolio.
The advisor may recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to,
harvesting capital gains or losses, business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class
of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position(s) in the portfolio, change in risk
tolerance of client, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the client's risk tolerance.
There is a substantial risk of loss in trading in securities and other financial instruments that you,
as the client, should be prepared to bear.
Past results are no guarantee of future performance. You should carefully consider whether
trading is appropriate for you in light of your experience, objectives, financial resources and
other relevant circumstances. Trading in futures and options is not suitable for many members
of the public.
ITEM VIII
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Neither Diaphanum nor any employee of the firm has been subject to any disciplinary
actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) or any other regulatory authority.
ITEM IX
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND
AFFILIATIONS
Diaphanum is affiliated to DO UT DES PARTNERS, S.L., parent company of Diaphanum Valores,
SV, S.A.U., an independent investment management company located in Madrid, Spain and
regulated by the National Stock Exchange Commission of Spain (Comision Nacional del Mercado
de Valores). Diaphanum Valores, SV, S.A.U., provides financial advisory and planning services.
The Company the following services to its clients:
• The receipt and transmission of client orders in relation to one or more financial
instruments.
• Discretionary and individualized management of investment portfolios in accordance
•
with the mandates conferred by clients.
Investment advice, the provision of personalized recommendations to a client, either at
the request of the client or at the initiative of the investment firm.
• Advice to companies on capital structure, industrial strategy and related issues, as well
as advice and other services in relation to mergers and acquisitions of companies.
in collective
investment
• Custody and administration on behalf of clients of financial instruments, although limited
exclusively to the keeping, on behalf of their clients, of the individualized registration of
institutions marketed by
final ownership of partitions
Diaphanum, and which will be recorded in their name on behalf of clients in a global
account in a global account open in ALLFUNDS BANK, S.A., which acts as a sub-custodian
and with which periodic reconciliations of the registered positions are made. In this
regard, it should be noted that Diaphanum is adhering to the Investment Guarantee Fund
(FOGAIN), which aims to guarantee clients the recovery of their investments to certain
limits according to the legally foreseen assumptions. We also inform you that the
measures adopted to ensure the protection of its funds or financial instruments, as well
as other relevant information regarding the custody of them, will be made available to
the Entity(s) in which the Client has signed the corresponding securities custody
contracts.
ITEM X
CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND
PERSONAL TRADING
Diaphanum has adopted a Code of Ethics that sets forth the basic policies of ethical conduct for
all managers, officers, and employees of the adviser. In addition, the Code of Ethics governs
personal trading by each employee of Diaphanum Americas LLC deemed to be an Access Person
and is intended to ensure that securities transactions effected by Access Persons of Diaphanum
Care conducted in a manner that avoids any actual or potential conflict of interest between such
persons and clients of the adviser or its affiliates. Diaphanum collects and maintains records of
securities holdings and securities transactions effected by Access Persons. These records are
reviewed to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest. Diaphanum maintains a code of
ethics and they will provide a copy to any client or prospective client upon request.
Diaphanum and/or its investment advisory representatives may from time-to-time purchase or
sell products that they may recommend to clients.
The Firm prohibits itself and its associated persons from benefiting from the short-term market
effects of transactions for clients. The Firm gives preference to clients trading over itself. The
compliance officer reviews all transactions executed by the Firm daily and conducts an
additional review of all securities transactions by officers and employees quarterly.
Certain financial products and services offered by Diaphanum are not available to investors in
the US (US investors).
ITEM XI
BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Best Execution: As an investment advisory firm, the Firm has a fiduciary duty to seek best
execution for client transactions. While best execution is difficult to define and challenging to
measure, there is some consensus that it does not solely mean the achievement of the best price
on a given transaction. Rather, it appears to be a collective consideration of factors concerning
the trade in question. Such factors include the security being traded, the price of the trade, the
speed of the execution, apparent conditions in the market, and the specific needs of the client.
The Firm may not necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission equivalent as specific
transactions may involve specialized services on the part of the broker.
This would justify higher commissions (or their equivalent) than other transactions requiring
routine services. If the Firm is directed by the client to direct trades to a specific broker dealer
other than the custodian typically used for trade execution, it is disclosed that the Firm’s ability
to negotiate commissions (where applicable), obtain volume discounts, or otherwise obtain best
execution may not be as favorable as might otherwise be obtained.
Order Aggregation: The Firm may combine orders into block trades when more than one account
is participating in the trade. This blocking or bunching technique must be equitable and
potentially advantageous for each such account (e.g. for the purposes of reducing brokerage
commissions or obtaining a more favorable execution price). Block trading is performed when it
is consistent with the duty to seek best execution and is consistent with the terms of the Firm's
investment advisory agreements. Equity trades are blocked based upon fairness to client, both
in the participation of their account, and in the allocation of orders for the accounts of more
than one client. Allocations of all orders are performed in a timely and efficient manner. All
managed accounts participating in a block execution receive the same execution price (average
share price) for the securities purchased or sold in a trading day. Any portion of an order that
remains unfilled at the end of a given day will be rewritten on the following day as a new order
with a new daily average price to be determined at the end of the following day. Due to the low
liquidity of certain securities, broker availability may be limited. Open orders are worked until
they are completely filled, which may span the course of several days. If an order is filled in its
entirety, securities purchased in the aggregated transaction will be allocated among the accounts
participating in the trade in accordance with the allocation statement. If an order is partially filled,
the securities will be allocated pro rata based on the allocation statement. The Firm may allocate
trades in a different manner than indicated on the allocation statement (non-pro rata) only if all
managed accounts receive fair and equitable treatment.
The Firm may recommend brokers to clients for execution and/or custodial services where
requested by the client. Clients are not obligated to use the recommended broker and will not
incur any extra fee or cost associated with using a broker not recommended by the Firm.
Diaphanum Americas LLC may recommend brokers based on criteria such as, but not limited to,
reasonableness of commissions charged to the client, services made available to the client, and
location of broker offices. The Firm is not compensated in any way with respect to making such
recommendations.
The Firm does not receive research services, other products, or compensation as a result of
recommending a particular broker which may result in the client paying higher commissions than
those obtainable through other brokers.
Diaphanum never discloses the nonpublic personal information collected about its clients to
anyone except in furtherance of our business relationship, and then only to those persons
necessary to effect the transactions and provide the services that Client authorize (such as
broker-dealers, custodians, investment managers etc.) or as otherwise provided by law.
A copy of Diaphanum’s Business Continuity Plan Disclosure Document will be provided to the
Client at the time of account opening as well as when material changes to the plan occur. A copy
of this document may be obtained at any time upon request.
ITEM XII
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Accounts are monitored on an ongoing basis. The Portfolio Manager will review client accounts.
The triggering factors would be the Firm becomes aware of a change in client's investment
objective, a change in market conditions, change of employment, re-balancing of assets to
maintain proper asset allocation and any other activity that is discovered as the account is
reviewed. The client will receive written statements no less than quarterly from the trustee or
custodian. In addition, the client will receive other supporting reports from Mutual Funds, Asset
Managers, Trust Companies or Custodians, Insurance Companies, Broker/Dealers and others
who are involved with client accounts.
The client is encouraged to notify the Advisor and Investment Advisor Representative if changes
occur in his/her personal financial situation that might adversely affect his/her investment plan.
Accounts are re-balanced on a quarterly basis and re-optimized when deemed necessary by the
Advisor or by third-party money manager for those participating in the Asset Management
Program. Re-balancing is accomplished by reallocating assets to original asset targets and re-
optimizing involves setting new target asset category percentages.
ITEM XIII
CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Diaphanum, from time to time, receives client referrals, and such referrals often come from
current clients, attorneys, accountants, employees, personal friends of employees and other
similar sources.
The Adviser may enter into agreement whereby a party unaffiliated with the Adviser is entitled
to compensation in the event that such party solicits prospective clients who become Adviser’s
clients. Pursuant to the Agreement, the solicitor will provide each prospective client with a copy
of the Adviser’s Form ADV Part 2A and a disclosure document setting forth the terms of the
solicitation agreement, including the nature of the relationship between the solicitor and the
Adviser and any fees to be paid to the solicitor. Where applicable, cash payments for client
solicitations will be structure to comply fully with the requirements of Rule 206(4)-3 under the
Advisers Act.
Diaphanum does not currently maintain any Client Referral Agreements.
ITEM XIV
CUSTODY
The Firm provides investment advisory services and portfolio management services and does not
provide securities custodial or other administrative services. At no time will the firm accept or
maintain custody of a client's funds or securities. However, we are deemed to have custody solely
because we deduct your advisory fees directly from your clients' accounts. On special
circumstances, the Firm may have authority over bank accounts in name of a client, in order to
facilitate the payment of fees or other administrative expenses related to the advice provided to
the client.
ITEM XV
INVESTMENT DISCRETION
The Firm could have discretion over the selection and amount of securities to be bought or sold
in client accounts without obtaining prior consent or approval from the client. However, these
purchases or sales may be subject to specified investment objectives, guidelines, or limitations
previously set forth by the client and agreed to by the Firm.
Discretionary authority will only be authorized upon full disclosure to the client. The granting of
such authority will be evidenced by the client's execution of an Investment Advisory Agreement
containing all applicable limitations to such authority. All discretionary trades made will
be in accordance with each client's investment objectives and goals.
At the time of this annual filing, the Firm did not manage any accounts based on discretionary
mandates.
ITEM XVI
VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
The Firm will not vote, nor advise clients how to vote, proxies for securities held in client
accounts. The client clearly keeps the authority and responsibility for the voting of these proxies.
Also, the Firm cannot give any advice or take any action with respect to the voting of these
proxies. The client and the Firm agree to this by contract. For accounts subject to the provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), the plan fiduciary specifically
keeps the authority and responsibility for the voting of any proxies for securities held in plan
accounts. Also, the Firm cannot give any advice or take action with respect to the voting of these
proxies.
ITEM XVII
INFORMATION
Diaphanum does not maintain any impairments or financial obligations that might prevent it
from meeting any contractual obligation to its clients. Also, the Firm has not been the subject
of a bankruptcy proceeding.
DIAPHANUM AMERICAS LLC
PRIVACY NOTICE
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General Policy
This notice describes the Privacy Policy of Diaphanum Americas LLC (“Diaphanum”) regarding
how we handle and protect personal information that is received about our prospective,
current, or former clients or fund investors. Diaphanum collects personal information
primarily to provide investment management services, communicate information about its
products and services and process subscriptions in private investment vehicles that it may
advise or sub-advice. Personal information, which may be obtained from discussions with you
and documents you may deliver to Diaphanum, may include your name, address, telephone
number, social security number or tax identification number, assets, net worth, income, bank
account in- formation and occupation (collectively, “Personal Information”).
Diaphanum permits only authorized individuals, who have been advised as to the proper
handling of investor information, and who need to access this information to perform
services, to have access to this information. These authorized individuals are required to
maintain and protect the confidentiality of Personal Information. Diaphanum maintains
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect Personal Information.
In order to service your investments and process transactions for your investments,
Diaphanum may provide Personal Information to its affiliates and to non-affiliated third-party
financial service providers that assist Diaphanum in servicing your investments and have a
need for such information, such as a broker-dealer, administrator, or registrar and transfer
agent. In addition, Diaphanum may share Personal Information with non-affiliated third-party
non-financial service providers, in order to process or service transactions or products.
Unaffiliated third parties in this instance may include service providers such as word
processors and printers. Any such contract entered by Diaphanum will include provisions
designed to ensure that the third- party will uphold and maintain Diaphanum’s privacy
standards when handling Personal Information. Diaphanum may also disclose Personal
Information to regulatory authorities as required or permitted by applicable law. Diaphanum
does not otherwise provide information about you to outside firms, organizations or
individuals except at your request or to our attorneys, account- ants and auditors and as
permitted by law.
Except as described in this Privacy Notice, Diaphanum will not use Personal Information for any
other purpose unless Diaphanum describes in advance how such Personal Information will be
used and you are given an opportunity to decline approval of such use of your Personal
Information.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), Diaphanum legal basis for
collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the
Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Diaphanum may process your Personal Data because:
• We need to perform a contract with you
• You have given us permission to do so
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your
rights
• To comply with the law
Retention of Data
Diaphanum will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set
out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to
comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to
comply with applicable laws, including but not limited to the Investment Advisory Act of
1940), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on —
computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction
where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please
note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it
there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information
represents your agreement to that transfer.
Diaphanum will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated
securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will
take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place
including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Diaphanum may be required to disclose your Personal Data if
required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or
a government agency).
Legal Requirements
Diaphanum may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to:
• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Diaphanum
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission
over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use
commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its
absolute security.
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection
rights. Diaphanum aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or
limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data, we hold about you and if you want it to be
removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
• The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your
Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to
perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if
that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal
Data.
• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the
processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the
information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly
used format.
• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent
at any time where Diaphanum relied on your consent to process your personal
information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of
your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority
in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service
Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to
assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our
behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Web-Site Links to Other Sites
Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a
third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review
the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or
practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of
18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with
Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data
from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that
information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by
posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change
becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this
Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact
us:
By email: info@diaphanum.com
By phone: (786) 829-1597 / +34 674 89 23 61
FORM ADV PART 2B - BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
December 31st, 2024
This brochure supplement provides information about the supervised persons listed below that
supplement the Diaphanum Americas LLC Brochure. Please contact Rafael Alberca, CCO, if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
List of Supervised Persons
Fernando H. Estévez, Managing Director
fernando.estevez@diaphanum.com
Raul Ortega, Managing Director
raul.ortega@diaphanum.com
Emilio Andreu Poveda, Managing Director
emilio.andreu@diaphanum.com
Rafael Alberca Alvarez, Managing Director & CCO
rafael.alberca@diaphanum.com
Daniel Cervantes Santamaría, Managing Director
daniel.cervantes@diaphanum.com
DIAPHANUM AMERICAS, LLC
Calle de Recoletos 19- 2 Ext
Madrid, Spain 28001
848 Brickell Avenue, PH-5
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: (786) 829-1597 / +34 674 89 23 61
Additional information about the above supervised persons is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
FERNANDO H. ESTÉVEZ
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Estévez has over 20 years of experience in the international financial industry, particularly
in the wealth management area, including domestic and international private banks and
investment advisory firms.
His experience includes various senior positions in Legal, Compliance and Business areas with
relevant private banks. Fernando has mainly served as Wealth Planning Chief Officer for Banco
BANIF, S.A. (subsidiary company specialized in private banking of Banco Santander -one of the
largest banks in Europe), and as General Secretary (Legal, Compliance and Wealth Planning) of
ANBANK ESPAÑA, S.A. Currently, he is the General Secretary and member of the board of
directors of DIAPHANUM VALORES, SV, S.A.U., a Spanish independent advisory firm.
His Academic background includes both Law and Business Administration Degrees at
Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3) in Madrid. He also passed the European Financial
Planner Certificate issued by EFPA Association. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Estévez has no other relevant business activities outside Diaphanum’s Group.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Estévez does not receive any additional compensation from Diaphanum, other than his
salary for his job at Diaphanum Group, Spain.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Estevez is directly supervised by the firm’s CCO, Rafael Alberca.
RAÚL ORTEGA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Ortega’s academic background includes studies at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE)
in Madrid, with a double degree in Law and Business.
He has over 20 years of work experience, 20 of them in banking and financial industry, carried
out through different areas such as internal audit, financial control and compliance in
commercial banks internationally based.
Ultimately, since 2016, he is responsible for financial control and compliance in Diaphanum
Valores SV, since it was authorized by the Spanish regulator, where he is also member of the
Board of Directors.
Formerly he was a senior audit team leader at Banco Santander Group, with experience across
different areas, business units and subsidiaries of the group in Spain, Europe and Latin America.
He also served as financial controller, compliance officer and general manager of the Spanish
branch of an international bank with headquarters based in London.
Mother tongue is Spanish. He is fluent in English.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Ortega does not receive any additional compensation from Diaphanum, other than his
salary for his job at Diaphanum Group, Spain.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Ortega is directly supervised by the firm’s CCO, Rafael Alberca.
EMILIO ANDREU POVEDA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Emilio Andreu Poveda (48 years old) has a degree in economics sciences from the Complutense
University of Madrid, Ph.D. courses from the ICADE university, he completed his academic
training with two Master programs in banking and taxation.
He accumulates 25 years of professional experience. He began his professional career at Banco
Santander and Banco Urquijo, as a private banker for 6 years. He continues at Deutsche Bank
as a Director for the Madrid commercial network, continuing with the same functions at Inversis
Banco and Andbank España for 15 years. For the last 4 years, he has been a partner of
Diaphanum SV in Spain, with direct oversight of the independent agents network and as a
private banker.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Andreu is a Director of Diaphanum Valores SV (Spain).
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Andreu does not receive any additional compensation from Diaphanum Americas. He
receives salaries & bonuses from Diaphanum Valores (Spain) for his role as Director of the
independent agents network.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Andreu is directly supervised by the firm’s CCO, Rafael Alberca.
RAFAEL ALBERCA ALVAREZ, CFA®
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Year of Birth: 1980
Educational Background
• CFA Institute, Chartered Financial Analyst, Charterholder since 2011, number 2242896.
• IEB, Master in Financial Markets and Stock Exchanges, graduation 2005.
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid, bachelor in Business Administration, graduation 2003.
Business Background
• Diaphanum Americas, LLC, Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer 11/2020 to Present
• Wealth Solutions USA, LLC, Relationship Manager, 10/2018 to 11/2020
• Wealth Solutions, EAFI, S.L., 04/2016 to 11/2020
• Kefren Capital Family Office, Chief Investment Officer, 09/2009 to 03/2016
• Family Office Solutions, S.L., Analyst, 11/2005 to 12/2008
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Designation
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter is a globally respected, graduate-level investment
credential established in 1962 and awarded by CFA Institute — the largest global association of
investment professionals. There are currently more than 138,000 CFA charter holders working
in 134 countries. To earn the CFA charter, candidates must: 1) pass three sequential, six-hour
examinations; 2) have at least four years of qualified professional investment experience; 3)
join CFA Institute as members; and 4) commit to abide by, and annually reaffirm, their
adherence to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.
The CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, enforced through an
active professional conduct program, require CFA charter holders to:
• Place their clients’ interests ahead of their own
• Maintain independence and objectivity
• Act with integrity
• Maintain and improve their professional competence
• Disclose conflicts of interest and legal matters
Passing the three CFA exams is a difficult feat that requires extensive study (successful
candidates report spending an average of 300 hours of study per level). Earning the CFA charter
demonstrates mastery of many of the advanced skills needed for investment analysis and
decision making in today’s quickly evolving global financial industry. As a result, employers and
clients are increasingly seeking CFA charter holders—often making the charter a prerequisite
for employment. Additionally, regulatory bodies in over 30 countries and territories recognize
the CFA charter as a proxy for meeting certain licensing requirements, and more than 125
colleges and universities around the world have incorporated a majority of the CFA Program
curriculum into their own finance courses.
The CFA Program curriculum provides a comprehensive framework of knowledge for
investment decision making and is firmly grounded in the knowledge and skills used every day
in the investment profession. The three levels of the CFA Program test a proficiency with a wide
range of fundamental and advanced investment topics, including ethical and professional
standards, fixed income and equity analysis, alternative and derivative investments, economics,
financial reporting standards, portfolio management, and wealth planning.
The CFA Program curriculum is updated every year by experts from around the world to ensure
that candidates learn the most relevant and practical new tools, ideas, and investment and
wealth management skills to reflect the dynamic and complex nature of the profession.
To learn more about the CFA charter, visit www.cfainstitute.org.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Alberca is a partner and Director of Family Enterprise Partners, S.L., private company registered and
domiciled in Madrid, Spain. The compensation received by Mr. Alberca from Family Enterprise Partners,
S.L is separate and distinct from the compensation received from Diaphanum Americas LLC.
Additionally, Mr. Alberca is affiliated with the following companies:
I.
Director and Direct Shareholder in Acrebla Ventures, SL (Acrebla) which is owner of two
companies: Family Enterprise Partners, SL. (FEP Spain) and Odyssey 2024, SL (Odyssey Spain).
II.
Director in FEP Spain which is the owner of a 25% in Diaphanum Americas, LLC, a 100% in Family
Enterprise Partners LLC and a 99% in FEP Special Solutions, LLC.
III.
Director in Family Enterprise Partners, LLC, a firm that provides Family Governance Consultancy
and Family Office Services.
IV.
Non Managing Director in FEP Special Solutions, LLC, registered in the Florida Department of
Financial Services with Agency License Number L117465.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Alberca does not receive any additional compensation from Diaphanum Americas. He
receives salaries, dividends & bonuses from Family Enterprise Partners, S.L as a Director and
shareholder.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Alberca is directly supervised by Raul Ortega.
DANIEL CERVANTES SANTAMARIA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Year of Birth: 1970
Educational Background
• European Financial Advisor (EFPA), 2005 to present
• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Gov. the family business, 2007
• MBA, NYU Stern School of Business 1999-2001
• ESADE Business School, 1988-1993
JPMorgan 06/2000 to 09/2000
Business Background
• Diaphanum Americas, LLC, Managing Director, 11/2020 to Present
• Wealth Solutions USA, LLC, Relationship Manager, 11/2018 to 11/2020
• Wealth Solutions EAFI. Relationship Manager, 01/2017 to 11/2020
• Family Counselors. Founder and General Manager, 02/2015 to 12/2016
• Santander Private Banking 01/2005 to 12/2016
• Gráficas del Gayá, Owner & Director General 3/2002 to 12/2004
• Boston Consulting Group 06/2001 to 3/2002
•
• FRANKE, Export manager 06/1993 to 06/1999
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Daniel Cervantes Santamaría is involved in in the following outside business activities:
Family Enterprise Council (FEC), SA de CV. President non-executive. Maintaining the relationship with
the business families associated with the object of knowing their concerns as families and together with
the Advisory Board, finding the best panel of speakers for the conference organized by the FEC twice a
year. In addition, Mr. Daniel Cervantes participates in the configuration of educational program around
themes chosen by the families.
Mr. Cervantes is a partner and Director of Family Enterprise Partners, S.L., private company registered
and domiciled in Madrid, Spain. The compensation received by Mr. Cervantes from Family Enterprise
Partners, S.L is separate and distinct from the compensation received from Diaphanum Americas LLC.
Additionally, Mr. Alberca is affiliated with the following companies:
I.
Director and Direct Shareholder in Janaledan, SL (Janaledan) which is owner of two companies;
Family Enterprise Partners, SL. (FEP Spain) and Janaleire, SL (Janaleire Spain)
II.
Director in FEP Spain which is the owner of a 25% in Diaphanum Americas, LLC, a 100% in Family
Enterprise Partners LLC and a 99% in FEP Special Solutions, LLC.
III.
Director in Family Enterprise Partners, LLC, a firm that provides Family Governance Consultancy
and Family Office Services.
IV.
Non-Managing Director in FEP Special Solutions, LLC, registered in the Florida Department of
Financial Services with Agency License Number L117465.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Cervantes does not receive any additional compensation from Diaphanum Americas. He
receives salaries, dividends & bonuses from Family Enterprise Partners, S.L as a Director and
shareholder.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Cervantes is directly supervised by the firm’s CCO, Rafael Alberca.