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Item 1: Cover Page
March 18, 2025
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27609
Firm CRD #175112
Phone: 919.870.6822
Toll Free: 800.216.0645
www.captrust.com
This Form ADV Part 2A is the CAPTRUST Wealth Client Brochure (“Brochure” or “Wealth
Brochure”), the disclosure brochure for wealth clients and other non-institutional clients
utilizing CAPTRUST investment advisory and portfolio management services. If you have any
questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us by phone at 919.870.6822 or
toll-free at 800.216.0645 or by email at compliance@captrust.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.
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors is an investment adviser registered under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. Registration does not imply any level of skill or training.
Additional information about CAPTRUST Financial Advisors also is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2: Summary of Material Changes
This Summary of Material Changes reflects only material changes to this Brochure since our
last annual update of this Brochure which was dated March 28, 2024. A full copy of our
Brochure may be requested by email at compliance@captrust.com or by contacting us toll-
free at 800.216.0645.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 10 has been amended to disclose the following acquisition activity:
In the fourth quarter of 2024, CFG acquired the assets of four different firms: Campbell
Wealth Management (CRD #152956) in Alexandria, VA, TruNorth Wealth Partners (CRD
#284807) in St. Paul, MN, Wealth Covenant Group (CRD #291453) in Houston, TX., and
Boston Financial Management (CRD #112360) (“BFM”) with offices in Boston, MA, Centerville,
MA, and Portland, ME. CFG also acquired BFM’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Boston Fiduciary
Services, LLC, which provides professional trustee and fiduciary services to individuals,
businesses, and non-profit organizations.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Summary of Material Changes .................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4: Advisory Business ..........................................................................................................................................4
Item 5: Fees and Compensation .............................................................................................................................. 8
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ......................................................... 10
Item 7: Types of Clients .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................................................... 11
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................................. 13
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ..................................................................... 13
Item 11: Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................................... 16
Item 13: Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................................... 19
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ...................................................................................... 20
Item 15: Custody .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Item 16: Investment Discretion .............................................................................................................................. 22
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ........................................................................................................................... 23
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................................ 24
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Introduction
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, also known as CapFinancial Partners, LLC, (“CAPTRUST” or
“Adviser”) was established in April 2003 and approved as a registered investment adviser in
September 2003. The CapFinancial Group, LLC (“CFG”, a North Carolina limited liability
company) owns just under 100% of CAPTRUST. Each of CapFinancial Holdings, Inc. and
Halftime Holdings, LLC owns more than 25% of The CapFinancial Group, LLC. GTCR Fund
XII B indirectly owns more than 25% of CAPTRUST through its ownership of Halftime
Holdings, LLC.
CAPTRUST provides investment advisory services to wealth management clients including,
but not limited to, individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations,
endowments, and corporations (each, a “Client” or “Wealth Client”). CAPTRUST renders
continuous and regular investment supervisory services to Clients.
CAPTRUST also provides investment advisory services to institutional clients including, but
not limited to, retirement plan sponsors, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, pensions, profit-sharing
plans, non-qualified plans; endowments and foundations; religious organization; and other
asset pools (each, an “Institutional Client”). These services are disclosed separately (please
see CAPTRUST Institutional Brochure which can be found here:
https://www.captrust.com/important-disclosures/).
As of December 31, 2024, CAPTRUST managed a total of just under $1.1 trillion in total assets
under management, comprised of just over $845 billion in nondiscretionary assets under
advisement (primarily Institutional Client assets) and just over $237 billion in discretionary
assets under advisement (Institutional and Wealth Client assets).
CAPTRUST offers the following services to Clients:
Investment Advisory Services
Establishment of Investment Goals and Objectives
Asset Allocation Analysis
Investment Manager Selection / Mutual Fund Evaluation
Ongoing Investment Manager / Mutual Fund Due Diligence
Ongoing Portfolio Performance Measurement
Periodic Review of Client Investment Accounts Compared to Client’s Investment Goals
and Objectives
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Wealth Planning Services
Discuss Financial Priorities and Identify Wealth Planning Goals
Develop and Implement Financial Planning Recommendations
Monitor Progress Towards Goals and Reevaluate them Periodically
Evaluate Estate Planning Needs
Tax Planning
Charitable Planning
Coordinate Wealth Planning Objectives with Other Professional Advisors
Tax Related Services, Family Office, and Other Ancillary Services
Tax Consulting and Planning
Tax Return Preparation
Bill Pay and Bookkeeping
Investment Supervisory Services
Adviser provides investment supervisory services on a discretionary and non-discretionary
basis including, but not limited to the following:
Adviser designs, revises, and reallocates a Client’s custom portfolios. Investments are
determined based upon the Client’s investment objectives, risk tolerance, net worth, net
income, age, time horizon, tax situation, and other suitability factors.
Adviser manages the Client’s custom accounts on an individualized basis. Restrictions
and guidelines imposed by Clients may affect the composition and performance of
custom portfolios (as a result, performance of custom portfolios within the same
investment objective may differ and Clients should not expect that the performance of
their custom portfolios will be identical to any other individual’s portfolio performance).
Adviser uses the services of sub-advisers and established third party research services
to assist Adviser with formulating asset allocation, industry and sector selection, and
individual security investment recommendations in constructing and maintaining
custom portfolios.
Adviser’s Clients enter into a fee-based agreement for investment supervisory services.
Advisory fees stated in CAPTRUST’s fee-based agreements may or may not include the cost
of transactions/trade executions, depending upon the type of account the client chooses and
whether the fee is negotiated on “wrap fee” or “non-wrap fee” basis. Advisory Fees may be
higher or lower than obtainable elsewhere.
Wrap Fee Accounts
CAPTRUST sponsors wrap fee program services (see “CAPTRUST Wrap Fee Programs
Brochure” at Appendix 1 to this Brochure for a complete description of the wrap fee
programs offered through CAPTRUST). Wrap fee programs are designed to help Clients
identify their investment needs and obtain professional asset management for a convenient
single "wrap" fee that includes both the cost of transactions/executions and investment
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advisory fees. Wrap fee programs may be offered through portfolio management account
(“PMA”) services, in which CAPTRUST provides PMA services, or separately managed
account (“SMA”) services, in which CAPTRUST recommends and the Client selects a third-
party manager. An investor should consider all the information within the CAPTRUST Wrap
Fee Programs Brochure before participating in a wrap fee program. The information in the
CAPTRUST Wrap Fee Programs Brochure has not been approved or verified by any
governmental authority.
CAPTRUST sponsored wrap free programs include programs with accounts held at Pershing,
LLC (“Pershing”). CAPTRUST also participates in wrap fee programs sponsored by the
Schwab Advisor Services division of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. (“Schwab”), i.e., Schwab’s
Managed Account Select and Managed Account Access.
SMA Accounts
CAPTRUST performs due diligence on various independent investment managers. Based on
the Client's individual circumstances, CAPTRUST determines which SMA manager's portfolio
management style is appropriate for that Client. Factors considered in making this
determination include account size, risk tolerance, the objectives of each Client and the
investment philosophy of the selected manager. Clients should refer to their SMA manager's
disclosure brochure or other disclosure documents for a full description of the services
offered. CAPTRUST will furnish a copy of the disclosure brochures for each SMA manager
recommended. CAPTRUST may recommend one or more SMA managers to manage a Client's
assets on a discretionary basis. CAPTRUST monitors the performance of the SMA managers
on an ongoing basis.
Some Clients with their accounts at Schwab have accessed SMA managers though Schwab’s
Managed Account Marketplace (which is not a wrap-fee program). These Schwab programs
allow access to independent SMA investment management firms offered by Schwab.
With the exception of CAPTRUST’s SMA Wrap Fee Program, CAPTRUST’s fee is independent
of the fee charged by SMA managers for the management of separate accounts. Fees
associated with SMA managers vary and are separately disclosed in each manager’s
disclosure brochure and, depending on the SMA program chosen by the client, may or may
not include the cost of execution. CAPTRUST will make its recommendations in the best
interest of the Client, taking into account the Client’s preferences.
Schwab SMA Programs
Schwab’s Managed Account Select and Managed Account Access fees are bundled as a
single, all-inclusive wrap fee, which is in addition to the fee charged by CAPTRUST. For
Clients who have chosen one of these programs, CAPTRUST will deliver Schwab’s brochure,
which explains how Schwab calculates their SMA program fees. Generally, Schwab multiplies
the actual daily balance of the Client’s account by the daily pro rata portion of the annual rate
and then adds together the fees for each day of the month. The program fee is billed to the
Client’s account monthly, which may result in Clients paying a higher fee on an annual basis
than the annual rate due to the effects of compounding.
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Managed accounts established under the Schwab’s Managed Account Marketplace (non-wrap
fee accounts) are charged separately by Schwab for brokerage and custody services and by
the SMA manager under the SMA manager’s advisory agreement.
In general, access to managers in Schwab’s programs is available at the following account
levels: $100,000 for Stock/Equity Managers and $250,000 for Bond/Fixed Income Managers.
Although some money managers may have higher account minimums. Schwab’s program
fees include the institutional money manager fee, Schwab’s program fee and fees for
brokerage/clearing/custodial services. Fees may include a minimum monthly fee. Please see
related program documents for a complete description of specific fees. Depending on the
service utilized, program fees for the SMA services may be up to 3.00%, depending on the
services provided.
Subadvisory Agreements
CAPTRUST occasionally establishes a subadvisory agreement with an SMA manager that may
or may not participate in one or more of the programs described in this section. Under this
type of arrangement, CAPTRUST’s fee can be quoted to include or exclude the subadvisor’s
fee. In this way, Clients can decide whether to permit the subadvisor to charge their fee
directly to the Client’s account or to have CAPTRUST combine their fee to include the
subadvisor’s fee. Either way, the advisory agreement governing the relationship describes the
method by which advisory fees will be charged and paid and whether the quoted fee includes
both CAPTRUST’s fee and subadvisory fees.
Other Investment Advisor Services
CAPTRUST provides investment advisory services that do not involve investment supervisory
services on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.
Consultations. Adviser furnishes investment advice through individual consultations. To the
extent it is requested to do so, Adviser provides Clients with investment advisory and
consultation services on a “fee for service” basis. In order to determine a suitable course of
action for an individual Client, Adviser performs a review of the variables that are presented.
Such review may include, but would not necessarily be limited to, investment objectives,
consideration of the Client’s overall financial condition, income and tax status, personal and
business assets, risk profile, and other factors unique to the Client’s particular circumstances.
Adviser obtains pertinent information from the Client to assist Adviser in determining the
most appropriate course of action for its Client’s financial and investment activity.
Alternative Investments. Adviser offers advice on private placements and/or limited
partnerships that are considered “alternative investments.” Adviser also offers advice on
private equity funds that contain investments in equities, futures, options, and other
securities. Any such recommendation will be made only when determined to be suitable and
must be accompanied by or preceded by a prospectus or offering memorandum. See Item 10
below for a detailed description of material conflicts regarding private funds.
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Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Advisory Fees
As noted above, CAPTRUST advisory fees are typically charged quarterly in advance based
on the market value of the Client’s account on the last business day of the previous calendar
quarter. Clients who have assigned their advisory agreements to CAPTRUST in connection
with an acquisition may pay their advisory fees in arrears. In either case, the terms of the
advisory agreement determine the fee arrangements. Additions to and withdrawals from an
account during a quarter will be reflected in a fee adjustment in the following quarter’s client
statement. Fees generally are deducted from the Client’s account or may be direct billed to
the Client or to a third-party custodian at the Client’s instruction.
Some client portfolios include private equity and/or other private investments for which
quarterly values lag for up to 60 days following a quarter-end. In those limited cases,
CAPTRUST uses the latest valuation date available for purposes of computing investment
advisory fees. CAPTRUST relies on the Client’s capital account statement (provided by the
issuer or qualified custodian) for the values of such private investments.
The advisory agreement continues in effect until terminated by either party upon thirty days
written notice to the other party. However, if the Client has not received this Brochure at least
48 hours prior to entering into the advisory agreement, the Client may terminate the advisory
agreement within five business days of entering into the advisory agreement without penalty.
If any advisory relationship terminates before the last day of a quarter, fees are prorated
accordingly, and the Adviser will refund any unearned fees due to the Client.
Fees, minimum account sizes, and services are negotiable and may be waived under certain
circumstances. For example, Adviser, in its sole discretion, may charge a lesser (or no)
advisory fee based upon certain criteria (e.g., existing financial planning client relationship,
anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of
assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, negotiations with Client).
Adviser’s fees for these services are negotiable depending on the specific type of investment
management services to be rendered (as detailed in the advisory agreement), but generally
will be calculated as a percentage of total assets under management according to the
following schedule:
Gross Market Value
0-$500,000
$500,001 – $1,000,000
$1,000,001 – $2,000,000
$2,000,001 - $5,000,000
Over $5,000,000
Maximum Annual Fee
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.25%
1.00%
Advisory fees are subject to negotiation. When negotiating fees, factors considered, but not
limited to, include: (i) clients with multiple accounts; (ii) size of the account; (iii) a prior or
existing relationship; and (iv) a client’s particular needs or financial characteristics. Since fees
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vary, Clients with existing accounts may be charged fees not precisely matching the
foregoing fee schedules or the fees paid by other Clients.
CAPTRUST may give advice to one Client that may be different from the advice given to
another Client. Clients should consider the value of the additional consulting services when
making such comparisons. Certain combinations of custodial, consulting, and brokerage
services may not be available separately or may require multiple accounts, documentation,
and fees.
For Clients who do not elect a “wrap-fee” account, CAPTRUST’s fees are exclusive of
brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and expenses incurred by
the Client. Clients who elect to use CAPTRUST wrap program should refer to the CAPTRUST
Wrap Fee Programs Brochure for a description of fees.
Clients may incur certain charges imposed by custodians, brokers, third party investment
advisors, and other third parties, such as fees charged by managers, custodial fees, deferred
sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and
other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Mutual funds and
exchange-traded funds also charge internal management fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s
prospectus. These charges and fees are exclusive of and in addition to CAPTRUST’s fee.
CAPTRUST is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with any custodial
broker-dealer. Clients choose the brokerage platform to hold their investment accounts.
CAPTRUST has prime broker and/or brokerage custody agreements to provide execution,
brokerage and custodial account services to CAPTRUST clients with Schwab, Pershing, and
Fidelity Investments through Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC/National Financial Services,
LLC (“Fidelity”). In general, Clients use Schwab, Pershing, or Fidelity for execution and
custodial services (each such provider, a “custodian”). Custodians are FINRA registered
broker-dealers.
Some Clients choose to use custodians other than Pershing, Fidelity, or Schwab (such as trust
companies). In those cases, CAPTRUST works with the Client’s chosen custodian to manage
the Client’s investments. Custodial and execution fees charged by custodians vary so that
Clients may pay more or less for similar services than Clients who choose a different
custodian.
Adviser may recommend Clients invest in funds-of-funds. Funds-of-funds typically carry
additional fees over and above the fees discussed in this section. Because hedge fund
managers typically charge performance fees (over and above their management fee) and
because funds-of-funds are comprised of allocations to many hedge fund managers, each
manager charges its own management fee and many also charge performance fees which
creates a layering effect. Consequently, Clients should be aware of these additional costs
associated with investing in funds-of-funds. Each fund-of-fund discloses its own fee structure
in the prospectus for that fund. In general, CAPTRUST does not receive any portion of these
charges, fees and costs, however, please refer to Item 6 below for more information on the
limited cases when CAPTRUST participates in performance fees.
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12b-1 and Other Miscellaneous Fees
Generally, CAPTRUST purchases institutional class or no-load mutual funds in investment
portfolios which do not generate sales charges. Load and no-load mutual funds may pay
annual distribution charges, sometimes referred to as 12b-1 fees. These 12b-1 fees come from
fund assets, and therefore indirectly from Client assets. Client’s custodian may be
compensated by 12b-1 fees for general promotion, advertising, and distribution in relation to
Client purchases and sales of mutual fund shares in a managed account. CAPTRUST does not
participate in 12b-1 fees.
Other costs that may be assessed that are not part of those outlined above include fees for
portfolio transactions executed away from the custodian selected by the Client, dealer mark-
ups, electronic fund and wire transfers, spreads paid to market-makers, and exchange fees.
Custodian may charge Client certain additional and/or minimum fees.
Fixed Fee Service. Some Clients engage CAPTRUST to provide investment advisory,
consultation or other ancillary services for a fixed or flat fee. Fixed fees are negotiable, but
generally range from $10,000 to $250,000 on an annual basis, depending upon the level and
scope of the services required. Adviser’s fixed rate is determined based on anticipated work
to be done. Fixed fees will be charged quarterly in advance calculated on a per diem basis
upon the signing of an agreement by the Client. Fees for Clients engaging Adviser mid-
quarter will be prorated on a per diem basis.
Hourly Fee Service. When performing family office and/or other ancillary services, including
tax consulting and planning, accounting/tax preparation, and bill pay, CAPTRUST charges
hourly fees that can range from $50 to $500 per hour depending upon the type and
complexity of the ancillary services to be provided. These services and fees will be negotiated
and agreed upon with the Client, prior to performing the services.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
In general, CAPTRUST does not charge performance-based fees (fees based on a share of
capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a Client). Please see Item 10 – “Other
Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations – Material Conflicts Regarding Private Funds” for
a detailed explanation of conflicts in connection to the One Brick Select Private Credit Fund,
LP and One Brick Select Private Credit Qualified Fund I, LP (collectively, the “One Brick
Funds”) which invest in T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund (“OCredit”). Incentive
fees earned by OCredit will be shared with investors in the One Brick Funds. CAPTRUST does
not charge performance fees to the One Brick Funds, but indirectly participates in fees
earned by OCredit. The assets in the One Brick Funds represent less than 0.006% of all Client
assets.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
CAPTRUST provides investment advisory services to Wealth Clients, including but not limited
to, individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations,
foundations, endowments, and corporate entities.
CAPTRUST also provides advisory services to Institutional Clients including, but not limited
to, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, pensions and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans,
foundations, endowments, corporations. These services are disclosed separately in
CAPTRUST’s Institutional Brochure.
CAPTRUST generally maintains a minimum account size requirement for its Wealth Clients of
$50,000 to initially establish an account. The value of this account is subject to fluctuation,
and therefore there is not a minimum maintenance requirement. Adviser retains the right to
waive minimum initial account sizes should Adviser feel it is necessary and appropriate.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
CAPTRUST’s investment strategy begins with an understanding of a Client’s financial goals.
Adviser uses demographic and financial information provided by the Client to assess the
Client’s risk profile and investment objectives when determining an appropriate plan for the
Client’s assets. Investment strategies generally include long or short-term purchases of stock
portfolios, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, fixed income securities, and other
investment vehicles where appropriate, and may include margin transactions and options
strategies.
Investment strategies. CAPTRUST uses both a risk-based and outcome-based approach to
asset allocation. Client portfolios will predominantly be invested in the following asset classes:
US equities, international equities, fixed income, alternative investments (strategic
opportunities), commodities, and real estate.
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors may build custom allocations for Clients or select from pre-
built models managed by the Investment Committee. Investment recommendations, including
model selection, are based on an analysis of the Client’s individual needs and are drawn from
research and analysis. In general, investment analysis methods may include fundamental
analysis as well as quantitative and qualitative research on a given investment vehicle.
Information for this analysis may be drawn from financial newspapers, magazines and
databases, research materials prepared by others, annual reports, corporate filings, and
prospectuses. Additional sources of information utilized by CAPTRUST include meetings and
discussions with investment managers employed by investment companies, statistical
summaries and analysis and such other sources CAPTRUST deems appropriate. CAPTRUST
may utilize services of subadvisers and established third party research services to assist
CAPTRUST with formulating asset allocation, industry and sector selection, and investment
recommendations in managing the Client’s funds. Technical analysis may be used when
analyzing indices and/or securities.
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It is important to note that investing in securities involves certain risks that are borne by the
investor. For risks associated with investment company (mutual fund) products, Clients
should refer to fund prospectuses. Our investment approach constantly keeps the risk of loss
in mind. These risks include, but are not limited to:
Interest rate Risk: Fluctuations in interest rates may cause investment prices to
fluctuate. For example, when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds become less
attractive, causing their market value to decline.
Market Risk: The price of a security, bond, or mutual fund may drop in reaction to
tangible and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk is caused by external
factors independent of a security’s particular underlying circumstances. For example,
political, economic and social conditions may trigger market events.
Inflation Risk: When any type of inflation is present, a dollar today will not buy as much
as a dollar next year, because purchasing power is eroding at the rate of inflation.
Reinvestment Risk: This is the risk that future proceeds from investments may have to
be reinvested at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate). This primarily
relates to fixed income securities.
Business Risk: These risks are associated with a particular industry or a particular
company within an industry. For example, oil-drilling companies depend on finding oil
and then refining it, a lengthy process, before they can generate a profit. They carry a
higher risk of profitability than an electric company, which generates its income from a
steady stream of customers who buy electricity no matter what the economic
environment is like.
Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash.
Generally, assets are more liquid if many traders are interested in a standardized
product. For example, Treasury Bills are highly liquid, while real estate properties are
not. Some funds, such as interval funds, that could be utilized in select strategies
employed by CAPTRUST, carry liquidity risk. In some circumstances, Clients have had to
wait several quarters or longer when requesting liquidity from the manager of interval
funds within select CAPTRUST asset allocated model strategies that utilize these semi-
liquid instruments.
Financial Risk: Excessive borrowing to finance a business’ operations increases the risk
of profitability, because the company must meet the terms of its obligations in good
times and bad. During periods of financial stress, the inability to meet loan obligations
may result in bankruptcy and/or a declining market value.
Concentration Risk: The probability of loss due to heavy exposure to a single
investment, equity or issuer. Some funds utilized in model strategies employed by
CAPTRUST, carry a kind of concentration risk because Clients may own more than one
fund managed by the same issuer; or Clients may be invested in several funds with
similar strategies which poses a type of concentration risk. Another form of
concentration risk occurs when one group of Clients comprise a large portion of a
mutual fund’s total asset base, those Clients experience an additional risk over and
above the risks associated with the investment’s strategy due directly to the
concentration of their assets in that fund. CAPTRUST strategies may involve some or all
of the types of concentration risk described here.
Other risks: CAPTRUST’s recommended strategies include the risks listed above as well
as other risks that are more specifically associated with managers, strategies, funds, or
instruments CAPTRUST selects or recommends. For example, some recommended
managers use derivatives (e.g., options as a hedge) which pose special risks; others
carry liquidity risk specific to underlying investments; additionally, some of Adviser’s
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asset allocated model strategies have a particular concentration risk because Adviser
may allocate a large portion of a portfolio to a single manager, or a fund complex. Some
portfolios include alternative or uncommon investment strategies, or allocations to
funds with limited or no prior history of operations. Each recommended manager
discloses risks associated with investing in their funds separately in their respective
brochures and/or prospectuses.
o Although CAPTRUST acknowledges that Clients are relying on CAPTRUST to
manage portfolio risk, Clients are encouraged to read managers’ disclosure
brochures and prospectuses and ask questions of CAPTRUST’S Financial
Advisors, Investment Committee members, or compliance team members.
Please contact us at 919.870.6822 or send a message to
compliance@captrust.com.
Private investment funds: Clients who are qualified to invest in private funds must
acknowledge and accept the specific risk factors that are associated with investing in
private funds. Private fund investments involve various risk factors, including, but not
limited to, potential for complete loss of principal, illiquidity, and lack of transparency.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to a Client or prospective Client’s evaluation of
CAPTRUST or the integrity of CAPTRUST’s management. Neither CAPTRUST management
nor members of CAPTRUST’s Investment Committee have any reportable disciplinary history
for this Item. Each Financial Advisor who acts as a Portfolio Manager has a separate Form
ADV Part 2B. Please refer to Form ADV Part 2B for personal disciplinary information for
individual Financial Advisors.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
CAPTRUST is affiliated by common ownership to CapFinancial Securities, LLC (“CFS”), a
FINRA broker-dealer (Member SIPC). CAPTRUST does not manage any proprietary mutual
funds.
CFS, as an affiliated registered broker-dealer, provides individuals and institutions with
general securities investment services. Many Investment Adviser Representatives with
Adviser are also registered as CFS Registered Representatives. A CAPTRUST Financial
Advisor who focuses primarily on wealth advisory services generally spends less than 10% of
their time on work done for Clients focused on activities consistent with the definition of
broker-dealer activities. A CAPTRUST Financial Advisor whose focus is Institutional Clients
will generally spend less than 1% of their time on broker-dealer activities.
CAPTRUST business divisions called “1776 Advisor Group,” “Strategic Advisor Group,” and
“Family Office Risk Advisors” together with several CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, are
licensed to act as agent of record for Clients who own life insurance products or for
retirement plans funded with group variable products. Financial Advisors may occasionally
recommend fixed or variable annuities or life insurance (including Private Placement Life
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Insurance (“PPLI”) to their Wealth Clients when assisting them in executing their financial
plan. CFS and CAPTRUST have business entity insurance licenses. Strategic Advisor Group’s
primary source of revenue is life insurance commissions not involving CAPTRUST qualified
retirement plan clients.
As a result of certain investment-related recommendations provided to its Clients, CFS may
facilitate certain securities purchases and/or sales, or insurance product purchases and/or
sales on behalf of CAPTRUST Clients. Such transactions may be facilitated by CFS, in its
capacity as a registered broker-dealer or insurance agent/agency (business entity).
Commissions charged by CFS may be higher or lower than obtainable elsewhere. When CFS
is being compensated by commissions, general promotion, advertising, and distribution fees
(such as 12b-1 fees) in relation to purchases and sales of commission-based investment
products or mutual fund shares, CAPTRUST does not also charge an advisory fee on those
assets but includes the accounts at a 0% advisory fee.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, CFG acquired the assets of four different firms: Campbell
Wealth Management (CRD #152956) in Alexandria, VA, TruNorth Wealth Partners (CRD
#284807) in St. Paul, MN, Wealth Covenant Group (CRD #291453) in Houston, TX., and
Boston Financial Management (CRD #112360) (“BFM”) with offices in Boston, MA, Centerville,
MA, and Portland, ME. CFG also acquired BFM’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Boston Fiduciary
Services, LLC, which provides professional trustee and fiduciary services to individuals,
businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Material Conflicts Regarding Private Funds
CAPTRUST provides investment recommendations and advice regarding both affiliated and
non-affiliated private investment funds. CAPTRUST provides the fund’s offering materials at
or prior to recommending the investment. Clients should refer to the fund’s confidential
offering memorandum for applicable disclosures regarding management of the fund, its
investment objective, risk factors, tax, and related factors.
One Brick. CAPTRUST serves as investment advisor to One Brick Select Private Equity 2024,
L.P. CAIS One Brick Select Private Equity 2024 GP LLC, an unaffiliated entity, serves as
general partner. CAPTRUST also serves as investment advisor to One Brick Select Private
Credit Fund, LP and One Brick Select Private Credit Qualified Fund I, LP (the “One Brick
Funds”), for which PPB Capital Partners ("PPB") serves as general partner and fund
administrator. The One Brick Funds invest in T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund
(“OCredit”). OHA Private Credit Advisors LLC (“OHA Advisor”) is the investment adviser to
OCredit. OCredit pays OHA Advisor an incentive fee for serving as its investment manager.
As more people invest in OCredit, OHA Advisor will earn more fees. One Brick Funds will also
share in those incentive fees, which creates an incentive for CAPTRUST to recommend
OCredit in order to increase the potential profits eligible to be shared with investors in the
One Brick Funds which include CAPTRUST Clients and employees. (Please see Item 6.). One
Brick Funds pay nominal fees to PPB for fund administration as well as 10bps/year in advisory
fees to CAPTRUST.
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Homecourt. CAPTRUST is the owner of CAPTRUST 2022 Homecourt Fund GP, LLC, a
Delaware single member limited liability company, for which the sole purpose was the
organization of a private fund called CAPTRUST 2022 Homecourt Fund, L.P. (“Homecourt”).
Homecourt was formed as an “Access Fund” into Dyal HomeCourt US Investors LP (“Dyal”),
and independent third party private limited partnership. CAPTRUST acts as the investment
adviser to Homecourt. The interests were offered pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Each investor must be a U.S. person that is a person with the requisite skill and expertise to
adequately assess the risks of investing in the Access Fund (and indirectly investing in the
Underlying Fund); an “accredited investor” as defined within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act; a “qualified purchaser” as defined under
the Investment Company Act, and a “qualified client,” as defined under the U.S. Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Advisers Act”). There is no public market for the interests, and no such market is
expected to develop in the future. CAPTRUST’s “Management Fee Rate” is 0.10% per annum
(e.g. 0.025% per quarter) for limited partners who are Clients and 1.00% per annum (e.g.
0.25% per quarter) for limited partners who are no longer Clients.
MRA. CAPTRUST acts as investment adviser to a series of private funds, namely, MR
Investment Fund 1 LLC, MRA Opportunities Fund 1-A, MRA Opportunities Fund 1-B, MRA
Credit Strategies Fund 1-A Fund LP, and MRA Credit Strategies Fund 1-B Fund LP.
SALI. CAPTRUST acts as subadvisor to three private funds, Covenant Global Equities Fund
Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund II 3(c)(1), LP, Covenant Global Equities Fund
Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund II, L.P., and Vega Multi-Strategy Fund Series of
the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P., for which SALI Fund Services acts as investment advisor and
fund administrator.
TRUSTCORE. CAPTRUST acts as subadvisor to Trustcore Private Opportunities Fund, LP for
which PPB Advisors acts as investment advisor and NAV Consulting provides fund
administration.
RINET. CAPTRUST and RINET Company, LLC entered into a limited (administrative) services
agreement whereby CAPTRUST will assist RINET in winding down four private funds RINET
manages.
Item 11: Code of Ethics
CAPTRUST’s Code of Ethics addresses, among other things: (i) CAPTRUST’s fiduciary
obligations to its Clients, (ii) personal securities trading procedures restricting the purchase
and sale, by employees for their own accounts, of specific securities; (iii) provisions relating to
the confidentiality of Client information; (iv) a prohibition on insider trading; (v) limits on
political contributions; and (vi) restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the
reporting of certain gifts and business entertainment.
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Personal transactions in securities by directors, officers, and employees of CAPTRUST who
have access to nonpublic information regarding Clients’ purchase and sale of securities, are
involved in making securities recommendations to Clients, or who have access to such non-
public recommendations are subject to the restrictions and procedures in CAPTRUST’s Code
of Ethics. All employees at CAPTRUST must acknowledge the terms of the Code of Ethics
annually, or as amended.
Occasionally, Adviser’s employees may recommend that Clients buy or sell the same
securities or investment products that Adviser’s employees also own. CAPTRUST’s employees
and persons associated with CAPTRUST are required to follow the Code of Ethics. The Code
of Ethics is intended to identify and address potential conflicts of interest that might arise in
the context of personal securities transactions, activities, and interests of CAPTRUST
employees that might interfere or appear to interfere with making decisions in the best
interest of advisory Clients.
Under the Code of Ethics certain classes of securities have been designated as exempt
transactions, based upon a determination that they would not materially interfere with the
best interest of CAPTRUST’s Clients. In addition, the Code of Ethics requires pre-approval of
specific types of transactions, and, depending on the transaction, may restrict trading in close
proximity to client trading activity. Nonetheless, because the Code of Ethics in some
circumstances would permit employees to invest in the same securities as Clients, there is a
possibility that employees might benefit from market activity by a Client. Employee trading is
monitored under the Code of Ethics to reasonably prevent conflicts of interest between
CAPTRUST and its Clients.
CAPTRUST employees whose accounts are managed by CAPTRUST are included in block
trading where CAPTRUST places trades for execution that include accounts of two or more
clients and when CAPTRUST believes trade aggregation is appropriate and in the best
interest of its Clients. (See “Block Trades” under “Brokerage Practices” below for additional
information).
CAPTRUST’s Clients may request a copy of the Adviser’s Code of Ethics by contacting the
Compliance Department at 919.870.6822 or 800.216.0645 or by email at
compliance@captrust.com.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Some CAPTRUST Financial Advisors (Investment Adviser Representatives) also affect
securities transactions for Clients as registered representatives of a broker-dealer (see Item
10). Further, Adviser or its associated persons may receive compensation for such
transactions, where such compensation is separate and distinct from Adviser’s compensation
related to its investment advisory services. All FINRA, SEC, and other regulatory agencies
disclosure requirements and policies are observed for all transactions.
Wrap Fee Programs. Clients who have chosen a wrap fee arrangement when utilizing a
brokerage platform should review the CAPTRUST Wrap Fee Programs Brochure, available at
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https://captrust.com/important-disclosures, for a description of wrap fee programs
sponsored by CAPTRUST. CAPTRUST uses risk-based and outcomes-based approaches to
portfolio management. Regardless of whether a Client is in a wrap or a non-wrap account,
when executing trade orders within a risk-based strategy described in Item 8, trades for
accounts are blocked together at each of the three custodians if the objectives and/or
instructions for the order are similar.
Block Trades. CAPTRUST may aggregate, or “block” orders being placed for execution at the
same time for the accounts of two or more Clients, where it believes such aggregation is
appropriate and in the best interest of the Clients. All accounts within the block will receive
the same execution price on each trade date. This practice may include accounts in which
CAPTRUST’s affiliates and employees have an ownership interest. However, CAPTRUST is not
obligated to block orders or to include any account in a blocked order if portfolio
management decisions for such accounts are made separately or if CAPTRUST determines
that blocking trades would be inconsistent with the Adviser’s investment management duties.
These duties may include the consideration of any investment objectives, guidelines, special
requests, or restrictions applicable to a particular account.
All block orders placed for execution are subject to CAPTRUST’s Trade Allocation
Procedures. Under these procedures, CAPTRUST will block orders where appropriate for the
participating Clients and when consistent with CAPTRUST's duty to seek best execution. Prior
to or contemporaneous with the entry of a blocked order, CAPTRUST will capture the pre-
allocation for the blocked trade identifying Client accounts or trading groups of Client
accounts participating in the blocked order detailed either in dollars, number of shares, or
percent of market value for the referenced Client accounts.
Based on the individual market for security, CAPTRUST may not receive complete execution
on the entire volume of securities purchased or sold during a single trading session. Thus, the
effect of the aggregation may operate in some circumstances to a particular Client’s
disadvantage. When a blocked order is partially filled, the securities purchased or sold by the
close of each business day will be allocated in a manner that is consistent with the initial pre-
allocation statement and does not consistently advantage or disadvantage particular Clients
or groups of Client accounts. However, adjustments to the allocation may be made to avoid
de minimis allocations to Client accounts or to avoid deviations from pre-determined holding
limits or other such limitations established for any account. CAPTRUST will retain records of
the trade order specifying each participating account and its allocation.
Although CAPTRUST generally attempts to block trades for Client accounts, aggregation may
not be possible because of that Client’s specific brokerage arrangements or other factors. The
majority of CAPTRUST PMA & SMA Wrap Fee accounts use Pershing as their custodian. Some
Clients may select Schwab, Fidelity, or upon occasion, other financial institutions to act as
custodian and broker/dealer for their accounts. When the Investment Committee, a Portfolio
Manager, or Investment Strategist implements a portfolio decision or strategy ahead of or
contemporaneously with similar portfolio decisions or strategies of other Clients certain
factors may create less favorable execution results when compared to other Clients. Such
factors may include liquidity constraints, potential market impact or the time executions
occur at different custodians. While CAPTRUST makes every effort to reduce conflicts of
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interest, there can be no assurance that any actual or potential conflicts of interest will not
result in a particular Client or group of Clients receiving less favorable investment terms or
returns from certain investments than if such conflicts of interest did not exist. For
CAPTRUST Client accounts maintained by the custodians, custodians generally do not charge
separately for custody services but may be compensated by account holders through
commissions and other transaction-related or asset-based fees for securities trades that are
executed through the custodian or that settle in accounts held by the custodian. Custodians
may also make available to CAPTRUST products and services that could benefit CAPTRUST
but may not benefit all Clients’ accounts.
Some of these other products and services assist CAPTRUST in managing and administering
Client accounts. These include software and other technology that provide access to Client
account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements); the facilitation of trade
execution and allocation of aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts; research,
pricing information and other market data; facilitating payment of CAPTRUST’s fees from its
Clients’ accounts; and assistance with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client
reporting. Many of these services generally may be used to service all or a substantial number
of CAPTRUST’s accounts, including accounts not maintained at the custodian.
The foregoing arrangements pose a conflict of interest to the extent they create an incentive
for CAPTRUST to suggest that Clients maintain their assets in accounts at a custodian based
on products and services that may become available to CAPTRUST rather than solely based
on the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by custodian to
Clients. However, CAPTRUST is constrained by fiduciary principles to act in its Clients’ best
interests and will suggest a custodian to clients only when it is appropriate to do so. In
addition, CAPTRUST maintains an awareness of the services provided to Clients by these
custodians to confirm that Clients are well served by these partners.
In general, when a trade error occurs in a managed account CAPTRUST absorbs the loss from
correcting transactions and the custodian typically makes a charitable donation of any
resulting profit. However, each custodian handles trade error corrections slightly differently.
CAPTRUST has controls in place to limit trade errors.
Some transactions that must be made by application or subscription agreement will be
facilitated directly with the fund administrator, insurance company, or other legal entity
responsible for effecting such transactions. While most of the Adviser’s business is done on a
fee basis, an investment adviser representative may be compensated in connection to a
transaction (by commission) when appointed by the client as “broker or agent of record” for
a direct-to-the-fund account set up through CFS. In that case, CFS may be compensated by
commissions, general promotion, advertising, and distribution fees (such as 12b-1 fees) in
relation to purchases and sales of commission-based investment products or mutual fund
shares in those types of accounts. There are a limited number of these non-advisory
commissions-based Client accounts. CAPTRUST advises these types of accounts at a 0%
advisory fee.
CAPTRUST Clients utilize the brokerage platforms provided by Pershing, Fidelity, or Schwab.
While CAPTRUST does have the ability to negotiate fees or commissions on behalf of Clients,
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CAPTRUST does not direct brokerage to a particular venue for execution, but rather relies on
Pershing, Schwab, or Fidelity to utilize their resources to select the most appropriate venue
for execution. An exception to this practice involves bond trades that are directed by a
CAPTRUST Financial Advisor to an executing broker dealer.
Fees and commissions charged by these brokerage platforms may be higher or lower than
obtainable elsewhere. Circumstances occasionally arise when the brokerage platforms must
impose a separate or special handling or custodial charge for acting as custodian for an
exempt security or private placement that was recommended by CAPTRUST to a CAPTRUST
advisory Client. On a case-by-case basis, CAPTRUST may cover the cost of this type of fee on
a “value-added” basis by having the fee directly billed to CAPTRUST rather than the Client or
by reimbursing the Client. Finally, CAPTRUST participates in several referral programs offered
by the custodians that benefit CAPTRUST which are identified in the detailed disclosure
under Item 14 (below).
Item 13: Review of Accounts
Client accounts are advised by the Client’s Financial Advisor who is responsible for
performing periodic reviews, consulting with their Clients, and staying abreast of changes to
their Clients’ goals and objectives. Ongoing reviews of markets, sectors, and individual
securities are conducted by the Investment Group. Unaffiliated mutual fund holdings and
outside Investment Managers are monitored on a continuous and regular basis by the
CAPTRUST Investment Group. Michael Vogelzang, Chief Investment Officer, leads the
Investment Group. ADV Part 2B (attached to this Brochure) lists the members of the
Investment Group who are also members of the Investment Committee or who are involved in
the review process and in determining the investment advice to be given by the Adviser. In
addition to monthly statements provided by the custodian of the Client’s assets, CAPTRUST
prepares quarterly performance reports for Wealth Client accounts. Clients may access their
quarterly performance reports electronically via CAPTRUST’s client portal. Clients should
contact their Financial Advisor, or contact CAPTRUST at the contact details in Item 1, for
questions about how to access their reports. CAPTRUST receives a daily download of
transaction information from Pershing, Schwab, and Fidelity and has access to Wealth Client
accounts through their institutional advisor platforms. Clients agree to inform CAPTRUST in
writing of any material changes to the Client’s investment goals and objectives or financial
situation that might affect the manner with which Client’s assets should be invested.
Additionally, Clients who wish to impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their
accounts may do so by contacting their Financial Advisor or CAPTRUST at the contact details
in Item 1.
Clients with portfolios that include private equity and/or other private investments (“private
funds”) should be advised that quarterly values lag for up to 60 days following a quarter-end.
Because CAPTRUST relies on the Client’s capital account statement (provided by the issuer
or qualified custodian) for private fund values used for purposes of quarterly portfolio review
and reporting, quarterly review reports will reflect the latest valuation date available.
Consequently, a Client’s actual private fund holdings could be significantly more or less than
the value reflected on their portfolio report. Unless otherwise indicated, the Client’s advisory
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fee will be based upon the value reflected in CAPTRUST’s client portal . Clients may contact
CAPTRUST during normal business hours to consult with CAPTRUST concerning the
management of the Client’s accounts.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Clients (or prospective Clients) who are being referred to CAPTRUST, either by means of a
paid endorsement by a third-party or in connection with a paid testimonial by a current client,
must be made aware of the arrangement at the time the testimonial or endorsement is
disseminated in a clear and prominent manner. The disclosure of the arrangement must
explain whether the testimonial was given by a current Client or investor; or if the
endorsement was given by a person other than a current Client or investor; explain whether
cash or non-cash compensation was provided for the testimonial or endorsement; and if
applicable, include brief statement of any material conflicts of interest on the part of the
person giving the testimonial or endorsement resulting from the investment adviser's
relationship with such person. In cases where a referral takes place in person, these required
disclosures will be delivered in writing at the time the testimonial or endorsement is being
mad.
CAPTRUST has entered into referral agreements with various third-party solicitors for Client
referrals. For a solicitor to be compensated by CAPTRUST for referring a Client to
CAPTRUST, the solicitor must be engaged by CAPTRUST under a solicitor or referral
agreement (“Referral Agreement”) in compliance with Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. In general, a solicitor is compensated by a percentage of the advisory
fee collected for a specified period of time (as detailed in the Referral Agreement). Clients
pay no additional fee for the referral over and above CAPTRUST’s quoted advisory fee; to the
contrary, the fee the Adviser earns is reduced by the amount of the compensation to the
solicitor.
Each Referral Agreement requires the solicitor to deliver the required disclosures either in
writing or via the internet at the time of the testimonial or endorsement is made. Clients may
request details regarding a particular Referral Agreement by contacting CAPTRUST at the
contact details in Item 1.
Schwab Advisor Network®
CAPTRUST receives client referrals from Schwab through CAPTRUST’s participation in
Schwab Advisor Network® (the “Service”). The Service is designed to help investors find an
independent investment advisor. Schwab is a broker-dealer independent of and unaffiliated
with CAPTRUST. Schwab does not supervise CAPTRUST and has no responsibility for
CAPTRUST’s management of clients’ portfolios or CAPTRUST’s other advice or services.
CAPTRUST pays Schwab fees to receive client referrals through the Service. CAPTRUST’s
participation in the Service may raise potential conflicts of interest described below.
CAPTRUST pays Schwab a participation fee on all referred Client accounts that are
maintained in custody at Schwab and a non-Schwab custody fee on all accounts that are
maintained at, or transferred to, another custodian. The participation fee paid by CAPTRUST
is a percentage of the fees the client owes to CAPTRUST or a percentage of the value of the
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assets in the Client’s account, subject to a minimum Participation Fee. CAPTRUST pays
Schwab the participation fee for so long as the referred Client’s account remains in custody at
Schwab. The participation fee is billed to CAPTRUST quarterly and may be increased,
decreased or waived by Schwab from time to time. The participation fee is paid by
CAPTRUST and not by the Client. CAPTRUST has agreed not to charge Clients referred
through the Service fees or costs greater than the fees or costs CAPTRUST charges Clients
with similar portfolios who were not referred through the Service.
CAPTRUST generally pays Schwab a non-Schwab custody fee if custody of a referred Client’s
account is not maintained by, or assets in the account are transferred from Schwab. This fee
does not apply if the Client was solely responsible for the decision not to maintain custody at
Schwab. The non-Schwab custody fee is a one-time payment equal to a percentage of the
assets placed with a custodian other than Schwab. The non-Schwab custody fee is higher
than the participation fees CAPTRUST generally would pay in a single year. Thus, CAPTRUST
will have an incentive to recommend that Client accounts be held in custody at Schwab.
The participation and non-Schwab custody fees will be based on assets in accounts of
CAPTRUST’s Clients who were referred by Schwab and those referred Clients’ family
members living in the same household. Thus, CAPTRUST will have incentives to encourage
household members of Clients referred through the Service to maintain custody of their
accounts and execute transactions at Schwab and to instruct Schwab to debit CAPTRUST’s
fees directly from the accounts.
For accounts of CAPTRUST’s Clients maintained in custody at Schwab, Schwab will not
charge the Client separately for custody but will receive compensation from CAPTRUST’s
Clients in the form of commission or other transaction-related compensation on securities
trades executed through Schwab. Schwab also will receive a fee (generally lower than the
applicable commission on trades it executes) for clearance and settlement of trades executed
through broker-dealers other than Schwab. Schwab’s fees for trades executed at other
broker-dealers are in addition to the other broker-dealer’s fees. Thus, CAPTRUST may have
an incentive to cause trades to be executed through Schwab rather than another broker-
dealer. CAPTRUST nevertheless acknowledges its duty to seek best execution of trades for
Client accounts. Trades for Client accounts held in custody at Schwab may be executed
through a different broker-dealer than trades for CAPTRUST’s other Clients. Thus, trades for
accounts custodied at Schwab may be executed at different times and different prices than
trades for other accounts that are executed at other broker-dealers.
Fidelity Wealth advisor Solutions®
CAPTRUST participates in the Fidelity Wealth Advisor Solutions® Program (the “WAS
Program”), through which CAPTRUST receives referrals from Fidelity Personal and Workplace
Advisors LLC (FPWA), a registered investment adviser and Fidelity Investments company.
CAPTRUST is independent and not affiliated with FPWA or any Fidelity Investments
company. FPWA does not supervise or control CAPTRUST and FPWA has no responsibility or
oversight for CAPTRUST’s provision of investment management or other advisory services.
Under the WAS Program, FPWA acts as a solicitor for CAPTRUST and CAPTRUST pays
referral fees to FPWA for each referral received based on CAPTRUST’s assets under
management attributable to each Client referred by FPWA or members of each Client’s
household. The WAS Program is designed to help investors find an independent investment
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advisor, and any referral from FPWA to CAPTRUST does not constitute a recommendation or
endorsement by FPWA of CAPTRUST’s particular investment management services or
strategies. More specifically, CAPTRUST pays the following amounts to FPWA for referrals:
the sum of (i) an annual percentage of 0.10% of any and all assets in client accounts where
such assets are identified as “fixed income” assets by FPWA and (ii) an annual percentage of
0.25% of all other assets held in client accounts. In addition, CAPTRUST has agreed to pay
FPWA a minimum annual fee amount in connection with its participation in the WAS
Program. These referral fees are paid by CAPTRUST and not the Client.
To receive referrals from the WAS Program, CAPTRUST must meet certain minimum
participation criteria, but CAPTRUST may have been selected for participation in the WAS
Program as a result of its other business relationships with FPWA and its affiliates, including
Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC (“FBS”). As a result of its participation in the WAS Program,
CAPTRUST may have a potential conflict of interest with respect to its decision to use certain
affiliates of FPWA, including FBS, for execution, custody and clearing for certain client
accounts, and CAPTRUST may have a potential incentive to suggest the use of FBS and its
affiliates to its advisory Clients, whether or not those Clients were referred to CAPTRUST as
part of the WAS Program. Under an agreement with FPWA, CAPTRUST has agreed that
Adviser will not charge Clients more than the standard range of advisory fees disclosed in its
Brochure to cover solicitation fees paid to FPWA as part of the WAS Program. Pursuant to
these arrangements, CAPTRUST has agreed not to solicit Clients to transfer their brokerage
accounts from affiliates of FPWA or establish brokerage accounts at other custodians for
referred Clients other than when CAPTRUST’s fiduciary duties would so require, and
CAPTRUST has agreed to pay FPWA a one-time fee equal to 0.75% of the assets in a client
account that is transferred from FPWA’s affiliates to another custodian; therefore, CAPTRUST
may have an incentive to suggest that referred clients and their household members maintain
custody of their accounts with affiliates of FPWA. However, participation in the WAS
Program does not limit CAPTRUST’s duty to select brokers on the basis of best execution.
Item 15: Custody
Clients should receive statements at least quarterly from the qualified custodian that holds
and maintains the Client’s investment assets. CAPTRUST urges Clients to carefully review
such statements and compare the official custodial records to any reports provided by
CAPTRUST. CAPTRUST reports may vary from custodial statements based on accounting
procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of certain securities. CAPTRUST
does not act as a qualified custodian for Client assets.
CAPTRUST discloses in Item 9 of Form ADV Part 1 that it has custody of Clients’ funds or
assets for certain reasons (e.g., where a Wealth Client has granted their CAPTRUST Financial
Advisor the ability to access the Client’s assets). CAPTRUST is subject to an annual surprise
custody examination by an independent certified public accounting firm.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
For certain CAPTRUST Clients, Adviser has the authority to determine, without obtaining
specific Client consent, both the securities to be bought and sold in their accounts as well as
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the amount of the securities to be bought or sold. However, this discretion must be provided
at the beginning of the Adviser/Client relationship and documented in the advisory
agreement. There is no particular set limit to this discretion established as part of the
agreement or this Brochure. Adviser has the authority to negotiate commission rates charged
by the custodians, but does not have any control over the fees charged by the custodians for
the services they provide. These fee changes have a direct impact to the Client as they may
be charged commissions for transactions. There is no limitation on such discretion, and the
Client may pay commissions higher than those obtainable from other broker-dealers for the
same products and services. Commissions and/or transaction fees charged Pershing, Fidelity,
and Schwab may be higher or lower than obtainable elsewhere.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
In general, CAPTRUST Clients delegate the authority to vote their proxies to CAPTRUST in
their agreement. It is CAPTRUST’s aim to see that proxies are voted in the best interest of its
Clients. As such, CAPTRUST has engaged Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), to
vote proxies on behalf of Clients who delegate proxy voting authority to CAPTRUST. ISS is an
independent proxy voting service provider, which performs extensive research, and has
designed and maintains a number of proxy voting guidelines. While Clients are always free to
vote their own proxies, for those that delegate that responsibility to CAPTRUST, CAPTRUST
generally leverages ISS Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Guidelines are
based on widely accepted good governance practices and principles, are designed to be
responsive to the wide range of issues that can be raised in proxy situations, and to increase
total shareholder value and risk mitigation. Additionally, Clients may revoke their delegation
of proxy voting authority at any time, with written notice to CAPTRUST. The Proxy Voting
Policy contains additional guidelines and methods by which conflicts of interests are
addressed. Such conflict may include situations where CAPTRUST has or is seeking a Client
relationship with the issuer of the security that is the subject of the proxy vote. Generally,
because the Guidelines pre-establish voting positions, application should adequately address
any possible conflicts of interest.
SMA Accounts. Where CAPTRUST has recommended an SMA Manager, Clients delegate
proxy voting authority to their SMA Manager. The SMA Manager’s proxy voting policies will
be detailed in their Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
To obtain a copy of CAPTRUST’s Proxy Voting Policy or for a copy of CAPTRUST’s Proxy
Voting record, Clients can contact CAPTRUST at the contact details in Item 1. Alternatively,
Clients may email IG.Investment.Admin@captrust.com or write to CAPTRUST “Investment
Administration” to obtain the information at the address below:
CAPTRUST
Investment Administration
4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC, 27609.
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Raleigh, NC 27609 | captrust.com | 919.870.6822 | 800.216.0645
Item 18: Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required to provide Clients with certain financial
information or disclosures about CAPTRUST’s financial condition. CAPTRUST has no financial
commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to Clients
and has not been the subject of any bankruptcy proceeding.
CAPTRUST’s Privacy Policy and Business Continuity Plan
CAPTRUST’s Privacy Policy and Business Continuity Plan can be found on the CAPTRUST
internet site by navigating to:
Privacy Policy: https://www.captrust.com/privacy-policy/
Business Continuity Plan: https://www.captrust.com/business-continuity-plan/
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CAPTRUST Financial Advisors | 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27609 | captrust.com | 919.870.6822 | 800.216.0645