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Item 1 - Cover Page
Form ADV Part 2A Firm Brochure
As of June 18, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Aubrey Capital Management. If you have any questions about the contents of this
Brochure, please contact us by calling +44 (0) 131 226 2083 or by sending an e-mail
to: clientservices@aubreycm.co.uk.
The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Aubrey Capital Management also is available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Aubrey Capital Management is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
Registration of an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Except where otherwise noted, this Brochure describes the services Aubrey provides
directly to clients located in the United States whose assets are managed in separately
managed accounts.
Aubrey Capital Management
Principal Office:
10 Coates Crescent Edinburgh, EH3 7AL
United Kingdom
Tel No. +44 (0) 131 226 2083
Fax No. +44 (0) 131 226 2095
https://http://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
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Item 2 - Material Changes
Listed below are the material changes that Aubrey has made to the information in its Brochure since the
last annual amendment in January 2024.
With effect 30 September 2024, founder and Director Sharon Bentley-Hamlyn retired. She managed
the European strategy for Aubrey but on her retirement, Aubrey have decided on that basis to close
our European strategy. To remain majority owned by employees, Mrs. Bentley-Hamlyn’s shareholding
of 9.97% has been purchased by the firm and will be held within an employee benefit trust, the Aubrey
Capital Management EBT (“the Trust”). The shares will be used for distribution only to current Aubrey
staff as part of our remuneration strategy or in some cases, may be made available for purchase by
Aubrey staff. Should a share holding member of staff leave the firm, their shares will be repurchased
by the Trust.
Aubrey has changed the date of its Brochure, has updated its assets under management to those it
managed on October 31, 2024, and has made other non-material changes to the disclosures in the
Brochure.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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D.
E.
Item 2 - Material Changes ............................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 - Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ........................................................................................................... 5
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The Firm ........................................................................................................................... 5
B.
Advisory Services ............................................................................................................ 6
C.
Tailoring Services to Client Needs ................................................................................... 6
D. Wrap Fee Programs .......................................................................................................... 6
E.
Assets Under Management ............................................................................................... 7
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................. 8
Fees for Asset Management ............................................................................................. 8
Billing .............................................................................................................................. 8
Other Fees and Expenses .................................................................................................. 9
Payments and Refunds ..................................................................................................... 9
Compensation for Sale of Securities or Other Investment Products ................................. 9
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management .......................................... 10
Item 7 - Types of Clients ............................................................................................................. 11
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .................................... 12
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies ............................................................. 12
B. Material Risks of Significant Strategies and Methods of Analysis ................................ 14
C.
Risks of Particular Types of Securities Recommended .................................................. 14
Item 9 - Disciplinary information ............................................................................................... 16
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ................................................ 17
Registration as a Broker-Dealer ..................................................................................... 17
Futures and Commodities Registration .......................................................................... 17
Arrangements with Related Persons .............................................................................. 17
Recommendation of Investment Advisers ...................................................................... 17
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B.
C.
D.
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B.
C.
D.
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B.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal
Trading ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Code of Ethics ................................................................................................................ 18
Conflicts in Holdings of Securities ................................................................................. 18
Conflicts in Investments in Securities ............................................................................ 18
Conflicts in Contemporaneous Transactions .................................................................. 18
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................... 19
Recommending Broker-Dealers ..................................................................................... 19
Aggregation and Allocation of Orders ........................................................................... 20
Item 13 - Review of Accounts ..................................................................................................... 22
Frequency of Review ..................................................................................................... 22
Factors Triggering a Review .......................................................................................... 23
Reporting to Clients ....................................................................................................... 23
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B.
C.
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B.
C.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................... 24
Item 15 - Custody ........................................................................................................................ 25
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ................................................................................................. 26
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................. 27
Item 18 - Financial information ................................................................................................. 28
Financial Statements ...................................................................................................... 28
Financial Condition ........................................................................................................ 28
Bankruptcy ..................................................................................................................... 28
Form ADV Part 2B ..................................................................................................................... 29
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
A.
The Firm
Aubrey Capital Management Limited (“Aubrey”) is a private limited company, founded on the 20 March
2006 by Andrew Dalrymple, Sharon Bentley-Hamlyn and Barry McCorkell, motivated by a desire to work
in an entrepreneurial, investment led and collegiate environment. While not all the founders are still
directly involved in the activities of the company, we still feel bound by their ideals including the
following:
• Alignment of shareholders’ interests with clients
• Working closely with clients to understand their needs
• Hiring and retaining top quality professionals
• Building capabilities around a core competence of global investing
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Integrity, transparency and teamwork
• Risk controls at every level of the business
Aubrey has been authorized to transact financial services business by the Financial Conduct Authority in
the United Kingdom since December 2006.
In November 2009, Aubrey entered into a business and commercial partnership with Australian funds
management firm, Treasury Group Limited (TRG).
In 2014, TRG merged with a U.S business and the merged entity became Pacific Current (Pacific).
Following discussions with Pacific concerning new geographic and business priorities, it was agreed that
Aubrey would seek a new partner. This was achieved in 2017 when Pacific’s stake was acquired by
TreeTop Asset Management (TreeTop).
TreeTop is a discretionary manager with operations in Luxembourg, Belgium and London. Aubrey’s
personal relationship with TreeTop reaches back to 2009, and the professional relationship since
October 2014, when TreeTop invested in the Aubrey Global Equity strategy. It was partly due to the
success of this that encouraged TreeTop to acquire Pacific’s stake in Aubrey and inject significant new
capital into the business. Aubrey’s relationship with TreeTop expanded in December 2019 when Aubrey
became the sub-manager to various TreeTop funds, while onboarding three new investment analysts in
London who were formerly with TreeTop.
In March 2024, a Chilean financial services firm, Larrain Vial, took a 25% stake in the firm. Larrain Vial
ultimately intends to bring both distribution capabilities to Aubrey as well as the opportunity for joint
venture asset management projects.
Aubrey is 52.9% directly owned by its personnel, with 22.1% owned by TreeTop and 25% by Larrain Vial.
Mr. Dalrymple is the largest owner with 26.7% ownership. No other owner holds an interest in the Firm
greater than 25%.
The firm commenced business with three mandates: A Global conviction long only equity fund (“the
GCF”), a European long only strategy (“the Euro Strategy”) and a Private Client wealth offering (“the
PCWM”). The GCF is managed by Andrew Dalrymple and is the continuation of a global fund he managed
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at First State Investments. In 2022, a Defensive fund was launched run by Jon Gumpel who joined
Aubrey in 2020 from Brooks Macdonald where he had been a founding partner. The PCWM is managed
by Chris Sutton. In June 2019 we launched the Aubrey European Conviction Fund. This is a sub-fund of the
Treetop Global SICAV which is domiciled in Luxembourg. Aubrey acts as distributor and sub-manager of
this fund.
In March 2012 a UK institution who knew Aubrey well and rated the firm’s investment philosophy and
process awarded us a separate account mandate to manage a long only GEMs strategy. The institution
followed this up in April 2015 by seeding a publicly available Luxembourg based mutual fund, the Aubrey
Global Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund and beginning October 2018 Aubrey began serving as the
General Partner and Investment Manager to a U.S. based private fund, the Aubrey GEMs Partners LP a
Delaware limited partnership exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company
Act (“ICA”), each of which are generally managed in step with the separate account(s). The limited
partnership interests of the Aubrey GEMs Partners LP being offered have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Act”), as amended, nor the ICA, and such interests are to
be offered in reliance upon exemptions under the Act to Accredited Investors as defined in Rule 501 of
the Act and Qualified Purchasers as defined in the ICA. The GEMs investment philosophy, process,
universe and team are all identical making the track record from March 2012 to the present a seamless
one.
Since 2016 a number of US pension funds have invested in the GEMs strategy through separate accounts.
B.
Advisory Services
Aubrey currently manages global, regional and thematic equity portfolios for clients in the United
States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, all of which follow the same underlying investment
philosophy.
For funds other than its defensive strategy funds, Aubrey is a high-conviction, benchmark-agnostic
growth stock manager who uses a rigorous framework to select companies. This investment framework
is based on “Wealth Progression”: Wealth Progression, defined by Aubrey, outlines the stages a country
goes through as its economy develops into economic maturity. Wealth Progression highlights the
investment trends globally allowing Aubrey to identify growth opportunities across different sectors in
a predictable and repeatable manner.
There is no assurance Aubrey will achieve its objective. See further below for more information about
the Firm’s investment approach, strategies and clients.
C.
Tailoring Services to Client Needs
Aubrey manages the assets of each of its clients individually, using the Firm’s strategies, but taking into
consideration any specific requirements of the client. At the time Aubrey enters into a contract with a
client and periodically thereafter, Aubrey obtains information from the client concerning its financial
situation, investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance and any specific requests or
requirements specific to the client. Aubrey uses this information in managing the assets of each client.
D.
Wrap Fee Programs
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Aubrey is not the sponsor of a wrap fee program nor does it provide advisory services to any wrap fee
program.
E.
Assets Under Management
As of October 31, 2024, Aubrey had a total of $963,555,881 of assets under management, all of which is
managed on a discretionary basis.
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Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
A.
Fees for Asset Management
1.
Standard Fee Schedule
Fees are generally in the range from 0.4% to 1.5% and can be the subject of individual negotiation
with clients, are dependent on the nature of the investment strategy and the amount of funds to
be managed. Aubrey serves as sub-manager to a Luxembourg based European mutual fund
whose fee structure is different from the general range outlined above. However, the fund has
not been, nor will be, open to outside investors. Additionally, Aubrey serves as the asset manager
to a U.S. based Private Fund whose fee structure also differs from the range outlined above.
2.
Performance Based Fees
Under appropriate circumstances, Aubrey may charge performance-based fees to US clients as
discussed in Item 6. When charging such fees for US based clients, Aubrey complies with Rule
205-3 of the Advisers Act.
3.
Negotiability
Fees can be subject to negotiation with individual clients.
4.
Valuation, Payment, and Proration
Management
Fees are generally payable quarterly in arrears although there are a few exceptions
where the fee is payable monthly. Our general approach to money being added to or
withdrawn from funds in between billing periods is that this is taken account of within
the fee calculation. Information on specific fee arrangements is available on request
and is as noted in the investment management agreement. With respect to the non-
U.S. Luxembourg based European mutual Fund and the remaining U.S. based Private
Fund managed by the Firm, valuations are performed by the respective unaffiliated
fund administrators in accordance with the respective Prospectus or Offering
Memorandum.
The Firm’s management fees are paid quarterly in arrears, based on the accrued daily
net asset value, for the Luxembourg based European mutual fund it manages. For the
US Private fund, the fees are based on the month end net asset value after taking
account of contributions or withdrawals during the billing period.
B.
Billing
Aubrey bills clients directly for its fees. Aubrey sends statements to clients within fifteen (15)
days following the end of the billing period. The statements describe the fees charged and the
basis on which the fees were calculated. All fees are due and payable by clients within 10 days
of the date of the statement. Aubrey does not deduct its fees from client assets, although how
Aubrey collects its fees will differ for the non-U.S. European Private Fund and the U.S. based
Private Fund.
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C.
Other Fees and Expenses
1.
Other Fees Charged by Aubrey
Aubrey does not generally charge any additional fees in connection with providing management
services to clients. Aubrey reserves the right to charge additional fees for out of the ordinary
services clients may request, such as detailed analyses of transactions or copies of historical
information.
2.
Custody
The custodian of the assets managed by Aubrey charges fees for its custodial services. Clients will
be responsible for payment of those fees.
3.
Brokerage and Other Costs
Clients are also responsible for fees charged by brokers executing transactions in their accounts
and other transaction costs. See Item 12.
D.
Payments and Refunds
Aubrey does not charge any fees in advance. If a client were to pay for any service in advance and the
fees were not earned when the services are terminated, Aubrey would refund all unearned fees following
the date the services were terminated.
E.
Compensation for Sale of Securities or Other Investment Products
No commissions or other compensation are paid to, or earned by, Aubrey or any of its supervised persons
in connection with the sale of any securities or investment products to clients.
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Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Aubrey does not currently have any performance fee arrangements in place for U.S. clients. The Firm
does however have a performance fee arrangement in place for the TreeTop SICAV sub-fund that it
manages, the Global Conviction Fund. These performance fees are subject to a high water mark, but U.S.
persons are not able to invest in the sub-funds. However, in the future the Firm is open to entering into
arrangements with US clients to manage portfolios with performance-based fees. In the event this were to
happen, Aubrey would comply with all applicable SEC rules, such as any U.S. client with a performance fee
arrangement must meet the definition of a qualified client under Rule 205- 3 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940. The management of both performance fee paying and non- performance fee paying
portfolios may create conflicts of interest, as portfolio managers may have an incentive to favor client
portfolios that pay performance fees. Aubrey has established procedures to ensure to the extent possible
that accounts with performance-based fees are treated no differently from other accounts with common
investment mandates. Stock selection, portfolio structure and trading are consistent. The Firm does not
consider performance fees a prompt for any portfolio to receive special or different treatment. The Firm
also recognizes that receipt of performance-based compensation could potentially create an incentive
for Aubrey to recommend riskier investments.
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Item 7 - Types of Clients
Aubrey offers its asset management services to clients in the United States, the United Kingdom and
other countries where it is qualified to do so. The Firm offers portfolio management services to
institutional investors, high net worth individuals, endowment funds, pension plans, and pooled
investment vehicles (such as United Kingdom and Luxembourg mutual funds and a U.S. based Private
Fund, in each case for which the Firm serves as the asset manager or subadvisor).
There is no specific minimum account size for a client.
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Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A.
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Philosophy
We believe long term wealth creation in the stock market is absolutely correlated with long term wealth
creation in the companies which comprise it while also accounting for Environmental, Social and
Governance (“ESG”) considerations as well. These ESG considerations are more fully incorporated into
our Global Emerging Market Fund. We consistently invest in the highest areas of economic growth by
country, and by sector, using well tried and tested Wealth Progression growth drivers to identify these,
and choose only companies that we consider can deliver the very highest levels of internal wealth
creation. Our Wealth Progression outlines the stages a country goes through as its economy develops
into economic maturity. The Wealth Progression highlights investment trends globally allowing Aubrey to
identify growth opportunities across different sectors in a predictable and repeatable manner. As
countries develop, they go through four consecutive stages of development:
• A Rise in Prosperity: the changes in economies, industries and companies, which are associated
with the rapid growth in per capita GDP;
• Behavioral Change: a change in behavior at the industry, or more often, at the consumer level
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which results in rapid growth of a new product or service;
Innovation: the strong growth that can result from the adoption of a new technology, or a step
improvement in an industry or offering, very often to meet behavioral change already identified;
• Maturity: the changes in economies, industries, and companies associated with a more mature
economic environment, as well as the development of new products and services catering to
the demands of a more sophisticated population.
Each stage of development creates new needs fueling the development of new industries:
• During the Rise in Prosperity stage, countries will need to develop their infrastructure, relying
heavily on energy and natural resources. New industries such as Energy Services, Utilities,
Construction, Transport see a rapid growth;
• During the Behavioral Change stage, the middle class grows and develops new consumption
habits fueling industries such as Basic Goods, Motor Vehicles, Food Services, Travel, Banks;
• During the Innovation stage as the Behavioral Change of the middle class continues, there is
more demand for technology and industrial goods from Software & Services, Logistics &
Distribution, Retailing and E-commerce industries;
• Reaching the Maturity stage, a more sophisticated consumer base requires correspondingly
more sophisticated Financial Services, Healthcare and Business Services.
Style
We believe that strong corporate profits translate into superior share price performance over the long
term. The investment focus is therefore on growth and our funds are comprised of companies from which
we would normally expect earnings growth of at least 15% per annum, underpinned by strong, internally
generated cash flow. We are conviction investors so when we consider a company, sector or market to
offer a good opportunity, we may commit a significant part of a fund to it. We are benchmark agnostic
and our portfolios are not constructed with any reference to benchmarks.
Research
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Our research approach is a combination of direct meetings with companies and our own proprietary
analysis. We make use of specialist research brokers in different markets, with whom we have typically
had long term relationships, but their material is supportive and never dominant over our own financial
analysis. Our integrated analysis of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements is, we believe,
extremely distinctive and has proved consistently effective in helping us avoid problematic investments,
through its key emphasis on cash flow sufficiency through the business cycle.
Investment Process
Universe of available investments: Our Wealth Progression investment process narrows the investible
universe further by highlighting the development stage for each country, and consequently which
industries will provide investment opportunities. It provides a road map of industries to focus on over
the longer-term horizon of 5 to 15 years. This results in a watchlist of between 200-400 companies. Our
database of company meetings and site visits provides the backdrop for our idea generation.
Methodology for screening universe of securities: Site visits are always an integral part of our screening
process. We attend sell side conferences, where we believe the number and quality of management
access merits the cost.
We screen the Bloomberg universe each month to assess any new companies that have been recently
listed.
Quantitative metrics: Our filtered watchlist is analyzed for companies that satisfy the various
quantitative metrics set out below:
Liquidity: market capitalization in excess of $500m
Forecast cash flow return on assets of minimum 15%
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• Growth: Earnings per Share (EPS) growing at least 15% p.a.
• Profitability: a forecast Return on Equity (ROE) of 15%
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• Valuation: A Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio below 1.5x
As we use our own forecasts, we consider the data to be proprietary.
This fundamental research on the companies allows the investment team to build detailed financial
analysis of the profit and loss account, the balance sheet and cash flow statements. A proprietary model
measures the cash flow return of a company on its operating assets. It is important to understand how
cash moves through the business, and we measure if the company can fund the expansion and growth
from its internally generated cash resources, without recourse to external equity or debt funding.
Currently we have more than 650 companies in our global financial database which we follow actively.
For the Global Emerging Market Fund we assess ESG categories and calculate a score based on factors
such as a “company’s resource” usage, a focus on a company’s health and safety policies, philanthropic
activities, and anti-corruption policies.
After the top down steps, the focus list has been narrowed to 150-200 stocks which are then submitted
to a bottom up approach:
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Qualitative Assessment: Stock opportunities are generated from our screening methodology, the
intellectual experience of the investment team’s long involvement in global stock analysis and investing,
and most importantly, direct meetings with companies.
Edinburgh has excellent access to international companies, but this is supplemented by investment visits
overseas – the research travel budget is one of the highest expenditure items in Aubrey’s Profit & Loss
Account - and we typically meet 200 to 300 companies annually across sectors.
Macro Tailwinds: Consideration of a country’s economic, monetary and political factors is an integral part
of the investment process. The team actively discusses current macro-economic developments and
expectations devised from Government policy. Identifying macro tailwinds as a catalyst for economic
policy change has proven to be a successful strategy since the fund’s inception. Equally, it has proven to
be an effective way of avoiding regions or countries where investment conditions are not supportive of
our approach.
A final portfolio of 30-50 stocks results.
B.
Material Risks of Significant Strategies and Methods of Analysis
Each of the Firm’s strategies carries the risks that are common to any investment in domestic and/or
international equity markets. For example, there can be no assurance that an investment will return the
value of the client’s original principal. Equity investment is inherently volatile and involves the risk of loss
that clients should be prepared to bear.
Market liquidity may dry up in periods of political or market difficulty, affecting the ability to execute
trades and thereby realize capital. Likewise, the administrative systems underpinning global custody and
settlement operations may experience problems leading to delayed delivery of securities or cash. Trading
on stock exchanges exposes investors to counterparty risk.
Investing in the strategies implemented by Aubrey brings specific risks. Our strategies are investing in
concentrated portfolios which differ markedly from the structure of benchmark indices and other
managers’ strategies. Such concentration of investments will increase the volatility of the value of
Aubrey’s portfolio investments. As such, a client’s assets will not be afforded the protection otherwise
available through greater diversification of its investments. So, the principal risk is the effectiveness of
the Firm’s investment process as it is the main factor influencing the Firm’s performance.
Aubrey may use some leverage in its investment program when deemed appropriate by Aubrey and
subject to applicable regulations. Indirect forms of leverage include leverage via derivative instruments
such as options techniques, which have embedded leverage features. Leverage creates an opportunity
for greater yield and total return, but at the same time increases exposure to capital risk and higher
current expenses. If Aubrey purchases securities on margin and the value of those securities decline, the
client may be obligated to pay down the margin loans to avoid liquidation of the securities. If loans to a
client are collateralized with portfolio securities that decrease in value, the client may be obligated to
provide additional collateral to the lender in the form of cash or securities to avoid liquidation of the
pledged securities. Any such liquidation could result in substantial losses. Moreover, counterparties of
the client, in their sole discretion, may change the leverage limits that they extend to the client.
C.
Risks of Particular Types of Securities Recommended
Investment in stocks outside a client’s home country brings additional risks and volatility via foreign
currency fluctuations. In addition, the value of securities of any given country may be affected by
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domestic and foreign governmental policy changes or changes in monetary policies. Investing in the
securities of companies in certain countries (such as emerging nations or countries with less well-
regulated securities markets than the U.S. or the UK or other European Union countries, for that matter)
involves certain considerations not usually associated with investing in securities of United States
companies or the United States Government. For instance, there are, including among other things,
political and economic considerations, such as greater risks of expropriation, nationalization and general
social, political and economic instability; the small size of the securities markets in such countries and
the low volume of trading, resulting in potential lack of liquidity and in price volatility; fluctuations in the
rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion; certain government
policies that may restrict investment opportunities; and in some cases less effective government
regulation than is the case with securities markets in the United States.
A client may hold long positions in common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities of U.S.
issuers and non-U.S. issuers. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the
fundamental economic condition of the issuer of the securities, including general economic and market
conditions, and these fluctuations can be pronounced. Aubrey may purchase securities in all available
securities trading markets and may invest in equity securities without restriction as to market
capitalization, such as those issued by smaller capitalization companies, including micro-cap companies.
Aubrey may purchase securities of companies in initial public offerings or shortly after those offerings
are complete. Special risks associated with these securities may include a limited number of shares
available for trading, lack of a trading history, lack of investor knowledge of the issuer, and limited
operating history. These factors may contribute to substantial price volatility for the shares of these
companies. The limited number of shares available for trading in some initial public offerings may make
it more difficult for Aubrey to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable effect on
prevailing market prices. In addition, some companies in initial public offerings are involved in relatively
new industries or lines of business, which may not be widely understood by investors. Some of these
companies may be undercapitalized or regarded as developmental stage companies, without revenues
or operating income, or near-term prospects of achieving revenues or operating income. Moreover, a
client may be limited under applicable law as to the amount of new issue allocations it/they can receive.
Aubrey may engage from time to time in various types of options transactions. An option gives the
purchaser the right, but not the obligation, upon exercise of the option, either (i) to buy or sell a specific
amount of the underlying security at a specific price (the “strike” price or “exercise” price), or (ii) in the
case of a stock index option, to receive a specified cash settlement. To purchase an option, the purchaser
must pay a “premium,” which consists of a single, non-refundable payment. Unless the price of the
securities underlying the option changes and it becomes profitable to exercise or offset the option before
it expires, the client may lose the entire amount of the premium. The purchaser of an option runs the
risk of losing the entire investment. Thus, a client may incur significant losses in a relatively short period
of time. The ability to trade in or exercise options also may be restricted in the event that trading in the
underlying securities interest becomes restricted. Options trading may also be illiquid in the event that a
client’s assets are invested in contracts with extended expirations. Aubrey may purchase and write put
and call options on specific securities, on stock indexes or on other financial instruments and, to close
out its positions in options, may make a closing purchase transaction or closing sale transaction. In
theory, the exposure to loss is potentially unlimited in the case of an uncovered call writer (i.e., a call
writer who does not have and maintain during the term of the call an equivalent long position in the
stock or other security underlying the call), but in practice the loss is limited by the term of existence of
the call. The risk for a writer of an uncovered put option (i.e., a put option written by a writer that does
not have and maintain an offsetting short position in the underlying stock or other security) is that the
price of the underlying security may fall below the exercise price.
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Item 9 - Disciplinary information
Neither Aubrey nor any of its management persons has been subject to any legal or disciplinary events
that would be material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of the Firm and its management.
The following are the types of events that regulators believe would be material to a client:
A. A criminal or civil action in which a person was convicted of, pled guilty to, pled nolo contendere
to or no contest to, any criminal action; being named in a criminal action that is currently
pending; being found in any action to have violated any investment-related statute or
regulation; or being the subject of any order, judgment or decree permanently or temporarily
enjoining, or otherwise limiting, the person from engaging in any investment-related activity, or
from violating any investment-related statute, rule, or order.
B. An administrative proceeding in which a person was found to have caused an investment related
business to lose its authorization to do business; or found to have been involved in a violation
of an investment-related statute or regulation and was the subject of an order by the agency or
authority (i) denying, suspending, or revoking the authorization of the person to act in an
investment-related business; (ii) barring or suspending the person from association with an
investment-related business; (iii) otherwise significantly limiting the person’s investment-
related activities; or (iv) imposing a civil money penalty of more than $2,500 on the person.
C. An action by a self-regulatory organization finding that the person caused an investment related
business to lose its authorization to do business; or finding that the person was involved in a
violation of the organization’s rules and was: (i) barred or suspended from membership or from
association with other members or was expelled from membership; or (ii) otherwise significantly
limited from investment-related activities; or (iii) fined more than $2,500.
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Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A.
Registration as a Broker-Dealer
Neither Aubrey nor any of its management persons is registered as a broker-dealer or registered
representative of a broker-dealer in the United States or elsewhere, nor does any of such persons have
an application pending for such registration.
B.
Futures and Commodities Registration
Neither Aubrey nor any of its management persons is registered or has applied to be registered as a
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated
person of any of those entities.
C.
Arrangements with Related Persons
Apart from the Global Equity Fund which Aubrey manages for Treetop, who are also a shareholder of the
firm, Aubrey is also affiliated with Aubrey GEMs Partners GP LLC. This entity serves as the General Partner
to the Aubrey GEMs Partners LP Fund. A related person includes the partners of the Firm, its officers,
directors, employees, and its controlling persons, any persons under the Firm’s control or any persons
under common control with the Firm.
Additionally, the Firm is affiliated with a Chile based SEC registered investment adviser, LarrainVial Asset
Management as they’re under common ownership. The holding company, LVCC, holds 25% of the Firm’s
shares and 75% of Larrain Vial Asset Management. The Firm is also affiliated with LarrainVial Securities
US LLC through indirect common ownership. As part of this affiliation with LarrainVial Securities US LLC,
Aubrey will utilize LarrainVial Securities US LLC office space in New York City for a U.S. based Aubrey
employee. Note that outside of the common ownership and joint office space, LarrainVial Securities US
LLC and Aubrey share no other business dealings. Larrain Vial ultimately intends to bring both
distribution capabilities to Aubrey as well as the opportunity for joint venture asset management
projects. However as of the time of this filing, no such arrangements are in place.
D.
Recommendation of Investment Advisers
Aubrey does not recommend or select other investment advisers for clients.
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Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal
Trading
A.
Code of Ethics
Aubrey’s Code of Ethics (Code) contains policies and procedures intended to avoid conflicts of interest
with clients, to prevent insider trading and to maintain high ethical standards. Specific provisions
requiring submission of personal trading and holdings reports apply to supervised persons of Aubrey
who could have access to information about securities transactions, or recommendations, for clients
(Access Persons). The Code contains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the
interests of clients always come before the interests of the Firm or its associated persons and that no
associated person trades any security when the Firm has any inside or proprietary information about the
security. Aubrey keeps records of securities transactions by all Access Persons and reviews those records
to ensure that no Access Person is violating Code provisions or otherwise trading in conflict with the
interests of clients. A copy of the Code is available upon request to Aubrey at the address listed on the
cover of this Brochure.
B.
Conflicts in Holdings of Securities with financial interests
Aubrey does not recommend, buy or sell for its clients any securities in which Aubrey or any related
person has a material financial interest. However, a Related Person of Aubrey may recommend to its
clients a security in which Aubrey has a material financial interest. Note that the Related Person of
Aubrey receives no direct benefit to recommending the security in which Aubrey has a material financial
interest.
C.
Conflicts in Investments in Securities
Aubrey and/or its related persons, may, from time to time, purchase or hold securities that Aubrey
recommends to clients or that Aubrey has purchased or sold for clients. Associated persons are not
authorized to effect personal transactions until transactions for clients have been completed.
To the extent an employee invests in a security that is held by or recommended to a client, a potential
conflict of interest arises as the reason for making such recommendation to a client could be to benefit
the employee (i.e., by increasing the value of the security) rather than it being in the best interest of the
client. Policies and procedures are in place to ensure that clients’ interests are not disadvantaged by a
trade made by a related person and that an employee does not benefit personally from trades
undertaken for clients.
Furthermore, Aubrey manages this conflict by requiring that Investments by related persons are subject
to prior authorization procedures. This applies to investments made by spouses, directors and connected
persons. Approval is by no means a formality.
D.
Conflicts in Contemporaneous Transactions
The Code generally prohibits Aubrey or any related person from simultaneously buying a security while
Aubrey recommends that a client sell the same security or from simultaneously selling a security while
Aubrey recommends that a client purchase the security.
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Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
A.
Recommending Broker-Dealers
1.
Selection of Brokers
Aubrey has the authority under its advisory contracts to select the broker-dealers through which it will
execute transactions for clients and Aubrey generally has the authority to negotiate commissions for
those transactions.
Selection of broker-dealers is based on Aubrey’s evaluation of the following factors:
• Overall costs of trade (i.e., net price paid or received) including commissions, mark-ups, mark-
downs or spreads;
• Brokers’ ability to handle the size of the order;
• Market access quality;
• Over size, speed and reliability of execution;
•
Likelihood of execution and settlement, clearance and failed trade dispute resolution;
•
Financial instrument;
• Alternative trading venues;
•
Financial strength, credit worthiness, integrity and stability of broker;
• Broker commission rates; and,
• Other considerations relevant to the execution quality of the order.
Aubrey regularly conducts a post trade analysis to check for anomalies. Aubrey performs due diligence
on each broker-dealer prior to signing an agreement with the broker.
A central list of approved broker-dealers is maintained within the front office system and is reviewed on
a regular basis by our Investment Committee. In order for a broker-dealer to be put forward for the
approved broker list the Committee must be satisfied that the broker-dealer can provide the best
possible result on a consistent basis.
Aubrey has specifically chosen broker-dealers who are some of our key broking counterparts, with strong
trading capabilities. These broker-dealers are chosen for their ability to execute trades effectively and
efficiently.
2.
Research
Aubrey’s policy regarding the purchase and consumption of research services is derived from the rules
dictated by our principal regulators, namely the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the UK and the
SEC in the US. The policy defines how we generate and pay for external research in a manner that is
compliant with the regulations introduced under MiFID II in January 2018. The FCA rules allow Aubrey to
establish a Research Payment Account (“RPA”) that is controlled by Aubrey but funded by its clients in
accordance with an annually established budget.
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High quality research is crucial to all investment managers, including Aubrey. Aubrey supplements its
internal research with input from analysts in brokerage houses and independent third parties, who are
compensated not by direct commissions but rather a fee. These fees are paid out of the RPA established
by Aubrey.
The RPA is either funded directly by a charge to clients or by fees generated from transactions involving
client’s assets. Where the RPA is funded through dealing activity and the annual budgeted amount has
been reached, no research charge will be applied to subsequent trading to ensure that clients do not
make excess contributions.
In order to be paid from Aubrey’s RPA research must meet the eligibility criteria as set out in the FCA’s
COBS 2.3B regulations. Clients are provided with statements detailing how their funds were used to
purchase research.
Client accounts will only be included in such arrangements as permitted by the terms of the investment
management agreement between Aubrey and the client.
Aubrey’s arrangements for the collection of charges and purchase of investment research are in
compliance with the extended ‘safe harbor’ under Section 28(e) of the US Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (Exchange Act) as issued the SEC in its no action letter of 26th October 2017. The safe harbor
permits asset managers to pay an executing broker-dealer for research for client assets alongside
payments for execution without breaching the manager’s fiduciary duty.
Aubrey only uses the commission for the range of goods and services permitted under the FCA rules and
SEC rules. Any sharing of the commission in this manner is instructed by Aubrey and is designed to reward
research information provided to the firm. The amount of commission ‘shared’ is part of the normal
dealing costs incurred. Client commission is not used to pay for corporate access.
As required by the FCA and other regulatory authorities, we disclose the split of trading commissions
paid on behalf of our clients, between the purchase of research and execution services.
Full details are contained in Aubrey’s Research Policy which is available upon request.
3.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
In selecting a broker-dealer for client transactions, Aubrey does not take into consideration any client
referrals from that broker-dealer to Aubrey or its related persons.
4.
Directed Brokerage
Clients do not have the ability to direct that transactions be done through a specific broker-dealer
designated by the client.
B.
Aggregation and Allocation of Orders
1.
Aggregating Orders
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Aubrey will typically aggregate trades of two or more different clients when placing an order if Aubrey
believes it to be in the best interests of its clients. Aubrey has adopted procedures to ensure that the
securities and the transactions costs are allocated among the clients fairly.
2.
Allocation of Trades
There may be occasions where Aubrey is unable to purchase all the securities required to fill all the orders
of its clients. Under those circumstances, Aubrey must allocate the securities among the clients for which
the securities were being purchased in a manner that is fair to all clients. Aubrey has adopted procedures
for allocating securities among its clients that are intended to treat each client equitably and to ensure
that the best interests of the clients are protected. Those procedures generally require pro- rata
allocation or other methods considered equitable by Aubrey.
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Item 13 - Review of Accounts
A.
Frequency of Review
Formal responsibility for review rests with the responsible investment director who reports to the
Investment Committee which in turn reports to the Board.
At the stock selection level, the process is as follows:
•
The portfolio is constantly monitored to ensure that it is invested in the companies providing
the best exposure to Wealth Progression. The companies are regularly reviewed to assess
whether another company could give a better exposure to Wealth Progression. In particular,
the investment directors focus on:
• Portfolio Renewal: are there new ideas entailing new opportunities that should be
considered? In order to discourage complacency, the team constantly debate whether what
is outside the portfolio is better than what is in.
•
Investment Case Change: has there been a change in the competitive landscape jeopardizing
the position of the company? Has there been an industry change meaning the positioning of
the company is no longer relevant? Has there been a change in management or a major
corporate event or a change in their strategy, so the company is no longer able to sustain its
leadership position in the industry?
Has there been a macroeconomic change which endangers the growth prospects of the
company?
• Valuation Concerns: has the appreciation of the market value of the company brought its PEG
(price to earnings growth) above the 1.5x threshold? The 1.5x PEG is a hard limit and a breach
will prompt a review of the holding. Has the valuation increased due to a temporary capex
expansion phase? Is there a company offering similar opportunities at a cheaper valuation?
• Risk Management Constraints: is the stock in danger of breaching the maximum weight
constraint of 7%? The weight will be reduced if it reaches 5% through outperformance.
Any of these concerns will raise a red flag upon which the investment directors will review the position
and assess if it should be reduced in favor of another company.
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B.
Factors Triggering a Review
As mentioned at A, Aubrey monitors client accounts continuously, checking performance, activity and
compliance with client agreements. An immediate review of any given account may be conducted if any
of the investment directors, Investment Committee or the Board believe such review to be appropriate
based on factors such as extraordinary changes in the market or in a given client’s situation.
C.
Reporting to Clients
Formal reporting arrangements are set out in each investment management agreement. Clients can
request monthly, quarterly and annual reports. Reports include client holdings, a performance review,
investment commentary, transactions during the period and portfolio accounting data.
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Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
No third party who is not a client of Aubrey provides any economic benefit to Aubrey for providing
investment advice or other advisory services to clients of Aubrey.
In some circumstances through the common control connection of Larrain Vial Asset Management
and the Firm, there may be situations where one refers contacts of potential business partners to
the other. In this situation, no individual of either firm will be remunerated for that referral but the
shareholders of both entities will both benefit.
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Item 15 - Custody
Aubrey is deemed to have custody of the Aubrey GEMs Partners Fund’s assets through its affiliation with
the Fund’s General Partner, GEMs Partners GP LLC. As such, Aubrey has instituted a set of controls to
safeguard those client assets which includes an annual financial statement audit by an independent
public accountant that is registered with, and subject to regular inspection by, the PCAOB. Annual
financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and are
distributed to investors within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. Each investor should carefully
review these statements upon receipt.
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Item 16 - Investment Discretion
Aubrey is granted discretionary investment authority over client assets under the terms of the advisory
agreement with each client. Aubrey may accept client limits or conditions on the discretion. Any such
limits or conditions would be described in the advisory agreement.
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Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
Aubrey exercises voting authority over proxies (where we have been given discretion by our clients) with
respect to securities held by its clients. Aubrey has proxy voting policies and procedures which are
designed to ensure proxies are voted in the best interests of clients and are in accordance with Rule
206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and other legislative requirements. The guiding
principles in performing this service are to make proxy voting decisions which favor proposals that will
tend to maximize a company’s shareholder value and are free from the influence of conflicts of interest.
All votes will be instructed through our proxy voting agent, Broadridge, who, in conjunction with the
client’s custodian, will ascertain the voting entitlement of the shares held and effect the voting as
required.
This policy does not apply in any instance where a client has not granted Aubrey discretionary voting
authority either because the client has retained voting discretion; or granted discretion to a third party
or directed Aubrey to vote proxies in a particular manner.
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Item 18 - Financial information
A.
Financial Statements
Aubrey does not require, solicit or accept payment of any fees in advance.
B.
Financial Condition
Aubrey is not aware of any financial condition that would be likely to impair its ability to meet its
contractual commitments to clients.
C.
Bankruptcy
Aubrey has never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplements
January 29, 2025
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AUBREY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Brochure Supplement-Form ADV Part 2B
January 29, 2025
CRD #6726423
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Andrew Dalrymple that supplements the Aubrey
Capital Management Limited brochure-Form ADV Part 2A. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Iain Hay, Chief Compliance Officer, if you did not receive the Form ADV Part 2A
brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional information
about Andrew Dalrymple is available on the SEC’s website at: www.adviserinfo.sec.com
Education and Business Background
Name:
Year of Birth:
Education:
Business:
Andrew Dalrymple
1959
Cambridge University
James Capel – 1987
UBS Warburg (Hong Kong) 1992 – 1998
First State Investments 1999 – 2006
Aubrey Capital Management 2006 -
present
Disciplinary Information
An investment advisor and its supervised persons must disclose material facts about any legal or
disciplinary event that is material to a client’s evaluation of the advisory business or of the integrity of
the Investment Advisor Representative. Andrew Dalrymple does not have any disclosure items.
Other Business Activities
Andrew Dalrymple is not involved in any other business activities other than what is disclosed.
Additional Compensation
Andrew Dalrymple does not receive any compensation other than what is disclosed.
Supervision
Andrew Dalrymple is the Chief Investment Officer. As such, Andrew Dalrymple makes investment
decisions based on team-based research.
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AUBREY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Brochure Supplement-Form ADV Part 2B
January 29, 2025
CRD #6726423
This Brochure Supplement provides information about John Ewart that supplements the Aubrey Capital
Management Limited brochure-Form ADV Part 2A. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Iain Hay, Chief Compliance Officer, if you did not receive the Form ADV Part 2A brochure
or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Education and Business Background
Name:
Year of Birth:
Education:
Business:
John Ewart
1966
University of Strathclyde
Britannic Asset Management – 1988 – 2000
First State Investments 2000 – 2004
Alliance Trust PLC 2005 – 2012
Aubrey Capital Management 2012 -
present
Disciplinary Information
An investment advisor and its supervised persons must disclose material facts about any legal or
disciplinary event that is material to a client’s evaluation of the advisory business or of the integrity of
the Investment Advisor Representative. John Ewart does not have any disclosure items.
Other Business Activities
John Ewart is not involved in any other business activities other than what is disclosed.
Additional Compensation
John Ewart does not receive any compensation other than what is disclosed.
Supervision
John Ewart is a Portfolio Manager. John reports to Andrew Dalrymple, the Chief Investment Officer.
Research produced by John is considered at a team level before investment decisions are made.
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AUBREY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Brochure Supplement-Form ADV Part 2B
January 29, 2025
CRD #6726423
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Rob Brewis that supplements the Aubrey Capital
Management Limited brochure-Form ADV Part 2A. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Iain Hay, Chief Compliance Officer, if you did not receive the Form ADV Part 2A brochure
or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Education and Business Background
Name:
Year of Birth:
Education:
Business:
Rob Brewis
1967
Cambridge University
Thornton Management (Hong Kong) – 1988 -
1989
Royal Trust (Hong Kong) 1989 – 1999
First State Investments 1999 – 2000
BDT Invest – 2000 - 2014
Aubrey Capital Management 2014 - present
Disciplinary Information
An investment advisor and its supervised persons must disclose material facts about any legal or
disciplinary event that is material to a client’s evaluation of the advisory business or of the integrity of
the Investment Advisor Representative. Rob Brewis does not have any disclosure items.
Other Business Activities
Rob Brewis is not involved in any other business activities other than what is disclosed.
Additional Compensation
Rob Brewis does not receive any compensation other than what is disclosed.
Supervision
Rob Brewis is a Portfolio Manager. Rob reports to Andrew Dalrymple, the Chief Investment Officer.
Research produced by Rob is considered at a team level before investment decisions are made.
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