Overview
- Headquarters
- Mandeville, LA
- Total Firm Assets
- $455 million
- Average High-Net-Worth Client Portfolio Size
- $3.3 million
Fee Disclosure
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES DISCLOSURE BROCHURE
| Min | Max | Disclosed Annual Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $10,000,000 | 1.50% |
| $10,000,001 | and above | 1.25% |
Estimated Annual Advisory Fees
| Portfolio Value | Estimated Annual Fee | Effective Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $15,000 | 1.50% |
| $5 million | $75,000 | 1.50% |
| $10 million | $150,000 | 1.50% |
| $50 million | $650,000 | 1.30% |
| $100 million | $1,275,000 | 1.28% |
Actual fees may vary; other investment costs may apply.
Clients
- High-Net-Worth Share of Firm Assets
- 63.79%
- Number of High-Net-Worth Clients
- 87
- Total Client Accounts
- 804
- Discretionary Accounts
- 804
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Regulatory Filings
- SEC CRD Number
- 110177
Primary Brochure: INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES DISCLOSURE BROCHURE (2026-02-04)
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Item 1
Cover Page
Brochure
Dated: February 4, 2026
Contact: Kenneth Ross, Chief Compliance Officer
1417 West Causeway Approach
Mandeville, LA 70471
www.Eagle-Capital.com
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Eagle Capital
Management, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us
at 985-778-0987 or kross@eagle-capital.com. The information in this brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state
securities authority.
Additional information about Eagle Capital Management, LLC is also available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
References herein to Eagle Capital Management, LLC as a “registered investment adviser” or any
reference to being “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2
Material Changes
There have been no material changes made to this Brochure since our most recent annual
update filing made on February 13, 2025.
Item 3
Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page .................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 Material Changes .......................................................................................................................... 2
Item 3
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... 2
Item 4 Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................ 3
Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................ 7
Item 5
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ............................................................ 8
Item 6
Item 7
Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................ 8
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..................................................... 8
Item 9 Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................ 11
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................. 11
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.............. 12
Item 12 Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................... 13
Item 13 Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................... 14
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................. 15
Item 15 Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 15
Item 16
Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 16
Item 17 Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................. 16
Item 18 Financial Information ................................................................................................................. 16
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Item 4
Advisory Business
A. Eagle Capital Management, LLC (“Eagle”) is a limited liability company formed on
January 21, 2000 in the state of Louisiana. Eagle became an SEC registered investment
advisor firm on February 1, 2000. Eagle is principally owned by Kenneth Ross. Mr. Ross
serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer.
B.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Eagle provides discretionary investment management services on a fee basis. Eagle’s
annual investment management fee is based upon a percentage (%) of the market value of
the assets placed under Eagle’s management, generally between 0.50% and 1.50%.
MISCELLANEOUS
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation
Services. To the extent requested by the client, Eagle may provide financial planning and
related consulting services regarding matters such as tax and estate planning, insurance,
etc. Eagle will generally provide such consulting services inclusive of its advisory fee set
forth at Item 5 below (exceptions could occur based upon assets under management,
extraordinary matters, special projects, stand-alone planning engagements, etc. for which
Firm may charge a separate or additional fee). Eagle believes that it is important for the
client to address financial planning issues on an ongoing basis. Eagle’s advisory fee, as set
forth at Item 5 below, will remain the same regardless of whether or not the client
determines to address financial planning issues with Eagle.
Eagle does not serve as an attorney or accountant, and no portion of our services should be
construed as legal, accounting, or insurance implementation services. Accordingly, Eagle
does not prepare estate planning documents, tax returns or sell insurance products. To the
extent requested by a client, Eagle may recommend the services of other professionals for
certain non-investment implementation purposes (i.e., attorneys, accountants, insurance,
etc.). You are under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended
professional. The client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions
and is free to accept or reject any recommendation made by Eagle or its representatives.
If the client engages any unaffiliated recommended professional, and a dispute arises
thereafter relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from
and against the engaged professional. At all times, the engaged licensed professional[s]
(i.e., attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc.), and not Eagle, shall be responsible for the
quality and competency of the services provided.
Retirement Rollovers-No Recommendations: A client or prospective client leaving an
employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement plan (and may engage
in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if
permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and
rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv)
cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse
tax consequences). Eagle does not make recommendations regarding client rollovers. To
the extent requested, Eagle may provide clients with certain educational information to
assist the client with making a decision regarding a potential rollover. No client is under
any obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an account managed by Eagle.
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Sub-Advisory Engagements. Eagle serves as a sub-adviser to Gulf Coast B&T (the
"Bank") per a sub-advisory agreement between the Bank and Eagle, whereby Eagle
manages certain accounts designated by, and maintained at, the Bank. With respect to its
sub-advisory services, the Bank maintains both the initial and ongoing day-to-day
relationship with the underlying client, including initial and ongoing determination of
client suitability for Eagle's designated investment strategies. The Bank serves as
custodian, and the Bank (not Eagle) determines and/or negotiates commissions and/or
transaction costs to be paid by the client.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, Eagle shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other designated professionals and
is expressly authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it remains
their responsibility to promptly notify Eagle if there is ever any change in their financial
situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising
Eagle’s previous recommendations and/or services.
Use Exchange Traded Funds: Most exchange-traded funds are available directly to the
public. Therefore, a prospective client can obtain many of the funds that may be utilized
by Eagle independent of engaging Eagle as an investment advisor. However, if a
prospective client determines to do so, he/she will not receive Eagle’s initial and ongoing
investment advisory services.
Portfolio Activity. Eagle has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the
client’s best interest. As part of its investment advisory services, Eagle will review client
portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any changes are necessary based upon
various factors, including, but not limited to, investment performance, fund manager
tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals, and/or a change in the client’s
investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended periods of time
when Eagle determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary nor
prudent. Clients shall nonetheless remain subject to the fees described in Item 5 below
during periods of account inactivity.
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Assets. Eagle does not recommend or advocate for
the purchase of, or investment in, Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, or digital assets. Such
investments are considered speculative and carry significant risk. For clients who want
exposure to Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, or digital assets, Eagle, may advise the client to
consider a potential investment in corresponding exchange traded securities, or an
allocation to separate account managers and/or private funds that provide cryptocurrency
exposure.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are digital assets that can be used for various purposes,
including transactions, decentralized applications, and speculative investments. Most
digital assets use blockchain technology, an advanced cryptographic digital ledger to
secure transactions and validate asset ownership. Unlike conventional currencies issued
and regulated by monetary authorities, cryptocurrencies generally operate without
centralized control, and their value is determined by market supply and demand. While
regulatory oversight of digital assets has evolved significantly since their inception, they
remain subject to variable regulatory treatment globally, which may impact their risk
profile and liquidity.
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Given that cryptocurrency investments are speculative and subject to extreme price
volatility, liquidity constraints, and the potential for total loss of principal, Eagle does not
exercise discretionary authority to purchase cryptocurrency investments for client
accounts. Any investment in cryptocurrencies must be expressly authorized by the client.
Clients who authorize the purchase of a cryptocurrency investment must be prepared for
the potential for liquidity constraints, extreme price volatility, regulatory risk,
technological risk, security and custody risk, and complete loss of principal.
Cash Positions. Eagle continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such, unless determined
to the contrary by Eagle, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall continue to be
included as part of assets under management for purposes of calculating Eagle’s advisory
fee. At any specific point in time, depending upon perceived or anticipated market
conditions/events (there being no guarantee that such anticipated market conditions/events
will occur), Eagle may maintain cash positions for defensive purposes. In addition, while
assets are maintained in cash, such amounts could miss market advances. Depending upon
current yields, at any point in time, Eagle’s advisory fee could exceed the interest paid by
the client’s money market fund.
Cash Sweep Accounts. Certain account custodians can require that cash proceeds from
account transactions or new deposits, be swept to and/or initially maintained in a
specific custodian designated sweep account. The yield on the sweep account will
generally be lower than those available for other money market accounts. When this
occurs, to help mitigate the corresponding yield dispersion Eagle shall (usually within 30
days thereafter) generally (with exceptions) purchase a higher yielding money market fund
(or other type security) available on the custodian’s platform, unless Eagle reasonably
anticipates that it will utilize the cash proceeds during the subsequent 30-day period to
purchase additional investments for the client’s account. Exceptions and/or modifications
can and will occur with respect to all or a portion of the cash balances for various reasons,
including, but not limited to the amount of dispersion between the sweep account and a
money market fund, the size of the cash balance, an indication from the client of an
imminent need for such cash, or the client has a demonstrated history of writing checks
from the account.
The above does not apply to the cash component maintained within a Eagle actively
managed investment strategy (the cash balances for which shall generally remain in the
custodian designated cash sweep account), an indication from the client of a need for access
to such cash, assets allocated to an unaffiliated investment manager and cash balances
maintained for fee billing purposes.
The client shall remain exclusively responsible for yield dispersion/cash balance decisions
and corresponding transactions for cash balances maintained in any Eagle unmanaged
accounts.
Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it
should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment
strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or
undertaken by Eagle) will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Cybersecurity Risk. The information technology systems and networks that Eagle and its
third-party service providers use to provide services to Eagle’s clients employ various
controls that are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents stemming from intentional or
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unintentional actions that could cause significant interruptions in Eagle’s operations and/or
result in the unauthorized acquisition or use of clients’ confidential or non-public personal
information. Clients and Eagle are nonetheless subject to the risk of cybersecurity incidents
that could ultimately cause them to incur financial losses and/or other adverse
consequences. Although Eagle has established processes to reduce the risk of cybersecurity
incidents, there is no guarantee that these efforts will always be successful, especially
considering that Eagle does not control the cybersecurity measures and policies employed
by third-party service providers, issuers of securities, broker-dealers, qualified custodians,
governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchanges and other financial market
operators and providers.
Client Privacy and Confidentiality. Eagle maintains policies and procedures designed to
help protect the confidentiality and security of client nonpublic personal information
(“NPPI”). NPPI includes, but is not limited to, social security numbers, credit or debit card
numbers, state identification card numbers, driver’s license number and account numbers.
Eagle maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect such
information from unauthorized access, use, loss, or destruction. These safeguards include
controls relating to data access, information security, and incident response, and are
reviewed to address changes in risk and business. Client information may be disclosed in
response to regulatory requests, legal obligations, or as otherwise permitted by law, and
any such disclosure is made in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality
requirements.
Eagle may engage non-affiliated service providers in connection with providing advisory
services, and such providers may have access to client NPPI, as necessary, to perform their
functions. Eagle confirms that service providers maintain safeguards designed to protect
client information from unauthorized access or use and provide notice to Eagle in the event
of a cybersecurity incident involving client information maintained by the service provider.
While Eagle maintains policies and procedures designed to protect client information, such
measures cannot eliminate all risk. Eagle will notify clients in the event of a data breach
involving their NPPI as may be required by applicable state and federal laws.
Disclosure Statement. A copy of Eagle’s written Brochure as set forth on Part 2A of Form
ADV as well as a copy of Eagle’s Client Relationship Summary as set forth on Form CRS
shall be provided to each client prior to, or contemporaneously with, the execution of the
Investment Management Agreement.
C. Eagle shall provide investment management services specific to the needs of each client.
Prior to providing investment management services, an investment adviser representative
will ascertain each client’s investment objective(s). Thereafter, Eagle shall allocate and/or
recommend that the client allocate investment assets consistent with the designated
investment objective(s). The client may, at any time, impose reasonable restrictions, in
writing, on Eagle’s services.
D. Eagle does not participate in a wrap fee program.
E. As of December 31, 2025, Eagle had $455,167,867 in assets under management on a
discretionary basis.
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Item 5
Fees and Compensation
A.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Eagle’s annual investment management fee for discretionary investment management
services shall be based upon a percentage (%) of the market value and type of assets placed
under Eagle’s management, generally between 0.50% and 1.50% as follows:
Balanced Equity Accounts
1.50%…………………for the first $10 million
1.25%…………………for the balance
Fixed Income Accounts (100% Fixed Income)
0.60%…………………for the first $10 million
0.50%…………………for the balance
Eagle’s investment advisory fee is negotiable at Eagle’s discretion, depending upon
objective and subjective factors including but not limited to: the amount of assets to be
managed; portfolio composition; the scope and complexity of the engagement; the
anticipated number of meetings and servicing needs; related accounts; future earning
capacity; anticipated future additional assets; the professional(s) rendering the service(s);
prior relationships with Eagle and/or its representatives, and negotiations with the client.
As a result of these factors, similarly situated clients could pay different fees, the services
to be provided by Eagle to any particular client could be available from other advisers at
lower fees, and certain clients may have fees different than those specifically set forth
above.
B. Clients may elect to have Eagle’s management fees deducted from their custodial account.
Both Eagle's Investment Management Agreement and the custodial/clearing agreement
may authorize the custodian to debit the account for the amount of Eagle's investment
management fee and to directly remit that management fee to Eagle in compliance with
regulatory procedures. In the limited event that Eagle bills the client directly, payment is
due upon receipt of Eagle’s invoice. Eagle shall deduct fees and/or bill clients quarterly in
arrears, based upon the market value of the assets on the last business day of the billing
quarter.
C. As discussed below, unless the client directs otherwise, or an individual client’s
circumstances require, Eagle generally recommends that Charles Schwab and Co., Inc.
(“Schwab”), an unaffiliated SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member, serves as
the broker-dealer/custodian for clients’ investment management assets. Broker-dealers
such as Schwab charge brokerage commissions, transaction, and/or other type fees for
effecting certain types of securities transactions (i.e., including transaction fees for certain
mutual funds, and mark-ups and mark-downs charged for fixed income transactions, etc.).
The types of securities for which transaction fees, commissions, and/or other type fees (as
well as the amount of those fees) shall differ depending upon the broker-dealer/custodian.
While certain custodians, including Schwab, generally (with the potential exception for
large orders) do not currently charge fees on individual equity transactions (including
ETFs), others do.
There can be no assurance that Schwab will not change their transaction fee pricing in the
future.
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Schwab may also assess fees to clients who elect to receive trade confirmations and account
statements by regular mail rather than electronically.
Clients will incur, in addition to Eagle’s investment management fee, brokerage
commissions and/or transaction fees, and, relative to all mutual fund and exchange traded
fund purchases, charges imposed at the fund level (e.g., management fees and other fund
expenses).
D. Eagle's annual investment management fee shall be prorated and paid quarterly, in arrears,
based upon the market value of the client’s assets on the last business day of the billing
quarter. The value of the of the client’s assets shall generally include accrued interest
earned during the billing period.
The Investment Management Agreement between Eagle and the client will continue in
effect until terminated by either party by written notice in accordance with the terms of the
Investment Management Agreement. Upon termination, Eagle shall debit the client’s
account for any unpaid investment management fee.
E. Neither Eagle, nor its representatives accept compensation from the sale of securities or
other investment products.
Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Neither Eagle nor any supervised person of Eagle accepts performance-based fees.
Item 7
Types of Clients
Eagle’s clients shall generally include individuals, banks, pension and profit sharing plans,
trusts, estates and charitable organizations and business entities.
Item 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. Eagle may utilize the following methods of security analysis:
Fundamental – (analysis performed on historical and present data, with the goal
of making financial forecasts)
Technical – (analysis performed on historical and present data, focusing on price
and trade volume, to forecast the direction of prices)
Cyclical – (analysis performed on historical relationships between price and
market trends, to forecast the direction of prices)
Eagle may utilize the following investment strategies when implementing investment
advice given to clients:
Long Term Purchases (securities held at least a year)
Short Term Purchases (securities sold within a year)
Trading (securities sold within thirty (30) days)
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Investment Risk. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be
prepared to bear. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it
should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment
strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or
undertaken by Eagle) will be profitable or equal any specific performance level.
Investors generally face the following types investment risks:
Interest-rate Risk: Fluctuations in interest rates may cause investment prices to
fluctuate. For example, when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds become less
attractive, causing their market values to decline.
Market Risk: The price of a security, bond, or mutual fund may drop in reaction to
tangible and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk may be caused by
external factors independent of the fund’s specific investments as well as due to the
fund’s specific investments. Additionally, each security’s price will fluctuate based on
market movement and emotion, which may, or may not be due to the security’s
operations or changes in its true value. For example, political, economic and social
conditions may trigger market events which are temporarily negative, or temporarily
positive.
Inflation Risk: When any type of inflation is present, a dollar today will not buy as
much as a dollar next year, because purchasing power is eroding at the rate of inflation.
Reinvestment Risk: This is the risk that future proceeds from investments may have to
be reinvested at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate). This primarily
relates to fixed income securities.
Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash.
Generally, assets are more liquid if many traders are interested in a standardized
product. For example, Treasury Bills are highly liquid, while real estate properties are
not.
Financial Risk: Excessive borrowing to finance a business’ operations increases the
risk of profitability, because the company must meet the terms of its obligations in good
times and bad. During periods of financial stress, the inability to meet loan obligations
may result in bankruptcy and/or a declining market value.
B. Eagle’s methods of analysis and investment strategies do not present any significant or
unusual risks.
However, every method of analysis has its own inherent risks. To perform an accurate
market analysis Eagle must have access to current/new market information. Eagle has no
control over the dissemination rate of market information; therefore, unbeknownst to
Eagle, certain analyses may be compiled with outdated market information, limiting the
value of Eagle’s analysis. Furthermore, an accurate market analysis can only produce a
forecast of the direction of market values. There can be no assurances that a forecasted
change in market value will materialize into actionable and/or profitable investment
opportunities.
Eagle’s primary investment strategies - Long Term Purchases, Short Term Purchases, and
Trading - are fundamental investment strategies. However, every investment strategy has
its own inherent risks and limitations. For example, longer term investment strategies
require a longer investment time period to allow for the strategy to potentially develop.
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Shorter term investment strategies require a shorter investment time period to potentially
develop but, as a result of more frequent trading, may incur higher transactional costs when
compared to a longer-term investment strategy. Trading, an investment strategy that
requires the purchase and sale of securities within a thirty (30) day investment time period,
involves a very short investment time period but will incur higher transaction costs when
compared to a short-term investment strategy and substantially higher transaction costs
than a longer term investment strategy.
Borrowing Against Assets/Risks. A client who has a need to borrow money could
determine to do so by using:
Margin-The account custodian or broker-dealer lends money to the
client. The custodian charges the client interest for the right to borrow
money, and uses the assets in the client’s brokerage account as
collateral; and,
Pledged Assets Loan- In consideration for a lender (i.e., a bank, etc.)
to make a loan to the client, the client pledges its investment assets
held at the account custodian as collateral;
These above-described collateralized loans are generally utilized because they typically
provide more favorable interest rates than standard commercial loans. These types of
collateralized loans can assist with a pending home purchase, permit the retirement of more
expensive debt, or enable borrowing in lieu of liquidating existing account positions and
incurring capital gains taxes. However, such loans are not without potential material risk
to the client’s investment assets. The lender (i.e., custodian, bank, etc.) will have recourse
against the client’s investment assets in the event of loan default or if the assets fall below
a certain level. For this reason, Eagle does not recommend such borrowing unless it is for
specific short-term purposes (i.e., a bridge loan to purchase a new residence). Eagle does
not recommend such borrowing for investment purposes (i.e., to invest borrowed funds in
the market). Regardless, if the client was to determine to utilize margin or a pledged assets
loan, the following economic benefits would inure to Eagle:
by taking the loan rather than liquidating assets in the client’s account,
Eagle continues to earn a fee on such Account assets; and,
if the client invests any portion of the loan proceeds in an account to
be managed by Eagle, Eagle will receive an advisory fee on the
invested amount; and,
if Eagle’s advisory fee is based upon the higher margined account
value, Eagle will earn a correspondingly higher advisory fee. This
could provide Eagle with a disincentive to encourage the client to
discontinue the use of margin.
The Client must accept the above risks and potential corresponding consequences
associated with the use of margin or a pledged assets loans.
C. Currently, Eagle primarily allocates client investment assets among various individual
equity (stocks), debt (bonds) and fixed income securities and/or exchange traded funds
(“ETFs”) on a discretionary basis in accordance with the client’s designated investment
objective(s).
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Exchange Traded Funds. ETFs trade on securities exchanges and are subject to all the risks
discussed above with respect to the underlying assets they hold. However, they are also
subject to the additional risk that their traded values can diverge from the underlying values
of the securities that they hold. Therefore, potential losses can be increased when an ETF
is purchased at a price that is higher than its underlying value or sold at a price that is lower
than its underlying value. ETFs experience price changes throughout the day as they are
bought and sold. In addition to the general risks of investing, there are specific risks to
consider with respect to an investment in ETFs, including, but not limited to:
o Variance from Benchmark Index. ETF performance may differ from the performance
of the applicable index for a variety of reasons. For example, ETFs incur operating
expenses and portfolio transaction costs not incurred by the benchmark index, may not
be fully invested in the securities of their indices at all times, or may hold securities
not included in their indices. In addition, corporate actions with respect to the equity
securities underlying ETFs (such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance
between the performances of the ETFs and applicable indices.
o Passive Investing Risk. Passive investing differs from active investing in that ETF
managers are not seeking to outperform their benchmark. As a result, ETF managers
may hold securities that are components of their underlying index, regardless of the
current or projected performance of the specific security or market sector. Passive
managers generally do not attempt to take defensive positions based upon market
conditions, including declining markets. This approach could cause a passive vehicle’s
performance to be lower than if it employed an active strategy.
Item 9
Disciplinary Information
Eagle has not been the subject of any disciplinary actions.
Item 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Neither Eagle, nor its representatives, are registered or have an application pending to
register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
B. Neither Eagle, nor its representatives, are registered or have an application pending to
register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading
advisor, or a representative of the foregoing.
C. Eagle is also a licensed insurance agency, and managers of Eagle serve as its agents. In
such capacity, Eagle and its managers/agents are licensed to offer insurance products on a
commission basis. In addition, in the event that a client requests that Eagle address
insurance issues, Eagle may utilize the assistance/expertise of an unaffiliated licensed
insurance agency. In such event, Eagle and the unaffiliated insurance agency may share the
insurance commissions.
Eagle does not hold itself out to the public as an insurance agency, and its managers/agents
do not solicit clients to purchase insurance products. Rather, Eagle provides insurance as
an accommodation service and will only address insurance issues with clients if they
specifically request that Eagle does so. No client is under any obligation to engage Eagle
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or its managers/agents for insurance needs. The insurance commission business of Eagle
and its managers/agents is extremely limited and not material to Eagle’s business.
Conflict of Interest: The recommendation that a client purchase an insurance product
presents a conflict of interest if either Eagle and/or its representatives receive any
commission compensation resulting from the client’s purchase. No client is under any
obligation to purchase any insurance commission products from Eagle or its
representatives. Clients are reminded that they may purchase insurance products
recommended by Eagle through other non-affiliated insurance agencies and/or agents.
D. Eagle does not receive, directly or indirectly, compensation from investment advisors that
it recommends or selects for its clients.
Item 11
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
A. Eagle maintains an investment policy relative to personal securities transactions. This
investment policy is part of Eagle’s overall Code of Ethics, which serves to establish a
standard of business conduct for all of Eagle’s representatives that is based upon
fundamental principles of openness, integrity, honesty and trust, a copy of which is
available upon request.
In accordance with Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Eagle also
maintains and enforces written policies reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of
material non-public information by Eagle or any person associated with Eagle.
B. Neither Eagle nor any related person of Eagle recommends, buys, or sells for client
accounts, securities in which Eagle or any related person of Eagle has a material financial
interest.
C. Eagle and/or representatives of Eagle may buy or sell securities that are also recommended
to clients. This practice may create a situation where Eagle and/or representatives of Eagle
are in a position to materially benefit from the sale or purchase of those securities.
Therefore, this situation creates a conflict of interest. Practices such as “scalping” (i.e., a
practice whereby the owner of shares of a security recommends that security for investment
and then immediately sells it at a profit upon the rise in the market price which follows the
recommendation) could take place if Eagle did not have adequate policies in place to detect
such activities. In addition, this requirement can help detect insider trading, “front-running”
(i.e., personal trades executed prior to those of Eagle’s clients) and other potentially
abusive practices.
Eagle has a personal securities transaction policy in place to monitor the personal securities
transactions and securities holdings of each of Eagle’s “Access Persons”. Eagle’s securities
transaction policy requires that an Access Person of Eagle must provide the Chief
Compliance Officer or his/her designee with a written report of their current securities
holdings within ten (10) days after becoming an Access Person. Additionally, each Access
Person must provide or make available to the Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee
a list of reportable transactions each calendar quarter as well as a written annual report of
the Access Person’s securities holdings; provided, however that at any time that Eagle has
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only one Access Person, he or she shall not be required to submit any securities report
described above.
D. Eagle and/or representatives of Eagle may buy or sell securities, at or around the same time
as those securities are recommended to clients. This practice creates a situation where
Eagle and/or representatives of Eagle are in a position to materially benefit from the sale
or purchase of those securities. Therefore, this situation creates a conflict of interest. As
indicated above in Item 11.C, Eagle has a personal securities transaction policy in place to
monitor the personal securities transaction and securities holdings of each of Eagle’s
Access Persons.
Item 12
Brokerage Practices
A. In the event that the client requests that Eagle recommend a broker-dealer/custodian for
execution and/or custodial services (exclusive of those clients that may direct Eagle to use
a specific broker-dealer/custodian), Eagle generally recommends that investment
management accounts be maintained at Schwab. Prior to engaging Eagle to provide
investment management services, the client will be required to enter into a formal
Investment Management Agreement with Eagle setting forth the terms and conditions under
which Eagle shall manage the client's assets, and a separate custodial/clearing agreement
with each designated broker-dealer/custodian.
that Eagle considers
Factors
in recommending Schwab or any other broker-
dealer/custodian to clients) include historical relationship with Eagle, financial strength,
reputation, execution capabilities, pricing, research, and service. Although
the
commissions and/or transaction fees paid by Eagle's clients shall comply with Eagle's duty
to seek best execution, a client may pay a commission that is higher than another qualified
broker-dealer might charge to effect the same transaction where Eagle determines, in good
faith, that the commission/transaction fee is reasonable in relation to the value of the
brokerage and research services received. In seeking best execution, the determinative
factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction represents the best
qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-dealer’s services,
including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission rates, and
responsiveness. Accordingly, although Eagle will seek competitive rates, it may not
necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for client account transactions. The
transaction fees charged by the designated broker-
brokerage commissions or
dealer/custodian are exclusive of, and in addition to, Eagle's investment management fee.
1. Research and additional benefits
Although not a material consideration when determining whether to recommend that a
client utilize the services of a particular broker-dealer/custodian, Eagle receives from
Schwab (or another broker-dealer/custodian, investment platform, unaffiliated
investment manager, vendor, unaffiliated product/fund sponsor, or vendor) without
cost (and/or at a discount) support services and/or products, certain of which assist
Eagle to better monitor and service client accounts maintained at such institutions.
Included within the support services that may be obtained by Eagle may be investment-
related research, pricing information and market data, software and other technology
that provide access to client account data, compliance and/or practice management-
related publications, discounted or gratis consulting services, discounted and/or gratis
attendance at conferences, meetings, and other educational and/or social events,
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marketing support, computer hardware and/or software and/or other products used by
Eagle in furtherance of its investment advisory business operations.
As indicated above, certain of the support services and/or products that may be received
may assist Eagle in managing and administering client accounts. Others do not directly
provide such assistance, but rather assist Eagle to manage and further develop its
business enterprise.
There is no corresponding commitment made by Eagle to Schwab or any other entity
to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any specific securities or
other investment products as a result of the above arrangement.
2. Eagle does not receive referrals from broker-dealers.
3. Eagle may accept directed brokerage arrangements (when a client requires that account
transactions be effected through a specific broker-dealer). In such client directed
arrangements, the client will negotiate terms and arrangements for their account with
that broker-dealer, and Eagle will not seek better execution services or prices from
other broker-dealers or be able to “batch” the client's transactions for execution through
other broker-dealers with orders for other accounts managed by Eagle. As a result,
client may pay higher commissions or other transaction costs or greater spreads, or
receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the account than would otherwise
be the case. Higher transaction fees adversely impact performance.
In the event that the client directs Eagle to effect securities transactions for the client's
accounts through a specific broker-dealer, the client correspondingly acknowledges
that such direction may cause the accounts to incur higher commissions or transaction
costs than the accounts would otherwise incur had the client determined to effect
account transactions through alternative clearing arrangements that may be available
through Eagle. Higher transaction costs adversely impact account performance.
Transactions for directed accounts will generally be executed following the execution
of portfolio transactions for non-directed accounts.
B. To the extent that Eagle provides investment management services to its clients, the
transactions for each client account generally will be effected independently, unless Eagle
decides to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same
time. Eagle may (but is not obligated to) combine or “bunch” such orders to seek best
execution, to negotiate more favorable commission rates or to allocate equitably among
Eagle’s clients differences in prices and commissions or other transaction costs that might
have been obtained had such orders been placed independently. Under this procedure,
transactions will be averaged as to price and will be allocated among clients in proportion
to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client account on any given day. Eagle
shall not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of such
aggregation.
Item 13
Review of Accounts
A. For those clients to whom Eagle provides investment supervisory services, account reviews
are conducted on an ongoing basis by Eagle’s managers and/or representatives. All
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investment supervisory clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to advise
Eagle of any changes in their investment objectives and/or financial situation. All clients
(in person or via telephone) are encouraged to review financial planning issues (to the
extent applicable), investment objectives and account performance with Eagle on an annual
basis.
B. Eagle may conduct account reviews on an other than periodic basis upon the occurrence of
a triggering event, such as a change in client investment objectives and/or financial
situation, market corrections and client request.
C. Clients are provided, at least quarterly, with written transaction confirmation notices and
regular written summary account statements directly from the broker-dealer/custodian
and/or program sponsor for the client accounts. Eagle may also provide a written periodic
report summarizing account activity and performance.
Item 14
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. As referenced in Item 12.A.1 above, Eagle receives certain economic benefits from
Schwab, including Eagle’s receipt, without cost (and/or at a discount), of support services
and/or products from Schwab.
There is no corresponding commitment made by Eagle to Schwab or any other entity to
invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any specific securities or other
investment products as a result of the above arrangement.
B. Eagle does not engage individuals or entities as solicitors to introduce prospective clients
to Eagle for compensation. Eagle continues to compensate previously engaged solicitors
for prior introductions consistent with Rule 206(4)-3 of the Advisers Act.
Item 15
Custody
Eagle shall have the ability to have its management fee for each client debited by the
custodian. Clients are provided, at least quarterly, with written transaction confirmation
notices and regular written summary account statements directly from the broker-
dealer/custodian and/or program sponsor for the client accounts. Eagle may also provide a
written periodic report summarizing account activity and performance.
To the extent that Eagle provides clients with periodic account statements or reports, the
client is urged to compare any statement or report provided by Eagle with the account
statements received from the account custodian. The account custodian does not verify the
accuracy of Eagle’s management fee calculation.
Custody Situations: Eagle engages in other practices and/or services on behalf of its
clients that require disclosure at ADV Part 1, Item 9, but such practices and/or services
are not subject to an annual surprise CPA examination in accordance with the guidance
provided in the SEC’s February 21, 2017 Investment Adviser Association No-Action
Letter.
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Item 16
Investment Discretion
The client can determine to engage Eagle to provide investment management services on
a discretionary basis. Prior to Eagle assuming discretionary authority over a client’s
account, the client shall be required to execute an Investment Management Agreement,
naming Eagle as the client’s attorney and agent in fact, granting Eagle full authority to buy,
sell, or otherwise effect investment transactions involving the assets in the client’s name
found in the discretionary account.
Clients who engage Eagle on a discretionary basis may, at any time, impose restrictions, in
writing, on Eagle’s discretionary authority (i.e., limit the types/amounts of particular
securities purchased for their account, exclude the ability to purchase securities with an
inverse relationship to the market, limit or proscribe Eagle’s use of margin, etc.).
Item 17
Voting Client Securities
A. Eagle does not vote client proxies. Clients maintain exclusive responsibility for: (1)
directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of securities beneficially owned
by the client shall be voted, and (2) making all elections relative to any mergers,
acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcy proceedings or other type events pertaining to the
client’s investment assets.
B. Clients will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian.
Clients may contact Eagle to discuss any questions they may have with a particular
solicitation.
Item 18
Financial Information
A. Eagle does not solicit fees of more than $1,200, per client, six months or more in advance.
B. Eagle is unaware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to
meet its contractual commitments relating to its discretionary authority over certain client
accounts.
C. Eagle has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
Eagle’s Chief Compliance Officer, Kenneth Ross, remains available to address any
questions that a client or prospective client may have regarding the above disclosures and
arrangements.
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