Overview
Assets Under Management: $314 million
Headquarters: NEW YORK, NY
High-Net-Worth Clients: 36
Average Client Assets: $5 million
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (LAGODA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LP - FORM ADV PART 2A)
Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$0 | $100,000,000 | 1.00% |
$100,000,001 | $300,000,000 | 0.75% |
$300,000,001 | and above | 0.50% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
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$1 million | $10,000 | 1.00% |
$5 million | $50,000 | 1.00% |
$10 million | $100,000 | 1.00% |
$50 million | $500,000 | 1.00% |
$100 million | $1,000,000 | 1.00% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 36
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 56.78
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $5 million
Total Client Accounts: 58
Discretionary Accounts: 58
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 170961
Last Filing Date: 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Website: HTTPS://WWW.LAGODAIM.COM
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: LAGODA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LP - FORM ADV PART 2A (2025-03-28)
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Lagoda Investment Management, L.P.
Part 2A of Form ADV
The Brochure
3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 309-7668
Facsimile: (212) 975-9030
http://www.lagodaim.com/
March 28, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Lagoda
Investment Management, L.P. (“Lagoda”). If you have any questions about the contents of this
brochure, please contact Lagoda’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), Jason A. Ozone, at (212)
309-7668.
Lagoda is registered as an investment adviser with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers
Act”). Registration as an investment adviser with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or
training. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the SEC or by any
state securities authority.
information about Lagoda also
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 - Material Changes
There have been no material changes since the last annual update, which was filed on March 11,
2024. However, this brochure has been updated to disclose recent developments in Lagoda’s
business, which we do not deem material.
This brochure may be requested, without charge, by contacting Lagoda’s CCO at (212) 309-7668.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 2 - Material Changes .................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3 - Table of Contents .................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4 - Advisory Business ................................................................................................................ 4
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation ........................................................................................................ 5
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ................................................... 6
Item 7 - Types of Clients .................................................................................................................... 7
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................................. 8
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information ..................................................................................................... 12
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................ 13
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ... 14
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices .......................................................................................................... 15
Item 13 - Review of Accounts .......................................................................................................... 18
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation ........................................................................ 19
Item 15 - Custody ............................................................................................................................. 20
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ....................................................................................................... 21
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities .................................................................................................... 22
Item 18 - Financial Information ....................................................................................................... 23
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
Lagoda Investment Management, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership formed on February 4,
2014. Lagoda is principally owned by its sole portfolio manager, Fatima Dickey. Lagoda’s main
operations and provision of advisory services are located in New York, New York. Additional
information regarding Lagoda’s organizational and ownership structure is provided on Part 1 of
Lagoda’s Form ADV, which is available online at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Lagoda provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts,
estates, individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), and institutional clients, including foundations and
endowments. Lagoda seeks long-term growth of capital by principally investing in publicly- traded
equity securities of companies worldwide. Lagoda may also invest client assets in a variety of other
securities, including but not limited to, debt, warrants, and privately placed securities in accordance
with a client’s designated investment objectives. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on
Lagoda’s management of their accounts, such as investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Lagoda does not sponsor or participate in a wrap fee program.
As of December 31, 2024, Lagoda had $304,101,524 of regulatory assets under management on a
discretionary basis. Lagoda does not currently manage client assets on a non-discretionary basis.
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Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Lagoda charges most of its clients an annual management fee based on the following schedule:
Portion of Account Size
Percent Per Annum
Amounts up to and including $100,000,000
1.00%
0.75%
Amounts greater than $100,000,000 and up
to and including $300,000,000
Amounts greater than $300,000,000
0.50%
Lagoda, in its sole discretion, may charge a lesser management fee based on certain criteria (e.g.,
anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, related accounts, account
composition, and/or negotiations with the client). As discussed in further detail in Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management, Lagoda does not currently charge any
performance-based fees to its clients.
Lagoda charges fees quarterly in advance based on the account value at the beginning of the quarter.
Clients authorize Lagoda to deduct fees from their investment account, via the clients’ custodians.
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Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter are charged a pro
rated fee. Upon
termination of an account, any prepaid, unearned fees are promptly refunded or applied to amounts
owed by the client to Lagoda pursuant to the terms of the managed account agreement. The
management fee is adjusted for any withdrawals or deposits made during the quarter.
In addition to Lagoda’s management fees, clients bear the costs of custodial fees, as well as
transaction costs and brokerage expenses, as discussed in Item 12 Brokerage Practices below.
Lagoda has adopted valuation policies and procedures to govern the valuation of securities held in
client accounts. Lagoda primarily relies on asset prices obtained from brokers and/or custodians.
However, Lagoda has a fair value pricing policy that it follows in situations where custodians may
be unable to price certain investments, or where custodians may assign prices that do not reflect
Lagoda’s reasonable view of current market conditions.
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Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Lagoda does not currently charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains
on, or capital appreciation of, the assets of a client). Therefore, Lagoda avoids any potential conflicts
of interest that may be experienced by investment managers who, in connection with side-by-side
management of accounts, offer different performance fee structures.
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Item 7 - Types of Clients
Lagoda provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs,
and institutional clients including foundations, endowments and other charitable organizations.
Lagoda’s minimum account size is generally $5,000,000. However, Lagoda, in its sole discretion,
may reduce or waive its fees or minimum account size requirements.
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Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Investing in any security or investment strategy involves the risk of loss and each client should be
prepared to bear that loss. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of a client will
be achieved or that the strategies implemented on the client’s behalf will be successful. Clients must
be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment.
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Lagoda seeks long-term growth of capital by principally investing in publicly-traded equity
securities of companies around the world through Lagoda’s two investment strategies, Owners &
Dominators® (the “Main Strategy”) and Owners & Dominators®: Select Strategy (the “Select
Strategy” and with the Main Strategy, the “Strategies”). The Strategies employ a high-conviction,
long-term-oriented, fundamentals-driven outlook that focuses on investing in companies with a
sustainable competitive advantage, alignment of incentives through ownership structure and culture,
and opportunistic valuation. Lagoda applies this framework on a global basis without limitation on
industry sectors or market capitalization size, focusing on developed economies. It is anticipated
that the Main Strategy’s number of holdings will be typically in the range of approximately forty
(40) companies, while the Select Strategy will have a more concentrated focus with holdings in the
range of approximately twenty (20) companies.
Lagoda generally takes long positions when investing in securities, and the investment strategy has
a significant long bias. Lagoda generally does not employ leverage. Lagoda has neither sold shares
short nor utilized leverage since its inception.
To implement its investment strategy, Lagoda generally (i) trades securities, including without
limitation, common and preferred stock, depository receipts, warrants, rights, debt securities
(including senior, subordinated, secured, unsecured, and defaulted debt securities), convertible debt
securities, and convertible preferred stock, and related instruments and investments (collectively,
“Securities”), in each case of every kind and character, including Securities that are traded on United
States (the “U.S.”) and non-U.S. markets (including over-the-counter markets) and Securities that are
privately placed; and (ii) engages in such other Securities-related activities or transactions as
determined in good faith from time to time. For example, Lagoda directs purchases of U.S. Treasury
Notes where clients express a preference to hold additional cash.
Generally, Lagoda creates a proprietary financial model for each company to determine the earnings
potential and underlying intrinsic value.
Investment Risks
Risk management is at the core of Lagoda’s investment process. Every investment decision is
evaluated pre-trade with consideration of the impact to portfolio risk.
Lagoda conducts ongoing analysis of the portfolio investments in each client’s account. Each
position is not only evaluated on its own merits, but with regard to other portfolio positions. On an
ongoing basis, Lagoda manages gross and net market exposures, position levels, industry level
concentrations and the liquidity profile of each portfolio.
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Below is a non-exhaustive summary of risks relevant to Lagoda’s investment strategies. This
summary of risks does not purport to be a complete enumeration or explanation of the risks involved
in investing in investments. As investment strategies develop and change over time, clients may be
subject to additional and different risk factors. No assurance can be made that profits will be
achieved or that substantial losses will not be incurred.
Equity Investments. Lagoda invests in equity securities. The prices of equity securities will rise and
fall. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries, or
the securities market as a whole. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively
affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by
such companies may suffer a decline in response. In addition, the equity market tends to move in
cycles, which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time. In addition,
certain equity-related instruments can involve significant economic leverage and may, in some
cases, involve significant risk of loss. Such securities are subject to various types of risks, including
market risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, counterparty credit risk, country risk, legal risk and
operations risk.
Non-U.S. Securities. Investing in securities of non-U.S. companies and governments that are
generally denominated in non-U.S. currencies involves certain considerations comprising both risk
and opportunities not typically associated with investing in securities of the U.S. government or
U.S. companies. These considerations include changes in exchange rates and exchange control
regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid
markets and less available information than is generally the case in the U.S., higher transaction
costs, foreign government restrictions, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and
issuers, greater risks associated with counterparties and settlement, difficulty in enforcing
contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price
volatility.
Debt and Other Income Securities. Lagoda may invest in fixed-income securities, typically when a
client account has temporary excess cash or requests such management. Income securities are
subject to interest rate, market and credit risk.
Inflation, Currency, and Interest Rate Risks. Security prices and portfolio returns will likely vary in
response to changes in inflation and interest rates. Inflation causes the value of future dollars to be
worth less and may reduce the purchasing power of an investor’s future interest payments and
principal. Inflation also generally leads to higher interest rates, which in turn may cause the value
of many types of fixed income investments to decline. The liquidity and trading value of foreign
currencies could be affected by global economic factors, such as inflation, interest rate levels, and
trade balances among countries, as well as the actions of sovereign governments and central banks.
Market Risk. The price of any security or the value of an entire asset class can decline for a variety
of reasons outside of Lagoda’s control, including, but not limited to, changes in the macroeconomic
environment, unpredictable market sentiment, forecasted or unforeseen economic developments,
interest rates, regulatory changes, and domestic or foreign political, demographic, or social events.
If a client has a high allocation in a particular asset class, it may negatively affect overall
performance to the extent that the asset class underperforms relative to other market assets.
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Conversely, a low allocation to a particular asset class that outperforms other asset classes in a
particular period will cause that client account to underperform relative to the overall market.
Concentration of Investments. Dependent upon the Strategy selected by a client, a client’s account
may be concentrated by investment or sector. Accordingly, these accounts are subject to more rapid
change in value than would be the case if the portfolios were less concentrated.
Credit Risk. Lagoda cannot control and clients are exposed to the risk that financial intermediaries
or security issuers may experience adverse economic consequences that may include impaired credit
ratings, default, bankruptcy or insolvency, any of which may affect portfolio values or management.
This risk applies to assets on deposit with any broker utilized by a client, notwithstanding asset
segregation and insurance requirements that are beneficial to clients generally. In addition,
exchange trading venues or trade settlement and clearing intermediaries could experience adverse
events that may temporarily or permanently limit trading or adversely affect the value of securities
held by clients. Finally, any issuer of securities may experience a credit event that could impair or
erase the value of the issuer’s securities held by a client.
Reliance on Key Management Personnel. The success of Lagoda’s investment strategy depends, in
large part, upon the skill and expertise of Ms. Fatima Dickey. In the event of her death, disability
or departure from Lagoda, the business and the performance of its clients would be adversely
affected.
Cybersecurity Risk. Like most investment advisers, Lagoda relies on technology to perform many
of its functions. This means that trade processing, portfolio accounting, client servicing and other
operational tasks are susceptible to disruption during events such as power failures, Internet
unavailability and telephone outages. In addition, our network and our client data are vulnerable to
nefarious acts, including hacking directly into our network or through third-party providers such as
custodians, broker-dealers, software providers or network administrators. A breach in cybersecurity
can impact our hardware, software and confidential information we hold, and can result in financial
losses and reputational damage, as well as legal and regulatory consequences. We have taken what
we believe to be reasonable precautions to maintain our ability to conduct business in the presence
of such events or acts, and to protect the functionality of our networks and the confidentiality of our
client data. However, no measures can eliminate cybersecurity risks completely, and Lagoda will
endeavor to notify affected clients, if and as appropriate, if we experience a cybersecurity related
incident.
Catastrophic Risks. Clients and Lagoda may be subject to the risk of loss arising from direct or
indirect exposure to a number of types of other catastrophic events, including without limitation (i)
COVID-19 and other public health crises, including any outbreak of existing or new epidemic
diseases, or the threat thereof; or (ii) other major events or disruptions, such as hurricanes,
earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, flooding and other natural disasters; acts of war or terrorism, including
cyberterrorism; or major or prolonged power outages or network interruptions. The extent of the
impact of any such catastrophe or other emergency on Lagoda’s and/or a client’s operational and
financial performance and each client’s investments will depend on many factors, including the
duration and scope of such emergency, the extent of any related travel advisories and restrictions,
the impact on overall supply and demand, goods and services, investor liquidity, consumer
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confidence and levels of economic activity, and the extent of its disruption to important global,
regional and local supply chains and economic markets, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot
be predicted. In particular, to the extent that any such event occurs and has a material effect on
global financial markets or specific markets in which a client participates (or has a material effect
on any locations in which Lagoda operates or on any of its personnel), the risks of loss could be
substantial and could have a material adverse effect on clients or the ability of Lagoda to fulfill its
investment objectives on behalf of its clients. Clients are subject to the risk that war, terrorism,
pandemics and related geopolitical events may lead to increased short-term market volatility and
have adverse long-term effects on the world’s economies and markets generally, as well as adverse
effects on issuers of securities and the value of a client’s investments. These events, as well as other
changes in U.S. and non-U.S. economic and political conditions, also could adversely affect
individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings,
inflation, investor sentiment and other factors affecting the value of a client’s investments.
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Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to an evaluation of such adviser or the integrity of such
adviser’s management. To Lagoda’s knowledge, neither Lagoda nor its principals or employees
have been involved in any legal or disciplinary events in the past ten (10) years that would be
material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of Lagoda or its personnel.
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Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
To Lagoda’s knowledge, neither Lagoda nor its principal or employees have any other relationships
or arrangements, pending or otherwise, with other financial services companies that pose material
conflicts of interest.
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Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, Lagoda has adopted a written Code of Ethics (the
“Code”) that requires Lagoda to put the interests of its clients before its own interests and to use
reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment when conducting investment
analysis, making investment recommendations, trading, and engaging in other professional
activities, among other things. The Code requires that Lagoda, its principals, and its employees
comply with the spirit and the letter of the federal securities laws, and rules that govern capital
markets, at all times. Clients and prospective clients may obtain a copy of the Code upon request
by contacting Lagoda at the address or telephone number listed on the first page of this brochure.
Lagoda’s Code requires employees to: (i) pre-clear certain personal securities transactions; (ii)
report personal securities transactions on at least a quarterly basis; and (iii) provide Lagoda with a
detailed summary of certain holdings, both initially upon commencement of employment and at
least annually thereafter, over which such employees have control and beneficial interest. Lagoda’s
reporting requirements and restrictions on personal securities trading apply to all employees, as well
as an employee’s immediate family members living in the same household.
While Lagoda does not generally prohibit personnel from trading in securities that are being
considered for its clients, as well as securities already held by clients, any proposed personal
transaction by its personnel involving such securities requires preclearance from Lagoda’s CCO.
The CCO does not grant preclearance where it would appear that the personnel’s trading could
disadvantage Lagoda’s clients. Lagoda and its personnel do not, however, purchase or sell any
securities on terms more favorable than those received by Lagoda’s clients. For proprietary trading
purposes, client and propriety account trade “fills” are aggregated on a pro rata basis.
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Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
Broker Selection and Best Execution
Lagoda is authorized to determine the broker-dealer to be used for the securities transactions of its
clients. Before Lagoda begins trading with a broker-dealer, Lagoda reviews the broker-dealer’s
operational, financial, and regulatory status. Lagoda also performs periodic reviews of broker-
dealers, which vary in frequency and intensity based on the perceived counterparty exposure of
Lagoda and its clients. In addition, Lagoda considers the execution quality of each trade to identify
any unexpected deviations in price, commission rate, market impact, execution speed, or other
aspects of execution quality. Further, in seeking “best execution,” Lagoda considers the broker’s
trading costs, efficiency of execution and error resolution, financial strength and stability,
capability, positioning, distribution capabilities, information in regard to the availability of
securities, trading patterns, statistical or factual information, opinions pertaining to trading, and
prior performance in serving Lagoda.
Although Lagoda will seek competitive commission rates, Lagoda may not necessarily obtain the
lowest possible commission rates for each security transaction. Instead, Lagoda will make a good
faith determination that the amount of commissions paid is reasonable in light of the products or
services provided by a broker. The commission rates include research, brokerage or other services
provided by the broker, as discussed below.
Furthermore, since it is not Lagoda’s practice to negotiate “execution only” commission, selecting
broker-dealers on the basis of considerations that are not limited to the applicable commission rates
may result in higher transaction costs than would otherwise be obtainable.
Research and other Soft Dollars Benefits
Lagoda executes securities transactions and generates “soft dollar credits” through soft dollar
brokers to pay for both research and mixed use products and/or services. Soft dollar arrangements
represent potential conflicts of interest because clients’ commissions are used to obtain research
services that Lagoda would otherwise have to obtain with its own funds.
Lagoda limits the use of “soft dollars” to obtain research and brokerage services to services which
constitute research and brokerage within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Research services may include research reports such as market research, certain
financial newsletters and trade journals, software providing analysis of securities portfolios,
corporate governance research and rating services, attendance at certain seminars and conferences,
discussions with research analysts, meetings with corporate executives, consultants’ advice on
portfolio strategy, data services, including services providing market data, company financial data
and economic data, and advice from brokers on order execution.
Such research generally shall be used to service clients of Lagoda’s respective portfolio managers
(including accounts that may not generate commissions used to pay for investment research) and
brokerage commissions paid by a client may be used to pay for research that is not used in managing
such client’s account. A client may pay a broker-dealer a commission greater than another qualified
broker-dealer might charge to effect the same transaction, where Lagoda determines in good faith
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that the amount of trading costs charged by a broker-dealer is reasonable in relation to the value of
the brokerage and research or investment management-related services provided by such broker-
dealer, and, in such instances, a client may pay trading costs to such broker-dealer in an amount
greater than the amount another broker-dealer might charge.
Brokerage services include services related to the execution, clearing and settlement of securities
transactions and functions incidental thereto (i.e., connectivity services), trading software operated
by a broker-dealer to route orders, software that provides trade analytics and trading strategies,
software used to transmit orders, clearance and settlement in connection with a trade, routing
settlement instructions, post trade matching of trade information, and services required by the SEC
or a self-regulatory organization such as comparison services, electronic confirms or trade
affirmations.
In some instances, Lagoda may receive a product or service that may be used only partially for
functions within Section 28(e) (e.g., an order management system or trade analytical software). In
such instances, Lagoda will make a good faith effort to determine the relative proportion of the
product or service used to assist Lagoda in carrying out its investment decision-making
responsibilities and the relative proportion used for administrative or other purposes outside
Section 28(e). The proportion of the product or service attributable to assisting Lagoda in carrying
out its investment decision-making responsibilities will be paid through brokerage commissions
generated by transactions in client accounts, and the proportion attributable to administrative or
other purposes outside Section 28(e) will be paid for by Lagoda from its own resources.
Many brokers or dealers provide Lagoda with access to proprietary research reports (such as
standard investment research), which are used to manage client accounts. To the best of Lagoda’s
knowledge, these reports are generally made available to all institutional investors doing business
with such broker-dealers and without regard to the rates of commissions charged or paid by Lagoda
or the volume of business Lagoda directs to such broker-dealers. Since the reports are merely made
available by broker-dealers as part of a bundled business package, Lagoda understands that such
broker-dealers do not set discrete prices for these reports.
Soft dollar credits are assets of Lagoda’s clients that must be treated with appropriate care. All new
soft dollar products and services must be reviewed and approved by compliance personnel.
Lagoda’s CCO, or his designee, reviews soft dollar accrual and expenditure reports sent by brokers
or dealers on a regular basis. If Lagoda develops large credit balances, the CCO will consider
whether its clients are paying unnecessarily high commissions. Conversely, if Lagoda develops
large deficits, the CCO will evaluate whether Lagoda should curtail its soft dollar spending or take
other actions in order to avoid the appearance that Lagoda must trade excessively in order to reduce
its soft dollar deficits. Lagoda will evaluate soft dollar arrangements as part of periodic best
execution review.
Investment and trading personnel are responsible for identifying those broker-dealers who have
provided research and execution services that Lagoda considers useful to its investment decision-
making process on a periodic basis. Lagoda utilizes this information to develop a commission
budget, which is based on the amount, quality, and usefulness of the research provided by broker-
dealers. The commission budget is considered when determining where to direct client transactions.
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During the prior year, Lagoda received the following products or services using soft dollars: daily
research reports, access to broker analysts, access to meetings with potential/existing portfolio
companies and industry specific conferences.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Lagoda does not consider client referrals from broker-dealers when making brokerage allocation
decisions.
Directed Brokerage
“Directed brokerage” refers to instances in which a client retains the discretion to choose brokers
and instructs an adviser to direct portfolio transactions to a particular broker. In certain
circumstances, Lagoda may permit a client to direct Lagoda to choose a particular broker and
instruct Lagoda to direct portfolio transactions for such client’s account to such broker. In any such
circumstance, such clients may be unable to achieve more favorable execution for such transactions
than if Lagoda had been permitted to execute such transactions with another broker. For example,
Lagoda may not be able to aggregate such client’s orders with orders for other clients, which may,
in turn, reduce transaction costs, or result in more favorable prices. Clients choosing to engage in
directed brokerage may pay more in brokerage-related transaction fees than clients choosing not to
engage in directed brokerage.
Aggregation and Allocation of Orders
Orders for client accounts are generally aggregated between and among client accounts. Such orders
are affected independently if aggregation is restricted by client direction, type of account or other
restrictions (such as limited availability of investment opportunities or the ability to divide purchases
among clients). In executing orders, Lagoda uses the average price for the same security for all
participating clients and allocates the same securities among Lagoda’s clients in proportion to the
purchase and sale orders placed for each client account on any given day. Excessive trading
commissions are avoided or mitigated where possible. Lagoda does not receive any additional
compensation or remuneration as a result of the aggregation.
Cross Trading Among Our Clients
Although Lagoda’s general policy is to refrain from effecting cross trades between client accounts,
Lagoda maintains the ability to cross investments and/or cash between client accounts (subject to
applicable law) when it believes that such a transaction is advantageous for each client. However,
no accounts subject to ERISA, with less than $100 million in assets, are included in any cross trade.
Trade Errors
Lagoda has established trade processes and procedures designed to reduce the likelihood of trade
errors and, in its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes a trade error.
Generally, Lagoda’s policy is to identify and correct any trade errors promptly and in a way that
mitigates losses. The cost of trade errors are borne by Lagoda.
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Item 13 - Review of Accounts
Accounts under Lagoda’s management are monitored on an ongoing basis by the investment team.
The investment team will meet with each client to discuss such client’s account(s) in detail (e.g.,
investment objective, risk tolerance) at least on an annual basis. Reviews of client accounts will also
be triggered if a client changes its investment objectives or if the market, political or economic
environment changes.
All clients receive a quarterly letter prepared by Fatima Dickey, which highlights prior quarter
activity as well as a few portfolio companies. After reading the quarterly letter, any client, at such
client’s discretion, may contact Fatima to discuss such client’s particular account(s).
Clients receive account statements directly from their chosen custodian on at least a quarterly basis.
Lagoda supplements these custodial statements with Lagoda’s own quarterly statements that
breakdown the performance by quarter, year-to-date and inception-to-date, as well as all holdings.
Realized gain/loss reports are produced as requested by a client.
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Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Lagoda compensates third parties (“Promotors”) for client referrals, and these arrangements are
structured and disclosed to relevant clients in accordance with Rule 206(4)-1 under the Advisers
Act.
Promotors are not clients of Lagoda and are independent from and have no formal affiliation with
Lagoda. Promotors will be compensated for their referral services by receiving a percentage of the
advisory fees paid to Lagoda in each year of a referred client’s relationship with Lagoda. These
amounts will be paid to the Promotors by Lagoda from its fees earned, and the referred client(s) will
not pay any of these fees to the Promotors directly, nor will Lagoda’s arrangement with the
Promotors result in a referred client paying any additional or increased fees to Lagoda with respect
to any potential investment that the client may make with Lagoda. Lagoda does not compensate
Promotors who are deemed “ineligible persons” under Rule 206(4)-1. All client referrals
acknowledge their understanding that the relevant Promotor will be compensated by Lagoda by
completing Exhibit A of the Managed Account Agreement.
Lagoda does not receive any economic benefits from any third party in connection with the
provision of investment advice to clients.
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Item 15 - Custody
Client accounts are held in custody by qualified custodians (generally a broker-dealer or bank).
Lagoda does not take physical custody of client funds or securities, nor does it have the ability to
possess client funds or securities, including an inability to instruct the custodian to debit fees owed
to Lagoda as calculated by Lagoda. It is Lagoda’s practice to receive transfer/payment requests
directly from the client and relay that request to the custodian, who will then independently verify
the request with the client prior to processing the transfer/payment.
For these reasons, Lagoda does not have custody of client assets. All custodians send statements
directly to the clients on at least a quarterly basis. Clients should carefully review these statements
and should compare these statements to any account information provided by Lagoda. Lagoda’s
statements may vary from custodial statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates or
valuation methodologies of certain securities.
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Item 16 - Investment Discretion
Lagoda always receives discretionary authority from a client at the outset of an advisory relationship
to select the identity and amount of securities to be bought and sold. Discretionary authority for all
client accounts is established through the execution of a managed account agreement or investment
management agreement, as applicable, which typically includes the stated investment objectives for
the particular client account. When selecting securities and determining amounts, Lagoda observes
the investment guidelines, limitations and restrictions of the clients for which it advises. In addition,
from time to time, Lagoda will attempt to accommodate a client’s request to effectuate certain
account activity, in each case in accordance with the client’s managed account agreement,
including, without limitation, to generate cash.
The only limitations on the investment authority will be those limitations imposed in writing by the
client.
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Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
In accordance with its fiduciary duty to clients and Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act, Lagoda has
adopted and implemented written policies and procedures governing the voting of client securities.
All proxies that Lagoda receives will be treated in accordance with these policies and procedures.
Lagoda is committed to voting proxies in a manner consistent with the best interest and objectives
of its clients.
In general, Lagoda will vote in favor of routine corporate housekeeping proposals, including the
election of directors, selection of auditors, and increases in or reclassification of common stock.
Lagoda will generally vote against proposals that make it more difficult to replace members of the
issuer’s board of directors. In general, Lagoda will also abstain from voting a proxy if it determines
that the value of an issuer’s economic interest in the proxy issue or the value of the portfolio holding
is insignificant. Lagoda will not vote proxies received for securities that are no longer held by a
client. For other proposals, Lagoda shall determine whether a proposal is in the best interest of the
client that owns the applicable securities and may take into account the following factors, among
others, (i) whether the proposal was recommended by management and Lagoda’s opinion of
management; (ii) whether the proposal acts to entrench existing management; and (iii) whether the
proposal fairly compensates management for past and future performance.
Another consideration is whether Lagoda is subject to any material conflict of interest in connection
with each proxy vote. Lagoda’s employees are required to report any material conflict of interest
associated with a proxy vote of which they are aware to the CCO for resolution.
Lagoda may, from time to time, make a recommendation to a client regarding whether to participate
in any class action suits in which one or more of the clients are eligible, based upon a reasonable
assessment of the costs and benefits relating to such participation. Lagoda may recommend not to
participate in a class action suit for any number of reasons, including, without limitation, if Lagoda
determines that the anticipated out-of-pocket costs associated with any potential recovery are likely
to exceed the amount of the potential recovery or if the client account intends to pursue its legal
rights outside of the class.
A copy of Lagoda’s proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as information about how Lagoda
voted with respect to a client’s securities, is available upon request by contacting Lagoda’s CCO at
the telephone number or address found on the initial page of this brochure.
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Item 18 - Financial Information
Lagoda does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or
more in advance. Therefore, a balance sheet is not required to be attached. There is no known
financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair Lagoda’s ability to meet contractual
commitments to clients, and Lagoda has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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