Overview
- Headquarters
- Birmingham, AL
- Average Client Assets
- $19.2 million
- SEC CRD Number
- 120780
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (BONAVENTURE CAPITAL, LLC)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | and above | Negotiable |
Minimum Annual Fee: $2,000
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | Negotiable | Negotiable |
| $5 million | Negotiable | Negotiable |
| $10 million | Negotiable | Negotiable |
| $50 million | Negotiable | Negotiable |
| $100 million | Negotiable | Negotiable |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 73.94%
- Total Client Accounts
- 30
- Discretionary Accounts
- 25
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
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Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Companies, Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment Vehicles, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Investment Advisor Selection
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: BONAVENTURE CAPITAL, LLC (2026-03-30)
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Item 1 - Cover Page
Firm Brochure
(Part 2A of Form ADV)
FIDELIS CAPITAL, LLC
820 SHADES CREEK PKWY., STE. 1200
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209
PHONE: 205-578-0592
WEBSITE: WWW.FIDELISCAPITAL.NET
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Fidelis Capital, LLC. If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact us at (205) 578-0592. The
information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or by any state
securities authority.
Additional information about Fidelis Capital, LLC, is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
March 27, 2026
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Item 2 - Material Changes
Material Changes since the Last Annual Update
There are no material changes in this brochure since the last one dated
March 26, 2025.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 2 - Material Changes .............................................................................................. i
Material Changes since the Last Annual Update ........................................................ i
Item 4 - Advisory Business .......................................................................................... 1
Firm Description ......................................................................................................... 1
Separately Managed Accounts .................................................................................. 1
Sub-Advisory Services ............................................................................................... 1
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation ................................................................................. 1
Separately Managed Accounts .................................................................................. 1
Sub-Advisory Services ............................................................................................... 2
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees ................................................................................ 2
Item 7 - Types of Clients ............................................................................................... 3
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................... 3
ETF Portfolios ............................................................................................................ 3
Private Market Investment Fund ................................................................................ 3
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Item 9 - Disciplinary Information .................................................................................. 4
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................... 4
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading ........................................................................................................... 4
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................... 5
Item 13 - Review of Accounts ....................................................................................... 6
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................... 6
Item 15 - Custody .......................................................................................................... 6
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ................................................................................... 6
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities................................................................................. 7
Item 18 - Financial Information .................................................................................... 7
Brochure Supplement
STEVEN MCCALL DAUPHIN .................................................................................... 9
WILLIAM EDWARD REISER, JR. ............................................................................ 10
JOHN STANLEY STEIN, III ..................................................................................... 11
JAMES CARTER BURLESON................................................................................. 12
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
Firm Description
Fidelis Capital, LLC, (“Fidelis”) was founded in 2001.
Fidelis offers investment management services, defined as giving continuous
advice to and making investments for clients, through separately managed
accounts ("SMAs").
Fidelis also offers sub-advisory services to a private investment fund.
The owners of Fidelis are Steven McCall Dauphin, William Edward Reiser,
Jr., and John Stanley Stein, III.
Separately Managed Accounts
For public-market SMA Clients, Fidelis recommends specific combinations of
index Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) that, after consultation and mutual
agreement with the Client, best meet the individual Client's investment
objectives. Public-market SMA Clients are welcome to impose restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities.
As of December 31, 2025, Fidelis manages $6,296,261 of public-market SMA
Client assets on a discretionary basis and no public-market SMA Client
assets on a non-discretionary basis.
Sub-Advisory Services
Fidelis is the investment sub-advisor to the Private Market Investment Fund II,
LLC ("the Fund"). Fidelis provides the Fund with certain investment
management and related services, including, but not limited to (i) identifying,
evaluating, and structuring investment opportunities consistent with the
Fund’s investment guidelines (as set forth in the Fund’s Private Offering
Memorandum); (ii) monitoring investments made by the Fund; and (iii)
disposing of and liquidating investments made by the Fund. As of December
31, 2025, Fidelis manages all $12,025,735 of the Fund's net assets on a non-
discretionary basis.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Separately Managed Accounts
From public-market SMA Clients, Fidelis receives only a management fee
based on a percentage of assets in the Client's account being managed.
Such fees, as well as account minimums, are negotiated on a case-by-case
basis depending on the level of services required and/or the potential growth
of the account through future contributions. Fees are payable quarterly in
arrears based on the market value of the account on the last business day of
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the previous quarter, and Fidelis deducts them from the Client's account.
Clients may choose any brokerage firm to custody their assets, but upon
request Fidelis will recommend certain brokers. Clients may incur brokerage
or other transaction costs that are determined by the brokerage firm that has
custody of their assets. Investment Management Agreements between Fidelis
and its SMA Clients may be terminated by either party at any time without
penalty upon written notice.
Sub-Advisory Services
Fidelis receives from Private Market Investment Fund II ("PMIF II") an annual
sub-advisory fee, payable quarterly in advance, equal to 1.50% of the Post-
Investment Period Fee Base. “Post-Investment Period Fee Base” means the
sum, measured as of the applicable day on which the fee is to be calculated,
of (i) the unreturned, invested capital of PMIF II in each of PMIF II’s
investments, and (ii) cash held by PMIF II.
The Fund’s investors have received distributions from the Fund in excess of
the amount of their net capital contributions. As such, Fidelis receives from
the Fund a special profit allocation equal to 10% of any amount of cash or
other assets that would otherwise be distributed by the Fund to its investors if
such allocation did not apply. The Fund reimburses Fidelis for expenses
incurred in connection with the evaluation, selection, and oversight of the
Fund’s investments.
In the event Fidelis is terminated by the Fund’s manager, the Fund’s manager
will determine what percentage, if any, of the special profit allocation will be
retained by Fidelis. There is no discussion in the Sub-Advisory Agreement of
the Fund with respect to how the Fund may obtain a refund of the sub-
advisory fee in the event Fidelis is terminated prior to the end of a billing
period, although given the required notice period, it is likely that a quarter-end
date would be chosen.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees
As disclosed in the section above, Fidelis' compensation as a sub-advisor of
the Fund includes a performance-based fee, whereas Fidelis receives other
types of fees from other clients and relationships. Because the types of
investments the Fund makes are different from those made by other entities
that pay Fidelis fees, no conflict of interest with respect to investment
recommendations exists.
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Item 7 - Types of Clients
Fidelis provides investment management services to individuals and a private
investment fund.
Fidelis does not have a minimum account size for SMA Clients but requires a
minimum quarterly management fee of $500.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk
of Loss
ETF Portfolios
For SMA Clients, Fidelis analyzes the historical risk and return characteristics
of a broad range of asset class combinations. Asset classes representing the
vast majority of the publicly traded investment market are included. ETFs
chosen to represent those asset classes in portfolios are analyzed based on
their expense ratios, tracking error, index replication methodology and
liquidity. Based on historical measures of return, volatility, and correlation,
together with assumptions concerning future risk and return consistent with
Modern Portfolio Theory, portfolios are constructed to exhibit the risk and
return characteristics desired by the Client.
There is no guarantee that the recommended ETF portfolios will perform as
intended. Investing in ETFs involves risk of loss that Clients should be
prepared to bear. SMA Clients investing in ETFs will receive prospectuses
and annual reports from the management companies of the ETFs in their
portfolios. These documents should be reviewed for more details on the risks
associated with investing in ETFs and the asset classes represented by the
ETFs.
Private Market Investment Fund II
The following is a brief explanation of the methods of analysis, investment
strategies and risk of loss in the Fund. Investors in the Fund should refer to
the Fund’s Confidential Private Offering Memorandum which covers these
topics in much greater detail.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation through
investment in private-market investment strategies such as Venture Capital,
Growth Equity, Leveraged Buyouts, Mezzanine Capital, and Real Assets.
Fidelis sources investment opportunities through its broad network of
relationships in the private market investment community. Deals are analyzed
using fundamental financial analysis with significant consideration given to
management team and co-investor syndicate. The Fund does not have a
specific industry focus but rather is opportunistic in its investment approach.
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An investment in the Fund involves significant risks and is suitable only for
investors of substantial financial means who can accommodate limited or no
liquidity in their investment and who can bear the risk of potential loss of all or
a substantial portion of their investment. Investors should carefully consider
the risk factors detailed in the Confidential Private Offering Memorandum
including investment risks and Fund risks.
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
The firm and its employees have not been involved in legal or disciplinary
events related to past or present investment Clients.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
John Stein, Member and Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelis, is a registered
representative of Redmont Capital Markets, LLC, a broker-dealer.
William Reiser and Steven Dauphin, Members of Fidelis, are also Members of
Bonaventure Capital, LLC ("Bonaventure"), a SEC-registered investment
adviser affiliated through common control and ownership. Mr. Dauphin is a
Principal of OneAscent Capital Management I, LLC, and OneAscent Capital
GP I, LLC (“OneAscent”) and an investment committee member of the
OneAscent Capital Opportunities Fund (“OACOX”). Advisory services
provided by Bonaventure, OneAscent and OACOX are separate and distinct
from the advisory services of Fidelis and are provided in exchange for
industry-standard compensation. No Client of Bonaventure, OneAscent or
OACOX is obligated to use Fidelis for any advisory services, and conversely,
no Fidelis Client is obligated to use the advisory services provided by
Bonaventure, OneAscent or OACOX. Bonaventure and Fidelis may share
management fees when a Client is provided advisory services by both
advisers.
Mr. Reiser and Mr. Dauphin are also Members of Bonaventure Partners, LLC,
and OneAscent Capital GP I, LLC, entities which are General Partners of
limited partnerships otherwise unaffiliated with Fidelis and the investment
advisory services of Fidelis. Mr. Dauphin is also an unpaid Member of the LP
Advisory Committee of WRB Serra Partners Fund I, LP.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Fidelis has adopted a Code of Ethics expressing the firm's commitment to
ethical conduct. Fidelis' Code of Ethics describes the firm's fiduciary duties
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and responsibilities to Clients and sets forth Fidelis' practice of supervising
the personal securities transactions of supervised persons with access to
Client information. Individuals associated with Fidelis may buy or sell
securities for their personal accounts identical to or different than those
recommended to Clients. It is the expressed policy of Fidelis that no person
employed by Fidelis shall prefer his or her own interest to that of an advisory
Client or make personal investment decisions based on the investment
decisions of advisory Clients.
To supervise compliance with its Code of Ethics, Fidelis requires that anyone
associated with its advisory practice with access to advisory
recommendations provide annual securities holdings reports and quarterly
transaction reports to the firm's Chief Compliance Officer. Fidelis also
requires such access persons to receive approval from the Chief Compliance
Officer prior to investing in any IPOs or private placements (limited offerings).
Fidelis requires that all employees must act in accordance with all applicable
Federal and State regulations governing registered investment advisory
practices. Fidelis' Code of Ethics further includes the firm's policy prohibiting
the use of material non-public information. Any individual not in compliance
with the above may be subject to discipline.
Fidelis will provide a complete copy of its Code of Ethics to any Client or
prospective Client upon request to the Chief Compliance Officer at Fidelis'
principal address.
Bonaventure presented the Fund to certain of its Clients for which the Fund
was suitable. Bonaventure's affiliation with Fidelis was fully disclosed, and
Bonaventure Clients who chose to invest in the Fund did so solely at their
own discretion based on an independent investigation and review.
In the event the same private market investment is recommended to both
Fidelis and Bonaventure Clients, allocations of the investment are made in a
manner that maximizes the interests of each Client. Clients will not purchase
investments from each other unless the fairness of the transaction price is
validated by the involvement of an unrelated third party.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
SMA Clients may choose the brokerage firm which will custody their account,
or Fidelis will recommend one based on service and cost. If an SMA Client
chooses to use a brokerage firm other than one recommended by Fidelis,
Fidelis may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of the client's
transactions. For example, with a brokerage firm that is not recommended by
Fidelis, the client may pay higher commissions and fees or receive less
favorable transaction prices. Fidelis receives no research or other products
and services from brokers it recommends.
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Fidelis will aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for various client
accounts when the accounts are with the same brokerage firm, the same
trade is appropriate for all the accounts, and the brokerage firm permits block
trading. Block trading enables all the accounts for which the transaction is
intended to receive the same price. If the same transaction is appropriate for
two clients with accounts at different brokerage firms, Fidelis cannot
aggregate the transactions, and it is possible that one client will receive a
price that is less favorable than the other due to market fluctuation.
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
A Fidelis managing member continuously monitors SMA Client portfolios and
provides advice on security selection and re-balancing of portfolio assets.
Fidelis provides SMA Clients with quantitative account performance reports
no less frequently than quarterly, and with capital gains information upon
request.
Fidelis continuously monitors the Fund’s investments and calculates their
estimated values and provides them to the Fund Manager no less frequently
than quarterly.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Fidelis does not compensate referring parties for referrals. Fidelis does not
accept referral fees or any form of remuneration from other professionals
when a prospect or Client is referred to them. Fidelis receives no
compensation other than that which is disclosed in this brochure.
Item 15 - Custody
Fidelis does not have custody of any Client funds or securities other than the
authority to deduct management fees from those Clients who permit such
payment method.
Clients are urged to compare any account statements received directly from
their custodians to performance report statements provided by Fidelis.
Item 16 - Investment Discretion
Fidelis' investment discretion with respect to any SMA Client is subject to the
Client's Investment Management Agreement with Fidelis. SMA Clients sign a
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limited power of attorney form providing Fidelis with the ability to execute
trades in Clients' accounts.
Fidelis is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and selecting the investments
in which the Fund may invest. All proposed investments by the Fund are
reviewed by the Fund Manager in order that the Fund Manager will have an
opportunity to ensure that the Fund’s investment strategies are being followed
and that the Fund’s investment portfolios are appropriately diversified.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
Fidelis does not vote proxies on securities in SMA Client accounts. SMA
Clients are expected to vote their own proxies.
Fidelis does have authority to vote securities owned by the Fund. Fidelis
votes these securities in a manner which it believes will maximize the long-
term returns to the Fund’s investors. The Fund may obtain information about
how Fidelis voted fund securities upon request. The Fund also may obtain a
copy of Fidelis' proxy voting policies and procedures upon request.
Item 18 - Financial Information
Fidelis does not have any financial impairment that will preclude the firm from
meeting contractual commitments to Clients.
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Brochure Supplement (Part 2B of Form ADV)
Steven McCall Dauphin
William Edward Reiser, Jr.
John Stanley Stein, III
James Carter Burleson
Fidelis Capital, LLC
820 Shades Creek Pkwy., Ste. 1200
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 578-0592
March 27, 2026
This brochure supplement provides information about Steven McCall Dauphin, William
Edward Reiser, Jr., John Stanley Stein, III, and James Carter Burleson that
supplements the Fidelis Capital, LLC brochure. Please contact John Stein if you did not
receive Fidelis Capital's brochure or if you have questions about the contents of this
supplement.
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STEVEN MCCALL DAUPHIN
Educational Background and Business Experience
Born 1964
MBA, Business, University of North Carolina, 1991
BA, Economics and Religion, Harvard College, 1987
Member, Fidelis Capital, LLC, 05/2001 to present
Member, Bonaventure Capital, LLC, 05/1998 to present
Member, Bonaventure Partners, LLC, 05/1998 to present
Principal, OneAscent Capital Management I, LLC, 11/2021 to present
Principal and Member, OneAscent Capital GP I, LLC, 11/2021 to present
Board Seats at present: Biome, Cloudform, Conjet, Conserv, Contrail Capital,
Hampr, Iyris, Trashie
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Mr. Dauphin is a Member of Bonaventure Capital, LLC ("Bonaventure"), a SEC-
registered investment adviser affiliated through common control and ownership, a
Principal of OneAscent Capital Management I, LLC, a Principal and Member of
OneAscent Capital GP I, LLC (“OneAscent”), and an investment committee
member of the OneAscent Capital Opportunities Fund (“OACOX”). Advisory
services provided by Bonaventure, OneAscent and OACOX are separate and
distinct from the advisory services of Fidelis and are provided for separate and
typical compensation. No Bonaventure, OneAscent, or OACOX Client is obligated
to use Fidelis for any advisory services and conversely, no Fidelis Client is
obligated to use the advisory services provided by Bonaventure, OneAscent or
OACOX.
Mr. Dauphin is also a Member of Bonaventure Partners, LLC, the General Partner
of limited partnerships otherwise unaffiliated with Fidelis and the investment
advisory services of Fidelis. He is also an unpaid Member of the LP Advisory
Committee of WRB Serra Partners Fund I, LP.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Dauphin works closely with Messrs. Reiser and Stein. All advice provided to
the Fund must be agreed upon unanimously by the three Fidelis principals.
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WILLIAM EDWARD REISER, JR.
Educational Background and Business Experience
Born 1964
MBA, Finance/Investments, Duke University, 1992
B.E., Electrical Engineering/Math, Vanderbilt University, 1986
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), 1996
Member, Fidelis Capital, LLC, 05/2001 to present
Member, Bonaventure Capital, LLC, 05/1998 to present
Member, Bonaventure Partners, LLC, 05/1998 to present
Member, OneAscent Capital GP I, LLC, 11/2021 to present
The CFA charter is a globally respected, graduate-level investment credential
established in 1962 and awarded by CFA Institute — the largest global association
of investment professionals. To earn the CFA charter, candidates must: 1) pass
three sequential, six-hour examinations; 2) have at least four years of qualified
professional investment experience; 3) join CFA Institute as members; and 4)
commit to abide by, and annually reaffirm, their adherence to the CFA Institute
Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Mr. Reiser is a Member of Bonaventure Capital, LLC ("Bonaventure"), a SEC-
registered investment adviser affiliated through common control and ownership.
Advisory services provided by Bonaventure are separate and distinct from the
advisory services of Fidelis and are provided for separate and typical
compensation. No Bonaventure Client is obligated to use Fidelis for any advisory
services, and conversely, no Fidelis Client is obligated to use the advisory services
provided by Bonaventure.
Mr. Reiser is also a Member of Bonaventure Partners, LLC, and OneAscent
Capital GP I, LLC, General Partners of limited partnerships otherwise unaffiliated
with Fidelis and the investment advisory services of Fidelis.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Reiser works closely with Messrs. Dauphin and Stein. All advice provided to
the Fund must be agreed upon unanimously by the three Fidelis principals. Mr.
Stein reviews advice Mr. Reiser provides to SMA Clients.
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JOHN STANLEY STEIN, III
Educational Background and Business Experience
Born 1964
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1991
MBA, Auburn University at Montgomery, 1987
B.S., Business Administration, Auburn University, 1986
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), 1992
Member, Chief Compliance Officer, Fidelis Capital, LLC, 05/2001 to present
Chairman, IntraMicron, Inc., 2009 to present
Registered Representative, ProEquities, Inc., 08/2000 to 08/2017
Registered Representative, NBC Securities, Inc., 09/2017 to 03/2024
Registered Representative, Redmont Capital Markets, LLC, 04/2024 to present
Chairman of the Board, Raycom Media, Inc., 12/1997 to 01/2019
Other Board Seats at present: T1V, Artius II Acquisition Inc., IntraMicron
The CFA charter is a globally respected, graduate-level investment credential
established in 1962 and awarded by CFA Institute — the largest global association
of investment professionals. To earn the CFA charter, candidates must: 1) pass
three sequential, six-hour examinations; 2) have at least four years of qualified
professional investment experience; 3) join CFA Institute as members; and 4)
commit to abide by, and annually reaffirm, their adherence to the CFA Institute
Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
John Stein, Member and Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelis, is a registered
representative of Redmont Capital Markets, LLC, a broker-dealer.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Stein works closely with Messrs. Dauphin and Reiser. All advice provided to
the Fund must be agreed upon unanimously by the three Fidelis principals.
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JAMES CARTER BURLESON
Educational Background and Business Experience
Born 1997
MBA, Auburn University, 2021
B.S., Business Administration, Auburn University, 2019
Vice President, Fidelis Capital, LLC, 08/2021 to present
Vice President, Bonaventure Capital, LLC, 08/2021 to present
Principal, OneAscent Capital Management I, LLC, and OneAscent Capital GP I,
LLC, 11/2021 to present
Chief Operating Officer, Yellow Card Financial, LLC, 05/2019 to 04/2020
Head of Strategic Partnerships, Yellow Card Financial, LLC, 05/2018 to 05/2019
Board Member - XO Armor Technologies
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Mr. Burleson is a Vice President of Bonaventure Capital, LLC ("Bonaventure"), a
SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated through common control and
ownership, a Principal of OneAscent Capital Management I, LLC, and OneAscent
Capital GP I, LLC (“OneAscent”), and a portfolio manager of the OneAscent
Capital Opportunities Fund. Advisory services provided by Bonaventure and
OneAscent are separate and distinct from the advisory services of Fidelis and are
provided for separate and typical compensation. No Bonaventure or OneAscent
Client is obligated to use Fidelis for any advisory services and conversely, no
Fidelis Client is obligated to use the advisory services provided by Bonaventure or
OneAscent.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Burleson works closely with Messrs. Stein, Dauphin and Reiser. All advice
provided to the Fund by Burleson must be agreed upon unanimously by the three
Fidelis principals.
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