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2 West Marshall Street, PO Box 998, Middleburg, Virginia 20118 | 540-687-3880 | akrecapital.com
March 28, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Akre Capital
Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please contact us at 540-687-3880. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified
by the SEC or by any state securities authority. Registration with the SEC or with any state securities
authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Akre Capital Management, LLC is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Akre Capital Management, LLC
2 West Marshall Street
Post Office Box 998
Middleburg, VA 20118-0998
Tel: 540-687-3880
Fax: 540-687-3899
Website: www.akrecapital.com
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Item 4.
Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ................................................................................. 4
Item 7.
Types of Clients .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Item 8.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ......................................................................... 5
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 10.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations............................................................................................... 9
Item 11.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading ........................ 9
Item 12.
Brokerage Practices .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Item 13.
Review of Accounts .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Item 14.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................................................. 13
Item 15.
Custody .................................................................................................................................................................................14
Item 16.
Investment Discretion ......................................................................................................................................................14
Item 17.
Voting Client Securities .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Item 18.
Financial Information ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Item 19.
Requirements for State-Registered Advisers ........................................................................................................ 15
Appendix.
Item 2. Material Changes ................................................................................................................................................ 16
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Item 4. Advisory Business
Akre Capital Management, LLC is an investment adviser with its principal place of business in Middleburg, Virginia.
The Adviser commenced operations as an investment adviser on October 1, 1989, and has been registered with the
SEC since January 12, 2000. The principal owner of the Adviser is Charles T. Akre, Jr. (through the Charles T. Akre,
Jr. Revocable Trust dated December 21, 2012, as amended).
The Adviser provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to its clients that include individuals and institutions
with separately managed accounts, a registered investment company, private funds, family offices, pension and
profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.
The Adviser typically manages accounts in accordance with its overall investment style, which involves long-term
investing in equity securities of issuers identified by the Adviser through its fundamental, bottom-up analysis of
issuers. Separate account clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or certain types of
securities.
As of December 31, 2024, the Adviser had approximately $14.3 billion of client assets under management, all of
which was managed on a discretionary basis.
Item 5. Fees and Compensation
The Adviser charges each client an investment management fee based on the value of the account’s assets under
management.
Separate Accounts. Investment management fees for separate accounts are charged each quarter based
upon a percentage of the market value of the account’s assets under management as of the last day of
each quarter. The standard fee for these accounts is an annual rate of 1.50%. Fees are billed in advance.
The Adviser will refund unearned fees that have been prepaid. Advisory contracts may be terminated by
the Adviser upon 30 days’ notice.
If a new client account is established during a quarter, the investment management fee will be charged as
of the effective date of the investment management agreement and will be prorated for the number of
days remaining in the quarter.
Private Funds. The private funds for which the Adviser serves as investment manager generally pay a
management fee at an annual rate of 1.25% of the fund’s net assets as of quarter end.
On an annual basis, if the performance of the fund exceeds the high water mark for each investor, the
Adviser or its related persons are entitled to receive an incentive reallocation of profits equal to 20% of
net profits in excess of a hurdle return allocated to the investor or partner in any fiscal year.
Akre Focus Fund. The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Akre Focus Fund (“Fund”), a series of
a registered, open-end investment company. For its services to the Fund, the Adviser receives an
investment advisory fee from the Fund that is based upon a specified percentage of the average daily net
assets of the Fund. Such fee is paid in arrears.
For the private funds for which the Adviser serves as investment manager, the Adviser deducts the investment
management fee from these client accounts by instructing the client’s custodian. For the separately managed
accounts for which the Adviser serves as investment manager, the client may select the method by which it would
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like to pay the investment management fee. The Adviser deducts the investment management fee from a client’s
account by instructing the client’s custodian, or the Adviser bills a client for the investment management fees on
a quarterly basis.
In addition to paying investment management fees and, if applicable, a performance-based incentive reallocation
to the Adviser or its related persons, client accounts are also subject to other investment expenses such as
custodial charges, brokerage fees, commissions and related costs; bank service fees; interest expenses; taxes,
duties, and other governmental charges; transfer and registration fees or similar expenses; costs associated with
foreign exchange transactions; other portfolio expenses; and costs, expenses, and fees (including, investment
advisory and other fees charged by investment advisers with, or funds in, which the client’s account invests)
associated with products or services that may be necessary or incidental to such investments or accounts. More
detailed information about the fees and expenses related to the private funds may be found in the governing
documents of such private funds.
Some client assets are invested in pooled investment vehicles. In these cases, clients bear their pro rata share of
the underlying fund’s operating and other expenses including, in addition to those listed above: sales expenses;
legal expenses; valuation expenses; internal and external accounting, audit, and tax preparation expenses; and
organizational expenses. Client assets are from time to time invested in money market mutual funds, ETFs, or other
registered investment companies. In these cases, the client bears its pro rata share of the investment management
fee and other fees of the fund, which are in addition to the investment management fee paid to the Adviser. Please
refer to Item 12 of this brochure for a discussion of the Adviser’s brokerage practices.
The Adviser has determined to invest all or a substantial portion of the assets of certain client accounts in shares
of the Fund. Unless otherwise provided in its investment management agreement, the client authorizes the Adviser
to make such investments in shares of the Fund. Such authorization may be revoked at any time in writing by the
client. Each client account invested in shares of the Fund should review the Fund’s prospectus for information
about the Fund and its fees, which include a management fee to the Adviser. The Adviser does not charge its
managed account fee on any assets in a client account invested in the Fund. The Fund pays an investment
management fee to the Adviser, and a client account will indirectly pay its pro rata portion of the Fund’s
management fee to the Adviser to the extent assets in the client account are invested in the Fund.
The allocation of expenses by the Adviser between it and any client and among clients represents a conflict of
interest. To address this conflict, the Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures for the
allocation of expenses. The Adviser allocates expenses to each client account in accordance with the client’s
arrangements with the Adviser (including applicable client disclosures). The Adviser seeks to allocate shared
expenses for products and services benefitting the Adviser and the client (and not covered by the client’s
arrangements) in a fair and reasonable manner.
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
The Adviser and its investment personnel provide investment management services to multiple portfolios for
multiple clients. The Adviser manages client accounts that are subject to performance-based profit reallocation
and accounts that pay asset-based fees, which are non-performance-based fees. In addition, certain client accounts
may have higher asset-based fees or more favorable performance-based arrangements than other accounts.
When the Adviser and its investment personnel manage more than one client account, a potential exists for one
client account to be favored over another client account. The Adviser and its investment personnel have a greater
incentive to favor client accounts that pay the Adviser (and indirectly its investment personnel) higher fees or are
subject to performance-based profit reallocation.
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The Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures intended to address conflicts of interest
relating to the management of multiple accounts, including accounts with multiple fee arrangements, and the
allocation of investment opportunities. These areas are monitored by the Adviser’s compliance personnel. See
Items 12 and 16 below for additional information regarding the Adviser’s brokerage and allocation procedures.
Each private fund for which the Adviser or its related person serves as general partner or investment manager
may enter into agreements, or “side letters,” with certain prospective or existing limited partners or shareholders
whereby such limited partners or shareholders may be subject to terms and conditions that are more advantageous
than those set forth in the offering memorandum for the fund. For example, such terms and conditions may provide
for special rights to make future investments in the fund, other investment vehicles or managed accounts; special
withdrawal or redemption rights, relating to frequency or notice; a waiver or rebate in fees or withdrawal or
redemption penalties to be paid by the limited partner or shareholder and/or other terms; rights to receive reports
from the partnership on a more frequent basis or that include information not provided to other limited partners
or shareholders (including, without limitation, more detailed information regarding portfolio positions); and such
other rights as may be negotiated by the fund and such limited partners or shareholders. The modifications are
solely at the discretion of the partnership or fund and may, among other things, be based on the size of the limited
partner’s or shareholder's investment in the partnership or fund or affiliated investment entity, an agreement by a
limited partner or shareholder to maintain such investment in the partnership or fund for a significant period of
time, or other similar commitment by a limited partner or shareholder to the partnership or fund.
Item 7. Types of Clients
The Adviser’s clients consist of individuals and institutions, a registered investment company, private funds, family
offices, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business
entities.
The Adviser requires its managed account clients to invest a minimum of $5 million, which is subject to waiver by
the Adviser, to open an account. The initial and additional subscription minimums for the Adviser’s private funds
are disclosed in the offering memorandum for the respective private fund.
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
The Adviser utilizes a variety of methods and strategies to make investment decisions and recommendations. The
methods of analysis include fundamental research, as well as use of quantitative tools and investment approaches.
The Adviser does not expect to use charting analysis or cyclical analysis.
The Adviser employs the following investment strategies:
Equity. The Adviser’s equity investment program focuses on a broad range of equity investment styles,
including growth, core, and value, as well as portfolios designed to be “style-neutral.” Client accounts
focus on capital growth wherein the Adviser attempts to select securities of a company whose earnings
the Adviser expects to grow at an above-average rate compared to the company’s specific industry or
the overall market.
Focused/Non-Diversification. The Adviser’s investment program focuses its investments on a limited
number of issuers and does not seek to diversify investments among types of securities, issuers, countries,
or industry sectors.
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Buy and Hold. The Adviser typically buys securities and holds them in client accounts for a relatively long
period of time, regardless of short-term factors such as fluctuations in the market or volatility of the stock
price.
Leverage. The Adviser's investment program may utilize leverage, which involves the borrowing of funds
from brokerage firms, banks, and other institutions, in order to increase the amount of capital available
for marketable securities investments.
Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Companies. The Adviser may invest in the securities of mid-cap and small-cap
companies.
Short Selling. The Adviser may engage in short selling strategies. In a short sale transaction, the Adviser
sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. The
Adviser makes short sales (i) as a form of hedging to offset potential declines in long positions in similar
securities, (ii) in order to maintain flexibility, and (iii) for profit.
Arbitrage Transactions. The Adviser engages in one or more types of arbitrage transactions. Arbitrage
attempts to take advantage of perceived price discrepancies of identical or similar financial instruments
on different markets or in other forms. The Adviser engages in the following types of arbitrage: event-
driven arbitrage, merger arbitrage, and capital structure arbitrage.
Option Trading. The Adviser engages in various option trading investment programs. Options are
investments whose ultimate value is determined from the value of the underlying investment. The Adviser
engages or may engage in the following types of option trading: buying calls and puts, covered calls.
These methods, strategies, programs and investments involve risk of loss to clients, and clients must be prepared
to bear the loss of their entire contribution or investment. The following summary identifies the material risks
related to the Adviser’s significant investment strategies and should be carefully evaluated before making an
investment with the Adviser. However, the following does not intend to identify all possible risks of an investment
with the Adviser or provide a full description of the identified risks.
The material risks relating to the foregoing investment strategies include the following:
General/Market Risks. The market values of securities or other investments that a client account holds
may fall, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or fail to rise for various reasons including changes or
potential or perceived changes in U.S. or foreign economies, financial markets, interest rates, the liquidity
of investments and other factors including terrorism, war, natural disasters and public health events and
crises, including disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics. The resulting short-term and long-term effects
and consequences of such events and factors on global and local economies and specific countries,
regions, businesses, industries, and companies cannot necessarily be foreseen or predicted. From time to
time, certain market segments (such as equity or fixed income), investment styles (such as growth or
value), or other investment categories, may fall out of favor which may impair the value of a client account.
Focused/Non-Diversification. Client accounts will not be diversified among a wide range of types of
securities, issuers, countries, or industry sectors. Accordingly, client portfolios are subject to more rapid
changes in value than would be the case if the Adviser were to maintain a wider diversification among
types of securities and other instruments, issuers, countries, or industry sectors.
Buy and Hold. Under a buy and hold investment strategy, the Adviser may not take advantage of short-
term gains in a security that could be profitable to a client. Moreover, if the Adviser’s predictions are
incorrect, the value of a security may decline sharply before the security is sold.
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Leverage. Performance may be more volatile if a client’s account employs leverage.
Short Selling Risk. Short selling transactions expose accounts to the risk of loss in an amount greater than
the initial investment, and such losses can increase rapidly and without effective limit. There is the risk
that the securities borrowed by the account in connection with a short sale would need to be returned to
the securities lender on short notice. If such request for return of securities occurs at a time when other
short sellers of the subject security are receiving similar requests, a “short squeeze” can occur, wherein
the account might be compelled, at the most disadvantageous time, to replace the borrowed securities
previously sold short with purchases on the open market, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the
proceeds received earlier.
Arbitrage Transaction Risks. If the requisite elements of an arbitrage strategy are not properly analyzed,
or unexpected events or price movements intervene, losses can occur which can be magnified to the
extent the Adviser is employing leverage. Moreover, arbitrage strategies often depend upon identifying
favorable “spreads,” which can also be identified, reduced, or eliminated by other market participants.
Illiquid/Restricted Securities Instruments. Certain securities or instruments may have no readily available
market or third-party pricing or may be subject to restrictions on resale, including restrictions applicable
to the Adviser and its clients arising from the Adviser’s or its clients’ status as affiliates of the issuer of the
security or instrument or control positions with respect to the issuer of the security or instrument.
Reduced liquidity may have an adverse impact on market price and the Adviser’s ability to sell particular
securities when necessary to meet liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as
the deterioration of creditworthiness of an issuer. Reduced liquidity in the secondary market for certain
securities may also make it more difficult for the Adviser to obtain market quotations based on actual
trades for the purpose of valuing a fund’s portfolio.
Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in
specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in
general economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty,
which can affect a security's or instrument's value. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known
issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. Smaller issuers can have more limited product
lines, markets, or financial resources than larger issuers.
Inflation Risk. Client accounts may be subject to inflation risk. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of
investments or income from investments will be lower in the future as inflation decreases the value of
money. As inflation increases, the value of the investments in a client’s account can decline.
The following risks are those most associated with the types of securities that are primarily recommended to
clients:
Equity Securities. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and
economic developments. Fluctuations can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different
parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments.
Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer; issuers within an industry, economic
sector, or geographic region; or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer
can impact the market as a whole. War, terrorism and related geo-political risks, natural disasters, and
public health events and crises, including disease outbreaks and epidemics, have led, and may in the future
lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world
economies and markets generally.
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Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Companies Risk. Investing in the securities of mid-cap and small-cap companies
generally involves greater risk than investing in the securities of larger, more established companies.
Although investing in securities of mid-cap and small-cap companies offers potential above-average
returns if the companies are successful, there is the risk that the companies will not succeed and the
prices of the companies’ shares could significantly decline in value. Securities of mid-cap and small-cap
companies, especially those whose business involves emerging products or concepts, may be more
volatile due to their limited product lines, markets, or financial resources. Securities of mid-cap and small-
cap companies also may be more volatile than larger companies or the market averages in general
because of their general susceptibility to economic downtowns, especially in the financial services group
of industries where changes in interest rates and demand for financial services are so closely tied to the
economy.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). REITs are affected by underlying real estate values, which may
have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs in which the Adviser invests concentrate investments
in particular geographic regions or property types. Investments in REITs are also subject to the risk of
interest rate volatility. Further, rising interest rates may cause investors in REITs to demand a higher
annual yield from future distributions, which could in turn decrease market prices for equity securities
issued by REITs. REITs are subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects
because they are dependent upon specialized management skills and have limited diversification. REITs
depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to investors.
Additional Risks Relating to the Adviser
Cybersecurity Risk. The information and technology systems of the Adviser and of key service providers to the
Adviser and its clients, including banks, broker-dealers, custodians and their affiliates, may be vulnerable to
potential damage, ransom or
interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and
telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches, usage errors by their
respective professionals, power outages and catastrophic events such as fires, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and
earthquakes. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing or execution of the Adviser’s
transactions, cause the release of confidential information, including private information about clients, subject the
Adviser or its affiliates to regulatory fines or financial losses, or cause reputational damage. Additionally, cyber-
attacks or security breaches (e.g., hacking or the unlawful withdrawal or transfer of funds) affecting any of the
Adviser’s key service providers, may cause significant harm to the Adviser, including the loss of capital. Similar
types of cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers of securities in which the Adviser’s clients may invest.
These risks could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the investments in such
issuers to lose value. Although the Adviser has implemented various measures designed to manage risks relating
to these types of events, if these systems are compromised, become inoperable for extended periods of time or
cease to function properly, it may be necessary for the Adviser to make a significant investment to fix or replace
them and to seek to remedy the effect of these issues. The failure of these systems and/or of disaster recovery
plans for any reason could cause significant interruptions in the operations of the Adviser or its client accounts
and result in a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data, including personal
information, which may result in identity theft.
Systems and Operational Risk. The Adviser relies on certain financial, accounting, data processing and other
operational systems and services that are employed by the Adviser and/or by third-party service providers,
including prime brokers, third-party administrators, market counterparties, and others. Many of these systems and
services require manual input and are susceptible to error. These programs or systems may be subject to certain
defects, failures or interruptions. For example, the Adviser and its clients could be exposed to errors made in the
confirmation or settlement of transactions, from transactions not being properly booked, evaluated or accounted
for or related to other similar disruptions in the clients’ operations. In addition, despite certain measures
established by the Adviser and third-party service providers to safeguard information in these systems, the
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Adviser, clients and their third-party service providers are subject to risks associated with a breach in cybersecurity
which may result in damage and disruption to hardware and software systems, loss or corruption of data and/or
misappropriation of confidential information. Any such errors and/or disruptions may lead to financial losses, the
disruption of the client trading activities, liability under applicable law, regulatory intervention or reputational
damage.
Effects of Health Crises and Other Catastrophic Events. Health crises, such as pandemic and epidemic diseases,
as well as other catastrophes that interrupt the expected course of events, such as natural disasters, war or civil
disturbance, acts of terrorism, power outages and other unforeseeable and external events, and the public
response to or fear of such diseases or events, have and may in the future have an adverse effect on clients'
investments and the Adviser's operations. For example, any preventative or protective actions that governments
may take in respect of such diseases or events may result in periods of business disruption, inability to obtain raw
materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for client portfolio companies. In
addition, under such circumstances the operations of the Adviser and other service providers, including functions
such as trading and valuation, could be reduced, delayed, suspended or otherwise disrupted. Further, the
occurrence and pendency of such diseases or events could adversely affect the economies and financial markets
either in specific countries or worldwide.
Liability Limiting Provisions in Client Advisory Agreements. The Adviser’s advisory agreements typically limit the
circumstances under which the Adviser can be held liable to an advisory client for losses by the client or with
respect to its advisory account, absent the losses being actual losses (i) proven to have been fairly within the
contemplation of the parties as of the date of the advisory agreement and (ii) determined by a court or
arbitration panel in a non-appealable judgment or order to have been the sole and direct result of an act or
omission taken or omitted by the Adviser during the term of the advisory agreement constituting willful
misfeasance, bad faith, illegal conduct, reckless disregard or gross negligence with the Adviser’s obligations
under the advisory agreement. The advisory agreements also provide that the Adviser will not be liable for
indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or other losses by the client (regardless of whether such
damages or other losses are reasonably foreseeable). As a result, an advisory client will have a more limited right
of action in certain cases than it would in the absence of these limitations, and these limits on actions against the
Adviser could be material to the client. In particular, these provisions in favor of the Adviser could, in certain
circumstances, result in a client bearing losses (including legal expenses relating to investigating or defending
any demands, charges and claims) even where such losses were caused by the negligence of the Adviser.
In connection with the foregoing liability limiting provisions, advisory clients are advised that U.S. federal
and state securities laws impose liabilities on investment advisers, such as the Adviser, under certain
circumstances that cannot be waived by contract, other agreements or documents. Therefore, nothing in
the advisory agreement should be deemed or construed in a manner that purports to waive or limit any
right to the extent such waiver or limitation would be prohibited by law. In particular, but without limiting
the immediately preceding sentence, the Adviser acknowledges that in rendering its services to any
advisory client as set forth in its advisory agreement with that client, the Adviser will be subject to
applicable fiduciary duties under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”),
which are not subject to waiver or limitation, including a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. Accordingly, an
advisory client retains all of its rights to pursue all remedies available to it under the Advisers Act.
Item 9. Disciplinary Information
This Item is not applicable.
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Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
The Adviser serves as investment adviser to the Fund, a series of a registered, open-end investment company.
Managed account clients investing in the Fund through their managed accounts pay only those fees charged to
shareholders of the Fund with respect to their assets invested in the Fund. Such arrangement means the value of
the client’s investment in the Fund is excluded from the Adviser’s quarterly investment management fee
calculation for the managed account.
Item 11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading
The Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that obligates the Adviser and its supervised persons to
put the interests of the Adviser’s clients before their own interests and to act honestly and fairly in all respects in
their dealings with clients. All of the Adviser’s personnel are also required to comply with applicable federal
securities laws. Clients and prospective clients may obtain a copy of the Code by contacting Carolyn Hylton by
email at chylton@akrecapital.com, or by telephone at (540) 687-8923. See below for further provisions of the Code
as they relate to pre-clearing and reporting of securities transactions by the Adviser’s supervised persons.
The Adviser or its related persons, in the course of their investment management and other activities (e.g., board
or creditor committee service), may come into possession of confidential or material nonpublic information about
issuers, including issuers in which the Adviser or its related persons have invested, or seek to invest, on behalf of
clients. The Adviser is prohibited from improperly disclosing or using such information for its own benefit or for
the benefit of any other person, regardless of whether such other person is a client. The Adviser maintains and
enforces written policies and procedures that prohibit the communication of such information to persons who do
not have a legitimate need to know such information and to assure that the Adviser is meeting its obligations to
clients and remains in compliance with applicable law. In certain circumstances, the Adviser may possess certain
confidential or material, nonpublic information that, if disclosed, might be material to a decision to buy, sell, or hold
a security, but the Adviser will be prohibited from communicating such information to the client or using such
information for the client’s benefit. In such circumstances, the Adviser will have no responsibility or liability to the
client for not disclosing such information to the client (or the fact that the Adviser possesses such information), or
not using such information for the client’s benefit, as a result of following the Adviser’s policies and procedures
designed to provide reasonable assurances that it is complying with applicable law.
A portfolio manager, officer, or employee of the Adviser may from time to time serve as an officer, director, or
trustee of a company in which the Adviser or its related persons have invested, or seek to invest, on behalf of
clients. When a portfolio manager, officer, or employee of the Adviser serves as an officer, director, or trustee of
a company, that portfolio manager, officer, or employee will likely obtain material, nonpublic information about the
company as a result of such service. When the Adviser or one of its employees possesses material, nonpublic
information about a company, the Adviser includes the securities of that company on a restricted list maintained
by the Adviser. In general, the Adviser and its employees are prohibited from transacting in securities of companies
on the restricted list and from recommending the purchase or sale of securities on the restricted list. This
prohibition applies to potential transactions for client accounts as well as personal accounts and would, for
example, restrict the Adviser from selling the securities of a company on the restricted list that are held in client
accounts when it may otherwise desire to do so.
In addition, when a portfolio manager, officer, or employee of the Adviser serves as an officer, director, or trustee
of a company or the Adviser obtains a controlling interest in the securities of the company, or otherwise has the
ability to control the policies and management of the company, that company’s policies that are applicable to the
Adviser or such portfolio manager, officer, or employee, and the statutes and regulations applicable to any of
them, could restrict activities contemplated by the Adviser with respect to the company or limit the timing, manner,
and volume of transactions in such company’s securities (including hedging transactions) for the accounts of
clients. Further, certain investments in private securities by the Adviser on behalf of certain clients may prevent
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public trading in related or other securities by other clients.
The Adviser may invest assets of a managed account client in the Fund or in one or more private funds for which
the Adviser acts as investment adviser and for which a related person of the Adviser acts as a general partner. This
practice creates a conflict of interest because the Adviser has an incentive to invest managed account client assets
in the Fund or in one or more of the private funds based on its own financial interests, rather than solely the interests
of a client. The Adviser addresses this conflict (i) by, in the case of the Fund, excluding assets invested in the Fund
from the assets used to determine the amount of investment management fees payable to the Adviser by the
managed account and (ii) by only making such investments when they are consistent with the client’s stated
investment objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity, and suitability.
In addition, the Adviser or its related persons invests from time to time in the same securities (or related securities,
e.g., warrants, options, or futures) that the Adviser recommends to clients. This practice presents a conflict where,
because of the information an Adviser has, the Adviser or its related person is in a position to trade in a manner
that could adversely affect clients (e.g., place their own trades before or after client trades are executed in order
to benefit from any price movements due to the clients’ trades). In addition to affecting the Adviser’s or its related
person’s objectivity, this practice may also harm clients by adversely affecting the price at which the clients’ trades
are executed. The Adviser has adopted the following procedures in an effort to minimize such conflicts:
• The Adviser requires its supervised persons to pre-clear transactions in their personal accounts with the
Adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Member, or designated Adviser personnel who may deny
permission to execute the transaction if such transaction is likely to have any adverse economic impact
on a client; and
All of the Adviser’s supervised persons are required to disclose their securities transactions on a quarterly basis and
holdings on an annual basis. Trading in supervised persons’ accounts is reviewed by the Adviser’s compliance
personnel and compared with transactions for client accounts.
Item 12. Brokerage Practices
The Adviser considers a number of factors in selecting a broker-dealer to execute transactions (or series of
transactions) and determining the reasonableness of the broker-dealer’s compensation. Such factors may include
execution prices, financial stability of the brokerage firm, its commission rates, execution and settlement
capabilities, research services, back-office efficiency, ability to handle difficult or block trades and various sizes
and types of transactions, and prior performance in serving the Adviser. In selecting a broker-dealer to execute
transactions (or series of transactions) and determining the reasonableness of the broker-dealer’s compensation,
the Adviser need not solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available
commission cost. It is possible that the Adviser may not negotiate “execution only” commission rates, meaning that
a client may be deemed to be paying for research, brokerage, or other services provided by a broker-dealer which
are included in the commission rate. Portfolio management and trading personnel of the Adviser meet periodically
to evaluate the broker-dealers used by the Adviser to execute client trades using the foregoing factors.
The Adviser receives brokerage and research products and services (other than execution) from broker-dealers
and third parties in connection with client securities transactions. The Adviser limits its receipt of such products
and services to those qualifying as brokerage and research services under Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (“Section 28(e)”). Eligible research services within Section 28(e) include, but are not limited to, (i) advice
relating the value of securities or the advisability of investing in securities; and (ii) analyses or reports about issuers,
industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts. Specific
examples of research products or services that may be obtained by the Adviser include research reports, software
providing analysis of securities portfolios, corporate governance research and rating services, attendance at
seminars and conferences, discussions with research analysts, meetings with corporate executives, certain market
data services (including services providing data such as stock quotes, last sales prices and trading volumes,
company financial data, and economic data), and advice from brokers on order execution. The Adviser’s receipt of
eligible research services permits the Adviser to supplement its own research and analysis and makes available to
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the Adviser the views and information of individuals and research staffs of other firms. Eligible brokerage services
within Section 28(e) include, but are not limited to, services related to the execution, clearing, and settlement of
securities transactions for the period beginning when an order is first transmitted to a broker-dealer and ending
at the conclusion of clearance and settlement of the transaction covered by the order. Specific examples of
brokerage products or services that may be obtained by the Adviser include connectivity services between the
Adviser and a broker-dealer and custodians, trading software operated by a broker to route orders to market
centers, software used to transmit orders to direct market access systems, clearance and settlement services in
connection with a trade, and post-trade matching services. During the Adviser’s last fiscal year, as a result of client
brokerage commissions, the Adviser and/or its related persons acquired advice relating to the advisability of
investing in securities; analyses or reports about issuers, industries, securities, economic factors, economic trends,
and portfolio strategy; and access to meetings with corporate executives or certain seminars.
Research and brokerage services obtained by the Adviser using client commissions may be used by the Adviser in
its other investment activities, including for the benefit of other client accounts. The Adviser does not seek to
allocate the benefits proportionately to the client accounts that incurred commissions. In determining whether to
direct client brokerage to particular broker-dealers, the Adviser’s investment and trading personnel meet
periodically to review and evaluate the soft dollar practices of the Adviser and to determine in good faith whether,
with respect to any research or other products or services received, the commissions used to obtain those
products and services were reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage, research, or other products or
services provided. This determination is viewed in terms of either the specific transaction or the Adviser’s overall
responsibilities to the accounts or portfolios over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion.
The use of client commissions (or markups or markdowns) to obtain research and brokerage products and services
raises conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser will not have to pay for the products and services itself. This
creates an incentive for the Adviser to use a broker-dealer to effect client transactions based on its interest in
receiving those products and services. To address these conflicts of interest, the Adviser executes client trades
through broker-dealers that provide research and brokerage products to the Adviser only if it is determined by
the Adviser’s Best Execution/Soft Dollar Committee that client trades with such broker-dealers are otherwise
consistent with seeking best execution.
Under certain circumstances, the Adviser may permit clients to direct the Adviser to execute the client’s trades
with a specified broker-dealer. When a client directs the Adviser to use a specified broker-dealer to execute all or
a portion of the client’s securities transactions, the Adviser treats the client direction as a decision by the client to
retain, to the extent of the direction, the discretion the Adviser would otherwise have in selecting broker-dealers to
effect transactions and in negotiating commissions for the client’s account. Although the Adviser attempts to
effect such transactions in a manner consistent with its policy of seeking best execution, there may be occasions
where it is unable to do so, in which case the Adviser will continue to comply with the client’s instructions.
Transactions in the same security for accounts that have directed the use of the same broker will be aggregated
to the extent practicable and determined to be in the best interest of the clients. When the directed broker- dealer
is unable to execute a trade, the Adviser will select broker-dealers other than the directed broker-dealer to effect
client securities transactions. A client that directs the Adviser to use a particular broker-dealer to effect
transactions should consider whether such direction may result in certain costs or disadvantages to the client.
Such costs may include higher brokerage commissions (because the Adviser may not be able to aggregate orders
to reduce transaction costs), less favorable execution of transactions, and the potential of exclusion from the
client's portfolio of certain foreign ordinary shares and/or small capitalization or illiquid securities due to the
inability of the particular broker-dealer in question to provide adequate price and execution of all types of
securities transactions. By permitting a client to direct the Adviser to execute the client’s trades through a
specified broker-dealer, the Adviser will make no attempt to negotiate commissions on behalf of the client and, as
a result, in some transactions such clients may pay materially disparate commissions depending on their
commission arrangement with the specified broker-dealer and upon other factors such as number of shares, round,
and odd lots and the market for the security. The commissions charged to clients that direct the Adviser to execute
through a specified broker-dealer may in some transactions be materially different than those charged to clients
that do not direct the execution of their trades. Clients that direct the Adviser to execute trades through a
specified broker-dealer may lose the ability to negotiate volume commission discounts on batched transactions
that may otherwise be available to other clients, and their orders may be sequenced before or after orders for
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clients who have not directed the use of a specified broker-dealer.
The Adviser often purchases or sells the same security for more than one client at or near the same time and using
the same executing broker. The Adviser may, but is not obligated to, aggregate client orders for the purchase or
sale of the same security submitted at or near the same time for execution using the same executing broker. Such
aggregation permits the Adviser to attempt to obtain for clients a more favorable price or a better commission
rate based upon the volume of a particular transaction than would be the case if the orders were not aggregated.
The Adviser may determine not to include a client account in an aggregated order in certain circumstances such
as when:
•
the client has placed a trading or investment restriction on the account precluding the account from
participating in an aggregated order; or
•
the account is subject to trade away fees charged by the custodian for using a broker other than the
custodian to execute securities transactions, and the Adviser determines that the imposition of such fees
for participating in the aggregated order is disproportionate relative to the value of participating in the
aggregated order.
In cases where the client has negotiated the commission rate directly with the broker, the Adviser will not be able
to obtain more favorable commission rates based on an aggregated trade. In such cases, the client will be
precluded from receiving the benefit of any possible commission discounts that might otherwise be available as a
result of the aggregated trade. In cases where trading or investment restrictions are placed on a client's account
and the Adviser is precluded from aggregating that client's transaction with others, the client may pay a higher
commission rate and/or receive less favorable prices than clients who are able to participate in an aggregated
order.
The Adviser seeks to avoid the imposition of multiple trade away fees for accounts participating in an aggregated
order, including multiple trade away fees for orders which the Adviser believes may require more than one day to
complete. Accordingly, in order to avoid multiple trade away fees, certain accounts subject to such fees may
receive their full allocation of securities prior to or after other accounts that are not subject to such fees.
•
If an aggregated order is completely filled, the Adviser allocates the securities purchased or proceeds of
sale among the participating accounts based on the original allocation statement as determined by the
portfolio manager at the time of the purchase or sale order.
•
If the order at a particular broker is filled at several different prices, through multiple trades, generally all
such participating accounts will receive the average price and pay the average commission, subject to
odd lots, rounding, and market practice. If an aggregated order is only partially filled, the securities
purchased or proceeds from securities sold are to be allocated pro rata among the participating client
accounts in accordance with the initial order allocation or other written statement of allocation.
Adjustments or changes may be made under certain circumstances, such as to avoid odd lots or
excessively small allocations.
•
If the order is allocated in a manner other than that stated in the initial allocation statement, a written
explanation of the change must be provided to and approved by the Compliance Officer.
Item 13. Review of Accounts
A portfolio manager reviews all separate accounts periodically and reviews each account’s performance, holdings,
and weightings of holdings in the account. A portfolio manager reviews the holdings of the registered investment
company and private funds daily.
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Significant market events affecting the prices of one or more securities in client accounts, changes in the
investment objectives or guidelines of a particular client, or specific arrangements with particular clients may
trigger reviews of client accounts on other than a periodic basis.
Each separate account client receives quarterly account statements that include the cost and market value of
securities positions and performance information, as well as quarterly letters. Such documents may be delivered
electronically to the client in accordance with the client’s agreement with the Adviser.
Private fund investors receive reports from the fund pursuant to the terms of each fund’s offering memoranda or
as otherwise described in the offering document. The Adviser also provides investors in the private funds with
quarterly letters and annual audited financial statements.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
As noted above, the Adviser receives certain research or other products or services from broker-dealers. Please
see Item 12 for further information on the Adviser’s brokerage practices. The Adviser may from time to time
compensate third-party solicitors for client referrals. The Adviser’s arrangements with third-party solicitors may
vary. In a typical referral arrangement, the Adviser would agree to pay the solicitor a referral fee calculated as a
percentage of the management fees received from referred clients, and the solicitor would agree to disclose the
referral arrangement to prospective clients. These arrangements are intended to address the requirements of Rule
206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Any compensation paid pursuant to these arrangements
creates an incentive for the solicitor to recommend the Adviser, resulting in a material conflict of interest.
Item 15. Custody
Separate account clients receive account statements from their broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian,
and should carefully review those statements.
The Adviser also sends quarterly statements directly to separate account clients in addition to those sent by the
qualified custodian. Such clients should compare any quarterly statements they receive from their qualified
custodian with those they receive from the Adviser.
Item 16. Investment Discretion
The Adviser provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to clients. Please see Item 4 for a
description of any limitations clients may place on the Adviser’s discretionary authority.
Prior to assuming full discretion in managing a client’s assets, the Adviser enters into an investment management
agreement or other agreement that sets forth the scope of the Adviser’s discretion.
Unless otherwise instructed or directed by a discretionary client, the Adviser has the authority to determine (i) the
securities to be purchased and sold for the client account (subject to restrictions on its activities set forth in the
applicable investment management agreement and any written investment guidelines) and (ii) the amount of
securities to be purchased or sold for the client account. Because of the differences in client investment objectives
and strategies, risk tolerances, tax status, and the timing of the receipt of cash for investment from a client or of a
request for cash from a client, and the application of other considerations at the time of purchase or sale of
securities, there may be differences among clients in invested positions and securities held. The Adviser considers
the following factors, among others, in allocating investment opportunities to clients: (i) client investment
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objectives and strategies; (ii) client risk profiles; (iii) tax status; (iv) restrictions placed on a client's portfolio by the
client or by applicable law; (v) size of the client account; (vi) nature and liquidity of the security to be allocated; (vii)
size of available position; (viii) current market conditions; (ix) account liquidity and account requirements for
liquidity; (x) account limitations on the broker used to effect trades; (xi) timing of cash flows; and (xii) the cost of a
trade relative to the size of the trade and security position in the client account. The foregoing and other factors,
which are relevant at the time of the allocation, may lead the Adviser to allocate securities to client accounts in
varying amounts or to determine that an account should not receive an allocation of securities.
Securities acquired by the Adviser for its clients through an initial public offering (“IPO”) or limited offering are
allocated pursuant to procedures set forth in the Adviser’s allocation policy. The policy provides that the Adviser
will determine which accounts are eligible to participate in the IPO or limited offering, and then will consider the
factors described above with respect to allocations of investment opportunities in allocating the IPO or limited
offering securities to eligible client accounts (or excluding an eligible client account from such allocation). The
Adviser may effect cross transactions between discretionary client accounts, except as otherwise noted below. A
cross transaction enables the Adviser to effect a trade between two clients for the same security at a set price,
thereby possibly avoiding an unfavorable price movement that may be created through entrance into the market
and saving commission costs for both accounts. Cross transactions include rebalancing transactions that are
undertaken so that, after withdrawals, redemptions, contributions, or subscriptions have occurred, the portfolio
compositions of similarly managed accounts remain substantially similar. The Adviser has a potentially conflicting
division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding both parties to cross transactions, including with respect to a
decision to enter into such transactions and with respect to valuation, pricing and other terms. Because the Adviser
represents the interests of both the seller and the buyer in a cross transaction, clients for which the Adviser
executes cross transactions bear the risk that other clients in the cross transaction will be treated more favorably,
especially where the other clients pay a higher investment management or performance- based fee or incentive
allocation. Clients also bear the risks that the price of a security bought or sold through a cross transaction may
be less favorable than it might have been had the transaction been executed in the open market, and the risk that
they receive a security that is difficult to dispose of in a market transaction. The Adviser will only engage in a cross
transaction between clients when the Adviser has determined that the cross transaction is in the best interest of
each client. Cross transactions between client accounts are not permitted if they would constitute principal trades
or trades for which the Adviser or its affiliates are compensated as a broker unless client consent has been
obtained based upon written disclosure to the client of the capacity in which the Adviser or its affiliates will act. In
addition, cross transactions are not permitted for benefit plan or other similar accounts that are subject to ERISA.
Cross transactions involving a registered investment company for which the Adviser serves as adviser are
permitted only in accordance with the company’s rule 17a-7 procedures.
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
When exercising delegated proxy voting authority on behalf of its clients, the Adviser seeks to comply with its
proxy voting policies and procedures. The policies are designed to ensure that the Adviser votes proxies in the
best interests of each client.
The Adviser generally does not accept proxy voting authority when it is required by a client to vote proxies in
accordance with the client’s voting guidelines. Any client who wishes to arrange to vote proxies in accordance
with their own guidelines may elect to do so at any time by contacting Carolyn Hylton by email at
chylton@akrecapital.com or by telephone at (540) 687-8923, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to
forward proxies to the client.
If a material conflict of interest between the Adviser and a client exists, the Adviser will determine whether voting
in accordance with the guidelines and factors set forth in the proxy voting policies and procedures is in the best
interests of the client or take some other appropriate action. Where the policies do not address the proposal
presented, the Adviser will: (i) request voting instructions or seek a waiver of the conflict of interest from the client;
(ii) cast the vote in accordance with the recommendations of an independent proxy voting service; (iii) refrain from
voting; or (iv) take other appropriate action to resolve the conflict.
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Clients may obtain a copy of the Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures and information about how the
Adviser voted a client’s proxies by contacting Carolyn Hylton by email at chylton@akrecapital.com or by telephone
at (540) 687-8923.
Item 18. Financial Information
This Item is not applicable.
Item 19. Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
This Item is not applicable.
Item 2. Material Changes
Since the Adviser’s last annual update of the brochure, which was filed on March 19, 2024, the Adviser has
made routine updates and clarifying changes to the brochure.
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Brochure Supplement
John Neff
March 19, 2024
Akre Capital Management, LLC
2 West Marshall Street
Post Office Box 998
Middleburg, VA 20118-0998
This brochure supplement provides information about John Neff that supplements the Akre Capital
Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacy
duCellier at sducellier@akrecapital.com or 540-687-8922
if you did not receive Akre Capital
Management’s brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Item 2. Educational Background and Business Experience
John Neff (YOB 1971)
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
John Neff is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Akre Capital Management, LLC, and is
responsible for Akre Capital Management, LLC’s investment advisory services and investment selection. Prior to
joining the firm in 2009, he worked for ten years at William Blair & Company in the firm’s equity research
department, the last seven years as a Senior Analyst. John worked at First Chicago NBD Corporation from 1996
to 1999 after beginning his career in the securities industry at Merrill Lynch in 1994. John received his M.B.A. from
the University of Chicago in 1999 and holds a B.A. in English from Colgate University.
Item 3. Disciplinary Information
This item is not applicable.
Item 4. Other Business Activities
This item is not applicable.
Item 5. Additional Compensation
This item is not applicable.
Item 6. Supervision
All supervised persons of the Adviser are subject to its compliance policies and procedures. Quinn Morris is
responsible for administering the Adviser’s compliance program. He can be reached at 571-442-9010.
Item 7. Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
This item is not applicable.
Brochure Supplement
Charles T. Akre, Jr.
March 19, 2024
Akre Capital Management, LLC
2 West Marshall Street
Post Office Box 998
Middleburg, VA 20118-0998
This brochure supplement provides information about Charles T. Akre, Jr., that supplements the Akre
Capital Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact
Stacy duCellier at sducellier@akrecapital.com or 540-687-8922 if you did not receive Akre Capital
Management’s brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about Charles T. Akre, Jr.,
is available on the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2. Educational Background and Business Experience
Charles T. Akre, Jr. (YOB 1942)
Chairman and Managing
Member
Chuck has been in the securities business since 1968. He previously held positions as shareholder, Director, CEO
of Asset Management Division, and Director of Research at Johnston, Lemon & Co (a NYSE member firm). Chuck
established the firm in 1989 and for a time operated it as part of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., ending in 1999.
In 2000, the firm again became independent and established its current location in 2002. Chuck holds a B.A. in
English Literature from American University.
Item 3. Disciplinary Information
This item is not applicable.
Item 4. Other Business Activities
This item is not applicable.
Item 5. Additional Compensation
This item is not applicable.
Item 6. Supervision
All supervised persons of the Adviser are subject to its compliance policies and procedures. Quinn Morris is
responsible for administering the Adviser’s compliance program. He can be reached at 571-442-9010.
Item 7. Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
This item is not applicable.