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Davenport & Company LLC
Firm Brochure: Part 2A of Form ADV: Uniform Application for Investment Advisor Registration
March 25, 2025
This brochure is required by regulation and is designed to provide information about the qualifications and business
practices of Davenport & Company LLC (“Davenport”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please contact us at 804-780-2000 or info@investdavenport.com. The issuance of this brochure is required by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); however, the information in this brochure has not been approved or
verified by the SEC or by any other regulatory body or state securities authority. Davenport is a SEC Registered Investment
Adviser; however, registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Davenport & Company LLC
901 East Cary Street, Suite 1100
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-780-2000
Email: info@investdavenport.com
www.investdavenport.com
Our Brochure may be requested by contacting info@investdavenport.com. Our Brochure is available, free of charge, on
our web site, www.investdavenport.com.
Additional information about Davenport is available via the SEC’s web site www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site
provides information about any persons affiliated with Davenport who are registered, or are required to be registered, as
investment advisor representatives of Davenport.
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2. Material Changes
This item discusses material changes since the last annual update of Davenport’s Brochure dated March 25, 2024 and
provides clients with a summary of such changes.
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Core Leaders Balanced and Value & Income Balanced investment options are no longer offered to
new clients
3. Table of Contents
1. Cover Page
Cover Page
2. Material Changes
page 2
3.
Table of Contents
page 2
4.
Advisory Business
page 3
5.
Fees and Compensation
page 5
6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
page 14
7.
Types of Clients
page 14
8.
Methods of Analysis, Sources of Information and Investment Strategies, Types of Investments
page 15
9.
Disciplinary Information
page 22
10.
Other Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations
page 23
11.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading
page 24
12.
Brokerage Practices
page 25
13.
Review of Accounts
page 27
14.
Client Referrals and other Compensation
page 28
15.
Custody
page 29
16.
Investment Discretion
page 29
17.
Voting Client Securities
page 30
18.
Financial Information
page 30
Note: All investments involve the risk of loss, including but not limited to; loss of principal, a reduction in
earnings (including interest, dividends and other distributions) and the loss of future earnings. These risks
include, but are not limited to; market risk, interest rate risk, issuer risk, liquidity risk, and general economic
risk. Although we manage client assets in a manner consistent with risk tolerances, there can be no
guarantee our efforts will be successful. Investors should be prepared to bear the risk of loss.
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4. Advisory Business
Davenport is a privately held investment firm established in 1863 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm is an
independent, limited liability company owned by 100% employee owned S corporations, with no employee owning more
than 10% of the firm. Principal owners of the firm are Davenport & Company of Virginia, Inc., Davenport Corp., and Dava
Corp. Davenport offers Asset Management, Retail Brokerage, Fixed Income, Public Finance, and Investment Banking and
Advisory Services. The Investment Advisory Division of Davenport offers Davenport Asset Management (“DAM”) programs
and Financial Advisor Managed programs described below.
Davenport manages separate accounts for individuals, institutions, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other
types of entities. DAM is also the Advisor to six mutual funds. The various managed account programs we offer can each
be tailored to individual investors’ needs. You may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities in your account. Davenport’s managed programs are available with several cost structures. Each program is
managed in accordance with its program guidelines, regardless of the cost structure you choose – Wrap Fee, Fee and/or
Commission or Commission Only (existing accounts only, commission only is no longer offered). Details about the cost
structure options available for each program are discussed in Section 5 – Fees and Compensation.
Davenport Asset Management Programs (“DAM”)
DAM offers a variety of investment strategies.
Separately managed accounts:
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Core Leaders Portfolio (“Core Leaders”), which has the goal of outperforming the S&P 500® Index while taking less
risk;
• Value & Income Portfolio (“Value & Income”), which seeks to provide income and long-term growth of capital;
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Equity Opportunities Portfolio (“Equity Opportunities”), which has the goal of identifying small-to-medium sized
companies with the potential for above average, long-term results;
Davenport Mutual Fund strategies:
• Davenport Core Leaders Mutual Fund (“DAVPX”)
• Davenport Value & Income Mutual Fund (“DVIPX”)
• Davenport Equity Opportunities Mutual Fund (“DEOPX”)
There are no separately managed accounts offered with the following strategies:
• Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (“DSCPX”). The fund has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation.
• Davenport Insider Buying Fund (“DBUYX”). The fund has an investment objective of long-term growth of capital.
• Davenport Balanced Income Fund (“DBALX”). The fund has an investment objective of current income and the
opportunity for long term growth.
ETFAdvisor (“ETFAdvisor”), the strategies have an investment objective to deliver well diversified portfolios of ETFs.
Exchange Traded Fund strategies:
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Fixed Income strategies:
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Individual investment-grade bonds and/or Exchange Trade Funds (“ETFs”) with Intermediate, Ultra Short, or Short
Duration models
• A portfolio of fixed income ETFs.
FundAdvisor (“FundAdvisor”), the strategies have a goal to deliver well diversified portfolios of mutual funds
Mutual Fund strategies:
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Blended strategies:
• Blended Allocation** (“Blended Allocation”), the portfolio combines either the Core Leaders or the Value & Income
stock strategies with select FundAdvisor mutual funds
• Balanced Allocation **, the portfolio combines either the Core Leaders or the Value & Income stock strategies with
individual investment-grade bonds and/or ETFs.
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
ManagerSelect (“DMS”)
• Offers clients access to outside money manager strategies through a third-party agreement between Davenport and
Vestmark. Davenport receives a feed from Vestmark, with trading activity undertaken by the managers (“models”).
This activity is then implemented in client accounts, which mirror the applicable model.
DavenportOne
• Offers clients the ability to aggregate various investment strategies including the ManagerSelect third-party portfolio
strategies and Davenport strategies, as well as certain mutual funds and ETFs in one Unified Managed Account.
Financial Advisor Managed Programs
Flexible Managed Account (“FMA”)
• Offers the client a tailored portfolio in which the Financial Advisor manages your investments on either a discretionary
or non-discretionary basis. The program’s flexibility allows the Financial Advisor and you to structure portfolios in a
manner deemed suitable for you.
Portfolio Management Account (“PMA”)
• Offers the client an account in which the Financial Advisor manages your investments according to your individual
needs and objectives on a discretionary basis. The Portfolio Review Committee formally reviews your portfolio on a
quarterly basis and makes suggestions as appropriate. Additional reviews by the Committee are available by request
from either you or the Financial Advisor and are conducted at no extra charge.
Portfolio Review (“PR”)
• Offers the client a non-discretionary account in which the Financial Advisor monitors your investments and
recommends securities transactions according to your individual needs and objectives. The Portfolio Review
Committee formally reviews each client’s portfolio on a quarterly basis and makes suggestions as appropriate.
Additional reviews by the Committee are available by request from either you or the Financial Advisor and are
conducted at no extra charge.
Other Programs
Davenport Managed Assets Program (“DMAP”)
• Offers the client discretionary portfolio management of held away assets such as defined contribution plan participant
accounts. DMAP enables the Financial Advisor to view, manage and trade held away assets, and when deemed
necessary, the Financial Advisor will rebalance the account considering client investment goals, risk tolerance, and
current economic and market trends. Davenport’s services under this offering are limited to the investment options
made available in the relevant plan.
Flexible Retirement Account Consulting
• A discretionary or non-discretionary service, in which Davenport Financial Advisors provide consulting services to
public and private participant directed retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans. The Plan Sponsor or participant will
direct the portfolio selection. Generally custody and execution services are provided by a non-affiliated third party of
the Plan Sponsor’s choosing.
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RetirementAdvisor**
• A qualified retirement plan platform that offers companies, and their employees, access to the same expertise and
investment processes available through FundAdvisor. Generally, custody and execution services are provided by a
non-affiliated third party of the Plan Sponsor’s choosing.
The services offered include:
Investment Policy Statement Review, Performance Reports – periodic reports showing historical
performance, asset allocation and the performance of each holding compared to benchmarks and
market segments, Asset Allocation, Mutual Fund Research, Asset Classification
Participant Education
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
Investment Consulting Services
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Individualized investment consulting services are provided to clients regarding securities that are not custodied or
otherwise managed by Davenport. Specific services will vary by client. Consulting services may include recommending
asset allocation and/or security selection within a client’s employer sponsored retirement plan, preparing customized
reports of investment holdings and results, assisting clients’ tax advisors in gathering information needed to prepare
tax returns, reconciling client’s cash flows, or other services that may be reasonably requested.
Financial Planning
● Davenport offers personal financial planning services that may include, but are not limited to, advice on education
funding, asset allocation, budgeting and cash-flow analysis, retirement planning, estate planning, and insurance
planning. This service generally involves an initial meeting to gather data, and at least one subsequent meeting to
discuss the recommendations.
As of 12/31/24, Davenport’s Investment Advisory regulatory assets under management totaled $21,778,908,125 on a
discretionary basis.
As of 12/31/24, Davenport’s Investment Advisory regulatory assets under management totaled $695,407,499 on a non-
discretionary basis.
5. Fees and Compensation
Davenport’s fees and compensation vary, depending upon the type of account and cost option you choose. In general,
wrap and fee and/or commission account fees are charged quarterly. Intra-quarter deposits of $50,000 or more, that also
generate a minimum fee of $40, will be assessed a pro-rated fee and intra-quarter withdrawals of $50,000 or more, that
also generate a minimum rebate of $40, will receive a pro-rated refund. Program changes within an account during the
quarter will generate a pro-rated refund and a new pro-rated fee will be charged on the billable market value at the time
of the change.
In some instances, fees and commissions will be discounted or negotiated. On rare occasions fees will be waived, with
Executive Management’s approval, for a specified period of time.
In order to recommend or receive compensation for an Investment Advisory Account, the Davenport Financial Advisor
and/or Portfolio Manager must be registered as an “Investment Advisory Representative” with the appropriate State
Securities Board, unless the individual is exempt by law.
Davenport Asset Management (Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Fixed Income and Blended Allocation)
clients can choose from different cost options: Wrap Fee only, Fee and/or Commission (billed in advance), or Fee and/or
Commission (billed in arrears). Flexible Managed Account and Portfolio Management Account clients can choose from
Wrap Fee only or Fee and/or Commission (billed in advance) cost options, ETFAdvisor, FundAdvisor, ManagerSelect and
DavenportOne are available only with a Wrap Fee cost structure.The Davenport Managed Assets Program is exclusively
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available on a non-wrap basis under the Fee and/or Commission (billed in advance) cost option. The Portfolio Review
program is exclusively available on a non-wrap basis under the Fee and/or Commission (billed in arrears) cost option.
Fees will either be deducted directly from your account or, if you prefer, you may be billed. If your account has insufficient
funds to cover the fee due for the account, we will sell securities in the account to cover the fee. Unless you opt out, you
will be notified of these sale transactions by way of the Quarterly Trade Confirmation Report when the securities have
been liquidated. You also have the ability to receive a trade confirmation when the transaction occurs by informing your
Financial Advisor.
The investment advisory agreement may be canceled at any time, by either you or us, with written notice. If an account is
terminated, you will receive a pro-rata refund of any fees paid in advance, as of the effective date of termination. If the
account pays in arrears and the contract is terminated during the calendar quarter, any fee due may be prorated as of the
effective date of cancellation and billed to you or deducted from the account.
If you choose to fund a Davenport Asset Management account with securities that do not fit the established, or agreed upon
criteria, those securities will be sold and the proceeds reinvested accordingly, in the strategy model. If the account is set up as
a Fee and/or Commission account there will be commission charges to sell those securities, as well as commissions charged on
the purchases. Generally, there is no charge to sell assets transferred into a Wrap Fee account; however, there could be
deferred-sales charges imposed by the investment company when liquidating mutual fund or annuity positions. DAM may not
take into consideration any costs associated with switching, such as deferred-sales charges, surrender charges, or tax
consequences when selling securities that have been used to establish the account. You should discuss any tax consequences
with your tax advisor before depositing securities into the managed account.
If you select a Fee and/or Commission cost structure the account will be charged commissions for purchase and sales
transactions. More details about our brokerage practices can be found in Section 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Wrap Fee - You will pay one "wrap" or bundled fee that includes investment advice, custody of assets and brokerage
execution services. A nominal fee (SEC or Transaction Fee) is an additional transaction cost attached to the selling of
exchange-listed securities. Certain foreign securities have a financial transaction tax which is an additional service charge.
These fees/charges are independent of the wrap fee. Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Blended
Allocation Portfolios, ETFAdvisor, FundAdvisor, Portfolio Management Account, ManagerSelect, DavenportOne, and Flexible
Managed Account are available as Wrap Fee programs. No separate commissions are charged to the accounts selecting this
cost structure.
Fees are billed in advance at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The initial fee is calculated as of the date the
agreement approval process is completed by Davenport. The fee is based on the initial value of the account and covers
the remainder of the calendar quarter. Subsequent quarterly fees will be calculated on the basis of the market value of the
securities and cash held in the account on the last business day of the prior calendar quarter. If cash and/or securities of
$50,000 or more, are deposited into the account between billing periods, a proportionate fee will be charged on the value
added as of the date of the addition. If cash and /or securities of $50,000 or more, are withdrawn from the account between
billing periods, a proportionate fee will be refunded on the value as of the date of the withdrawal. Respective fees will be
assessed and charged on a weekly basis. The fee/rebate generated must be equal to or greater than $40 to be applied.
Fee and/or Commission (Advance) - You will pay investment management fees based on assets under management
and/or commissions and/or mark-ups or mark-downs on each securities transaction as total compensation for this service.
Fees are billed in advance at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The initial fee is calculated as of the date the
approval process is completed by Davenport. The fee is based on the initial value of the account and covers the remainder
of the calendar quarter. Subsequent quarterly fees will be calculated on the basis of the market value of the securities and
cash held in the account on the last business day of the prior calendar quarter. If cash and/or securities of $50,000 or more,
are deposited into the account between billing periods, a proportionate fee will be charged on the value added as of the date
of the addition. If cash and /or securities of $50,000 or more, are withdrawn from the account between billing periods, a
proportionate fee will be refunded on the value as of the date of the withdrawal. Respective fees will be assessed and
charged on a weekly basis. The fee/rebate generated must be equal to or greater than $40 to be applied.
For the Davenport Managed Assets Program, advisory fees for the initial period will be paid on a pro rata basis based on
the number of days in the billing period for which services were provided, in arrears, based on the value of the Client’s
managed assets the day the account is approved for management on the Pontera platform. Subsequent quarterly fees will
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be billed in advance and calculated on the basis of the market value of the securities and cash held in the account on the last
business day of the prior calendar quarter. If cash and/or securities are deposited or withdrawn from the account between
billing periods, no additional fee or rebate will be applied. In the event of termination, any fee paid in advance for the quarter
shall be prorated as of the effective date of termination and refunded following the next quarter end.
Fee and/or Commission (Arrears) - You will pay investment management fees based on assets under management and/or
commissions and/or mark-ups or mark-downs on each securities transaction as total compensation for this service.
Fees are billed in arrears at the beginning of each quarter. The fee is based on the average market value of securities and
cash in an account as of the last business day of the preceding three months.
Fees and/or Commission accounts offer you and your Financial Advisors the flexibility to negotiate a fair and reasonable
compensation for services. Either the fee or the commission, or both, may be negotiated to fit your needs and desired
cost structure. You should keep in mind that Fee and/or Commission options are likely to incur higher overall expenses if
there is a high volume of trades in the account, than would be the case if you selected the Wrap Fee cost option.
Maximum annual asset-based fees are as follows:
Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Fixed Income and Blended Allocation**
Wrap Fee:
2.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
1.50% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
1.35% of market value above $5 million
Wrap Fee Fixed-Income Only Accounts:
.40% of first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
.30% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
.20% of market value above $5 million
Fee and/or Commission:
.75% of first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
.50% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
.30% of market value above $5 million
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
ETFAdvisor and FundAdvisor
Wrap Fee:
1.25% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
1.00% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
0.75% of market value above $5 million
Note: ETFAdvisor and FundAdvisor are not available as a Fee and/or Commission-based option.
DavenportOne
Wrap Fee:
2.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
1.50% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
1.35% of all market value above $5 million
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Flexible Managed Account
FMA I – Fee only:
Equities, Fixed Income Instruments, Cash and Money Market Funds:
2.50% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
2.50% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
2.00% of market value above $5 million
Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts:
2.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
2.00% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
2.00% of market value above $5 million
FMA II – Fee and/or Commission:
Traditional brokerage commissions and/or markups or markdowns apply to equities and fixed income
instruments.
Equities, Fixed Income Instruments, Cash and Money Market Funds:
2.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
2.00% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
2.00% of market value above $5 million
Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts:
2.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
2.00% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
2.00% of market value above $5 million
Commission Only (no longer offered to new accounts)
You will pay traditional brokerage commissions and/or mark-ups or markdowns on each security
transaction. There is no separate asset-based investment advisory fee. The normal minimum
commission is $85. In some instances the minimum may be waived.
ManagerSelect
Wrap Fee:
2.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
1.50% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
1.35% of all market value above $5 million
Note: a portion of the wrap fee includes a manager model fee
Portfolio Management Account
Wrap Fee:
1.50% of market value up to $250,000
1.25% of market value between $250,000 and $1 million
1.00% of market value between $1 million and $2 million
0.75% of market value above $2 million
Fee and/or Commission:
1.25% of market value up to $250,000
1.00% of market value between $250,000 and $1 million
0.75% of market value between $1 million and $2 million
0.50% of market value above $2 million
Note: For new accounts, this fee option is for billed in advance at the beginning of each quarter only.
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Portfolio Review
Fee and/or Commission:
0.50% of the first $200,000
0.25% of all value between $200,000 and $1 million
0.10% of all value over $1 million
Note: the Portfolio Review Program is not available as a Wrap Fee option.
Davenport Managed Assets Program
Fee and/or Commission:
1.25% of market value
Note: the Davenport Managed Assets Program is not available as a Wrap Fee option.
Davenport Donor Advised Program
Wrap Fee:
Core Leaders, Value & Income, and Equity Opportunities
1.00% of the first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
0.75% of market value above $1 million
FundAdvisor, ETF Advisor, and Charitable Allocation Strategies
0.75% of the market value of all assets
Fixed-Income Only Accounts:
.40% of first $1 million or portion thereof in market value
.30% of market value between $1 million and $5 million
.20% of market value above $5 million
RetirementAdvisor**
In some cases a flat fee may be negotiated. There is no required minimum account size for the RetirementAdvisor
Account services. The fees are negotiable and vary based upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
type and size of the account,
historical or projected nature of trading for the account,
number and range of advisory and client-related services to be provided.
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Education & Service:
0.50% for Plan Assets with a total value up to $1 million
0.35% for Plan Assets with a total value between $1 million and $5 million
0.25% for Plan Assets with a total value above $5 million
Investment Advisory:
0.50% for Plan Assets with a total value up to $1 million
0.35% for Plan Assets with a total value between $1 million and $5 million
0.25% for Plan Assets with a total value above $5 million
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
Flexible Retirement Account Consulting
Fees may be charged quarterly in advance or in arrears, but are usually charged in advance. In some cases a flat fee
may be negotiated. There is no required minimum account size for the Flexible Retirement Account Consulting
services. The fees are negotiable and vary based upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
type and size of the account,
historical or projected nature of trading for the account,
number and range of advisory and client-related services to be provided.
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The standard asset based fee schedule for participant directed retirement plans is as follows:
Account Asset Value
On the first $2,000,000
On the next $2,000,000
On the next $1,000,000
On the next $5,000,000
Annual Davenport Fee Charged to Client
1.00%
0.75
0.60
0.40
Investment Consulting Services
Fees for consulting services depend upon the level of service requested and will be negotiated. We may
negotiate an hourly fee, a fixed fee, a percentage of assets under consultation, or a combination of the three.
Certain services may result in compensation to us in the form of commissions and/or fees. ERISA and IRA assets
are not eligible for this service.
Financial Planning
The fee for Financial Planning is $250 – $500 per item. Under certain circumstances, fees will be negotiated.
Minimum account size varies by type of account. Minimums required by specific types of investments (e.g. mutual funds)
must also be met. In some cases initial account value minimums may be negotiated or waived.
Separate Account Minimums
Fee Only
Strategy
Minimum
Account Size
Fee and/or
Commission
Minimum
Account Size
Blended Allocation Portfolios**
$500,000
$5,000,000
Blended Allocation Portfolios**
Customized or w/Fixed Income
1,000,000
5,000,000
Core Leaders Equity
250,000
5,000,000
Core Leaders Balanced **
300,000
5,000,000
Equity Opportunities
250,000
5,000,000
ETFAdvisor
25,000
N/A
Fixed Income – Intermediate Duration
500,000
N/A
Fixed Income - Short Duration
500,000
N/A
Fixed Income - Ultra Short Duration
500,000
N/A
Fixed Income - Intermediate Municipal Strategy
500,000
N/A
FundAdvisor
25,000
N/A
Value & Income Equity
250,000
5,000,000
Value & Income Balanced **
300,000
5,000,000
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
Minimum Initial Amount
$300,000
50,000
Other Programs
DavenportOne
Flexible Managed Account I
Flexible Managed Account II 50,000
Flexible Managed Account III**
N/A
ManagerSelect
Portfolio Management Account
Portfolio Review
Davenport Managed Assets Program
RetirementAdvisor**
150,000
100,000
60,000
25,000
N/A
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N/A
Predefined Allocation Models 50,000
Charitable - Custom Allocation Models 50,000
Separately Managed Account Models
1,000,000
Separately Managed Account Models
Flexible Retirement Account Consulting
Donor Advised Program:
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(Core Leaders, Core Leaders Balanced**, Equity Opportunities,
Value & Income, Value & Income Balanced **
and Fixed Income)
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(ETFAdvisor, FundAdvisor)
50,000
** This program is no longer offered to new clients.
In some instances, fees and minimums will be negotiated.
In addition to the fees stated herein, clients whose assets are invested in mutual funds (including money market
funds), Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs”), Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), partnership interests, managed futures funds or
other similar types of pooled investment vehicles will bear a proportionate share of the investment product’s
management and administrative fees and sales charges, including advisory fees paid to the mutual fund’s investment
advisors.
There is a $150 annual account fee. In some cases, this fee will be negotiated or waived.
In addition to the Davenport Advisory fees stated herein, assets invested through Renaissance Charitable Foundation in
the Davenport Donor Advised Program will incur a Renaissance Charitable Foundation annual administration fee based on
percentage of assets, subject to a minimum fee. Please refer to the Donor Guide for specific details regarding the
Renaissance Charitable Foundation annual fee.
Like many firms, Davenport & Company LLC receives payments from third parties whose products we distribute. These
payments are from mutual fund companies, money market funds, and insurance companies and may include:
sub-transfer agent fees and fees for other administrative services;
shareholder account fees;
reimbursements for education and training-related expenses; and
reimbursements for marketing support and client seminars.
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sales loads;
• Rule 12b-1 fees;
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Under certain circumstances, Financial Advisors receive a percentage of these types of fees. Such payments create a
conflict of interest by giving the Financial Advisor an incentive to recommend one investment company, product or share
class over another. Davenport employs policies and procedures to ensure a share class without such fees is selected. As a
regular practice, Davenport attempts to identify the lowest cost share class available to the client. Davenport is
committed to reducing conflicts of interest and provides education to its Financial Advisors and conducts periodic reviews
of investment selection, including share class. Davenport also rebates all 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts. We, at our
discretion, undertake share class conversions of mutual funds if a lower cost share class becomes available, as long as the
fund company allows the conversion to be processed on a tax-free exchange basis. Upon termination of the Account or
transfer of the Advisory Share Class into a Davenport retail brokerage Account, you authorize us to convert, at our
discretion, the Advisory Share Class to the mutual fund's primary share class, typically A shares, without incurring a
commission or load without your prior consent. You understand that the primary share class generally has higher
operating expenses than the Advisory Share Class, which will negatively affect your performance.
In addition, we have entered into a revenue sharing arrangement with Pershing for our cash sweep products used for our
cash management services. We believe that all payments are in accordance with industry rules and regulations as
currently in effect. The maximum aggregate payment that we receive from money-market funds is 0.725% annually,
depending on fund type and share class.
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Free credit cash balances resulting from sales of securities, cash deposits, or dividend credits will be invested automatically
on a daily basis in shares of one or more available money market funds pursuant to an automatic cash sweep program as
selected by Davenport or as directed in writing by you. In addition to record keeping fees, the money market fund may
pay a distribution and/or shareholder-servicing fee to Davenport with respect to any investment of free credit cash
balances in the account pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. If required under ERISA or the
Code, Davenport may rebate a proportionate share of the distribution and/or shareholder servicing fees that it receives
from the money market fund to certain qualified clients.
In addition to asset-based fees, clients also pay transaction fees that are assessed to Davenport by the New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”), Nasdaq, or any other national securities exchange or association on which the transaction is executed,
or through which it clears. These fees are either; in relation to Section 31 which requires national securities exchanges or
associations (such as the NYSE or Nasdaq) to pay a fee to the Securities and Exchange Commission; or in the case of
options trades the fee is set by the CBOE. The amount of the fee changes periodically. Davenport will pass on these fees
to customers for each qualifying transaction.
Other fees that may be charged to you in these programs include the standard costs associated with opening, maintaining
or closing an account with us. This information is noted in the Fee Schedule & Other Important Information document
found on our website.
You have the option to purchase investment products that we recommend through other Broker/Dealers not affiliated
with us, or to purchase investment products directly from the investment company, in some cases at a lower cost than
available from us. Davenport’s programs may cost you more or less than purchasing investment advice, custody and
brokerage services separately or outside of Davenport, or Davenport’s custodian, Pershing LLC. In some cases fund companies
allow investors to purchase the same fund shares selected for our program accounts directly from the fund company, in
which case you would not incur a program fee.
Fixed income instruments purchased for your account from other firms may include a mark-up or a mark-down which is
paid to the outside seller. Likewise, fixed income securities sold from your account to other firms may include a mark-up
or a mark-down which is paid to the outside purchaser. Davenport and Davenport’s Financial Advisors do not receive any
portion of these mark-ups or mark-downs, as described above.
Fee-and/or-commission accounts will pay us investment management fees based on assets under management plus
commissions and/or mark-ups or mark-downs on each securities transaction as total compensation for this
service. Commission-only accounts will pay us commissions and/or mark-ups or mark-downs on each security’s
transaction as total compensation for this service.
Financial Advisors that recommend Davenport’s managed programs to their clients receive a percentage of the client’s fee
as a result of the client's participation in the program. This compensation may be greater than what a Financial Advisor
would earn if a client participated in other programs or was paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other
services. In addition, Financial Advisors recommending programs may receive their portion of the clients’ estimated annual
fees in advance. Therefore, the Financial Advisor may have a financial incentive to recommend the program.
Clients invested in Wrap-fee programs that request temporary full liquidations of their account will be accommodated;
however, an account that has not reinvested the proceeds within a reasonable amount of time may be suspended from
the program or, if determined appropriate, the program relationship may be terminated. Following such termination,
new paperwork, including a new contract, to reinstate the advisory relationship, will normally be required to reinvest the
account.
The Board of Trustees for the Davenport Mutual Funds (the “Funds”) has contracted Davenport to serve as the Advisor
(“Advisor”) to each of the Funds. Financial Advisors who invest client assets in the Funds are compensated from the
advisory fee Davenport receives as the Advisor to the Funds. This represents a conflict of interest by giving the Financial
Advisor an incentive to recommend these investment products based on the compensation received, rather than on your
needs. Davenport strives to educate and inform Financial Advisors regarding selection of appropriate investments. In
addition, Davenport recognizes that there are certain advantages Financial Advisors can offer clients of the Funds, such as;
direct access to Portfolio Managers, in-depth knowledge of the background and experience of the decision makers and
insight into the reasoning for specific investment selection.
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Davenport & Company LLC does not encourage the use of margin in advisory accounts; however, the use of margin will be
permitted in certain instances. Per the terms and conditions of the margin account agreement, margin interest will be
charged on the entire debit balance. The margin debit balance is not excluded from the accounts’ assets in calculating the
annual advisory fee. This represents a conflict of interest by giving the Financial Advisor an incentive to recommend
margin in an advisory account. Please refer to the Margin Disclosure Statement as well as the Client Account Agreement
for more details on the risk of margin use.
Davenport and its Financial Advisors have a financial incentive to recommend that assets held in a retirement plan (401(k),
403(b), 457, etc.) be rolled to an IRA for investing at Davenport. Davenport will be paid on the assets through
commissions, fees and/or third party payments. You are responsible for reviewing the investment and non-investment
considerations for rolling your plan assets into a Davenport IRA or continuing to hold them in your employer-sponsored
retirement plan.
Relationship with Pershing LLC
Pershing is the clearing firm for our securities business. Due to this business relationship, Pershing shares with us a portion
of the transaction costs and fees you pay to Pershing for certain transactions and services. The compensation we receive is
an additional source of revenue to Davenport, and it defrays our costs associated with maintaining and servicing client
accounts.
Your advisory fee is not reduced or offset as a result of any revenue that Pershing shares with Davenport. The following is a
brief description of some of the revenue and other items.
Pershing pays Davenport an Annual Project & Technology and Recruitment Payment during the seven-year term of its
Clearing Agreement with Davenport.
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Pershing also pays us an Open Account Rebate per account each quarter which is computed based on the number
of open Davenport client accounts held on the Pershing platform.
Pershing also provides consulting and other assistance to us from time to time.
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• Davenport does not receive revenues from Pershing on any investor free credit balances. Instead, Davenport pays
Pershing a percentage on any margin debits funded at Pershing by investor free credit balances.
• Davenport determines the margin debit interest rate and receives any amounts paid by customers in excess of
the Upper Fed Funds Target Rate plus a spread.
Pershing pays us a placement fee for each CD purchased through Pershing by a Davenport client.
Pershing provides a financial incentive for any net new assets from transitioning advisors.
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Where Davenport receives compensation from Pershing, this presents a conflict of interest because Davenport and your
Financial Advisor have a greater incentive to make available, recommend, or make investment decisions regarding
investments and services that provide additional compensation over those investments and services that do not.
The Clearing Agreement between Davenport and Pershing and its affiliates is for an initial term of seven years, and it
provides for a substantial termination penalty in the event Davenport terminates the Clearing Agreement prior to the end
of the initial term. The termination penalty serves as a disincentive for Davenport to terminate the Clearing Agreement in
the event Davenport or its clients have a negative experience with Pershing or if Davenport believes another firm offers
superior service. This creates a conflict of interest in that it could influence Davenport’s decision to remain with Pershing
even though it may be in the best interest of Davenport or its clients to terminate the Clearing Agreement.
You should only use the cost basis information provided on your custodial account statements for tax reporting purposes.
Pershing’s mailing address: Pershing LLC; One Pershing Plaza; Jersey City, New Jersey 07399.
For IRA and other retirement accounts, Pershing may charge termination fees pursuant to an adoption agreement you enter
into with Pershing, which authorizes Pershing to act as the IRA custodian for Internal Revenue Service purposes. Pershing
may resign at any time as the IRA custodian and then you have the right to appoint a successor IRA custodian (Successor).
Where an unaffiliated third party acts as custodian of account assets, Davenport does not have discretion to select where
cash reserves will be held. The client and/or custodian will make the selection.
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6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Davenport currently has formed, and may form additional, limited liability companies or other types of companies for
private investment purposes (“Private Funds”). Davenport employees currently serve as the managing member and
investment advisor to these Private Funds. These Private Funds currently pay a performance based incentive fee. The day-
to-day investment decisions for the Private Funds will be made by Davenport Portfolio Managers and/or management
committees. This includes some of the same employees primarily responsible for managing individual client portfolios and
the Davenport Mutual Funds. The Portfolio Managers may follow similar or different investment strategies for the Private
Funds as they follow for other client portfolios, including the Davenport Funds. Davenport and eligible employees may
invest in these Private Funds. As such, there may be an incentive to favor the Private Funds over other accounts.
Davenport has processes in place to monitor trading and allocation of investment ideas across these accounts and believes
the conflict of interest is addressed in a manner consistent with Davenport’s fiduciary duties and Code of Ethics guidelines.
Davenport Portfolio Managers manage multiple accounts for different groups of clients, with different investment
objectives, risk tolerances and fee or cost structures. While Davenport seeks to manage all accounts in the client’s best
interests, it is possible that some clients could be placed at a disadvantage with respect to the timing of trading decisions
and/or the price of securities bought or sold. It may appear that the Private Funds’ Portfolio Managers have an incentive
to favor the Private Funds over other client portfolios because the Private Funds pay a performance-based incentive fee to
Davenport. Other accounts managed by the same persons do not pay incentive fees. Davenport does not believe that
such conflict of interest is material because the investment objectives and strategies of the Private Funds are substantially
different from those of most client portfolios. Nevertheless, Davenport and the Portfolio Managers will attempt to resolve
any actual or perceived conflicts of interest that arise, particularly with respect to trade allocation and pricing, in a manner
consistent with Davenport’s fiduciary duties and Code of Ethics guidelines.
Portfolio Managers will use their best efforts to provide the Private Funds and other client portfolios with suitable
investment opportunities. Portfolio Managers might not present the Private Funds and other client portfolios with the
same investment opportunities even if such opportunities are consistent with the Private Funds and other clients’
investment objectives. Portfolio Managers will use their best judgment and specific knowledge of the individual Private
Funds and client accounts when deciding which securities to recommend or invest in specific instances.
7. Types of Clients
Davenport provides investment management services to individuals and institutional investors, including, but not limited
to, banks, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, and
corporations.
Beginning in 2014 Davenport has negotiated arrangements with other financial services firms, such as Merrill Lynch,
Charles Schwab and Pershing, among others, to offer the Davenport Mutual Funds for purchase or sale. These
arrangements allow other Registered Investment Advisors and others to purchase and sell Davenport funds for their
clients.
The minimum account size varies by the type of account. Minimums required by specific types of investments (e.g. mutual
funds) must also be met. In some instances the minimum initial account value will be waived. For more detail see Section
5 – Fees and Compensation.
Fee and/or Commission
Minimum Initial Amount
Wrap Fee
Minimum Initial Amount
$500,000
$5,000,000
Program
Blended Allocation Portfolio**
Blended Allocation Portfolio** –
1,000,000
Customized or w/individual Bonds
250,000
Core Leaders Equity
300,000
Core Leaders Balanced
250,000
Equity Opportunities
ETFAdvisor
25,000
Fixed Income – Intermediate Duration 500,000
500,000
Fixed Income – Short Duration
5,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
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500,000
500,000
25,000
250,000
300,000
300,000
50,000
50,000
N/A
N/AFixed Income -
N/A
N/A
5,000,000
5,000,000
N/A
N/A
10,000
N/A
150,000
100,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
100,000
60,000
25,000
Fixed Income – Ultra Short Duration
Intermediate Municipal Strategy
FundAdvisor
Value & Income Equity
Value & Income Balanced
DavenportOne
Flexible Managed Account I
Flexible Managed Account II
Flexible Managed Account III* (commission only)
*Existing accounts only, no longer offered as of June 12, 2018
ManagerSelect
Portfolio Management Account
Portfolio Review
Davenport Managed Asset Program
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
Minimum Initial Amount
N/A
N/A
50,000
50,000
Other Programs
RetirementAdvisor**
Flexible Retirement Account Consulting
Donor Advised Program:
Predefined Allocation Models
Charitable Custom Allocation Models
Separately Managed Account Models
(Core Leaders, Core Leaders Balanced**,
Equity Opportunities, Value & Income,
Value & Income Balanced** and Fixed Income) 1,000,000
** This program is no longer offered to new clients.
8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Fundamental Analysis
Technical Analysis
Cyclical
Charting
Methods of Analysis:
Company press releases and websites
The main sources of information used are:
Davenport's internal research
Research material prepared by others
Inspections of corporate activities
Financial newspapers, magazines and websites
Corporate rating services
Annual Reports, prospectuses and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Long-term purchases
Short-term purchases
Trading (securities sold within 30 days)
Short sales
Investment strategies used to implement investment advice given to clients include:
Margin transactions
Option writing, including covered options, uncovered options or spreading strategies
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Exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, including interest rate, currency and equity swaps; interest rate caps, collars
and floors; equity and currency options; futures and options on futures; forward foreign currency exchange contracts;
and structured notes.
Davenport Asset Management program strategies utilize a dedicated portfolio management team structure. The
Investment Policy Committee is a resource for the Portfolio Manager Teams. The Investment Policy Committee, which
consists of senior investment professionals including members of the Portfolio Manager Teams, meets weekly to discuss
investment ideas and strategies. Investment decisions are made by the Portfolio Manager Teams for each strategy. When
an investment decision is made, the DAM Trading Team reviews respective client accounts and executes the decision in
suitable accounts. Each of the Davenport Asset Management program strategies is an investment option within the
Davenport Profit Sharing Plan.
Management of accounts is a shared responsibility of the Portfolio Managers, Relationship Managers, and the DAM
Trading Team. The Portfolio Managers are responsible for security selection. Relationship Managers are available to work
with the Financial Advisors by meeting with clients to review accounts and performance, and to discuss trades and
thematic ideas of the Portfolio Managers. The DAM Trading Team is responsible for implementing trade decisions,
monitoring for drift and cash needs, and rebalancing accounts on an as-needed basis. They also assist with tax-loss
harvesting on an as-requested basis.
DAM also offers the option of including fixed income investments in DavenportOne accounts. In general, Davenport’s
fixed-income philosophy includes buying investment- and intermediate-grade bonds. At the same time, we recognize the
diversification limitations and utilize fixed income ETFs to provide diversification in the fixed income sector, where
appropriate. Accordingly, accounts having a fixed income allocation greater than $200,000 in market value will be invested
in individual bonds or a combination of individual bonds and ETFs. Accounts with fixed income allocations of less than
$200,000 will be managed using fixed income ETFs.
Core Leaders
The goal of the Core Leaders strategy is to outperform the S&P 500 Index while taking less risk than the overall market through
investment in a diversified portfolio of common stocks. The Portfolio Managers will generally invest in common stocks of market-
leading companies that show strong capital appreciation potential, have strong and focused management, solid balance sheets
and a history of proven results. In determining whether a company has the potential for appreciation, the managers will focus
on several criteria, including, among other things:
• Market Leadership: The company has a wide competitive moat with commanding and/or growing market share.
• Above Average Earnings Growth: The company has a favorable 3-5 year earnings per-share trajectory versus the
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broader market.
Capital Allocation: The company has a savvy use of free cash flow and/or the potential for strong returns on invested
capital.
Financial Strength: The company has a strong balance sheet and reasonable valuation levels.
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Core Leaders is a large cap equities strategy. As such, the stocks and other assets in the account are subject to various
risks, including, but not limited to market risk.
Value & Income
This strategy focuses on achieving solid returns by emphasizing value and dividends. The objective is to provide attractive
total returns while buying stock in companies with lower than average risk characteristics. Companies in Value & Income
portfolios will typically have above average dividends, below average price-to-earnings ratios (P/Es), strong track records
of increasing dividends and solid balance sheets. We invest the portfolio in the common stocks of companies in a variety
of industries. Convertible securities and closed-end funds may be used to increase diversification. No single position,
other than cash or money market, will exceed 10% of an accounts holding, unless the account owner directs us to hold a
large position. Due to the emphasis on income, this investment portfolio will not be a fully diversified equity portfolio.
The emphasis of the Value & Income strategies is on large-cap stocks. As such the stocks and other assets in the account
are subject to various risks, including but not limited to, market risk. In addition, there is no guarantee that the companies
held in the strategy will continue to pay dividends. Small and mid-cap company stocks may be more volatile than stocks of
larger, more established companies. The strategy may invest in foreign securities which are subject to additional risks such
as currency fluctuations, political instability, differing financial standards and the potential for illiquid markets.
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Equity Opportunities
A majority of the portfolio’s assets will be invested in companies with a market capitalization below $10 billion.
Investment considerations include, but are not limited to: quality and depth of management, business strength, valuation
level, historical earnings record, prospects for the future growth and balance sheet strength. While the emphasis is on
companies with attractive free cash flow and return on invested capital characteristics, the Equity Opportunities Team also
has the latitude to consider “special situations” such as spin-offs or turnarounds.
The Equity Opportunities strategy is primarily invested in small and mid-cap companies that may not have a long track
record, nor may management have extensive experience. Small and mid-cap stocks tend to be more volatile than large-
cap stocks and the risk of loss of value is greater. The strategy may invest in foreign securities which are subject to
additional risks such as currency fluctuations, political instability, differing financial standards and the potential for illiquid
markets.
Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund
The Fund has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. Stocks and other assets in the account are
subject to various risks, including but not limited to, market risk. Small-cap company stocks may be more volatile than
stocks of larger, more established companies. There are no separately managed accounts offered with this strategy. See
prospectus for details.
Davenport Balanced Income Fund
The Fund has an investment objective of balanced equities and fixed income. The fund will generally have a target of 60%
equities and 40% fixed income. There will likely be periods of time when the holdings vary significantly from the target
allocation. The stocks and other assets in the account are subject to various risks, including but not limited to, market risk.
The bonds or other fixed-income assets are subject to risks including, but not limited to, interest-rate risk and default risk.
There are no separately managed accounts offered with this strategy. See prospectus for details.
Davenport Insider Buying Fund
The Fund has an investment objective of long-term growth of capital. As such the stocks and other assets in the account
are subject to various risks, including but not limited to, market risk. Small and mid-cap company stocks may be more
volatile than stocks of larger, more established companies. There are no separately managed accounts offered with this
strategy. See prospectus for details.
ETFAdvisor
The Manager Research Team (“Team”) manages the model portfolios and directs the investments for the individual client
accounts, with guidance from Davenport’s Investment Policy Committee. The five model portfolios are named according to
their respective investment objectives. Each model portfolio consists of different target asset allocations to achieve its
objectives. The five models are: Growth, U.S. Growth, Moderate Growth,Growth & Income, and Income.
The ETFAdvisor accounts are invested in a portfolio of Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”). Each account is rebalanced to its
model portfolio on an annual basis and may include changes to asset allocation. Changes in ETF holdings will be made to
portfolios when the short or long-term prospects of an ETF no longer appear to meet the ETFAdvisor standards (e.g. new
management, chronic underperformance, excessive risk, activity that is inconsistent with the objectives of the ETF), a better
alternative is identified, or there is a change in the desired investment outcome.
The Team screens a broad universe of ETFs for investment objectives, portfolio construction, size, years in existence,
performance, and a number of other criteria to identify quality ETFs for inclusion in the model portfolios. For each of the
ETFAdvisor models, DAM has created asset allocation models that we believe are well suited to the model portfolios’
stated objectives. Finally, the Team constructs client portfolios and monitors the holdings and the asset allocations on an
ongoing basis.
Davenport uses complex databases and other specialized resources to evaluate and monitor a broad universe of ETFs and
investment managers. Davenport expects to hold the chosen ETFs long-term, so long as they continue to meet the ETFAdvisor
criteria.
Fixed Income
The Fixed Income Portfolio Managers manage the model portfolios and direct the investments for the individual client
accounts with guidance from Davenport’s Investment Policy Committee. A majority of the portfolio’s assets will be
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invested in individual investment grade taxable bonds, investment grade municipal bonds, or fixed income ETFs
appropriate to client specific investment guidelines. Investment considerations include, but are not limited to, interest
rate risk, credit risk, default risk, liquidity risk, and client income requirements. All portfolios are diversified by maturity,
sector, and issuer to minimize the impact of any single risk consideration. Portfolio characteristics are matched to client
defined risk parameters. The strategy is to structure client portfolios based on developing economic trends. Portfolio
structures and sector allocations will change based on the outlook for interest rates and return profiles of different sectors
of the domestic fixed income markets. Municipal bonds may be issued from a state different than client’s state of
residence and the client would not receive the state tax advantage. From time to time, the portfolio may include ETF’s for
diversification, liquidity, risk management and to manage portfolio characteristics.
Fixed income is generally considered to be a more conservative investment than stocks, but bonds and other fixed income
investments still carry a variety of risks of which investors need to be aware. Interest rate risk: When interest rates rise,
bond prices usually decline. Credit risk: Bonds carry the risk of default by the issuer. Inflation risk: Inflation reduces
purchasing power of a fixed income investment. There are other risks, including but not limited to: call risk, prepayment
risk, liquidity risk and price fluctuations.
FundAdvisor
The Manager Research Team, the “Team” manages the model portfolios and directs the investments for the individual
client accounts. The six model portfolios are named according to their respective investment objectives. Each model
portfolio consists of different target asset allocations to achieve its objectives. The six models are: Aggressive Growth,
Growth, U.S. Growth, Moderate Growth, Growth & Income and Conservative Income.
The FundAdvisor accounts are invested in a combination of no-load and/or the most beneficial share class available. Each
account is rebalanced to its model portfolio on, no less than, an annual basis. Changes other than the annual rebalancing will
be made to portfolios when the short or long-term prospects of a mutual fund no longer appear to meet the FundAdvisor
standards (e.g. new management, chronic underperformance, excessive risk, activity that is inconsistent with the objectives of
the fund), or a better alternative is identified. Mutual funds can lose value. An investor’s shares when redeemed may be
worth more or less than the original investment amount.
The Team screens a broad universe of mutual funds for investment objectives, size, manager tenure, years in existence,
performance, and a number of other criteria to identify quality mutual funds for inclusion in the model portfolios. For
each of the six models, Davenport has created asset allocation models that we believe are well suited to the model
portfolios’ stated objectives. Finally, the Team constructs client portfolios and monitors the funds and the asset
allocations on an ongoing basis.
Davenport uses complex databases and other specialized resources to evaluate and monitor a broad universe of mutual
funds and investment managers. In addition, the Team communicates with representatives of the mutual-fund families
under consideration to gather insight about their mutual funds. Davenport expects to hold the chosen mutual funds long-
term, so long as the fund continues to meet the FundAdvisor criteria.
Blended Allocation Portfolio**
The Blended Allocation Portfolio programs are a combination of equities and mutual funds using either the Core Leaders
strategy or Value & Income strategy for the equities portion, and a mutual fund asset-allocation strategy similar to the
FundAdvisor model for the portfolio selected. Each model portfolio consists of different target asset allocations to reach
their various objectives. The Blended Allocation Portfolio accounts will be invested in a combination of individual
securities and no-load and/or the most beneficial share class available. Each account is reviewed regularly and rebalanced if
necessary.
Blended Allocation investments are subject to all of the risks associated with all of the incorporated strategies.
Mutual funds can lose value. An investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original investment
amount. The FundAdvisor models are designed to give investors a range of risk options. The more growth oriented the model,
the higher the assumed risk.
Clients establish the asset-allocation guidelines for their DAM account by specifying the stock, bond, and cash percentage
distribution and/or program selection.
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
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ManagerSelect
ManagerSelect offers clients access to outside manager strategies through a third-party agreement between Davenport
and Vestmark. Davenport’s Manager Research Team analyzes the various third-party portfolio manager strategies
available through the Vestmark platform and selects those strategies Davenport believes to be the best choices. These
managers’ strategies are included in Davenport’s ManagerSelect Recommended List. There may be additional managers
available within the program that are not on the Recommended List. Vestmark reports the investment activity of the
selected third-party portfolio manager(s) to Davenport; via an electronic feed, and Davenport then implements that same
action in client ManagerSelect accounts following that strategy.
With Davenport ManagerSelect, you and your Financial Advisor select an investment strategy based on your personal
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance. Then together, you select a professional portfolio manager (or managers,
depending on your needs) from the available list. The ManagerSelect accounts are custodied at Pershing LLC and traded
by Davenport. In certain circumstances, other third-party managers, not on the Recommended List, may be utilized.
The Manager Research Team will monitor the portfolio managers on the Recommended List to ensure they continue to
meet their standards and adhere to the investment philosophy for which they were originally selected. If a particular
manager strays from its stated strategy and/or performance is not to the expected standard, a portfolio manager may be
removed from the Recommended List. The Manager Research Team will monitor portfolio managers on the
Recommended List on at least a quarterly basis.
The strategies are typically invested in stocks, bonds, ETFs or other common investment vehicles. As such the stocks and
other assets in the account are subject to market risk. If the account includes fixed income, the bonds or other fixed-
income assets are subject to risks including, but not limited to, interest-rate risk and default risk. In addition, as there will
normally be a delay in the relaying the portfolio manager’s investment activity; therefore, the prices received may be
adversely affected and individual account performance may differ from the composite performance reported by the
portfolio manager.
Davenport reserves the right to discontinue following a portfolio manager should the strategy be deemed to be no longer
suitable for the program. It is possible that your account could be adversely affected if this should happen, as Davenport
would no longer follow the trading activity of the portfolio manager. You would have the option to have your account
invested in the new replacement manager and transactions would be made accordingly, or you could choose to hold the
current securities in a non-managed account.
DavenportOne
Davenport has engaged Vestmark to offer the ability to aggregate various investment strategies including the
ManagerSelect third-party portfolio strategies and Davenport strategies, as well as certain mutual funds and ETFs in one
account.
With DavenportOne, you and your Financial Advisor select strategies based on your personal objectives, time horizon, and
risk tolerance. The assets in the accounts are custodied at Pershing LLC and traded by Davenport.
The available strategies are typically invested in stocks, bonds, ETFs or other common investment vehicles. As such the
stocks and other assets in the account are subject to market risk. If the account includes fixed income, the bonds or other
fixed-income assets are subject to risks including, but not limited to, interest-rate risk and default risk. In addition, if you
include any of the ManagerSelect strategies generally, there will be a delay in the relaying the portfolio manager’s
investment activity; therefore, the prices received may be adversely affected and individual account performance may
differ from the composite performance reported by the portfolio manager.
Flexible Managed Account
Accounts in this program are managed by the client’s Financial Advisor. The program offers you and your Financial Advisor the
flexibility to structure portfolios in any manner deemed suitable for you. Allowable investments include, but are not limited
to, equities, fixed income securities, mutual funds, partnership interests, certain unit investment trusts (“UITs”), managed
futures funds, Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), covered options, or any combination thereof. Securities deemed
unsuitable for wrap-fee programs may not be purchased in the Flexible Managed Account Wrap Fee option. The Financial
Advisor may engage in short selling, margin, and uncovered option purchasing or writing on a non-discretionary basis, if
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deemed appropriate by us and you and to the extent consistent with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Additional
information is required before trading options is allowed.
Flexible Managed Accounts can include many tailored combinations of securities and strategies. As such it is important for
you to discuss the specific risks associated with your account holdings and/or strategy with your Financial Advisor. You
should ensure you understand each asset and/or technique used to manage the account.
The Portfolio Management Account and Flexible Managed Account wrap-fee programs are managed by individual
Financial Advisors serving as the portfolio manager. These portfolios are constructed based on the investment goals
established by you. Prior to opening an account, you and your Financial Advisor will discuss your investment objectives
and risk tolerances. From that information, the Financial Advisor will construct a portfolio that best matches your
individual needs. You may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
When consistent with a client’s risk tolerance and investment objective, Financial Advisors may employ short and/or
leveraged funds in the management of client accounts. Short and leveraged funds are not suitable for all investors.
Additional details regarding the risks attributable to these product types are provided below. Unless otherwise indicated,
clients are generally free to impose reasonable restrictions on Davenport’s discretionary investment authority, including
restricting or proscribing Davenport’s use of short or leveraged funds.
Short Funds: Short funds seek to move in the opposite direction or a benchmark or reference index at a rate of 1x or
greater on a daily basis. A short fund’s returns for periods longer than a single day will very likely differ in amount, and
possibly even direction, from the short fund’s stated multiple times the return of the reference index for the same period.
For periods longer than a single day, a short fund will generally lose money if the reference index’s performance is flat, and
it is possible that a short fund will lose money even if the level of the reference index falls. Longer holding periods, higher
Index volatility, and greater inverse exposure each exacerbate the impact of compounding on an investor’s returns.
During periods of higher Index volatility, the volatility of the index may affect a short fund’s return as much as or more
than the return of the reference index.
Short funds present different risks than other types of funds, including risks associated with leverage and the use of
derivatives like swaps, repurchase agreements, and futures. Short funds should generally only be used by knowledgeable
investors who understand the consequences of seeking daily inverse (-1x) investment results of the reference index,
including the impact of compounding on fund performance. Investors in a short fund should actively manage and monitor
their investments, as frequently as daily. An investor in a short fund could potentially lose the full value of their investment
within a single day.
Leveraged Funds: Leveraged index funds employ strategies that seek to magnify exposure to an index on a daily basis.
They are intended for use by investors who expect the relevant index to go up and want accelerated investment gains
when it does so. However, there is an increased risk of accelerated losses if the market declines. The more a fund invests
in leveraged instruments, the more the leverage will magnify any gains or losses on those investments.
Because these funds seek to track the performance of their benchmark on a daily basis, mathematical compounding,
especially with respect to those funds that use leverage as part of their investment strategy, may prevent a fund from
correlating with the monthly, quarterly, annual or other period performance of its benchmark. Due to the compounding of
daily returns, leveraged funds’ returns over periods other than one day will likely differ in amount and possibly direction
from the benchmark return for the same period. For those funds that consistently apply leverage, the value of the fund’s
shares will tend to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in its benchmark index. A
leveraged fund’s use of derivatives, such as futures, options and swap agreements, may expose the fund’s investors to
additional risks that they would not be subject to if they invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives.
In addition to equities, it is possible that any of the portfolios may include fixed income securities, certain wrap approved
unit investment trusts and closed-end mutual funds, partnership interests, managed futures funds, ETFs, or any
combination thereof. You may establish the asset allocation guidelines for your portfolio by specifying the stock, bond and
cash percentage allocations. Stocks and other assets in the account are subject to market risk. If the account includes
fixed income, the bonds or other fixed-income assets are subject to risks including, but not limited to, interest-rate risk
and default risk. Partnership interests are subject to market risk, issuer-specific risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.
Portfolio Review and Portfolio Management Accounts
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Each account in the Portfolio Review and Portfolio Management Account program is reviewed on a quarterly basis by
Davenport’s Portfolio Review Committee, a group of four senior executives of Davenport, a rotating member of Davenport
Asset Management Research, and a rotating member of Equity Research. Additional reviews by the Committee are available
upon the request of either the client or the Financial Advisor, and are conducted at no extra charge.
The Committee and the Financial Advisor meet to evaluate the portfolio holdings, investment strategy and performance
results. The Committee may make investment recommendations; however, the Financial Advisor and/or the client will
ultimately make the investment decisions regarding which securities to be bought and sold and the timing of transactions.
Investment ideas generally come from sources approved by Davenport.
The accounts are typically invested in a variety of stocks and the account may not be fully diversified. The equities are subject to
market risk and bonds held in the account are subject to interest rate and default risk.
Davenport Managed Assets Program
Accounts in this program are managed by the client’s Financial Advisor utilizing a third-party platform. The platform allows us to
avoid being considered to have custody of client funds since we do not have direct access to client log-in credentials to affect
trades. We are not affiliated with the platform in any way and receive no compensation from them for using their platform. A
link will be provided to the client allowing them to connect an account to the platform. Once the account is connected to the
platform, the Financial Advisor will review the current account allocations. The account may contain a limited number of
investment options from which Davenport can select in managing your assets. When deemed necessary, the Financial Advisor
will rebalance the account considering client investment goals, risk tolerance, and current economic and market trends. The goal
is to improve account performance over time and minimize loss during difficult markets.
The accounts are typically invested in open-end mutual funds. In addition to mutual funds, it is possible that any of the portfolios
may include equities, fixed income securities, managed futures funds, ETFs, or any combination thereof. Mutual funds can
lose value. An investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original investment amount. The equities
are subject to market risk and bonds held in the account are subject to interest rate and default risk.
RetirementAdvisor**
Davenport offers the RetirementAdvisor program to Qualified Plans (“Plans”). Davenport recommends mutual funds and
manages the mutual funds in the model portfolios using a defined methodology. Plan trustees (“Sponsors”) electing to
use the program appoint us to select and monitor the investment options for the Plans. Each year, after research and
analysis, we maintain and/or adjust the five asset-allocation models that we believe are best suited to meet each model
portfolios’ stated objectives. Every quarter, Davenport’s Manager Research Team screens a broad universe of mutual
funds for investment objectives, size, manager tenure, years in existence, performance, and a number of other criteria to
identify quality mutual funds for inclusion in the model portfolios. Based on their research and monitoring, with oversight
from the Investment Policy Committee the Manager Research Team makes asset-allocation changes as necessary in the
RetirementAdvisor model portfolios, and following acceptance by the Plan Sponsor, changes will be executed in individual
Participant accounts.
Each model portfolio consists of different targeted asset allocations to achieve its objectives. The five models are: Aggressive
Growth, Growth, Moderate Growth, Growth & Income and Conservative Income. We will recommend and, at the direction of
the Sponsor, will implement changes other than the annual rebalancing to the models when the short or long-term prospects
of a mutual fund no longer appear to meet the RetirementAdvisor standards (e.g. new management, chronic
underperformance, excessive risk, activity that is inconsistent with the objectives of the fund), or a better alternative is
identified.
The RetirementAdvisor accounts will be invested in a combination of no-load, and/or the most beneficial share class
available. Each participating account is rebalanced to its model portfolio on an annual basis. We anticipate that mutual
funds will be held for the long term if the fund continues to meet the RetirementAdvisor criteria and the investment goals
and objectives of the Plan.
Mutual funds can lose value. An investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original investment
amount. The RetirementAdvisor models are designed to give investors a range of risk options. The more growth oriented the
model, the higher the assumed risk.
** This program is no longer offered to new clients.
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Flexible Retirement Account Consulting
The Flexible Retirement program is a consulting service where Davenport Financial Advisors provide consulting services to
public and private participant directed retirement plans. These plans include 401(k) plans and similar benefits programs
with respect to the development of investment policy, asset allocation, mutual fund selection and evaluation, education,
performance measurement, and portfolio analysis and attribution. If desired, Davenport will also provide information and
advice regarding mutual fund selection. The services provided are tailored to the specific needs of individual Plan
Sponsors.
Donor Advised Program (DDAP)
The Donor Advised program is a donor advised fund that serves as a charitable giving vehicle which allows donors to
contribute as frequently as they like and recommend grants to charities of their choice. DDAP is a program of Renaissance
Charitable Foundation (RCF).
Investment options for DDAP include the Core Leaders, Core Leaders Balanced**, Equity Opportunities, Value & Income,
Value & Income Balanced**, Fixed Income portfolios, FundAdvisor, ETFAdvisor, Predefined Allocation Models, or
Charitable Custom Allocation Models. The goals of the Predefined Allocation Models and Charitable Custom Allocation
Models are to deliver strategic models of mutual funds and may contain Davenport Mutual Funds. If the custom option is
selected, the asset allocation is tailored to your investment objective. If the model is predefined by Davenport, Davenport
is responsible for setting the asset allocation of the model and adjusting the asset allocation from time to time, as
Davenport deems appropriate. This may include adding asset classes to any model at any time Davenport determines it is
appropriate to do so with an appropriate investment product. Mutual funds can lose value. An investor’s shares when
redeemed may be worth more or less than the original investment amount.
**This investment option is no longer offered to new clients.
Note: All investments involve the risk of loss, including but not limited to; loss of principal, a reduction in earnings
(including interest, dividends and other distributions) and the loss of future earnings. These risks include, but are not
limited to, market risk, interest rate risk, issuer risk and general economic risk. Although we manage the assets in a
manner consistent with risk tolerances, there can be no guarantee our efforts will be successful. The investor should be
prepared to bear the risk of loss.
S&P 500 Index is comprised of 500 US stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall US stock market. An
index is not available for direct investment, therefore its performance does not reflect the expenses, fees and taxes
generally paid with the active management of an actual portfolio. The index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC,
a division of S&P Global, or its affiliates (“SPDJI”). Standard &Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard
&Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones
Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”).
9. Disciplinary Information
Davenport Asset Management has had no material disciplinary events over the past ten years and the investment advisory
division of Davenport does not have any regulatory actions to report.
In 2015, the broker dealer division of Davenport & Company LLC participated in an industry wide initiative and reports the
following update:
After voluntarily self-reporting certain information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and, without
admitting or denying the findings, Davenport consented to the entry of an order by the SEC of administrative and cease
and desist proceedings pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 15(B) of the Securities Act of 1934.
The order concerned only two (2) municipal offerings underwritten by Davenport, and involved alleged violations of
Section 17(A)(2) of the Securities Act.
A monetary fine of $80,000 was levied against Davenport and was paid to the SEC on June 26, 2015. Davenport consented
to the entry of the SEC order on 6/18/2015 and retained an independent consultant to conduct a review of the firm’s
municipal securities underwriting due diligence policies and procedures.
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In 2017, FINRA alleged that the broker dealer division of Davenport and Company LLC, did not establish a system
reasonably designed to fully comply with FINRA Rule 3110 and 2010 related to supervision of consolidated reports; and it
was alleged that Davenport did not fully comply with section 15 (C)(3) of the SEC Act of 1934 and Exchange Rule Act 15c3-
5, FINRA Rule 2010 and MSRB Rule G-27 related to automated controls for alternative trading systems for municipal
securities transactions. Without admitting or denying the allegations or findings, Davenport executed a letter of
acceptance, waiver and consent and paid a fine of $115,000.
10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Davenport is a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Registered Investment Advisor and a SEC registered
Broker/Dealer. Davenport is a member of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”). We provide a full range of traditional brokerage services. We also provide:
Financial planning services
Insurance products – life insurance, variable and fixed annuities, and long-term care
Investment advice
Investment consulting services
Portfolio management
Public and Corporate Finance
Stock and Bond brokerage services
Other than the instances described herein, we do not have arrangements that are material to our advisory business with a
related person who is a Broker/Dealer, investment company, other investment advisor, financial planning firm, commodity
pool operator, commodity trading adviser, futures commission merchant, bank or thrift institution, accounting firm, law
firm, insurance company or agency, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer, or an entity that creates or packages
limited liability companies. Davenport uses the execution and custody services of Pershing LLC and its affiliates. Pershing
LLC is the trustee of your individual retirement account (IRA) under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, and
Pershing LLC maintains custody of the assets in your IRA.
Some of Davenport’s Financial Advisors are licensed insurance agents. As such, they sell insurance products, primarily variable
and fixed annuities and life insurance, to clients. Insurance products and variable annuities are not normally considered part of
the investment advisory account and they are not assessed an advisory fee. However, as a convenience to you, variable
annuities may appear on your investment advisory account statement for consolidation purposes.
Davenport serves as investment advisor to the Davenport Core Leaders Fund (“DAVPX”), the Davenport Value & Income Fund
(“DVIPX”), the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (“DEOPX”), the Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (“DSCPX”), the Davenport
Insider Buying Fund (“DBUYX”) and the Davenport Balanced Income Fund (“DBALX”), (the "Funds") and manages the first
three Funds in a similar manner as the corresponding separately managed accounts described herein and the Davenport
Employee Profit Sharing Plan (“PSP”). The other three Funds, DSCPX, DBUYX and DBALX are not offered as separately
managed accounts. They are however offered in Davenport’s PSP. The Funds are a no-load, open-end series of the
Williamsburg Investment Trust, a registered management investment company. Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust,
except the Equity Opportunities Fund which is a non-diversified series. Davenport receives an annual investment
management fee of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Funds. Financial Advisors that recommend the Funds receive
a portion of the investment management fee as sales compensation. Principals of Davenport are officers of the Funds and may
also be on the Board of Trustees for the Funds. The Funds execute all securities transactions through Davenport and they pay
no commissions.
We manage the six Funds in a similar manner as the investment choices available in Davenport’s PSP and accounts in the DAM
programs. We generally purchase and/or sell the same securities for the Funds that we do for individual advisory clients and
the PSP. For more details on trade allocation see Section 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading.
John P. Ackerly IV is a member of the Investment Policy Committee, President of the Davenport Funds and has also been
appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Williamsburg Investment Trust. The Trust has governance responsibility for the
Davenport Funds.
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Financial Advisors or clients may choose to use the Funds for a portion of the assets in your investment advisory account.
The decision to use the Funds is based in part on the amount of assets under management and whether you are benefited with
respect to taxes and management fees. You will not be charged any investment advisory fees on the portion of the portfolio
that is invested in the Funds. You may revoke your consent to our use of the Funds in your account at any time.
The Core Leaders, Value & Income and Equity Opportunities Funds hold substantially the same securities as the separately
managed account (“SMA”) strategies Core Leaders, Value & Income and Equity Opportunities. You need to consider the cost to
invest in the Funds versus separately managed accounts. It is possible, based upon the dollar value to be invested, that the
Funds may be less expensive than the same strategy in a separately managed account. Other considerations may be that the
SMA offers the advantage of more control over harvesting gains and losses for tax purposes, among other things. The Funds
offer a lower initial investment amount, among other considerations.
We currently have, and may form in the future, limited-liability companies created for private investment purposes. We
currently serve as the managing member and investment advisor for several such Companies. Interests in the Companies
will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction. Interests will be offered and sold in the United States to sophisticated or accredited investors under the
exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D. The Companies will not be registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 3(c) (1) and 3(c) (7) of that Act.
For more details see Section 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management.
We may act as a principal in selling and buying securities to or from our investment advisory clients, particularly with
respect to fixed-income securities. When we engage in a principal transaction it is because we believe it is in the best
interest of our clients and we believe it to be consistent with our fiduciary duty. We will inform our advisory clients, prior
to settlement date, when we propose to act as a principal. We will obtain your consent to such a transaction. You may
pay a concession, mark-up or mark-down on principal transactions in addition to the advisory fee you pay us. You have
the right to decline the trade.
Davenport may recommend that you buy or sell securities in which the firm or a related person may have some financial
interest. For example, we may recommend that you buy or sell securities of companies in which we are seeking to engage in
corporate finance business, or in which we have in the past acted as a manager or co-manager of an underwriting of the
companies' securities. However, such transactions will generally occur after the offering period and in the secondary market.
We may also invest portions of your assets in certain public companies for which Davenport's related persons serve as
directors. There may be an inherent conflict of interest in Davenport's directing client assets to be invested in companies in
which Davenport or its related persons have some financial interest. However, our policy is to put our clients' interests above
our own and to recommend only investments that are suitable for each client's individual needs and objectives.
With the exception of FMA III – Commission-only accounts (no longer offered to new clients) – and the private investment
companies managed by Davenport, investment advisory accounts are restricted from participating in initial public offerings
(“IPOs”) or secondary offerings. This policy is meant to prevent allocation concerns and other conflicts of interest that could
result from recommending securities for which we would receive additional compensation in addition to investment advisory
fees. When Davenport is involved in an initial or secondary offering, Davenport receives underwriting compensation from
companies whose securities are being offered. We believe there is a conflict when we recommend securities where
Davenport is compensated both by investment advisory fees and underwriting fees. This policy may result in a loss of
investment opportunity for advisory clients that may otherwise have been suited to invest in such securities. FMA III accounts
are exempted from this policy because no separate investment advisory fees are charged to those accounts.
Davenport’s philosophy is that we invest for our clients in the same manner that we invest for ourselves. Therefore, the
officers, directors and employees of Davenport may often purchase and sell securities for their personal and related accounts
that they also recommend to you. The Davenport Employee Profit Sharing Plan serves as a guide for many of Davenport's
investment advisory programs, including the Davenport Funds; therefore, the securities purchased and sold for you, as well as
the timing of such transactions, may be similar to the securities purchased and sold for the PSP. Please see below for policies
and procedures related to this practice.
11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Davenport has adopted a Code of Ethics that establishes standards of business conduct for all of its officers, directors, and
employees. It is based on the principle that Davenport and its employees have a fiduciary duty to place the clients’
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interests above their own. Employees are expected to maintain the highest standards of ethics and conduct in all of their
business relationships.
In general, the code requires all employees to:
Always place the interests of Davenport’s clients ahead of their own personal interests
Ensure that all personal securities transactions are conducted in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential
conflict of interest or any abuse of an employee’s position of trust and responsibility
Not take inappropriate advantage of information obtained as a result of their positions.
More specifically, employees must disclose personal securities transactions in any account where they have a beneficial
ownership. Employees must also follow specific rules for buying and selling securities. Davenport monitors its employees’
personal securities trading activity on an ongoing basis. Employees who violate the code may be; reprimanded, fined,
suspended or terminated.
Davenport currently serves as the managing member to Private Funds in which Davenport solicits client investments in
these private placements pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act. Also, Davenport Asset Management is the
Advisor to the six Davenport Mutual Funds that employees recommend to clients. The day-to-day investment decisions for
the Private Funds and the Davenport Mutual Funds will be made by Davenport Portfolio Managers and/or management
committees. A conflict of interest could arise if a portfolio manager engages in transactions on behalf of the Funds that
would benefit the Portfolio Manager, such as when he or she might purchase a large quantity of securities for the Funds,
potentially causing the price of those securities to increase, and then sells his or her own securities. Davenport prohibits
Portfolio Managers from trading in the same securities on a day the Funds have a pending buy or sell order until that
order has been executed or withdrawn, unless the the trade is below a de mininus threshold. If a securities transaction is
executed by the Funds within seven days after a Portfolio Manager executed a transaction in the same security, a
designated supervisory person will review the Portfolio Manager’s and the Fund’s transactions to ensure the Portfolio
Manager met his or her fiduciary duty to the Funds.
In addition, a financial advisor servicing clients may engage in equity or fixed income transactions for their personal
accounts that they simultaneously or subsequently recommend to clients. For simultaneous transactions in discretionary
accounts, the financial advisor’s order must be aggregated with client orders. If a financial advisor purchases or sells a
security for a personal account and, up to two calendar days later, the advisor purchases or sells the same security for a
client’s account, the transaction will be reviewed to ensure the financial advisor met his or her fiduciary duty to place the
client’s interest first.
In addition to its Code of Ethics, Davenport has adopted a policy regarding the giving or receipt of gifts, gratuities, or other
forms of compensation. This policy is intended to address conflicts of interest. Generally, neither Davenport nor its
employees may give or allow to be given anything of significant value, even if it is business related. This includes gifts or
gratuities in excess of $100 per year to any person not employed by Davenport. Davenport limits its employees from
accepting or soliciting cash or other forms of compensation, payments, gifts or reimbursement from third parties as that
could create a conflict of interest.
The entire Davenport Code of Ethics is available by contacting the client’s Financial Advisor, or the Davenport Compliance
Department at (804) 780-2000.
12. Brokerage Practices
Davenport does not maintain any soft dollar relationships.
We do not recommend Broker/Dealers other than Pershing LLC for client transactions for our managed accounts. We do
permit you to direct brokerage to another Broker/Dealer of your choice. Directing brokerage to a Broker/Dealer other
than Pershing LLC may cost you more money in transaction costs and may result in less favorable execution prices. The
investment advisory division of Davenport relies upon Pershing LLC’s broker/dealer services for best execution.
The RetirementAdvisor** and Flexible Retirement Account Consulting program accounts are not custodied at Davenport
or our clearing firm, Pershing LLC. The platform third-party record-keepers have relationships with other Broker/Dealers
who custody the assets for these programs. Plan Sponsors are not limited to the Broker/Dealers listed, and may select a
Broker/Dealer of their choice.
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**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
We are a full-service brokerage firm. As such, we effect securities transactions for our advisory clients, for compensation.
For Fee and/or Commission and Commission Only accounts the commissions and other charges on transactions executed
by us will be charged according to our standard retail commission schedule. The standard commission schedule is
approximately 1.5% - 3.0% of the principal amount of the transaction, subject to a minimum commission of $85 per
transaction, not to exceed 5% of the trade value. However, many clients have negotiated discounted rates. There are
accounts that differ significantly from the usual Fee and/or Commission arrangement. You should be aware that there
may be an incentive to execute transactions more frequently in accounts where commissions are charged.
Some Asset Management employees and some members of the Investment Policy Committee share in the commissions
generated by their Fee and/or Commission accounts. The employees and Committee members are equity owners of
Davenport and they participate in the employee profit-sharing plan; therefore, there may be an incentive to recommend
frequent trading in the accounts to generate more revenue for the firm. We do not believe this is a material conflict of interest
because the main investment strategy is to make prudent investments for our own profit-sharing plan and by extension our
clients. We have therefore, aligned your interests and our own as much as possible.
You may pay more for brokerage execution through Davenport than may be available from an independent brokerage firm
charging institutional rates. However, we consider the commission costs when determining our fee schedule for investment
advice and believe that the total fees paid by clients are competitive with the industry.
We report to our ERISA and IRA discretionary advisory clients, on an annual basis, the total commissions paid per year along
with the portfolio turnover ratio for their account. This information is available to our non-ERISA and non-IRA clients upon
request.
Pursuant to the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction
Exemption (“PTE”) 86-128 for Securities Transactions, if your ERISA or IRA, discretionary advisory account is set up to
compensate Davenport and our Financial Advisors by charging commissions, we make the following notice regarding your
account:
• At account opening, you will sign a contract to authorize Davenport and/or your Davenport Financial Advisor to
manage your account. The investment advisory division of Davenport and all Davenport Financial Advisors direct their
transactions for execution to Pershing LLC. We do not recommend Broker/Dealers other than Davenport or Pershing
LLC for client transactions. We do permit you to direct brokerage transactions to another Broker/Dealer of your
choice. Directing transactions to a Broker/Dealer other than Davenport or Pershing LLC may increase your costs.
• A copy of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 86-128 may be found on our website at
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http://www.investdavenport.com/client-disclosures under “Advisory Exemption Disclosures”, as well as a copy of a
form for termination of authorization and a description of our brokerage placement practices.
In lieu of annually signing a new contract to authorize transactions to be made by Davenport, annually we send a
letter and a form to terminate our transaction services, without penalty. If you do not return the form to terminate
our transaction services, we will continue to manage your account and this will cause us to effect transactions for you.
• We affirm that we send you transaction confirmation slips at the time of each transaction for non-discretionary
accounts and a Quarterly Trade Confirmation Report for discretionary accounts. You also have the ability to receive a
trade confirmation when the transaction occurs in discretionary accounts by informing your Financial Advisor.
Annually, when required, we will provide you with a total of all securities transaction-related charges incurred, and
confirm that the total amount of these charges was retained by us and not paid to third parties. We will include your
portfolio turnover ratio in this summary.
Aggregating Orders
Davenport’s Code of Ethics does allow Financial Advisors to aggregate orders for their personal accounts with client
orders, if they wish to buy or sell the same securities at the same time as their clients. When investment decisions are
suitable for a group of advisory clients, and the client accounts are discretionary, the orders may be aggregated. If more
than one price is paid for securities in an aggregated transaction throughout the day, each participating account will
receive the average price paid for the block of securities traded on that day.
If a client has directed brokerage to another firm, he will not participate in aggregated orders. Therefore, the execution
price will most likely be different for those clients and may be more or less than the price obtained by the aggregated
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order. Directed client orders are generally placed after the aggregated. As a result the directed-brokerage client may not
receive “best execution” for the trade.
When an aggregated order can be only partially filled on a given business day, trade allocation decisions are made on a fair
and equitable basis. The preferred method is a pro-rata allocation; however, other methods for allocating partially filled
orders are acceptable if they are fair and equitable and applied consistently over time. Davenport’s Profit Sharing Plan or
any other personal or proprietary account will not be any more, or less, favored than any other client account. These
accounts will participate in the allocation in the same manner as all Davenport Asset Management accounts and the
Davenport Funds.
For information on client referrals, please see Section 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation.
13. Review of Accounts
Davenport Asset Management Programs:
Davenport Asset Management program strategies utilize a dedicated portfolio management team structure. The
Investment Policy Committee meets weekly to allow a forum for market discussion, reporting of portfolio actions and idea
exchange. In addition to the portfolio managers and Investment Policy Committee, the DAM Trading Team reviews
assigned accounts in the Core Leaders, Equity Opportunities, Value & Income, and Blended Allocation programs on a
continual basis. The Fixed Income Management Team monitors fixed income investment portfolios each business day.
The Manager Research Team reviews the ETFAdvisor and the FundAdvisor model portfolios on a quarterly basis, or more
frequently if warranted.
Composite maintenance is performed by a third-party vendor, and the Portfolio Services Department conducts a monthly
review to ensure inclusion of each account in the appropriate composite per Global Investment Performance Standards
(“GIPS”) guidelines. The composites are audited regularly by an independent firm for a GIPS verification.
The Financial Advisor for each account has daily access to account information and activity.
DavenportOne Accounts:
Account activity in the DavenportOne program is reviewed on a daily basis by the platform trading associate. Products that
are available in DavenportOne are reviewed, managed and monitored by the Portfolio Manager Teams, the Manager
Research Team and the Fixed Income Management Team on a regular basis.
Flexible Managed Accounts and Davenport Managed Assets Program:
Account activity in the Flexible Managed Account and Davenport Managed Assets programs are reviewed by the Financial
Advisor managing the account. The Financial Advisor will formally review each account with regard to portfolio holdings,
diversification, performance, and compliance with stated investment objectives at least once in a rolling 13 month period.
Central Supervision Unit will provide ongoing oversight and review accounts to ensure they are being managed according
to firm policies and procedures.
ManagerSelect Accounts:
Account activity in the ManagerSelect program is reviewed on a daily basis by the platform trading associate and on a
regular basis by the Financial Advisor associated with the account. The Manager Research Team reviews the model
portfolios and portfolio managers on the Recommended List on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if warranted.
Portfolio Review and Portfolio Management Account Program:
Members of the Portfolio Review Committee review Portfolio Review and Portfolio Management Accounts on at least a
quarterly basis. In addition, the Financial Advisor or you may request the Committee's review at any time. Members of the
Portfolio Review Committee are senior officers of Davenport.
RetirementAdvisor**:
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The Manager Research Team reviews the RetirementAdvisor model portfolios on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if
warranted.
**This program is no longer offered to new clients.
Flexible Retirement Account Consulting:
Accounts are reviewed at least annually by the Financial Advisor.
Clients in the Davenport Asset Management programs receive the following written reports:
Quarterly Trade Confirmation Report (or Confirmation statements after each transaction if you prefer);
Brokerage statements at least quarterly reflecting security positions grouped by market sector, showing cost, market
values, percent of total assets, estimated annual income and current yield; as well as all activity in the account during
the month;
Quarterly market letter highlighting recent investment decisions and summarizing general market conditions.
ETFAdvisor and ManagerSelect do not receive this.
Annual report of dividend and interest income on Form 1099B for taxable clients; a similar report is available to non-
taxable clients upon request.
Clients in the Flexible Managed Account, Portfolio Review and Portfolio Management Account programs receive the following
written reports:
Quarterly Trade Confirmation Report (or Confirmation statements after each transaction if you prefer);Confirmation
statements after each transaction are provided for all Portfolio Review accounts
Brokerage statements at least quarterly reflecting security positions grouped by market sector, showing cost, market
values, percent of total assets, estimated annual income and current yield; as well as all activity in the account during
the month;
Annual report of dividend and interest income on Form 1099B for taxable clients; a similar report is available to non-
taxable clients upon request.
All reports are provided in paper format, unless a client enrolls in a service to receive certain documents electronically. Davenport
also offers clients the ability to access all of these reports online.
Confirmation statements after each transaction;
Statements at least quarterly reflecting security positions
Clients have access to a wide range of information via the record-keeper’s website
Clients in the Davenport Managed Assets Program receive from third-party record-keepers,
Confirmation statements after each transaction – Plan Sponsors;
Statements at least quarterly reflecting security positions – Participants
Participants and Plan Sponsors have access to a wide range of information via the record-keeper’s website.
Participants and Plan Sponsors in the RetirementAdvisor program receive from third-party record-keepers,
Confirmation statements after each transaction – Plan Sponsors or Participants if self-directed
Statements at least quarterly reflecting security positions – Participants
Participants and Plan Sponsors have access to a wide range of information via the record-keeper’s website.
Participants and Plan Sponsors in the Flexible Retirement Account Consulting program receive from third-party record-keepers,
Quarterly Allocation Reports, with all transactions for the period– Plan Sponsors
14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Davenport can engage in written agreements and compensate persons independent of Davenport (“Promoters”) for client
referrals. If a referred client establishes an investment advisory account or relationship with Davenport, the Promoter will
receive a referral fee. The fee will be a negotiated percentage of the Financial Advisor’s share of the quarterly investment
advisory fees paid by the client. The arrangement will continue for the duration of the investment advisory relationship.
This referral fee will be paid out of the total advisory fees collected from clients. Davenport will not charge an additional
fee for advisory services to pay a Promoter. There is no difference in the advisory fee schedule for clients who have been
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solicited and those who have not been solicited. Upon commencing solicitation of any prospective client, the Promoter
will disclose the material terms of the compensation the Promoter is receiving and any material conflicts of interests
resulting from Davenport’s relationship with the Promoter and the compensation being paid.
From time to time, Davenport Financial Advisors solicit referrals from existing clients and may pay non-cash compensation
to such clients. Non-cash compensation may be in the form of meals, entertainment, or modest gifts. Regarding client
referrals, no cash or non-cash compensation de minimus limits will be reached either under Rule 206(4)-1 of the Advisers
Act or FINRA Rule 3220 on gifts and entertainment, over a twelve-month period. Such solicitation activity subjects clients
and the Firm to the testimonial provisions of Rule 206(4)-(1) of the Advisers Act. All such activities will be conducted in a
manner that is consistent with relevant SEC requirements and guidance. Any new arrangements with clients must be
approved in advance by the Firm’s CCO.
15. Custody
Davenport will use the execution and custody services of Pershing LLC and its affiliates. You will receive an account
statement at least quarterly from Pershing LLC and you should carefully review those statements. Occasionally, Davenport
will provide additional account statements to clients. If you receive an account statement from Davenport, you should
compare the account statement with the statement you receive from Pershing LLC.
While Davenport does not maintain custody of client assets, it is deemed to have custody of client assets due to the
following: (1) Davenport has the authority to directly debit its advisory fees from client accounts and (2) Davenport has the
authority to act pursuant to third-party standing letters of authorization (SLOA). These accounts will be subject to a
surprise custody audit by an independent public accountant annually in accordance with SEC rules, no-action letters and
updated FAQ releases.
16. Investment Discretion
Clients in the Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Blended Allocation, Fixed Income, ETFAdvisor,
DavenportOne, ManagerSelect and FundAdvisor programs always assign Davenport with full authority and discretion for
the buying, selling, changing, investing or reinvesting of any or all of the assets in the investment account.
Clients in the Flexible Managed Account I and Flexible Managed Account II program have the option to assign, or not
assign through the Davenport Financial Advisor, the full authority and discretion for the buying, selling, changing, investing
or reinvesting of any or all of the assets in the investment account. If you elect to retain discretion yourself, we are
authorized to execute transactions that you have approved of either verbally or in writing. Clients in the Flexible Managed
Account III and Portfolio Management Account program always assign Davenport, through the Financial Advisor, the full
authority and discretion for the buying, selling, changing, investing or reinvesting of any or all of the assets in the
investment account.
Clients in the Davenport Managed Assets Program assign Davenport, through the Financial Advisor, with full authority and
discretion for the buying, selling, changing, investing or reinvesting of any or all of the assets in the investment account.
Davenport will exercise discretionary trading authority in allocating your accounts assets amongst the investment options
made available in your account(s). Davenport may be unable to access or exercise discretion with respect to assets held
outside of the main account(s) (e.g., assets held within a self-directed brokerage window within a retirement plan
account).
In carrying out these responsibilities, we shall consider factors such as investment objectives and account guidelines, as
they are communicated to us by you. You agree to inform us in writing of any material change in the client's
circumstances that may affect the manner in which your assets should be invested.
When your account is established, an asset allocation will be determined and may be noted in the account agreement
paperwork. The information recorded at that time is intended to assist us in understanding your investment objectives
and risk tolerances. Please note that actual weightings may fluctuate. Davenport will use such asset allocation information
as a general guide in meeting your objectives; however, it may not be unusual for the percentage weightings to
significantly differ at various times due to market conditions, the maturation of certain instruments, the availability of
securities deemed suitable for the account, or specific direction you have given to us. If your objectives should change, we
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are relying on you to notify us in order that we may review the information recorded in your advisory agreement or
subsequent documentation and make adjustments as necessary.
17. Voting Client Securities
We have written policies and procedures designed to ensure we vote proxies in your best interests.
• Unless otherwise directed in writing by you, Davenport will vote proxies consistently across our client base for the
Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Blended Allocation, Fixed Income, DavenportOne,
ManagerSelect, ETF Advisor,and FundAdvisor accounts.
• Davenport votes proxies for the Flexible Managed Account and Portfolio Management Account programs only if you
have assigned discretion of the account to the Financial Advisor and have given permission to Davenport, in writing, to
vote your proxies.
Since the quality and depth of management is a primary factor considered when investing in a company, we will give
substantial weight to the recommendation of the management on any issue.
We have contracted with Broadridge, an independent third party to vote and maintain records regarding the voting of
proxies based on detailed proxy voting recommendations provided by Glass-Lewis. We will follow the recommendations of
Glass-Lewis unless they are in direct conflict with the guidelines established by us. If material conflicts are identified, the
proxy will be voted pursuant to guidance from Glass-Lewis.
You may receive a copy of our complete proxy voting policies and procedures as well as information on how we voted
specific proxies by submitting a written request to Davenport & Company LLC, Attn: Proxy Coordinator, P.O. Box 85678,
Richmond, Virginia 23285.
18. Financial Information
Davenport does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance.
Davenport has discretionary authority and/or custody of client funds or securities. We are not aware of, nor do we
foresee, any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
Davenport has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
Annually, Davenport is subject to a surprise examination of its advisory accounts. This is conducted by an independent
auditing firm, Crowe LLP. The Form ADV-E and the surprise examination report or statement filed by the accountant is
available on www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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