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Part 2A of FORM ADV
Firm Brochure
Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
880 Carillon Parkway
St Petersburg, FL 33716
www.eagleasset.com | 1-800-237-3101
December 17, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”). If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact our Chief Compliance Officer at 1-800-
237-3101, or visit us at www.eagleasset.com. The information in this brochure has
not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or by any state securities authority. Eagle is a registered investment
adviser. Registration of an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill
or training.
Additional information about Eagle is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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ITEM 2
MATERIAL CHANGES
Investment advisors must update the information in their brochure at least annually. In lieu of
providing clients with an updated brochure each year, we will provide Eagle’s existing advisory
clients with this Item 2 summary describing any material changes occurring since the last annual
update of the brochure. We will deliver a brochure or summary each year to existing clients within
120 days of the close of Eagle’s fiscal year. Clients wishing to receive a complete copy of the
then-current brochure may request the complete brochure at no charge by contacting our Chief
Compliance Officer, at 1-800-237-3101 or by emailing www.eagleasset.com/contact.htm.
Amendments to Form ADV Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure
This section describes the material changes to Eagle’s Brochure since its last annual amendment on
December 16, 2024. Clients wishing to receive a complete copy of our current Brochure, dated, may
request a copy at no charge by contacting our Client Services department at (800) 237-3101.
We updated item 4 to include a Reg SP Privacy Statement.
We updated item 7 “Types of Clients” to add the Carillon ETF strategies being sub advised by
Eagle.
We updated item 8 “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss”, “Investment
Programs” with the changes and additions in Portfolio Management with Direct Indexing, as well as
including details the Direct Indexing strategy and its risks. The Mid Cap Concentrated strategy was
also included.
We updated item 12 “Brokerage Practices” to discus the use of an unaffiliated Trading Advisors for the
RJ Eagle GCM ETF.
We updated item 12 ”Brokerage Practices” to further discuss the “Dual hatting” of certain Portfolio
Manager associated with an affiliate Adviser.
We updated item 17 “Voting Client Securities” with revised language and disclosed the Direct
Indexing Proxy process.
Amendments to Form ADV Part 2B, Brochure Supplement
We added Michael Rich, Jason Richey, Allen Chapracki, Chris Kouffman, Michael Rich, Enrique
Acedo Paris, Derek Smashey, Jason Votruba, John Idellicate, Eric Chenoweth and Matt Orton to our
list of portfolio managers. We removed Todd McCallister, and David Blount from our list of Portfolio
Manager.
Additional information about Eagle Asset Management, Inc. is available via the SEC’s web site
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any persons
affiliated with Eagle who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment adviser
representatives of Eagle.
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ITEM 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.
Cover Page
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Item 2.
Material Changes
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Item 3.
Table of Contents
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Item 4.
Advisory Business
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Item 5.
Fees and Compensation
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Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
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Item 7.
Types of Clients
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Item 8.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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Item 9.
Disciplinary Information
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Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11. Code of Ethics
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Item 12. Brokerage Practices
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Item 13. Review of Accounts
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Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15. Custody
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Item 16.
Investment Discretion
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Item 17. Voting Client Securities
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Item 18. Financial Information
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Item 19. Privacy Policy
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ITEM 4
ADVISORY BUSINESS
Founded in 1976, Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”) strives to employ investment managers
with the skill and experience to consistently outperform their peers. We understand very few
managers possess these qualities. For this reason, we employ portfolio managers who we believe
have the talent and insight required to construct portfolios that may deliver strong risk-adjusted
returns over the long-term.
Eagle provides institutional and individual investors with a broad array of equity and fixed income
products designed to meet long-term goals. Our clients currently entrust $60 billion (as of
September 30, 2025) in investment philosophies designed to deliver risk-adjusted returns via both
separately managed account and mutual fund platforms. Eagle was built on the cornerstones of
intelligence, experience, and conviction that we believe clients expect from their investment
managers.
Intelligence | Intelligence is more than an ability to learn. It is also the talent to discern important
information and identify opportunities. From idea generation and proprietary research to portfolio
construction and stock selection, Eagle managers employ keen insight and intelligent processes to
build portfolios that seek to add alpha over time.
Experience | There is no substitute for experience in the investment world, where lessons are
taught and learned during every market cycle. Experience provides valuable knowledge into
portfolio and stock-specific risk and enables our managers to construct portfolios that we hope limit
downside risk.
Conviction | Staying the course is often a manager’s greatest challenge. At Eagle, we are
committed to a long-term investment approach. We do not endeavor to chase short-term market
favorites. This sometimes will hurt performance in strong bull markets, but we do not believe that
chasing trends adds value over the long-term.
Eagle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“CTA”), currently doing
business as Raymond James Investment Management (“RJIM”) and organized as a corporation
under the laws of the State of Florida in 1984. RJIM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond
James Financial, Inc. (“RJF”), New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Ticker (RJF), based in St.
Petersburg, Florida. RJIM is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). Eagle is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC, and has also filed
registration exemptions in several Canadian provinces. Eagle owns ClariVest Asset Management
LLC (“ClariVest”), a registered investment adviser with the SEC. Eagle also has two divisions,
Gibbs Capital Management (GCM) & Strategic Investment Management services (SIMS).
Registration of an investment adviser with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Eagle provides investment advisory services to the following groups of clients:
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Institutions such as pension plans, public funds, endowments, multi-managers,
foundations, other tax-exempt entities, and other mutual funds on a sub-advisory basis;
• A group of affiliated registered investment companies (“mutual funds”) called the Carillon
Funds (singularly a “Carillon Fund” and collectively the “Carillon Funds”);
• High Net Worth clients such as individual investors, trusts, and employee benefit plans.
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Although Eagle generally exercises investment discretion for each account that it advises, the
portfolio composition within the same investment objective may, at any given time, differ as to
composition. As a result, the performance of an account within a particular investment objective
may differ from other accounts within that same investment objective. Clients should not expect
that the performance of their portfolios will be identical to that of the Eagle average for that
investment objective. These differences in portfolio composition are attributable to a variety of
factors, including, but not limited to, the type of account (e.g., manner of trade execution), clients’
restrictions or guidelines, account size, and significant account activity (e.g., significant number of
contributions and/or withdrawals).
Institutional Account Services
Eagle provides investment advisory services to institutional clients that may include corporate
pension plans, public funds, foundations, endowments, other tax-exempt entities, mutual funds,
and other registered investment companies. Such accounts are managed in accordance with
investment objectives, guidelines, and restrictions established by each client. Eagle executes
purchases and sales of securities for these accounts in one of two ways: through broker-dealer
firms, Eagle selects, including those, which, from time to time, furnish Eagle with investment
research information and other services, or through firms as directed to Eagle by the client. Where
the client authorizes Eagle to choose broker-dealers, Eagle uses its best efforts to obtain the best
available price and most favorable execution. Additional detail about each of the client types for
which Eagle provides advisory services is provided in Item 7.
Except for investment management wrap fee programs (“Wrap Programs”) discussed below, Eagle
performs advisory services for each client under the terms of an investment advisory agreement
between Eagle and the client (“Advisory Contract”). Within a given strategy – and consistent with
the strategy’s stated investment objectives, policies and restrictions, Eagle typically exercises
exclusive investment discretion regarding the purchase or sale of securities or other investments.
Eagle may also agree to manage a client’s account subject to certain reasonable restrictions the
client imposes on the inclusion of specific securities, or types of securities, within that account. Item
8 provides additional detail about the various investment strategies Eagle offers.
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Separately Managed Account Wrap Programs
Certain unaffiliated sponsors have retained Eagle as an investment manager under a number of
Wrap Programs. Wrap Program clients typically enter into an investment advisory agreement with
the sponsor, and the sponsor enters into a sub-advisory agreement with Eagle to provide portfolio
management services to the Wrap Program. In these circumstances, the sponsor is responsible
for analyzing the financial needs of each particular Wrap Program client and determining whether
Eagle’s portfolio management services are suitable for that client. Wrap Program clients generally
do not pay an investment advisory fee directly to Eagle; instead, the sponsor pays Eagle’s advisory
fee out of the proceeds of the “wrap fee” that the clients pay to the sponsor. With some exceptions,
Eagle manages Wrap Program accounts in a manner that is generally similar to Private Client
Separate Accounts. Eagle also offers certain investment disciplines developed by its Gibbs Capital
Management division.
Differences may include limited flexibility of Wrap Program accounts to customize investment
guidelines and the further limitation that certain Wrap Program sponsors may not allow their Wrap
Program accounts to hold securities issued by the sponsor.
Collective Investment Trust
(Eagle) manages Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ERISA”)
assets in the Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth CIT (“CIT”) , Carillon Eagle Small Cap Core CIT
and Carillon Eagle Small Cap Equity. The CIT is bank maintained and not registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The CIT is not a mutual fund registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (“1940 Act”) or other applicable law, and
unit holders are not entitled to the protections of the 1940 Act. The regulations applicable to
the CIT are different from those applicable to a mutual fund. The CIT’s units are not securities
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or applicable securities laws of any
state or other jurisdiction.
Non-Discretionary Institutional Management Services
Eagle, through its SIMs division, provides fixed income investment advisory and management
services to institutional clients in a non-discretionary capacity. Please refer to the SIMS Form
ADV Part 2B brochure supplement for additional details.
Eagle’s Assets under management (as of September 30, 2024)
Discretionary:
$ 45,199,800,634
Non-Discretionary: $ 13,277,963,436
$ 58,477,764,071
Total:
ITEM 5
FEES AND COMPENSATION
The following information describes Eagle’s compensation for the advisory services it provides to
each type of client account. In most contracts, advisory fees are paid quarterly based on the market
value of assets in an account as of the last day of each calendar quarter. However, certain
accounts, such as mutual funds, calculate advisory fees based upon average daily assets. Eagle
imposes investment minimums on certain types of accounts. For a discussion of the applicable
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investment minimums, see Item 7.
Fees for Institutional and Separate Account Clients
When Eagle enters into an Advisory Contract to provide portfolio management services to an
Institutional or High Net Worth client through a separate account (“Separate Account Clients”),
Eagle will charge each such separate account a fee at a specified annual percentage rate of the
account’s assets under management. Eagle’s standard fee rates for separate accounts are listed
below. However, the fees charged to separate accounts are negotiable and will typically vary
depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to: the type of client; whether the client
wishes to impose particular restrictions on Eagle’s discretionary investment authority (e.g.,
restrictions on the types of securities that Eagle may acquire for the account); and the amount of
client assets under management with Eagle, and other business considerations. The fee rates
listed below do not include fees that a separate account client pays to other third party service
providers, such as custodian, third party money manager, consultant, brokerage, and exchange
fees. Note also that only some of the following strategies are available to Separate Account Clients.
See Item 7 for more detail about the types of strategies that may be available to each client.
Assets
Under Management
Institutional Account
Management Fee
Schedule
Large Cap Equity
Under $25,000,000
Between $25,000,000 and $50,000,000
Between $50,000,000 and $150,000,000
Greater than $150,000,000
0.65%
0.55%
0.50%
0.40%
Small and Mid-Cap Equity
Under $10,000,000
Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000
Between $25,000,000 and $75,000,000
Between $75,000,000 and $150,000,000
Greater than $150,000,000
0.95%
0.90%
0.85%
0.80%
0.75%
Balanced
Under $5,000,000
Between $5,000,000 and $15,000,000
Between $15,000,000 and $25,000,000
Between $25,000,000 and $150,000,000
Greater than $150,000,000
0.60%
0.55%
0.50%
0.45%
0.35%
Fixed Income
Under $2,000,000
Between $2,000,000 and $10,000,000
Between $10,000,000 and $50,000,000
Greater than $50,000,000
0.40%
0.30%
0.25%
0.20%
Micro Cap
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Under $25.000.000
Between $25,000,000 and $75,000,000
Between $75.000.000 and $125,000,000
Greater than $125,000,000
1.20%
1.10%
1.05%
1.00%
Example of fee calculation for $50,000,000 Small Cap Equity Account
0.95% on first $10,000,000
0.90% on next $15,000,000
0.85% on next $25,000,000
As a result of applying the above breakpoint fee, the schedule to a $50,000,000 investment in a
Small Cap Equity Account the effective annualized advisory fee would be 0.885 percent. This
example assumes no growth, no withdrawals from, and no additions to the account. Increases and
decreases in assets in such an account would result in a higher or lower effective rate.
For accounts where Eagle serves as a sub-advisor, such as mutual funds and variable annuity
separate accounts, Eagle receives a fee that is different than shown in the prior institutional account
management fee schedule. For mutual funds Eagle sub-advises, the respective mutual fund’s
adviser (not Eagle) typically provides administrative, marketing and shareholder services, including
any necessary disclosures to shareholders. Institutional clients may negotiate discounts to the
institutional account management fee schedule shown above.
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Advisory Fees for the Carillon Funds
Certain Carillon funds sub-advised by Eagle pay Eagle an advisory fee at a specified annual
percentage rate of each sub-advised Carillon fund’s average daily net assets. For each sub-advised
Carillon Fund, Eagle’s advisory fee rate decreases if the fund’s assets increase (and may increase
if the fund’s assets decrease) Additional information about the fees charged to the Carillon Funds
is available
the Prospectuses, which are publicly available at Carillon’s website
(www.carillontower.com), on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) or by
contacting the Carillon Funds’ principal underwriter, Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc., at 1-800-237-
3101.
Fees for Sub-Advisory Services to Unaffiliated Registered Investment Companies
Eagle provides sub-advisory services to a number of unaffiliated mutual funds. Eagle and the
principal adviser for each sub-advised fund negotiate Eagle’s advisory fees for providing those
services. These sub-advisory fees are set forth in the sub-advisory agreement between Eagle and
that principal adviser. Eagle’s fee is a component of the total investment advisory fee paid by an
investor in the specific sub-advised mutual fund. Additional detail about the fees charged to an
investor in any such fund is available in the then-current fund Prospectus.
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Fees for Unified Managed Account Programs (“UMA Programs”)
Eagle charges a fee to each UMA Program sponsor that enters into a contract with Eagle. The
sponsor contracts with Eagle to use Eagle’s model portfolios to assist the sponsor in managing its
client accounts. Eagle and the sponsor negotiate the fee amount. The fee may vary depending on
a number of factors, including the number of model portfolios that the sponsor is purchasing and
the total assets under management.
Retail Wrap Program Management Fees
Wrap Program sponsors typically charge their clients an annualized asset based fee ranging from
1.50 percent to 3.00 percent of assets under management. This fee may be negotiable, and the
sub-advisory fee paid to Eagle as sub-advisor to these Wrap Programs may vary. For its services
as a sub-advisor, Eagle receives a management fee that is typically 0.50 percent of assets under
management for equity accounts and 0.30 percent for fixed income accounts. These fees may vary
for different Wrap Programs. Eagle and the Wrap Program sponsor will negotiate the specific fee
amount, which will depend on a number of factors, including the size of the Wrap Program and the
particular Eagle investment strategy(ies) that the Wrap Program will offer to clients. The Wrap
Program client does not pay any fees directly to Eagle; instead, the sponsor pays Eagle’s fee out
of the proceeds of the “wrap fee” the client pays the sponsor. Eagle’s fees will be automatically
deducted from client accounts by the wrap program sponsors. In the event that Eagle’s service to
the Wrap Program is terminated before the end of a billing period, any pre-paid advisory fee will be
refunded to the client on a pro rata basis. A portion of the wrap fee that clients pay to the Wrap
Program sponsor is used to pay brokerage commissions incurred on securities traded within the
client’s account.
The Wrap Programs in which Eagle participates are listed in Eagle’s Form ADV Part 1, and Eagle’s
management fee should be described in each sponsor’s respective Schedule H or wrap brochure
(also known as an appendix). Clients should receive a sponsor’s Schedule H or wrap brochure and
direct any questions regarding the overall wrap fee, including Eagle’s sub-advisory fee, to the
sponsor.
In Wrap Programs, sponsors typically obtain information from clients regarding the clients’ financial
circumstances, risk profile, and investment objectives. The sponsor then consults with clients to
determine the objective and the manager most suitable for each client’s situation. The sponsor has
the primary responsibility for determining the suitability of client objectives. Eagle conducts a more
limited suitability review based upon information the sponsor provides.
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Eagle also maintains some direct (i.e. not as sub-advisor in Wrap Program) relationships with retail
clients. Such clients may be referred by financial advisors of unaffiliated brokerage firms, or they
may be clients of Eagle’s affiliated brokers. Management fees for these accounts typically are 1.00
percent of assets under management for accounts with equity objectives, and from 0.30 percent to
0.50 percent of assets for fixed income accounts. In some instances, management fees for larger
accounts may be discounted and certain clients may aggregate related accounts to realize
discounted management fees (see below). Eagle performs limited suitability reviews for accounts
with direct retail clients.
Retail Wrap Program Services
Eagle provides investment advisory services to retail clients, including individuals, Individual
Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), trusts, and employee benefit plans. The majority of Eagle’s retail
business is generated through Eagle’s participation as a sub-advisor in various Wrap Programs
sponsored by brokerage firms (“Sponsors”) both affiliated and unaffiliated with Eagle.
A wrap fee is an asset-based fee charged by a Sponsor as compensation for its custody, brokerage
and advisory services, and may include a sub-advisory fee paid to Eagle. Eagle also acts as a sub-
advisor in Wrap Programs sponsored by its affiliate, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
("RJA"). Certain Sponsors, including RJA, ask Eagle to contribute to the Sponsor’s cost of providing
training and education to its registered representatives. This fee is usually based upon the assets
under Eagle’s management in the Wrap Program.
General Information about Fees
Investment Management Consultants Referrals
Institutional clients often hire investment management consultants to search for investment
managers, and these consultants often contact Eagle as a candidate. Some consultants are also
service providers to investment managers including Eagle, with respect to industry data and other
information. Although this is an apparent conflict of interest, Eagle believes that its purchase of
such services from consultants is separate from and has no bearing on the consultants’ activities
in the conduct of their manager searches. Our purchase of these services is not a condition to be
included in a manager search.
Refunds of Pre-Paid and Unearned Advisory Fees
Either party to Eagle’s Advisory Contracts may typically terminate the contract at any time upon
written notice to the other party. If an Advisory Contract is terminated, Eagle will promptly refund to
the client any unearned and pre-paid advisory fees.
Portfolio Values for Fee Calculations
Calculation methods for each client type for asset-based fees owed and payable to Eagle are as
follows:
Sub-advised Carillon Fund: The net asset value of each sub-advised Carillon Fund is calculated
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each day that the NYSE is open for business, based on data provided to Carillon by the fund’s
custodian bank and by independent third party pricing vendors. This methodology is fully described
in each Carillon Funds’ Prospectus and reports to shareholders.
Institutional Separate Accounts (including unaffiliated registered investment companies): As set
forth in the client’s contract with Eagle, portfolio valuations are determined by either (i) the client’s
custodian or (ii) Eagle, using its own asset valuations. Eagle’s valuations are generally based upon
information Eagle receives from third party pricing vendors, and may be higher or lower than the
portfolio valuation calculated by a custodian bank. If no pricing vendor information is available or
Eagle does not agree with the vendor’s valuation, Eagle uses various factors to determine a fair
value.
Private Client Separate Accounts: Eagle generally determines portfolio valuations using its own
asset valuations. These valuations are generally based upon information Eagle receives from third
party pricing vendors, and may be higher or lower than the portfolio valuation calculated by a
custodian bank. If no pricing vendor information is available or Eagle does not agree with the
vendor’s valuation, Eagle uses various factors to determine a fair value.
Wrap Programs: Asset valuation within Wrap Programs is typically determined by the Wrap
Program’s Sponsor or the Sponsor’s agents or affiliates.
Additional Expenses
If Eagle invests a client’s assets in a mutual fund, or exchange-traded fund, the client may incur
additional expenses and fees as a shareholder of those mutual or exchange traded funds. These
additional expenses may include: advisory/management fees, distribution fees, administrative
expenses, and other fund operating expenses. Clients wishing to obtain more information about
the fees and expenses that may apply due to investing in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds
should contact Eagle. Clients may also obtain more information by reviewing the relevant
prospectus(es) for the underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds in which the clients’
assets are invested. Attention is also directed to Item 12, for additional information about the types
of brokerage and other transaction costs that Eagle’s clients may incur.
Services to Family and Friends of Eagle
Eagle may provide portfolio management services to certain family members or friends of Eagle’s
principals without charge, or for fee rates that are lower than the rates available to other clients.
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Tax Implications; Liquidation of Existing Positions upon Transition to Eagle
Unless Eagle is otherwise directed by a client pursuant to a contract, Eagle will liquidate all
securities deposited into an account if the securities are not suitable or consistent with Eagle’s
investment models for a particular strategy. Eagle will then re-allocate the cash resulting from the
liquidations according to the Eagle strategy the client selected. Eagle does not consider a client’s
tax consequences when liquidating securities deposited into an account that it will manage.
Miscellaneous
Accounts advised by Eagle may pay fees, such as commissions, etc. to entities related to Eagle in
addition to the advisory fees paid to Eagle.
Eagle policy dictates that the firm will not take action regarding class action suits for stocks owned
by its clients. Clients are advised to consult their attorney to determine course of legal action.
ITEM 6
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE
MANAGEMENT
Some clients have entered into performance fee arrangements with Eagle. Eagle offers
performance fee arrangements when allowed by law. A performance fee arrangement is a method
of compensating an investment adviser on the basis of a share of the gains or appreciation of the
assets under management. Eagle typically requires that performance fee accounts have a
minimum account size of $2,000,000. The fee structure consists of a base fee and a performance
fee. The base fee for equity and fixed income objectives is negotiable and the performance fee, if
earned, will be calculated as follows:
The typical annual performance fee will be equal to 25 percent to 35 percent of the amount, if any,
by which the fair market value (as described below) of the assets held in an Eagle account exceeds
an assumed amount equal to the value such assets would have held had the value of the account
on its inception date been invested in the appropriate index (with dividends reinvested) for the
client's particular account objective, ( e.g., the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500 Index”)) for
the Large Cap Core objectives, the Russell 2000 Growth Index for the Small Cap Growth objective
and the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Corporate Index (“BBIGC”) for the Fixed
Core objective (Note: The S & P 500 Index covers 500 industrial, utility, transportation, and financial
companies of the U.S. markets, and it represents about 75 percent of NYSE market capitalization
and 30 percent of NYSE issues. The Russell 2000 Index consists of 2,000 U.S. companies and is
a widely used measure of small capitalization stock performance. The LBIGC measures the
performance of approximately 2800 bonds with maturities between 1 and 9.99 years. The
performance fee for a given year will be the cumulative performance fee from the account's
inception date less the total amount of performance fees paid in prior years. If the cumulative
performance fee is less than the total amount of performance fees paid with respect to prior years,
no fee refund will be due to the client.
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Eagle’s performance is contingent upon the return experienced by the client, which is computed
based upon unrealized and realized appreciation of assets in the client's account. Accounts
participating in a performance fee arrangement may pay Eagle more compensation when
compared to standard fee rates. Performance fee arrangements are not be available for all asset
classes and must be approved by Eagle on a case-by-case basis. Performance fee rates are
negotiable. Clients can negotiate the base fee rate, performance fee rate, the index used to
calculate the performance fee, or the use of no index in calculating the performance fee.
Any performance fee that Eagle charges is intended to comply with the Eagle’s Investment Advisory
Agreements Policy and Rule 205-3 requirements under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
“Adviser’s Act”). Eagle may also be perceived to have an incentive to favor accounts that it charges
a performance fee over other types of client accounts by allocating more profitable investments to
performance fee accounts or by devoting more resources toward the accounts’ management. Eagle
seeks to mitigate the potential conflicts of interest which could potentially arise from managing
accounts that bear a performance fee by monitoring and diligently enforcing its policies and
procedures, including those related to investment allocation, and complying with its Investment
Advisory Agreements Policy and Rule 205-3 as stated above.
Performance Fee – Account Valuation Methodology
Fair market value for purposes of computing Eagle’s compensation, if any, is determined by valuing
the assets as follows:
(1) Cash and cash equivalents shall be valued at face amount.
(2) Notes, bonds and other debt instruments' current market value shall be determined based
on market quotations, or, if such quotations are not readily available, market value will be
determined based on coupon, maturity, rating, liquidity, industry factors, company factors,
and management.
(3) Common stock and other equity securities shall have a value equal to their respective
closing prices as quoted by the NYSE or the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (“NASDAQ”)
system on the last business day preceding the day on which fair market value is being
determined.
(4) Interest and dividends shall be accrued to the last business day preceding the day on which
fair market value is being determined.
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If a performance fee agreement is terminated prior to one year from the agreement’s inception date,
Eagle’s fee shall be equal to the management fee rate set forth in the client agreement from
inception to the termination date, less base fee payments. Eagle will request the custodian to
deduct its compensation from the assets prior to returning the assets to the client.
Side-by-Side Management by Affiliate Advisers
RJIM affiliated investment advisers Eagle, Scout-Reams, ClariVest, Chartwell and Cougar share
internal equity and fixed income investment research. Our effort in this area includes performing
industry and company research, employing reviews of corporate activities, conducting
management interviews and interviews with industry and subject matter experts, analyzing
company-prepared information, including financial information published by companies, and
conducting on-site visits with participants in the industry, such as suppliers and competitors.
Investment personnel and analysts of the affiliated investment advisers collaborate across
investment strategies to assist in developing portfolio ideas on behalf of all clients to ensure that all
clients benefit from the shared research platform. Execution of investment ideas and investment
decisions are the exclusive responsibility of the portfolio managers named under the corresponding
investment strategy according to each strategy’s philosophy and mandate.
ITEM 7 TYPES OF CLIENTS
Eagle provides portfolio management services to the types of clients described below. Where
relevant, this disclosure also includes information about the minimum account size necessary to
open and maintain each type of client account. See Item 5 for a discussion of Eagle’s compensation
for managing each of the following types of client accounts.
Institutional Separate Accounts
Eagle provides portfolio management services to Institutional Separate Accounts. Eagle’s
management of the institutional client’s separate account will be consistent with the particular
investment strategy or strategies the client selected for that account. Clients may impose certain
limitations or restrictions on Eagle’s discretionary authority. However, Eagle reserves the right not
to enter into a contract with a prospective client, or to terminate an agreement with an existing
client, if Eagle believes the proposed limitation or restriction is likely to impair its ability to provide
services to a client or is administratively or practically infeasible. The menu of investment strategies,
which Eagle may make available to Institutional Separate Account clients, is shown below. A brief
description of each strategy’s investment objective(s), along with the investment strategies used to
achieve the objective and the material risks associated with such investment strategies, is provided
in response to Item 8. Additional detail about each strategy may be obtained at no charge by
contacting Eagle at 1-800-533-9337.
Equity Strategies
Enhanced Income
Small Cap Growth
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Small/Mid Cap Core
Mid Cap Growth
Mid Cap Core
Equity Income
Large Cap Core
International ADR
Fixed Income Strategies
Government Securities
High Quality Taxable
Tax-Aware
Tax Aware Fixed Income (Special Fixed Income)
Core Fixed
ESG Focused Corporate Bond
ESG Focused Municipal Bond
ESG Focused Tactical Fixed Income
Balanced Strategies
Strategic Income Portfolio
Vertical Income Portfolio
Multiple Discipline Account
Gibbs Capital Management
Core Growth
Equity Income
Tactical ETF Models
Tactical Advantage Portfolio - Conservative
Tactical Advantage Portfolio - Conservative Growth
Tactical Advantage Portfolio - Moderate Growth
Tactical Advantage Portfolio - Growth
Direct Indexing
Eagle Tax Optimized Core S&P 500
The account minimum for an institutional client separate account is $2 million. Eagle reserves the
right in its sole discretion to waive account minimums in certain circumstances.
Retail Private Client Separate Accounts
From time to time, Eagle may also provide portfolio management services to private clients. Eagle
will manage a private client’s separate account consistent with the particular investment strategy
or strategies the client selected for that account. Clients may impose certain limitations or
restrictions on Eagle’s exercise of its discretionary authority. However, Eagle reserves the right not
to enter into a contract with a prospective client, or to terminate an agreement with an existing
client, if Eagle believes the proposed limitation or restriction is likely to impair its ability to provide
services to a client is administratively or practically infeasible. The menu of investment strategies,
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which Eagle may make available to Private Client Separate Account clients, is shown in item 8. A
brief description of each strategy’s investment objective(s), along with the investment strategies
used to achieve the objective and the material risks associated with such investment strategies, is
provided in response to Item 8. Additional detail about each strategy can be obtained at no charge
by contacting Eagle at 1-800-237-3101, or on Eagle’s website at www.eagleasset.com.
The account minimum for a Private Client Separate Account invested in an equity strategy is
typically $100,000. The account minimum for a Private Client Separate Account invested in a fixed
income strategy ranges from $350,000 to $1 million, depending on the strategy selected. Eagle
reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive account minimums in certain circumstances.
Carillon Funds & Exchange-Traded Funds “ETFs”
Eagle serves as the investment sub-advisor to certain Carillon Funds and ETFs, which are
diversified, open-end management investment companies registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”):
Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund
Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund
RJ Eagle Municipal Income ETF
RJ Eagle Vertical Income ETF
RJ Eagle GCM Dividend Select Income ETF
Eagle’s services to each Fund are supervised by Carillon Tower Advisers and the governing board
of the Trust. Additional information about each Fund, including the services that Eagle provides
and the Funds’ investment objectives, strategies and risks, can be found in the Fund’s
prospectuses and statements of additional information. Those documents are publicly available
through Carillon Tower Adviser’s website (www.carillontower.com) or through the EDGAR
database on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov), and may be obtained free of charge by contacting
the Carillon Funds at 1-800-237-3101.
Sub-Advisor to Unaffiliated Investment Companies
Eagle provides portfolio management services on a sub-advisory basis to a number of unaffiliated
mutual funds. Eagle will enter into a sub-advisory agreement with the principal investment adviser
for the mutual fund. The same investment strategies menu available to Institutional Separate
Account clients as itemized above is available to sub-advised mutual funds. Account minimums for
sub-advised mutual funds vary.
Wrap Programs
Eagle has been retained as an investment manager under a number of Wrap Programs sponsored
by certain unaffiliated sponsors. In a typical Wrap Program arrangement, the client enters into an
investment advisory agreement with the sponsor, and the sponsor enters into a sub-advisory
agreement with Eagle. The sponsor pays Eagle’s investment advisory fee out of the fee that the
sponsor collects from the client.
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The sponsor retains responsibility for determining that Eagle’s portfolio management services are
suitable for a particular client. The sponsor also remains responsible for monitoring and evaluating
Eagle’s performance on the client’s behalf, for executing brokerage transactions within the client’s
account, and for providing custodial services for the client’s assets. Eagle’s sub-advisory
agreement with a Wrap Program sponsor typically provides that Eagle will maintain exclusive
investment discretion over the purchase and sale of securities and other investments within the
client’s account, consistent with the particular investment strategy the client selected, and the
capabilities of the client’s custodian. The investment strategies Eagle makes available to Wrap
Program clients vary from one Wrap Program to another; currently, not all of Eagle’s strategies are
available in every Wrap Program. Each Wrap Program sponsor imposes a minimum account size
to open and maintain an account. Typical Wrap Program account minimums range from $50,000
to $100,000 for equity strategies and from $200,000 to $300,000 for fixed income strategies. Eagle
reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive account minimums in certain circumstances.
For a complete list of the Wrap Programs in which Eagle may participate, see Eagle’s Form ADV
Part 1available on the SEC’s web site, www.advsierinfo.sec.gov, or by contacting Eagle’s Chief
Compliance Officer at 1-800-237-3101, or visiting www.eagleasset.com.
Unified Managed Account (“UMA”) Programs
Eagle offers model portfolios to UMA Program sponsors for a fee. These UMA Program sponsors
use Eagle’s model portfolios as one input in developing the sponsors’ investment recommendations
to their clients and managing their clients’ accounts. When a UMA Program sponsor engages
Eagle, Eagle constructs model portfolios that correspond to each Eagle investment strategy
selected by the sponsor. Eagle provides the UMA Program sponsor with reports identifying Eagle’s
recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold, and held from time to time in each
UMA Program account, as well as the percentage of the model portfolio that would be invested in
each security. Eagle provides this information to the UMA Program sponsor at or near the same
time Eagle updates its model portfolios. UMA Program sponsors retain sole authority and
responsibility for managing their clients’ accounts. Each UMA Program sponsor provides
individualized investment advice and portfolio management services to its clients, and may or may
not decide to implement any and or all of Eagle’s recommendations as to the securities and other
property to be held within an account. In the event that a UMA Program sponsor determines to
follow Eagle’s recommendation regarding the purchase or sale of any securities or other
investments, the UMA Program sponsor may purchase and sell those investments within its clients’
accounts at the same time, or after Eagle purchases and sells those investments within the
corresponding Eagle strategy. The resulting UMA Program sponsor’s trading activity could have a
positive or negative impact on Eagle’s ability to execute trades for Eagle’s clients. This is because
the UMA Program sponsor’s trading activity may affect the availability of securities in the
marketplace and the securities’ prices. Eagle mitigates the potential effect of this trading activity by
pursuing the practices described in “Trade Rotation” under Item 12.
Private Investment Funds
None at this time
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ITEM 8
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND
RISK OF LOSS
Eagle’s investment programs are listed further along with a brief description of each investment
objective’s general investment strategies typically used in managing the assets including the
methods of analysis, and the material risks associated with investing in the objective. There is no
guarantee that a particular strategy will meet its investment goals. Additionally, the investment
strategies and techniques Eagle uses within a given strategy will vary over time depending on
various factors. Eagle may give advice and take action for clients, which differs from advice given,
the timing, or nature of action taken for other clients with different objectives. Eagle is not obligated
to initiate transactions for clients in any security that its principals, affiliates or employees may
purchase or sell for their own accounts or for other clients.
Eagle generally manages accounts with full investment discretion. However, clients may place
reasonable restrictions on the management of their accounts. Clients may also direct Eagle to sell,
or to avoid selling, particular securities for the purpose of realizing a capital loss or avoiding a capital
gain.
Summaries of investment objectives, principal investment strategies, and material risks provided
below are limited in scope. These are presented for general information purposes in accordance
with regulatory requirements. Consequently, these summaries are in all instances qualified and
superseded by the descriptions of objectives, strategies and risks, portfolio reports, and other
communications which are provided to each client in connection with the creation and maintenance
of the client’s own account with Eagle. Additional detail about each strategy can be obtained at no
charge by contacting Eagle at 1-800-237- 3101.
Investing in securities involves the risk of monetary loss, and clients investing their money with
Eagle should be prepared to bear that loss. None of the strategies for which Eagle provides portfolio
management services is a deposit in any bank, nor are those investment vehicles insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Equity Strategies - Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Material Risks
Note: The narrative discussion of each equity strategy includes a list of the material risks that may
be associated with an investment in that strategy. A description of each of the named risks is
included at the end of this Item 8, following the narrative discussion of all of the equity and fixed
income strategies.
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Investment Programs
Eagle provides investment advice to clients for the following principal objectives:
Institutional or
Retail
Objective
Manager(s)
Equity
Small Cap
Matthew McGeary, Jason Wulff, Matthew Spitznagle, E.G. Woods
Institutional
SMID Cap
Matthew McGeary, Jason Wulff, Matthew Spitznagle, E.G. Woods
Both
SMID Select Cap
Matthew McGeary, Jason Wulff, Matthew Spitznagle, E.G. Woods
Both
Small Cap Growth
Eric Mintz, Chris Sassouni, David Cavanaugh
Both
Mid Cap Growth
Eric Mintz, Chris Sassouni, David Cavanaugh
Institutional
Mid Cap Concentrated
Derek Smashley, Jason Votruba, John Indellicate, Eric Chenoweth
Retail
David Vaughn, Todd Wolter, Frank Feng, Ed Wagner, Mike
Large Cap Core
Waterman, Alex Turner, Gashi Zengeni, Amanda Freeman
Both
David Vaughn, Todd Wolter, Frank Feng, Ed Wagner, Mike
International ADR
Waterman, Alex Turner, Gashi Zengeni
Retail
David Vaughn, Todd Wolter, Frank Feng, Ed Wagner, Mike
Large Cap Growth
Waterman, Alex Turner, Gashi Zengeni, Amanda Freeman
Retail
Small Cap Core
Scott Renner, Jeff Reda
Institutional
Small/Mid Cap Core
Scott Renner, Jeff Reda
Institutional
Equity Income
Brad Erwin, Jeffrey Bilsky, Michael Rich
Both
GCM Equity Income
Joseph Michael Gibbs, Lester Madere, Richard Sewell
Retail
GCM Core Growth
Joseph Michael Gibbs, Lester Madere, Richard Sewell
Retail
Enhanced Income
Bishop Jordan
Retail
Select Balanced**
Equity: Brad Erwin, Jeffrey Bilsky, Michael Rich
Strategic Income
Fixed Income: James Camp, Joe Jackson, Burton
Mulford
Retail
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Fixed Income
Government Securities
James Camp, Burt Mulford, Sheila King, Joe Jackson
Both
High Quality Taxable
James Camp, Joe Jackson, Sheila King, Joe Jackson
Both
James Camp, Burt Mulford, Sheila King, Joe Jackson
Both
High Quality Tax-Free*
Special Fixed Income +
(must have municipal
bonds)
James Camp, Burt Mulford, Sheila King, Joe Jackson
Retail
Both
James Camp, Burt Mulford, Sheila King, Joe Jackson
Core Fixed Income*
Both
Corporate Credit
James Camp, Bishop Jordan, Joe Jackson
Tactical ETF
Tactical Advantage
Portfolio - Conservative
Matt Orton, Jason Richey, Allen Chapracki and Chris Kouffman
Retail
Tactical Advantage
Portfolio – Conservative
Growth
Matt Orton, Jason Richey, Allen Chapracki and Chris Kouffman
Retail
Tactical Advantage
Portfolio – Moderate
Growth
Matt Orton, Jason Richey, Allen Chapracki and Chris Kouffman
Retail
Tactical Advantage
Portfolio – Growth
Matt Orton, Jason Richey, Allen Chapracki and Chris Kouffman
Retail
Direct Indexing
David Vaughn, Todd Wolter, Michael Waterman
Retail
Eagle Tax Optimized
Core S&P 500
NOTE: Upon a portfolio manager's termination of employment, or reassignment to other
duties, Eagle may appoint a new portfolio manager without prior or any notice to clients.
# Large Cap and International ADR team members are also employed by an affiliated
registered investment adviser – ClariVest Asset Management LLC
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* This objective may not be available through certain broker/dealers.
**Includes combination of an Equity objective and a Fixed Income objective.
Eagle may manage accounts with investment objectives or investment styles different from
those listed above. In such cases, the client will receive a description of the objective.
+ When retail clients select the Tax Aware, Special Fixed Income objective, they must indicate
their tax rate, state of residence, and whether they will allow high yield securities in their
portfolio.
SUITABILITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS
Institutional clients who select certain equity objectives should bear in mind that some
objectives may have high turnover ratios. Thus, the potential for high volatility and increased
transaction costs (including increased brokerage and taxes) exists.
SUITABILITY GUIDELINES FOR RETAIL PLATFORM CLIENTS
Eagle's investment programs for retail clients range from fixed income objectives with more
conservative goals to equity objectives with more aggressive goals. The equity investor’s
primary goal should be to maximize long-term returns with great importance attached to capital
appreciation and relatively little emphasis on current income. Conversely, the fixed income
investor’s primary goal should be to generate income while conserving principal. Equity
securities generally have a greater potential for both reward and risk while fixed income
securities offer more modest rewards with correspondingly less risk. Investing in securities
carries with it the risk of loss of capital. Eagle generally imposes a minimum dollar amount of
$100,000 worth of assets for retail equity accounts and $200,000 worth of assets for retail fixed
income accounts. Eagle reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive account minimums in
certain circumstances.
Below is a description of the investment objectives Eagle offers.
Equity Objectives
Investment Objective(s): Long-term capital growth.
Principal Investment Strategies: Investors considering any one of Eagle's equity objectives
should recognize that equity objectives managed primarily to achieve capital appreciation are
managed more aggressively than objectives managed primarily to achieve income. An equity
investor's time horizon should generally be medium to long-term –.
Investors considering the Equity objectives should recognize that the issuers of securities
selected for these objectives may not have the business experience, or they may be businesses
that are still evolving. The securities selected for these objectives will typically be more
speculative and thus have greater potential for capital loss.
Additionally, securities selected for the Small Cap Growth and Small/Mid Cap Core objectives
may be less liquid, i.e., have less trading volume and greater spreads between the purchase
and sale price of the securities, and thus may experience greater market volatility than securities
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with larger market capitalizations.
Investors in Small Cap Growth, Small/Mid Cap Core and Mid Cap Growth objectives, due to
the more aggressive and volatile nature of these objectives, should generally have a higher
tolerance for risk and the possibility of capital loss than investors in the Large Cap Core and Large
Cap Value objectives.
Material Risks: Management Risk; Market and Economic Risk; Risks Affecting Specific Issuers;
Smaller Company Risk; Foreign Investment Risk; Credit Risk; Interest Rate Risk; Liquidity Risk.
Equity Income (Equity Income)
Investment Objective(s): Capital Appreciation and income.
Principal Investment Strategies The primary goal of the Equity Income investor should be
capital appreciation and income, with more emphasis on capital appreciation. The objective is
managed not only to capture some or most of the gains during general market advances, but
also to cushion losses with income in general market declines. Thus, the Equity Income objective
is somewhat less aggressive than the Equity objectives. The Equity Income investor should
have a moderate tolerance for short-term volatility, and the investor's time horizon should be
similar to an Equity investor.
Material Risks: Management Risk; Market and Economic Risk; Risks Affecting Specific Issuers;
Foreign Investment Risk; Credit Risk; Interest Rate Risk.
Enhanced Income (Equity Income)
Investment Objective(s): Current Income and Growth.
Strategy seeks to provide high levels of current income and consistent dividend growth. The
portfolio typically consists of 20 – 25 dividend paying stocks that are forecasted to grow their
dividend above the market average. Short-term out-of-the money (OTM) call options are sold
on a portion of the underlying stock holdings to generate additional income. By selling OTM call
options as opposed to at-the-money call options, the portfolio is able to participate in price
appreciation on the stock positions.
Balanced (Strategic Income, Vertical Income Portfolio, Select Balance, Multiple Discipline Account)
Investment Objective(s): Capital Appreciation and income.
Principal Investment Strategies: This objective’s primary goal is to balance capital appreciation
and income with more emphasis on income, whereas the Equity Income objective emphasizes
capital appreciation. The Select Balanced account’s equity portion is designed to accept some
market risk and keep current with inflation.
An investor in the Select Balanced objective should be willing to accept some periods of
negative returns, although the investor's risk and volatility tolerance should be less than an
investor choosing an Equity or Equity Income objective. A Select Balanced investor should have
a medium to long- term investment time horizon.
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Fixed Income
The Fixed Income objectives are generally more conservative than the Equity objectives. The
primary goal of these objectives is to generate current income while conserving principal.
The Fixed Income investor generally seeks consistent returns with lower risk. Because of the
objective’s less volatile nature, the Fixed Income investor may have a shorter investment time
horizon than Equity and Balanced investors. This objective also accommodates investors with
longer time horizons. Fixed Income investments, although generally less volatile than equity
investments, may lose value and may result in loss of investment.
High yield corporate bonds and/or convertible securities provide some growth for the
objective and consequently carry more risk – therefore a greater likelihood for loss of capital.
The investor who allocates a portion of account assets to these securities should be more
aggressive and willing to tolerate additional volatility.
Model Portfolio Programs and Services
Eagle provides certain advisers and financial intermediaries with model portfolio services.
Eagle provides these services to investment managers in a non-discretionary capacity. Eagle
and the investment managers negotiate the fees depending on the specific services
provided. Eagle amends and updates the model portfolio(s) from time to time similar to other
portfolio strategies it manages for other discretionary clients.
Asset Allocation Program – Platform
Strategic Income
The Eagle Strategic Income Portfolio is a risk-focused investment program designed to produce
income as well as the potential for capital appreciation. The Strategic Income Portfolio balances
higher-yielding equity and fixed-income securities in an actively managed account. This is not
simply a traditional balanced account with a relatively static ratio of stocks and bonds. Instead,
Strategic Income is a dynamically managed portfolio utilizing Eagle’s Equity Income and Fixed
Income teams.
Tactical ETF Model
The Eagle Tactical ETF Models are four all ETF investment models that will trade on a tactical
basis, in order to tilt the portfolios based on varying risk-reward exposures at any given time,
based on the Investment outlook. The four models are Conservative, Conservative Growth,
Moderate Growth, and Growth. All models will incorporate varying combinations of Equity ETFs,
Fixed Income ETFs, Alternative Investment ETFs and Cash.
Investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) involves the risk of losing money and should be
considered as part of an overall program, not a complete investment program. An investment in
ETFs involves additional risks: non-diversified, the risks of price volatility, competitive industry
pressure, international political and economic developments, possible trading halts, and index
tracking error. Performance is directly related to the performance of underlying ETFs and the
ability of each strategy to achieve its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the
underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. Tactical allocation investing presents
specific risks, such as currency fluctuations, differences in financial accounting standards as
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well as potential political and economic instability. As with all equity investing, there is the risk
that an unexpected change in the market or an ETF's holdings may have an adverse effect on
its value and total return. The biggest risk of equity investing is that returns can fluctuate, and
investors can lose money.
Direct Indexing
The strategy is intended to reduce the tax-liability for taxable investors, while maintaining a close
relationship with the client-chosen benchmark index. The portfolio management team seeks to
minimize tax liability, while reducing risk relative to the benchmark. The team seeks to harvest
tax losses, subject to tracking error constraints and turnover considerations. Tax lots are
assigned to each trade, enabling them to monitor short-term and long-term realized and
unrealized gains and losses. They are cognizant of constraints such as wash sale rules, timing
and impact between taking long-term vs. short-term gains, and a client’s individual tax
situation/considerations/tax liabilities. They monitor tracking error and tax alpha on a daily basis
using their direct index portfolio management dashboard, which highlights potential trade
opportunities across all portfolios. There is no predetermined rebalancing schedule. Instead,
rebalancing is done based on the opportunities presented in the market. All investment and
trading activities risk the loss of capital and no assurance can be given that the investment
activities of a client’s account will achieve the investment objectives of such account or avoid
losses. Direct and indirect investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be
prepared to bear. Investment strategies that seek to enhance after-tax performance may be
unable to fully realize strategic gains or harvest losses due to various factors. Market conditions
may limit the ability to generate tax losses. Tax-loss harvesting involves the risks that the new
investment could perform worse than the original investment and that transaction costs could
offset the tax benefit. Also, a tax-managed strategy may cause a client portfolio to hold a security
in order to achieve more favorable tax treatment or to sell a security in order to create tax losses.
Prospective investors should consult with a tax or legal advisor before making any investment
decision.
Gibbs Capital Management
A division of Eagle, Gibbs Capital Management (“GCM”) offers portfolios developed by GCM
which use fundamental and quantitative analysis, including internal research from various
areas, as well as other outside research sources. Each portfolio offers a diversified portfolio of
securities designed for long-term capital appreciation, to generate current income through
dividends, or a combination of both. Portfolios are not typically rebalanced at regular intervals.
Instead, the accounts are rebalanced as portfolio changes occur or as part of a comprehensive
sector or attribution review performed by the team. GCM will manage accounts in a
discretionary and non-discretionary capacity based on the direction of the program manager
offering the GCM strategies. GCM discretionary trades will be executed prior to non-
discretionary trades, resulting in a conflict where discretionary clients may receive preferential
trade execution. GCM delivers model portfolio trades to Model Sponsors, including RJA, for
implementation in their model delivery program of the Core Growth Portfolio and Equity Income
Portfolio. Model trades are implemented by the Model Sponsor on a discretionary basis for
clients who select one of these portfolios within the Model Delivery Program. GCM delivers
model portfolio trade instructions through a model delivery system to Model Sponsors.
Descriptions of Material Risks
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Credit Risk – If debt obligations held by an account are downgraded by ratings agencies, go
into default, or if management action, legislation or other government action reduces the issuers’
ability to pay principal and interest when due, the obligations’ value may decline and an
account’s value may be reduced. Because the ability of an issuer of a lower-rated or unrated
obligation (including particularly “junk” or “high yield” bonds) to pay principal and interest when
due is typically less certain than for an issuer of a higher rated obligation, lower rated and
unrated obligations are generally more vulnerable than higher-rated obligations to default,
ratings downgrades, and liquidity risk. Political, economic, and other factors also may adversely
affect governmental issues.
Derivatives Risk – An account’s investments in derivatives involve risks associated with the
securities or other assets underlying the derivatives, as well as risks different or greater than
the risks affecting the underlying assets. Risk unassociated with the underlying assets include
the inability or unwillingness of the other party to a derivative to perform its obligations to an
account, an account’s inability or delay in selling or closing positions in derivatives, and
difficulties in valuing derivatives.
ETF Risk - The shares may trade above or below their Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The NAV of
each ETF will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the ETF's holdings. The
market prices of shares, however, will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV
as well as the relative supply of, and demand for, shares on the Exchange. The trading price of
shares may deviate significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility. The investment
manager cannot predict whether shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price
differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the
secondary trading market for shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same
forces influencing the prices of the securities held by an ETF
Foreign Investment Risk – Investments in securities of foreign issuers may involve risks
including adverse fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political instability, confiscations,
taxes, restrictions on currency exchange, difficulty in selling foreign investments, and reduced
legal protection. These risks may be more pronounced for investments in developing countries.
Interest Rate Risk – When interest rates increase, the value of the account’s investments may
decline and the account’s share value may decrease. This effect is typically more pronounced
for intermediate and longer-term obligations. This effect is also typically more pronounced for
mortgage and other asset-backed securities, since value may fluctuate more significantly in
response to interest rate changes. When interest rates decrease, the account’s current income
may decline.
Liquidity Risk – Due to a lack of demand in the marketplace or other factors, an account may
not be able to sell some or all of the investments promptly, or may only be able to sell
investments at less than desired prices.
Management Risk – Eagle client accounts are actively managed portfolios. The accounts’ value
may decrease if Eagle pursues unsuccessful investments or fails to correctly identify risks
affecting the broad economy or specific issuers comprising the accounts.
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Market and Economic Risk – An account’s investment value may decline due to changes in
general economic and market conditions. A security’s value held in an account may change in
response to developments affecting entire economies, markets or industries, including changes
in interest rates, political and legal developments, and general market volatility.
Options - Some of our investment strategies involve investments, from time to time, in options,
including buying and writing puts and calls on some of the securities held by the funds in an
attempt to supplement income derived from those securities. The prices of many options are
highly volatile. The value of options depends primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes,
currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements of options contracts are also
influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships,
trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and
national and international political and economic events and policies. These investment
portfolios are also subject to the risk of the failure of any of the exchanges on which their
positions trade or of their clearinghouses or counterparties. The cost of options is related, in
part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying securities, currencies or other assets.
Accordingly, options on highly volatile securities, currencies or other assets may be more
expensive than options on other investments.
Prepayment Risk – Decreases in market interest rates may result in prepayments of obligations
in the account, requiring the account to reinvest at lower interest rates.
Real Estate Risk – An account’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are
subject to risks affecting real estate investments generally (including market conditions,
competition, property obsolescence, changes in interest rates and casualty to real estate), as
well as risks specifically affecting REITs (the quality and skill of REIT management and the
REIT’s internal expenses).
Risks Affecting Specific Issuers – The value of an equity security or debt obligation may decline
in response to developments affecting the specific issuer of the security or obligation, even if
the overall industry or economy is unaffected. These developments may comprise a variety of
factors, including but not limited to management issues or other corporate disruption, political
factors adversely affecting governmental issuers, a decline in revenues or profitability, an
increase in costs, or an adverse effect on the issuer’s competitive position.
Smaller Company Risk – Investments in smaller companies may involve additional risks
because of limited product lines, limited access to markets and financial resources, greater
vulnerability to competition and changes in markets, lack of management depth, increased
volatility in share price, and possible difficulties in valuing or selling the investments.
Structured Products Risk – An account’s investments in structured finance arrangements,
including Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs), Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs),
Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs), involve the risks associated with the underlying pool of
securities or other assets, as well as risks different or greater than the risks affecting the
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underlying assets. In particular, these investments may be less liquid than other debt
obligations, making it difficult for an account to value its investment or sell the investment in a
timely manner or at an acceptable price.
Sustainable investing- May incorporate criteria beyond traditional financial information into the
investment selection process. This could result in investment performance deviating from other
investment strategies or broad market benchmarks. Please review any offering or other
informational material available for any investment or investment strategy that incorporates
sustainable investing criteria and consult your financial professional prior to investing.
Tax-Harvesting- Investment strategies that seek to enhance after-tax performance may be
unable to fully realize strategic gains or harvest losses due to various factors. Market conditions
may limit the ability to generate tax losses. Tax-loss harvesting involves the risks that the new
investment could perform worse than the original investment and that transaction costs could
offset the tax benefit. Also, a tax-managed strategy may cause a client portfolio to hold a
security in order to achieve more favorable tax treatment or to sell a security in order to create
tax losses. Prospective investors should consult with a tax or legal advisor before making any
investment decision.
ITEM 9 DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Neither Eagle, nor any of its management persons, has been the subject of any material legal
or disciplinary action.
ITEM 10 OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Eagle is an investment adviser registered with the SEC and is a subsidiary of Carillon Tower
Advisers, Inc. (“CTA”) currently doing business as Raymond James Investment Management
(“RJIM”). Formed in 2015, CTA/RJIM is an SEC registered investment adviser CTA/RJIM
provides advisory services to private Hedge Funds and the Carillon family of mutual funds
(collectively “the funds”) by employing affiliated investment advisers to manage the Funds under
a sub-advisory arrangement. CTA/RJIM does not contract directly with retail or institutional
clients in providing portfolio management services. CTA/RJIM strategy is to be a service
provider to affiliated investment advisers allowing them to utilize CTA/RJIM global product
distribution, operations, and technology to enhance their growth and capabilities. Certain Eagle
employees are also employees of CTA/RJIM.
CTA/RJIM is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), a publicly owned
company. RJF is a diversified financial services bank holding company whose subsidiaries
engage primarily in securities brokerage, investment banking, asset management, and banking
services. Its three principal wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiaries are Raymond James &
Associates, Inc. (RJA), Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (RJFS), Raymond James
Limited.
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RJA and RJFS (and its affiliate Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.) are
registered with the SEC as broker-dealers and investment advisers and are FINRA members.
RJA is a member of the New York, American, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston stock
exchanges and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Eagle serves as a sub-advisor for RJA’s
sponsored Wrap Program, Raymond James Consulting Services. RJF and RJA may perform
certain administrative services for Eagle.
RJA engages in investment banking activities and may work with companies that issue
securities in which Eagle may be trading. Since Eagle and RJA are affiliates, this may appear to
be a conflict of interest. The potential conflict of interest is mitigated by RJA’s “Chinese Wall”
policies and procedures which prevent information from being disseminated to parties outside
the Investment Banking division. In addition to RJA’s Chinese Wall procedures, Eagle has
insider trading policies and procedures that are designed to prevent and detect any misuse of
non-public information.
As described above, Eagle serves as an investment sub-adviser to three Carillon Funds.
Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc. (“CFD”) is Eagle’s wholly owned subsidiary. CFD is the Carillon
Funds’ principal underwriter and distributor. CFD enters into selling agreements with affiliated
and unaffiliated broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries to distribute and provide other
services relative to the purchase of these shares.
Eagle is affiliated with Scout Investments, Inc. and Reams Asset Management (a division of
Scout Investments) (“Scout”). Scout is an investment adviser registered with the SEC and acts
as investment adviser to mutual funds, corporations, foundations, pension and profit-sharing
plans, state and municipal government entities. Reams Asset Management (“Reams”) is the
fixed income division of Scout.
Eagle is affiliated with Chartwell Investment Partners, Chartwell is an investment adviser
registered with the SEC and acts as investment adviser to individuals, corporations,
foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, state and municipal government entities.
Chartwell is a sub-advisor to various investment companies and wrap programs with
unaffiliated broker dealers.
On April 1, 2019, Eagle completed the purchase of ClariVest Asset Management LLC, creating a
strategic relationship and providing additional distribution opportunities for ClariVest products.
Pursuant to an agreement, ClariVest has retained CTA/RJIM to act as a solicitor on ClariVest’s
behalf, whereby CTA/RJIM introduces prospective investment advisory clients to ClariVest. Eagle,
and subsequently CTA/RJIM, also entered into a service agreement with ClariVest for sharing
personnel and expenses. Certain portfolio managers of ClariVest are also employed by Eagle to
manage the Eagle Large Cap strategy and International ADR strategy. These “dual hatted”
employees are subject to certain policies and procedures of both Eagle and ClariVest.
Eagle is affiliated with Raymond James Trust N.A. (“RJ Trust”) which is a wholly owned subsidiary
of RJF. RJ Trust offers personal trust services, including serving as trustee or as an agent or
custodian for individual trustees. Eagle has a consulting agreement with RJ Trust whereby Eagle
provides investment advice concerning prospective and existing RJ Trust investments. Eagle is
deemed an independent contractor to RJ Trust and will not have custody of any assets of RJ
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Trust nor authority to act for or represent RJ Trust.
Eagle is affiliated with Raymond James Bank, FSB (“RJ Bank”), which is also a wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF. RJ Bank offers a full range of banking services.
Eagle is affiliated with Raymond James Insurance Group a wholly owned subsidiary of
RJF, which acts as a general insurance agent.
Eagle is affiliated with Cougar Global Investments Ltd. (“Cougar Global”) a solutions-focused
asset manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Cougar Global is registered and regulated
by the Ontario Securities Commission and is registered as a non-resident advisor with the SEC.
Eagle offers Cougar Global strategies as part of a sub-advisory agreement between Eagle and
Cougar.
Eagle is affiliated with Raymond James Investment Services Limited a wholly owned subsidiary
of RJF, which acts as the primary business unit offering investment management services to
European clients.
Eagle is affiliated with Alex.Brown a division of Raymond James & Associates.
Eagle is affiliated with 3 Macs (MacDougall, MacDougal & MacTier) a division of Raymond James.
With respect to cash reserves of accounts Eagle advises, the client and/or the custodian (not
Eagle), will determine where cash reserves are held. Where an unaffiliated third party acts as
custodian of account assets, the client and/or the custodian will determine where cash reserves
are held.
The cash portion of an Eagle account may be swept to RJ Bank in an interest bearing account
in accounts for which RJA acts as custodian, RJA will determine where cash reserves are held.
The custodian may offer one or multiple options to different account types (such as non-taxable
and managed accounts) which may be included in a program that automatically transfers
balances to a cash reserve (“Sweep Program”). The custodian may, among other things,
consider terms and conditions, risks, features, conflicts of interest, current interest rates, how
future interest rates will be determined, and the nature and extent of insurance coverage (such
as deposit protection from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation). The custodian may add or remove an investment
option at any time by providing the client with thirty (30) days advance written notice of such
change, modification or amendment. Sweep Program options include the RJ Bank Deposit
Program ("RJBDP"), the RJA Credit Interest Program (“CIP”), which RJA sponsors, and a
proprietary class of money market. Clients selecting
the RJBDP option are responsible for monitoring the total amount of deposits held at each bank
in order to determine the extent of FDIC insurance coverage available. RJ Bank/RJA is not
responsible for any insured or uninsured portion of client deposits at any bank. RJ Bank’s (an
RJA affiliate) interest rate on its Sweep Program options may differ from the yield on CIP, but
RJ Bank generally earns more than the interest it pays on such balances. RJ Bank generally
earns a higher rate of interest on CIP balances than the interest rate it pays on such balances.
The income RJ Bank earns, is in addition to the asset-based fees that RJ Bank receives from
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these accounts.
In RJA’s Sweep Program, cash balances arising from the sale of securities, redemptions of
debt securities, dividend and interest payments, and funds received from customers are
invested automatically on a daily basis. When securities are sold, funds are deposited on the
day after settlement date. Funds placed in a client's account by personal check usually will not
be invested until the second business day following the day that the deposit is credited to the
client's account. Due to the these practices, RJA may obtain federal funds prior to the date that
deposits are credited to client accounts and may realize some benefit because of this.
For further information, please refer to the Sweep Programs disclosure statement, which is
available from your financial advisor or on the Raymond James Financial public website,
www.raymondjames.com.
Certain Eagle employees act as RJA registered representatives when there are mutual clients.
These employees may receive additional compensation as registered representatives. Eagle's
policy is to ensure that its investment advisory clients’ interests receive the highest priority. Such
employees may recommend that a brokerage client invest in an Eagle account. The employee's
compensation may be based, in part, on revenues Eagle earns in connection with the
management of these new accounts; thus, the employee may have an incentive to recommend
that a client invest in an Eagle account. In such a situation, Eagle will manage an account only
when it is assured that the objective is suitable for the client and no conflict of interest exists
upon review of the client’s investor profile.
In addition to compensation arrangements discussed in Items 5 and 6, Eagle and its affiliates
make certain intercompany payments to compensate each other for performing various
administrative services, which may be terminated, modified or suspended at any time.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Eagle’s services for the Carillon Funds or for the Private Funds may be perceived to create
potential conflicts of interest. These potential conflicts are identified in Item 5, Fees and
Compensation under “Fees for Private Investment Funds,” Item 6, Performance-Based Fees
and Side-By-Side Management. RJA and other RJF subsidiaries act as general partners of
partnerships for which Eagle clients may be solicited as limited partners. Eagle does not invest
assets of clients' accounts in such limited partnerships. Officers and employees of RJF and its
subsidiaries may have investment interest in such investment partnerships.
From time to time, our sales personnel have financial incentives to promote the sale of one or
more strategies over other strategies.
Eagle’s affiliate, RJIM, offers a differentiated compensation model to its sales team which
provides a variable compensation rate depending on the asset class and/or manager. This
compensation model could lead to a potential conflict of interest since the sales associates may
be compensated a higher amount for offering a certain type of investment over another. The
compensation model is updated on a regular basis and will vary from time to time.
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ITEM 11
CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OF INTEREST IN
CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Eagle and its parent company RJIM have established a Code of Ethics and Insider Trading
Policy and Procedure which details personal trading guidelines and restrictions. These
guidelines and restrictions must be followed for all transactions (purchase and sale) in all Eagle
employee, employee family members (including the spouse, minor children and adults living in
the same household as the employee) accounts, and Trusts of which they are the trustee or in
which they have a beneficial interest. Eagle employees must pre-clear all personal securities
transactions which includes open end mutual funds where Eagle, or its RJIM affiliates, performs
investment advisory services as either an advisor or sub-advisor. The only exception to pre-
clearing are options on a broad-based, publicly traded market basket or index of stocks (e.g.
S&P 500 index); and U.S. Government Securities.
Eagle employees may, on occasion, buy or sell securities for themselves that Eagle
recommends or buys or sells for their client portfolios. However, such transactions may not be
effected when they are adverse to clients’ interests. Eagle employees may not buy or sell
securities for their own account until transactions of securities in clients’ accounts are completed,
unless they qualify for an exception under the Code of Ethics policy. Obtaining pre-clearance
for a trade does not guarantee that the trade will not be reversed later should a portfolio
manager effect a subsequent trade in the same security, even if the employee had no
knowledge of the portfolio manager’s intent to effect that trade. All employees are prohibited
from acquiring securities in any initial public offering.
Eagle employees must forward copies of confirmations for their brokerage accounts and
accounts of immediate family members living in the same household, to the designated
Compliance Officer. Confirmations will be cross referenced against the pre-clearance log to
verify approval. Employees must submit required quarterly reports of securities transactions (or
furnish brokerage statements) and must certify, at least annually, receipt of and compliance
with the Code of Ethics and Insider Trading Policy and Procedure. For a copy of the Eagle Code
of Ethics and Insider Trading Policy and Procedure please call 1-800-237-3101 or write to:
Eagle Compliance, 880 Carillon Parkway, PO Box 10520, St Petersburg Florida, 33716.
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Cross-Trading Policy
RJA is Eagle’s affiliate and, as principal, buys securities for itself from or sells securities it owns to
its clients. In no instance will RJA act as principal in transactions involving Eagle’s accounts. As a
broker/dealer, clients often use RJA to execute portfolio transactions. These transactions are
governed by SEC regulation regarding disclosure requirements, best execution, and other
requirements. On occasion, Eagle may effect a transaction through RJA in which RJA acts as
broker for both the Eagle client and the other party to the transaction, also known as an agency
cross transaction. In such instances, Eagle will obtain consent from the client, and it will disclose
all material information concerning the transaction to the client, in accordance with the requirements
of Rule 206(3)-2 under the Advisers Act.
On occasion, RJA recommends to its clients that they buy or sell securities which RJA has an
interest in as a market maker or general partner.
RJA buys or sells securities on its own behalf that it recommends to its clients. Eagle employees
may purchase securities for their own accounts which Eagle recommends or purchase for clients.
Cross trades involve the transfer, sale, or purchase of assets from one client to another client
without the use of a broker-dealer. Eagle may engage in cross trading where permissible, if it
determines that such action would be favorable to both clients and the conditions for the transaction
fair to both parties. In such circumstances, Eagle will not receive compensation for the transaction.
Eagle has adopted a Cross-Trading Policy to address any potential conflicts that might arise from
effecting trades between client accounts. This policy prohibits Eagle from purchasing or selling
investments from or to clients for its own account, and prohibits Eagle from effecting a trade
between clients if one of the clients is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (“ERISA”) client. The policy permits Eagle to effect trades between client accounts which are
not mutual funds subject to certain restrictions, including the requirements that:
• Each trade is effected at the independently determined current market price of the
investment;
• Eagle receives no compensation for effecting the trade; and
• The trade is disclosed to the clients.
The policy similarly permits Eagle to affect trades between its mutual fund clients subject to
restrictions, including the requirements that the trade is affected at the “current market price”
determined in accordance with SEC rules, and no brokerage commission is charged on the trade.
Any cross trades involving U.S. registered open-end and closed-end investment companies are
carried out in accordance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and applicable policies and
procedures.
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Impartial Conduct Standards (ERISA Accounts) Raymond James Wrap Programs
Raymond James and your financial advisor will act in providing investment advice under accounts
subject to Section 3(21)(A)(ii) of ERISA in compliance with the Department of Labor’s Impartial
Conduct Standards, as follows: (1) Raymond James and your advisor will act in your best interest,
meaning that our recommendations will reflect the care, skill, prudence and diligence that a prudent
person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an
enterprise of a like character and with like aims, based on your stated investment objectives, risk
tolerance, financial circumstances and investment needs under the circumstances then prevailing,
without regard to the financial or other interests of Raymond James or your financial advisor. (2)
Raymond James, your advisor, Raymond James’s affiliates and related entities will not receive
either directly or indirectly as a result of providing investment advice to you, any compensation that
in is in excess of reasonable compensation within the meaning of ERISA. (3) Statements that
Raymond James and your advisor make to you concerning investment recommendations, fees and
compensation received by Raymond James or your advisor, material conflicts of interest of
Raymond James or your advisor, and any other matters relevant to your investment decision, will
not be materially misleading at the time they are made.
ITEM 12 BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Selection of Broker-Dealers to Execute Transactions in Client Accounts
General Practices
In exercising investment discretion over client accounts, or in responding to specific client
instructions, Eagle places orders with broker-dealers to execute transactions for the accounts.
When trading errors occur for which Eagle is responsible, Eagle's policy is to make the client whole
by correcting the error (i.e., to restore the client's account to the position it would have been in if
the error had not occurred). The process of correction may result in cash shortfalls or overages and
such amounts are credited or debited to Eagle's trading error account.
Institutional clients typically give Eagle the authority to determine which broker-dealer will execute
transactions. Eagle may, from time to time, direct transactions through RJA, its broker-dealer
affiliate, unless the client prohibits trading through an affiliate. Where Eagle has the authority to
select the broker-dealer, Eagle's objective in effecting portfolio transactions is to use its best efforts
to obtain the best available price and most favorable execution.
Retail clients select which brokerage firms should effect their transactions. The client designates
the registered representative and brokerage firm in the investment management agreement.
Registered representatives of brokerage firms, both affiliated and non-affiliated with Eagle, solicit
persons to become Eagle clients.
Brokerage Practices - Retail Client Accounts
Eagle does not negotiate commission rates with the brokerage firm the client designates or any
registered representative of such brokerage firm for retail client’s accounts. Clients may negotiate
commission rates with the registered representative or other representative of the designated firm.
The factors involved in a negotiation may include the size of a client's account, the brokerage firm's
policy with respect to discounts, the client's relationship with the firm's representative, and other
factors. Unless the client negotiates a lower rate, the client should expect that the designated
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brokerage firm will charge commissions based upon the firm’s established, non-discounted
commission schedule. Certain Eagle clients negotiate and receive commission discounts in varying
amounts. Eagle does not negotiate volume commission discounts on aggregate or “block"
transactions with the broker-dealer executing transactions for retail clients. Therefore, some clients
may pay lower commissions than other clients in similar transactions or in a "block" transaction
where securities are purchased or sold for more than one client in a single transaction.
Clients will not necessarily obtain commission rates or execution of transactions as favorable as
those through an investment advisor that selects brokerage firms and negotiates rates for retail
clients. Clients directing brokerage may also incur other transaction costs, greater spreads, or
receive less favorable net prices on transactions for their accounts.
As a result of the foregoing, a potential conflict exists between the interest of Eagle's clients in
obtaining the lowest commission and Eagle's receipt of future referrals from the client's broker-
dealer. Accounts of retail clients generally do not participate in allocations of securities purchased
in public offerings. (Please see the section "Public Offerings" for more information).
Broker-dealers often offer their clients more than one option of paying for the brokerage services
they provide in connection with managed accounts. Such services may include execution services,
custody of securities, as well as investment planning services, the selection, and monitoring of
various asset managers. The payment options offered are often related to the level of services
provided, and they can range from all-inclusive fee arrangements to straight commissions only.
Clients should contact their broker-dealer and discuss the various options and services their broker-
dealer provides.
The broker-dealers affiliated with Eagle offer their clients two payment options for their Eagle
managed accounts. The first option is a commission payment for each transaction in the account,
as transactions occur, at the rate the client and the broker/dealer negotiated. The registered
representative receives a portion of such commissions as compensation. The second option is an
annualized, asset-based fee calculated as a fixed percentage (e.g., 1.5 % to 3 %) of assets under
management in the account. The client does not pay a commission on each transaction in the
account. The client and the broker-dealer or its registered representative may negotiate the asset-
based fee. The registered representative receives a portion of the asset-based fee as
compensation. The asset-based fee is paid quarterly, in advance, based on the account asset value
on the last business day of the previous calendar quarter. Accounts opened during a quarter are
billed a pro-rata fee for the remainder of the quarter based upon the value of the assets initially
contributed to the account. Accounts closed during a quarter will be reimbursed a prorated amount
of the fee based on the assets during the quarter, additionally withdrawals in excess of 50% of the
account value in a single day in the first two months of the quarter, may see a fee adjustment during
the quarter.
When deciding on the most appropriate payment option, clients should consider that asset-based
fee arrangements, when compared with the traditional commission option, generally result in lower
costs during periods when trading activity is heavier, such as the year an account is established.
When trading activity is lower, asset based fees may result in a higher annual costs.
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The commission option a client chooses will have no effect on Eagle’s level of trading activity in an
account. Eagle conducts portfolio management independently of how the client pays for brokerage
services. Some clients favor the asset-based fee because it fixes their brokerage cost at a
predetermined level; whereas this may be unsuitable for other clients because they anticipate their
accounts will have low turnover. Clients are entitled to know the exact brokerage fee amount, the
services provided for that fee, and anticipated turnover in the account. Section 11(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), requires a client’s prior consent for an
adviser to uses an affiliated broker/dealer to effect a transaction on an exchange of which the
affiliated broker-dealer is a member. Specifically, a client consents, in the absence of contrary
instructions, to an affiliated broker-dealer (in Eagle’s case, RJA) acting as broker for the account
when permitted by applicable law. In compliance with federal securities laws, Eagle sends clients
an annual letter detailing Eagle’s obligations relating to satisfying Section 11(a) of the Exchange
Act.
Eagle, from time to time, may purchase and sell securities for client accounts referred by affiliated
brokers through unaffiliated broker-dealers using RJA as "Prime Broker" for these client accounts.
Eagle will do this if it determines that it will achieve more favorable transaction execution. Eagle
may also utilize a procedure known as "step-out trading," under which a block (aggregated) trade
for a security for both institutional accounts and retail accounts referred by a broker-dealer is
effected by another broker, who then "steps-out" the retail portion of the trade to the broker-dealer,
who receives compensation for the transaction with respect to the retail accounts and records the
transaction for its clients' accounts. Eagle uses step out trading when in its judgment it will achieve
more favorable execution for its client accounts.
Brokerage Practices
Institutional Accounts
When institutional clients grant Eagle brokerage discretion, Eagle's general policy is to use its best
efforts to obtain the best available price and most favorable execution for all portfolio transactions
executed on its clients’ behalf. "Best available price and most favorable execution" is defined to
mean the execution of a particular transaction at the price and commission that provides the most
favorable cost or proceeds reasonably obtainable under the circumstances. However as explained
more fully later in this section, Eagle may pay higher (i.e., more than the lowest available
commission rate) commissions in return for brokerage and research services.
When selecting broker-dealers to execute clients' portfolio transactions, Eagle considers such
factors as the security price, commission rate, size and difficulty of execution of the order, the
reliability, integrity, financial condition, general execution and operational capabilities of competing
brokers and dealers, and the brokerage and research services they provide. It is not Eagle’s policy
to seek the lowest available commission rate where it believes that a broker or dealer charging a
higher commission rate would offer greater reliability or provide better price or execution. Eagle
also uses electronic crossing networks (ECNs), crossing networks, and algorithmic trading
programs to select institutional account brokers. As a general policy, Eagle and its affiliates do not
receive rebates or payments for order flow with ECNs or other broker-dealers, despite the ability to
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receive them. If Eagle receives a rebate or payment for order flow, it allocates them in the clients’
best interests.
Fixed Income Securities
Eagle generally purchases fixed income securities from the issuer or a primary market-maker acting
as principal for the securities on a net basis. The client does not pay a brokerage commission,
although the price could include an undisclosed compensation.
Evaluating Reasonableness of Brokerage Commissions
Eagle continually evaluates the reasonableness of commission rates in the marketplace for
transactions executed on its client’s behalf. Eagle considers:
a) Rates other institutional investors are paying, based on available public information;
b) Rates quoted by brokers and dealers;
c) The size of a particular transaction, in terms of the number of shares, dollar amount, and
number of clients involved;
d) The complexity of a particular transaction relative to execution and settlement;
e) The level and type of business done with a particular firm over a period of time; and
f) The extent to which the broker or dealer has capital at risk in the transaction.
Description of Research Services Received from Broker-Dealers
Eagle receives a wide range of research services from broker-dealers including its affiliate, RJA.
These services may include information on the economy, industries, groups of securities, individual
companies, statistical information, accounting and tax law interpretations, political developments,
legal developments affecting portfolio securities, technical market action, pricing and appraisal
services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance analysis, and analysis of
corporate responsibility issues. Eagle received research services primarily as written reports,
computer generated services, and personal meetings with security analysts. Research services
may also take the form of meetings arranged with corporate and industry spokespersons,
economists, academicians and government representatives.
The research services broker-dealers provide are supplemental to Eagle’s own research effort and,
when utilized, are subject to Eagle’s internal analysis before incorporation into its investment
process. Practically, it is impossible for Eagle’s research staff to generate all the research and
information broker-dealers presently provide. Eagle pays cash for certain research services
external sources generate. Eagle’s research expenses could materially increase if it attempted to
generate the additional research brokerages provide.
Commissions to Brokers Who Furnish Research Services
Eagle has a brokerage allocation policy embodying the concepts of Section 28(e) of the Exchange
Act ("Section 28(e)").This section permits an investment adviser to cause an account to pay
commission rates in excess of another broker-dealer’s rates for effecting the same transaction, if
the adviser determines in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of
the brokerage and research services provided. Eagle may use the research broker-dealers provide
for the benefit of all institutional and retail accounts not just for the account that generated the
commissions.
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Eagle sometimes uses commissions from certain institutional accounts to obtain appropriate
investment decision-making assistance such as quotation equipment. These tools may assist in
trade execution, or provide important market related news and developments.
Eagle has arrangements whereby it obtains research products and services in addition to
brokerage services from brokers in exchange for directing client trades to these brokers. These
arrangements are known as “soft dollar” arrangements. The research products and services these
soft dollar arrangements provide assist Eagle in investment decision making for its client accounts.
The research products and services can either be proprietary (created and provided by the broker)
or third party (created by a third party but provided to Eagle by the broker) and include:
Industry and company research
Industry and company computer screening ability
Commodity research
Stock and bond quote services
Economic research
Interest rate and bond research
Technical research
Portfolio management research
Financial news and other publications
In accordance with Section 28(e), Eagle ensures that all soft dollar arrangements pay for bona fide
research. In some cases, the products or services Eagle receives may not be used exclusively for
research purposes. For example, certain computer systems Eagle uses may provide “mixed use”
functions, such as accounting and record keeping, in addition to investment research. In those
cases, Eagle will not pay for the service through soft dollar arrangements.
Commission Sharing Arrangements and Client Commission Arrangements
The SEC refers to all payment structures utilizing investor commissions to fund the purchase of
research services under safe harbor provisions in Section 28 (e), including proprietary (bundled)
arrangements and third party independent arrangements as client commission arrangements. The
SEC uses this term because broker-dealers cannot share commissions with non-broker-dealers,
and many independent research providers are not broker-dealers. The SEC also uses the term
“client commission practices" to refer to practices under Section 28(e) to avoid confusion that may
arise over the usage of the phrase “soft dollars”. This term is used to minimize confusion with the
term Commission Sharing Arrangements (“CSA”), which refers to payments by broker dealers to
research vendors who are also broker-dealers themselves.
The CSAs may be structured as traditional soft dollar arrangements obligating the broker-dealer to
pay for a specific research product or they may allow Eagle to designate broker-dealer payments
to specific research providers based on existing commission credits with the executing broker-
dealers. The latter arrangements enable Eagle to separate trade execution from research.
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Commission Rates
Some of Eagle’s clients have selected a broker-dealer to act as custodian for the clients’ assets
and direct Eagle to execute transactions through that broker-dealer. It is not Eagle’s practice to
negotiate commission rates with these broker-dealers. For clients who grant Eagle brokerage
discretion, Eagle will block orders and all client transactions will be done at the same standard
institutional per share commission rate. This rate is typically between $0.01 and $0.03 per share.
Directed Brokerage and Commission Recapture
Clients not subject to ERISA provisions may direct Eagle in writing to execute transactions with one
or more specific brokers at commission rate or rates the client and the brokers agreed upon. Clients
subject to ERISA must provide Eagle with written instructions directing Eagle to execute
transactions with one or more specific brokers. The written notice must state that the services the
broker(s) provide and the commission rate or amount are consistent with ERISA provisions and in
the client’s best interest Clients who direct Eagle to use a particular broker-dealer may not receive
commission rates or execution of transactions as favorable as clients who give Eagle full discretion
to select the broker-dealer for portfolio transactions. They may also incur other transaction costs or
greater spreads, or receive less favorable net prices on transactions for their accounts. Some
institutional clients may direct Eagle to use a particular broker as long as that broker is able to
obtain best price and execution for the portfolio’s transactions. Eagle uses its best efforts to
accommodate client requests. This type of program is sometimes referred to as “commission
recapture”, where the client may have a consulting or other relationship with the designated broker.
For retail accounts, Eagle generally follows the client's specific directions in the Advisory Contract
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to direct transaction execution to the referring broker-dealer. These broker-dealers include RJF
affiliated and unaffiliated firms. Please see the discussions in Item 12 regarding the use of prime
brokerage arrangements and step-out trading procedures for retail accounts.
For institutional accounts, clients authorize Eagle to determine which broker-dealers to use to effect
transactions for their accounts. Please see the discussion in Item 12, "Brokerage Practices
- Institutional Accounts", regarding the criteria Eagle uses to select broker-dealers.
Aggregation and Allocation Policies
Aggregation
Eagle may determine that the purchase or sale of a particular security is appropriate for more than
one client account and may aggregate client orders into one order (“Block Orders”) for execution
purposes. Block trading can avoid the adverse effect on a security’s price when simultaneous
separate and competing orders placed. When aggregating orders and subsequently allocating
Block Orders (purchases and sales) to individual client accounts, it is Eagle's policy to treat all
clients fairly and to achieve an equitable distribution of aggregated orders.
Allocation
All non-holders of a given security are initially included to receive approximately equal percentage
position sizes in block (aggregated) order allocations prior to purchase orders being placed. All
holders of a given security are initially included in block sale allocations prior to the orders being
placed. Price averaging is used for trades executed in a series of transactions on the same day in
the same objective with the same broker.
Eagle allocates aggregated orders on a pro rata basis. In the event of a partial fill of an aggregated
order, accounts will receive a pro rata allocation if there are enough shares executed for each
account. For example, if Eagle placed an order for 50,000 shares and 25,000 shares were
executed, Eagle would prorate the shares so that each account would get approximately half of
what was entered.
If for the same 50,000 shares order Eagle only executed a de minimis number of shares (for
example, 1,000 shares), Eagle would allocate shares to accounts that had high cash (in the case
of a purchase) or low cash (in the case of a sale). On the following day, Eagle will repeat the order
until all accounts received the appropriate allocation. Other possible criteria for allocating
aggregated orders include the current concentration of holdings of the industry in question in the
account, and, with respect to fixed income accounts, the mix of corporate and/or government
securities in an account and the duration of such securities. Eagle’s institutional accounts may also
participate in aggregated orders allocation, and the same criteria noted above will apply to such
allocations.
Some types of purchase or sale transactions cannot be included in aggregated orders. For
instance, trades resulting from the opening and closing of accounts, or from contributions to or
withdrawals from existing accounts, often must be executed on an individual basis rather than
aggregated with other trades. In such cases, clients may not receive as favorable executions as
they might otherwise receive from aggregated orders.
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Trade Order (Equity)
Eagle's retail accounts are primarily referred through Wrap Programs and their sponsors. In every
instance, Eagle is directed to route orders for its retail accounts to the broker-dealer the sponsor
designates. Consequently, when a portfolio manager wishes to buy or sell a security for all accounts
in an objective, Eagle must submit, or route, orders to a potentially large number of broker-dealers,
including broker-dealers selected by Eagle for institutional accounts in which Eagle has discretion
over broker-dealer selection. When submitting such orders, Eagle’s policy is to combine both a
random order and trader discretion in an attempt to receive the best overall execution for all clients.
Eagle accomplishes random rotation by running a random sequencing spreadsheet on a daily basis
for each objective so that all broker-dealers have the same chance of being selected toward the
beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the trade order opportunities.
Eagle believes that the long-term benefit of this system is that all clients will be treated equally and
more efficiently in the area of trade order priority. Some clients may be consistently traded toward
the end of Eagle’s trade rotation if Eagle determines that including these clients in the normal trade
rotation could adversely impact Eagle’s broader client group. In these cases, Eagle will provide
prior notice to the client outlining the reasons why their trades are not higher in the trade rotation.
These clients may regularly receive less favorable prices on account transactions.
When an order involves both institutional and retail accounts, accounts for which we have
brokerage discretion over brokerage allocation will begin trading and all directed orders, either retail
or institutional accounts are randomly rotated and either traded simultaneously or interspersed with
the institutional block. Trader discretion based upon markets conditions will determine how groups
are brought together for execution. Model programs will receive trade orders contemporaneously
with their discretionary wrap program orders. In the case where a Model program does not have a
corresponding wrap program the Model program will be included in the rotation along with other
programs.
Trade Order (Fixed Income)
The majority of Eagle’s Fixed Income accounts allow Eagle to trade with other brokers in executing
portfolio transactions. Eagle will search for the best possible price sometimes seeking bids or offers
from many dealers. Eagle Fixed Income traders use their best judgment when seeking best
execution without divulging valuable information or effecting price levels that may work against
Eagle clients.
If a client’s designated broker does not allow Eagle to trade with another broker, Eagle will trade
with that broker-dealer but after those accounts described above. These accounts may receive
execution and prices that are inferior to accounts that grant Eagle discretion to select dealers for
portfolio transactions.
Allocation of Secondary Market Trades - Taxable Fixed Income Securities
In an effort to achieve efficiencies in execution and reduce trading costs, Eagle may aggregate
securities transactions on behalf of a number of accounts at the same time. In addition, Eagle may
execute securities transactions alongside or interspersed between aggregate orders when Eagle
believes such execution will not interfere with its ability to execute in a manner believed to be most
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favorable to its Clients as a whole over time. Eagle typically excludes trades from aggregate orders
for accounts that direct brokerage. Eagle may allocate trades factoring in the following
considerations including diversification requirements, duration, cash availability, client guidelines
or restrictions, existing or targeted account weightings in particular securities or sectors, lot size,
account size, amount of existing holdings of the security in the accounts. These factors provide
substantial discretion to Eagle in allocating investment opportunities. In addition, Eagle may also
exclude certain accounts from an allocation if the size of the allocation would not satisfy certain
minimum size thresholds established by Eagle, a Client or by the issuer itself for operational
reasons. Individual trades executed for fixed income securities may be subject to greater spreads
(greater differences between bid and asked prices), and may result in trade executions that are
less favorable than executions received on aggregated orders. Periodic reviews of Client and
account performance are conducted to ensure that trade allocations occur fairly and equitably over
time, even though a specific trade may have the appearance or the effect of benefiting one account
as against another when viewed in isolation.
Municipal Securities
Eagle will generally allocate municipal securities for separately managed accounts based on the
strategy (e.g. taking account the relevant state for state-specific, state preference and national
preference, account cash balance, sector weightings, security level and account level quality,
maturity and duration characteristics, AMT status), and other relevant factors including the scarcity
of a particular security in light of the particular account objective and strategy. For example, an
account with a state specific municipal bond objective may receive priority for a particular municipal
bond over an account with a national municipal bond objective; an account with a higher or longer
standing cash balance may receive priority over a comparable account with a lower or shorter cash
balance. Although not every client account will participate in every block trade, Eagle seeks to treat
all client accounts fairly and equitably over time.
Public Offerings
Eagle's portfolio managers may purchase equity or debt securities in initial or secondary public
offerings once consistent with the investment objectives of eligible accounts. Subject to certain
conditions and limitations, this may include offerings in which Eagle's affiliated broker-dealer, RJA,
is a distribution participant. Eagle's purchases will be through unaffiliated participants. Because the
underwriting syndicates may not include a broker-dealer retail or institutional clients have directed
Eagle to use these accounts will not receive allocations of securities purchased in public offerings.
As a general rule, Eagle will only allocate securities purchased in public offerings, to accounts Eagle
has discretion to select broker-dealers for transaction executions.
Some of Eagle's institutional equity objectives may purchase in initial public offerings (IPO's) as
part of their investment strategy. Because the market for IPO's is uneven, a portfolio manager's
ability, or inability to participate in IPO allocations can have a potentially significant effect on
account performance, and the shares themselves are often subject to greater volatility.
Eagle generally allocates securities purchased through an IPO on a pro rata basis for each eligible
account in an objective. In situations where the securities allotment is insufficient to provide
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meaningful position sizes, Eagle will allocate the securities on a rotating basis to as many accounts
as practical. Portfolio managers will oversee allocations ensuring that over time, all eligible
accounts will have an equitable opportunity to participate in public offerings. If a manager's
performance in a given year receives a substantial benefit from profitable IPO allocations, the
manager may not be able to duplicate that performance in the succeeding year, because the public
offering market may have shrunk, or because the manager's selections prove unsuccessful. The
IPO market is risky and volatile, and clients should be willing to tolerate a higher degree of risk.
Municipal Securities New Issues: New issues of municipal securities are allocated through a
centralized trading desk pursuant to procedures that are designed to treat all accounts fairly and
equitably over time. The allocation among accounts will be based on several factors, including
available cash, maturity and duration of the account relative to portfolio target, national, state
specific or state preference characteristics and other considerations with the objective of treating
all accounts fairly over time.
Taxable Fixed Income Securities New Issues: Eagle allocates new taxable fixed income issues to
eligible client accounts based upon the investment objective of each account, the size of the original
order placed by the account, lot size, relative size of the accounts, relative size of the account’s
portfolio holding of the same or comparable securities, investment objectives, duration, cash
balances, and other factors including the scarcity of a particular security in light of the particular
account objective and strategy.
For accounts it has discretion over, Eagle maintains a list of approved broker-dealers it uses to
place client trades for execution. Eagle reevaluates these broker-dealers to confirm that they meet
Eagle’s criteria and standards, providing trade execution services, which Eagle views as
satisfactory. Upon reevaluation, Eagle may add or remove broker-dealers to or from the list.
When Eagle has discretionary investment authority over client accounts, Eagle seeks to obtain the
best available price and most favorable execution when placing orders for transaction execution
for these accounts. “Best available price and most favorable execution” means, for this purpose,
“best execution,” or the execution of a particular transaction at the price and commission which
provides the most favorable total cost or proceeds reasonably obtainable under the circumstances.
Eagle pursues this objective by placing orders for the execution in accordance with its best
execution policies, except if clients otherwise direct. Eagle bases its selection of a broker-dealer on
a variety of factors, which may include:
• Commission rates;
• Execution capability;
• Responsiveness;
• The broker-dealer’s willingness to commit capital;
• Creditworthiness and financial stability;
• Clearance and settlement capability; and
• The broker-dealer’s provision of research and other brokerage services to Eagle.
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Transactions may not always be executed at the lowest available price or commission. Eagle
cannot assure that best execution will be achieved for each client transaction. Perceptions of what
constitutes best execution in any given instance may vary.
Public Offerings on Trades Involving Multiple Affiliates
As noted Eagle shares resources with its affiliate Raymond James Investment Management and other affiliated
registered investment adviser. This includes traders who perform trades for both Eagle, Raymond James
Investment Management and Scout Investments. Consequently, there are times when Eagle may place client
accounts of Eagle RJIM and Scout, thus, compete for the same or similar positions. In the event that multiple
teams notify the trading desk of their intentions to participate in a common offering, the trading desk may indicate
an aggregated interest for the offering and use a pro rata allocation method on the allotted shares.
Directed Brokerage in Wrap Programs
Eagle client accounts, which originate through Wrap Programs, are usually directed brokerage
accounts. These sponsors charge the program participants a fee, which includes transaction
execution for the participants’ accounts. The sponsors usually place the transactions. Therefore,
Wrap Program clients may not receive the same quality of trade execution compared to when Eagle
executes transactions.
A Wrap Program client should confer with the sponsor to ensure the reasonableness and benefits
of the sponsor’s directed brokerage program, and that the sponsor provided trade execution is in
the client’s best interest. Eagle may not use the Wrap Program sponsor for trade execution in
instances when Eagle determines that another broker-dealer will provide more favorable execution
for the client’s account taking into consideration the price, and the potential additional cost to the
client. In those instances, the Wrap Program client may pay additional commissions, fees, mark-
ups or markdowns on security transactions placed away from the program sponsor.
Other Client Directed Brokerage
Eagle may accept client direction to use a particular broker-dealer. This direction should be in
writing as part of the advisory agreement between the client and Eagle. A client may direct Eagle
to use a particular broker-dealer for a variety of reasons, including:
• The client’s relationship with the broker-dealer;
• The client’s evaluation of the broker-dealer and the quality of its trade execution;
• Discounts or other benefits the client receives from the broker-dealer;
• The existence of a commission recapture program where the client receives the benefit of
rebates or other benefits separately negotiated between the client and the broker-dealer.
When a client directs Eagle to use a particular broker-dealer, Eagle cannot negotiate commission
levels or obtain discounts and the client may not receive the same quality of execution that Eagle
may otherwise obtain. Moreover, when a client directs Eagle to use a particular broker-dealer,
Eagle will likely be able to aggregate the client’s securities transactions with other clients’, and
therefore may not be able to obtain the potential efficiencies from trade aggregation, unless the
directed broker-dealer accepts “step-out” transactions.
Additional Aspects of Directed Brokerage – Clients Subject to ERISA
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If a client account is subject to ERISA and the client directs Eagle to place all transactions for the
client’s account with a particular broker-dealer, the following apply:
• The client retains and accepts sole responsibility for determining whether the directed
brokerage arrangement is reasonable in relation to the benefits the plan receives;
• The client acknowledges and represents to Eagle that the directed brokerage arrangement
is used solely and exclusively for the plan’s and the participants’ benefit; and
• The client acknowledges and represents to Eagle that the directed brokerage arrangement
is permissible under the plan’s governing documents.
Eagle may pay, or be deemed to pay, commission rates higher than it might otherwise pay to
receive research or brokerage services that Eagle views as beneficial to client accounts. Research
or brokerage services Eagle receives for conducting transactions in a client account may benefit
other accounts and a particular account may not benefit from services obtained because of
transactions conducted through that account. Eagle does not attempt to track or allocate the
benefits of research or brokerage services it receives to the commissions associated with a
particular account or group of accounts.
Eagle may also participate in so-called “commission sharing arrangements” where Eagle receives
credits from a broker-dealer that executed transactions for client accounts. Eagle may use these
credits to purchase research services from the broker-dealer, other broker-dealers or financial
services firms that provide research. Eagle does not use these credits to purchase services that
are not in its view fully eligible under applicable regulatory interpretations. Eagle believes these
arrangements facilitate best execution of client transactions and are useful in its investment
decision-making process by improving access to a wider variety of research resources. Eagle’s
Trading and Execution Working Group evaluates Eagle’s use of client commissions to purchase
research and brokerage services.
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Dual Employee Policies (affiliate ClariVest Asset Management)
Eagle and affiliated investment adviser ClariVest Asset Management (“ClariVest”) have entered
into a relationship whereby certain ClariVest employees are dual-hatted as Eagle employees. As
Eagle employees, certain of these individuals are permitted to use ClariVest's resources to create
certain Eagle implementations of corresponding ClariVest investment strategies (Eagle Large Cap
Growth and Eagle International ADR). The Eagle models are designed to be a reflection of the
corresponding ClariVest investment composite (model), subject to different parameters such as
lower turnover, position size restrictions, etc. Eagle and ClariVest have adopted policies and
procedures that seek to maintain the integrity of these Eagle models as an implementation of their
corresponding ClariVest investment composite, while minimizing potential conflicts of interest
between Eagle's implementation of that model and ClariVest's corresponding investment
composite.
Since the Eagle models are derived from a ClariVest investment composite, the Eagle model will
not typically move into a stock first but may trade contemporaneously with the corresponding
ClariVest investment composite. Because of the unique parameters of the Eagle model, a stock
held in the ClariVest investment composite may or may not be subsequently purchased in the Eagle
model. If the Eagle model does move into a stock proximately after the ClariVest investment
composite, there is a possibility that the Eagle model could bear the market impact. Consequently,
if trades are to occur on the same day in the ClariVest investment composite and Eagle model,
they will be traded contemporaneously and the volume will be shared proportionately between the
accounts. An exception to this requirement for contemporaneous trading would be trading required
as a result of a flow of funds into, or out of, an account. Because flows are unexpected and are
typically traded differently than a rebalance, these trades are not required to be traded
contemporaneously with other trades.
Dual Employee Policies (affiliate Chartwell Investment Partners)
Eagle and affiliated investment adviser Chartwell Investment Partners (“Chartwell”) have entered
into a relationship whereby certain Chartwell employees are dual-hatted as Eagle employees. As
Eagle employees, these individuals are permitted to collaborate with the designated Eagle
investment team and share resources to create an Eagle implementation of an investment strategy
(Eagle Equity income) which is similar to the corresponding Chartwell investment strategy
(Chartwell Dividend Value). Eagle and Chartwell have adopted policies and procedures that seek
to maintain the integrity of these models, while minimizing potential conflicts of interest between
the Eagle Equity Income strategy and the Chartwell Dividend Value strategy.
Because of the unique parameters of the Eagle strategy, a security held in the Chartwell strategy
may or may not be subsequently purchased in the Eagle strategy. If the Eagle strategy does move
into a stock proximately after the Chartwell strategy, there is a possibility that the Eagle strategy
could bear the market impact. Trades which would impact both of the strategies would be delivered
to the trading desk simultaneously, to then be executed according to each firm’s trading policy. This
is done to reduce the potential conflict created by one firm trading the security before the other. An
exception to this requirement for contemporaneous trading would arise where trading is required as
a result of a flow of funds into, or out of, an account. Because flows are unexpected and are
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typically traded differently than a rebalance, these trades are not required to be traded
contemporaneously with other trades.
Dual Employee Policies (affiliate Raymond James Investment Management)
Eagle and affiliated investment adviser Raymond James Investment Management (“RJIM”) have entered into a
relationship whereby certain RJIM employees are dual-hatted as Eagle employees. As Eagle employees, these
individuals are permitted to collaborate with the various Eagle investment team and share resources to create an
implementation for Eagle investment strategies.
Dual Employee Policies (affiliate Scout Investments)
Eagle and affiliated investment adviser Scout Investments (“SCT”) have entered into a relationship whereby certain
SCT employees are dual-hatted as Eagle employees. As Eagle employees, certain of these individuals are
permitted to use SCT resources to create certain Eagle implementations of corresponding Scout investment
strategies (Eagle Mid Cap Concentrated). The Eagle models are designed to be a reflection of the corresponding
SCT investment composite (model), subject to different parameters such as lower turnover, position size
restrictions, etc.
Additionally Eagle and SCT have entered into a relationship whereby certain Eagle employees are dual-hatted as
SCT employees. As SCT employees, these individuals are permitted to collaborate with the various SCT
investment team and share resources to create an implementation for SCT investment strategies.
Trades Involving Dual-hatted employees and Multiple Affiliates
Certain Eagle employees, including traders, are also RJIM and Scout employees. These traders will execute equity
trades for Eagle, RJIM and Scout clients. In an effort to achieve the best execution, certain trades may be
aggregated between the entities. Priority will be given to orders that were placed first, however, if a trade has not
been completed and the same security is traded by another team then trades may be aggregated. In this situation,
the initial fill of the order will be allocated, and then a new combined order will be entered to avoid competing
orders. If the second order for the same security is on the opposite side, then no adjustment would be made to the
initial original order resulting in a separate trade. There may be instances where an Eagle trader executes a
transaction on behalf of Eagle clients and the same or another trader is executing a similar order for RJIM or an
affiliated client.
In the event that the dual employees are trading fixed income securities, the trader and trades will follow the
outlined trading process of the affiliate for which they are acting. For example, if the trade is for an Eagle strategy,
the trader will act as an Eagle employee and will follow Eagle fixed income trading policies; however, if the trader is
trading and acting as a Scout employee, they will follow the Scout trading policies.
Affiliate Trading Discretion
Eagle has entered into agreement with its affiliates RJIM/CTA and ClariVest to have full and complete trading
discretion to direct executions of securities transactions in certain accounts. These accounts are managed by
RJIM, which may have sub-advisory discretion assigned to ClariVest. As part of the agreement, Eagle is
provided with the allocation model, by RJIM/CTA and/or ClariVest, for the accounts, and then excesses its
trading discretion to perform the securities transactions. Eagles is solely responsible for trading the model
provided, and is not responsible for any additional management responsibilities specific to these accounts.
Use of Unaffiliated Trading Adviser
In the event that a discretionary Eagle strategy is implemented by an unaffiliated trading adviser,
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the Portfolio Manager responsible for trading discretion will deliver trading instructions simulations
to all trading parties, allowing each entity to execute the trades in accordance with their Best
Execution process. This arrangement currently exists with the RJ GCM ETF, where Tidal has
been designated the Trading Adviser.
ITEM 13 REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Eagle does not assign reviewers a specific number of accounts to review. These reviewers ensure
that all accounts in an objective receive equitable investment allocations in accordance with account
guidelines or restrictions. The equity portions of Select Balanced accounts are reviewed by the
selected equity manager and his/her staff, and the fixed income portions are reviewed by the selected
fixed income manager and his/her staff. Further, mutual funds are reviewed by their respective chief
compliance officers and staff. Investment accounts are reviewed in several different ways to meet
our fiduciary duty. On an ongoing basis, the portfolio management team will review accounts to
ensure they remain in line the with the investment strategy model. Additionally, the Institutional
team will review accounts on an ongoing basis with clients and will provide any necessary reports.
The compliance team will also review any institutional accounts which have an IPS policy on file,
to ensure no updates are needed. These reviews ensure adherence to investment strategy and
confirms that account performance is consistent with any model portfolio or client guidelines.
The frequency, interval and scope of these reviews for each account are dependent upon a number
of factors, including but not limited to:
• Contributions or withdrawals of cash from an account;
• A determination to change an account’s cash level;
• The allocation of a block of a particular security purchased for, or sold from, a particular
objective;
• Account performance;
• Option maturity dates;
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Interest rate changes;
• A client's request for tax-loss selling;
• A client's direction to refrain from purchasing a particular security, or class of securities,
for his or her account;
• A client's request for information regarding the performance or structure of an account;
• Changes in the list of securities approved for purchase for a particular objective;
• Client's pledge of an account’s assets as collateral security; and
• Requirements imposed by court order or regulatory decree (e.g., divorce decree, tax lien).
The timing and nature of account reviews for mutual funds Eagle advises are further dictated by
regulatory requirements including but not limited to the 1940 Act, Internal Revenue Code, and each
mutual fund’s respective prospectus limitations and internal guidelines.
Eagle’s Compliance Department also uses an automated order management system to review
each client account every business night to ensure portfolio level compliance (industry/sectors
weights, adherence to investment guidelines, etc.). In addition, the Eagle’s Portfolio Managers and
research analysts continually monitor markets, world and economic events, and securities held in
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Eagle managed accounts. Clients should contact Eagle if any changes occur in their particular
financial situation that may affect Eagle’s portfolio management services.
Regular Reports
Institutional Separate Accounts: Eagle provides each client with a quarterly portfolio report. The
details may include:
• Cash balances;
• Type, name and amount of each security; Portfolio weighting of each security;
• Account performance (based upon Eagle’s independent valuations – separate from
the client’s custodian);
• Current market value of the portfolio; and
• Transactions during the report period.
These materials are provided in addition to the confirmations of transactions and custodial
reports the client agreed to receive directly from the selected custodian.
Wrap Program: Eagle generally does not provide reports to Wrap Program clients. Wrap
Program clients agree to receive reports from the program sponsor the client has selected.
Carillon Mutual Funds: Reports are provided to the Mutual Funds’ Trustees at least four times
each calendar year. Shareholder reports are issued in accordance with each Fund’s Prospectus.
Tax Considerations
Unless specifically noted, tax efficiency is not a consideration in the management of Eagle
accounts. Certain investments utilized may have unique and significant tax implications. Clients
should consult with a tax professional prior to investing.
IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Eagle, its affiliates, agents, and employees are not in the business of
providing tax, regulatory, accounting or legal advice. This brochure and any tax-related statements
provided by Eagle are not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by
any such taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties. Any such taxpayer should seek advice
based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.
Office of Foreign Assets Control and Sanctions
EAM has implemented an Office of Foreign Assets Control and Sanctions Program, which includes
the designation of an OFAC Officer, employee training, annual independent audits, and policies
and procedures reasonably designed to detect and report suspicious transactions to the extent
applicable. As part of our OFAC program EAM may ask our customers to provide various
identification documents or other information. EAM may not be able to open an account or effect
any management services on your behalf until the requested information is received. EAM
complies with all requirements of the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) who oversees and enforces
(http://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-
government economic sanctions programs
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structure/offices/Pages/Office-of-Foreign-Assets-Control.aspx).
EAM is required to comply with OFAC sanctions, as well as any other applicable laws or regulatory
requirements, whether created by the United States, inclusive of Canada’s Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions
Implementation (OFSI), and other European Union Sanction programs.
EAM has established and maintains an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (“ABAC”) compliance
program. EAM has policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to comply with
the requirements imposed by applicable ABAC laws and regulations of the United States and
jurisdictions in which EAM operates.
ITEM 14
PROMOTERS, CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Compensation to Promoters for Client Referrals
Certain registered representatives receive special management fee discounts when their individual
and related accounts achieving certain asset levels. Eagle also has a program for registered
representatives of its affiliated broker-dealers (RJA and RJFS) who refer institutional clients to
Eagle. Eagle will pay these representatives a fee equal to a percentage of the management fees
Eagle earns. Eagle created this program naming it the Institutional Account Participation Program
(IAPP).
Institutional clients in the IAPP should be aware that a potential conflict of interest may exist where
Eagle pays a portion of its management fee to the affiliated registered representative for referring
the account to Eagle. The registered representative receives a larger fee from Eagle in the initial
year than in subsequent years.
Eagle will, on a very limited basis, pay a fee equal to a percentage of the management fee to a
registered representative whose client(s) maintains substantial assets under management with
Eagle, and negotiates an institutional type brokerage arrangement with the referring account
executive's firm.
Eagle’s affiliated investment advisers form arrangements with certain professional individuals
(such as lawyers and accountants), to pay referral fees for advisory clients for managed account
programs referred to these advisers. Eagle may offer managed account services to these accounts.
Eagle has entered into referral fee arrangements with unaffiliated persons. These arrangements
comply with Rule 206(4)-3 requirements under the Advisers Act.
Non-Cash Compensation
B-Trade Services LLC (“B-Trade”): Eagle has an arrangement with B-Trade, a broker-dealer,
whereby B-Trade provides Eagle with Bloomberg terminals to facilitate trading. B-Trade provides
these Bloomberg terminals at no cost to Eagle as long as Eagle maintains a certain level of trading
activity through B-Trade. Eagle is under no obligation to transact client trades through B-Trade and
clients do not incur additional commission costs associated with portfolio transactions through B-
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Trade.
Distribution of Carillon Funds: Eagle’s subsidiary Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc. pays
compensation to broker-dealers and other entities that distribute Carillon Fund shares. The Funds’
Prospectus and Statements of Additional Information contain details of the compensation. The
Funds may reimburse Eagle for amounts it pays pursuant to plans and agreements adopted by the
Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“12b-1 Fees”).
Payments to Financial Intermediaries with Respect to Carillon Funds
Carillon Tower Advisers (“CTA”) or one or more of its affiliates makes cash payments to financial
intermediaries for the promotion and sale of the Carillon Fund shares. CTA will also make cash
payments to one or more of its affiliates. Cash payments include cash revenue sharing payments
and other payments for administrative services, transaction-processing services, and marketing
support services. CTA or its affiliates make these payments from their own resources. RJA makes
these payments to financial intermediaries from the retention of underwriting concessions or 12b-
1 fees. In this context, the term “financial intermediaries” includes any broker, dealer, bank
(including bank trust departments) trust company, registered investment adviser, financial
planner, retirement plan administrator and any other financial intermediary having a selling,
administration or similar agreement with CTA and/or an affiliate. CTA may modify, terminate, or
suspend any cash payments payable to affiliates.
CTA or its affiliates make revenue sharing payments as incentives to certain financial
intermediaries to promote and sell Carillon Fund shares. CTA and its affiliates may receive the
following benefits for these payments: placing the funds on the financial advisor’s funds sales
system, possibly placing the funds on the financial intermediary’s preferred or recommended
fund list, and access (in some cases on a preferential basis over other competitors) to individual
members of the financial intermediary’s sales force or to the financial intermediary’s
management. Revenue sharing payments are sometimes referred to as “shelf space” payments
because the payments compensate the financial intermediary for including the funds in its fund
sales system (on its “sales shelf”). CTA and its affiliates compensate financial intermediaries
differently depending on the level and/or type of considerations the financial intermediary
provides. The revenue sharing payments CTA or its affiliates make are often calculated on the
average daily net assets of the applicable Carillon Funds attributable to that particular financial
intermediary (“Asset-Based Payments”). Asset-Based Payments create incentives to retain
previously sold Carillon Fund shares in investor accounts. Revenue sharing payments may be
calculated on new Carillon Fund share sales attributable to a particular financial intermediary
(“Sales-Based Payments”). Sales-Based Payments create incentives for the financial
intermediary to, among other things; sell more shares of a particular Carillon Fund or to switch
investments between the Carillon Fund.
CTA or its affiliates will make payments to certain financial intermediaries for processing certain
transactions or account maintenance activities (such as processing purchases, redemptions or
exchanges or producing customer account statements), or for providing certain marketing
support services (such as financial assistance for conferences, seminars, or sales/training
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programs where CTA or its affiliates’ personnel may make presentations on the Funds to the
financial intermediary’s sales force). Financial intermediaries earn profits on these payments for
these marketing support services, since the payment amount often exceeds the cost of providing
the service. Certain payments are subject to limitations under applicable law. An affiliate may
make payments to financial intermediaries for these services if they replace services the Funds’
transfer agent would otherwise provide, or the Funds would have to pay for. The Funds generally
reimburse the affiliate for these payments as they represent transfer agent out-of-pocket
expenses. CTA or its affiliates may modify, suspend, or terminate payments to financial
intermediaries.
CTA and its affiliates are motivated to make the payments described above since they promote
Fund sales and the financial intermediary’s client investment retention in the Funds. To the extent
financial intermediaries sell or retain more Fund shares in their clients’ accounts, Eagle and its
affiliates benefit from the incremental management and other fees The Funds pay based on those
assets.
Since CTA and its affiliates are each RJF subsidiaries, and RJF benefits from any incremental
revenue derived from fees paid by its subsidiaries, there may appear to be a conflict of interest.
However, RJF affiliated financial advisers do not receive additional compensation or other cash or
non-cash incentives for recommending Carillon mutual funds.
You can find further details about these payments and the services financial intermediaries in
the Carillon Funds’ registration statement. In certain cases, these payments could be significant
to the financial intermediary. Your financial intermediary may charge you additional fees or
commissions other than those disclosed in a Fund’s Prospectus. You can ask your financial
intermediary about any payments it receives from CTA, its affiliates, or the Funds, as well as
fees and/or commissions it charges.
In transactions that involve brokerage commissions, as permitted by Section 28(e) of the Exchange
Act and sub-advisory contract, Eagle or a sub-advisor may cause a client to pay a broker-dealer
which provides “brokerage and research services” (as defined in the Exchange Act) a disclosed
commission for effecting a securities transaction for the client in excess of the commission which
another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction without the brokerage and
research services.
Client Referrals
Eagle is a party to written solicitation agreements with third party solicitors whereby solicitors may
introduce prospective clients to Eagle. Under these agreements, Eagle agrees to pay the solicitor
a portion or percentage of the investment management fee Eagle receives from certain investment
management clients who engage Eagle during the term of the agreement. These percentages
generally range from 10 percent to 20 percent. A solicitor may be subject to conflicts of interest
arising from these arrangements, because the payments might induce the solicitor to recommend
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an investment manager to a client, which the solicitor might not otherwise recommend if there was
no payment. Eagle enters into solicitation agreements, and pays fees under these agreements, in
accordance with Rules 206(4)-3 and 206(4)-5 under the Advisers Act. Eagle and the solicitors are
not affiliated persons as defined in the Advisers Act.
Eagle has an arrangement with its affiliate, Raymond James Financial International Limited, UK
(“RJFIL”), based in the UK and regulated by the FCA; whereby certain RJFIL employees may
introduce certain institutional clients to Eagle for which they are paid a referral fee.
As noted in Item 10 Eagle owns ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), creating a strategic
relationship and providing additional distribution opportunities for ClariVest products. Eagle entered
into a Sales, Marketing and Client Services Agreement with ClariVest. That agreement was
subsequently assigned to Eagle affiliate Carillon Tower Advisers (“CTA”) Pursuant to the
agreement, ClariVest, an affiliate of Eagle, has retained CTA to act as a solicitor on ClariVest’s
behalf, whereby CTA introduces prospective investment advisory clients to ClariVest. ClariVest
pays CTA up to twenty percent of the investment management fee ClariVest receives from certain
investment clients who engage ClariVest during the term of the agreement. Eagle also entered into
a service agreement with ClariVest for sharing certain personnel and expenses.
financial
Education and Marketing Support
intermediaries
Eagle actively educates consultants, broker-dealers, and other
(collectively, “Consultants”) about its advisory services. Eagle sponsors educational events where
its representatives meet with Consultants and sometimes their clients. Eagle will use its own
resources to sometimes pay for part of the costs associated with educational events. Clients should
ask their Consultant for details of any Eagle payments they receive.
ITEM 15 CUSTODY
Under SEC Rule 206(4)-2, Eagle may be viewed for regulatory purposes as having custody of
certain client assets due to (i) Eagle’s ability to deduct fees directly from certain client accounts,
and/or (ii) client’s account’s held with affiliate Raymond James & Associates, Inc.. Eagle is not a
broker- dealer and does not take possession of client assets. Our client assets are housed at
custodians, which are selected by the clients themselves. The custodian will typically issue monthly
statements directly to clients. Eagle encourages each client to review the custodial reports the
client receives directly from the client’s broker-dealer, bank or other custodian, and to compare the
reports, if any, they receive from Eagle. If you have any questions on the information the custodian
or Eagle provides, please contact your Eagle relationship manager.
ITEM 16 INVESTMENT DISCRETION
Eagle enters into an investment management agreement with the client, whereby the client grants
Eagle sole investment authority and Eagle assumes the investment duties relating to account
assets pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement terms, Eagle is generally not required
to obtain specific client consent for specific securities to be bought or sold. However, the client does
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select an investment objective and Eagle buys securities for the client's account that align with that
investment objective. Eagle may, but does not have to, seek further consent or authority from the
client, and may exercise its discretion and deal in and with such assets as fully and freely as the
client might do as owner. Accounts are invested at the discretion of the portfolio manager and may
take up to 60 days to become fully invested.
Eagle is not authorized to withdraw any money, securities, or other property in the client’s name or
otherwise. Eagle can sell securities in the account’s portfolio without regard for how long they were
held, or any potential gain or loss. As a result, transactions may result in taxable gains or losses in
a client’s account, payment of commissions, and other transaction costs. The client must notify, or
direct their custodian to notify, Eagle in writing with respect to any contribution into or withdrawal
from their Eagle account after their initial account set up. Significant contributions may take up to
30 days to become fully invested.
Specifically, for Wrap Programs and other accounts where a sponsor imposes fixed or minimum
transaction fees, a larger number of transactions may result in higher costs to a client. Eagle can
make investment changes without considering the resulting rate of portfolio turnover, when in its
sole discretion it determines that such changes will promote the account’s investment objective.
Eagle generally does not manage accounts where the client's custodial account holds both
managed and non-managed assets, i.e., assets subject to Eagle's investment discretion under the
terms of the Investment Management Agreement, and assets for which Eagle has no discretion,
authority, or responsibility. Occasionally, and under limited conditions, Eagle will agree to manage
an account where managed assets are held in a custodial account along with non-managed assets.
The client is solely responsible for any and all losses non-managed assets sustain.
Your Financial Adviser should be well versed in determining appropriate Eagle investment
strategies to meet your portfolio investment objectives taking into consideration the following
guidelines when selecting an Eagle investment strategy:
(1) The amount allocated to any one objective should be reasonable in light of overall
asset allocation and the investor's overall investment goals.
(2) The investor's age, net worth and annual income should be compatible with his or
her objective and primary goals.
(3) The investor's tolerance for risk and volatility should be reasonable in light of his or her
objective and primary goals.
(4) The investor's time horizon should be consistent with his or her objective and goals.
Since investment goals and financial circumstances change over time, investors should review their
investment programs at least annually with their account executives or financial planners.
Clients may impose certain limitations or restrictions on Eagle’s exercise of its discretionary
authority. However, Eagle reserves the right not to enter into a contract with a prospective client,
or to terminate an agreement with an existing client, if the proposed limitation or restriction is likely
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in Eagle’s opinion to impair its ability to provide services to a client or is administratively or
practically infeasible. Historically (but not necessarily prospectively), Eagle has agreed to a client’s
direction not to invest in a certain type of company or industry. Limitation or restriction requests
must be in writing. The request will not be effective or implemented unless Eagle agrees to comply.
ITEM 17 VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
Eagle Proxy Voting Policy
Guiding Principles
Proxy voting and the analysis of corporate governance issues in general are important elements
of the portfolio management services we provide to our advisory clients who have authorized us
to address these matters on their behalf. Our guiding principles in performing proxy voting are to
make decisions that favor proposals, which in Eagle’s view, maximize a company’s shareholder
value and are not influenced by conflicts of interest. These principles reflect Eagle’s belief that
sound corporate governance will create a framework within which a company can be managed in the
interests of its shareholders.
Eagle has adopted the policy and procedures set out below regarding the voting of proxies (the
“Policy”). This Policy is periodically reviewed by the Raymond James Investment Management
Stewardship Committee to ensure it continues to be consistent with our guiding principles.
Proxy Voting Process
Investments
To implement these guiding principles for investments in publicly traded equities for which we have
voting power on any record date, we follow customized proxy voting guidelines that have been
developed by Raymond James Investment Management Stewardship Committee (the “Raymond
James Investment Management Proxy Voting Guidelines”). The Raymond James Investment
Management Proxy Voting Guidelines embody the positions and factors Raymond James Investment
Management considers important in casting proxy votes. They address a wide variety of individual
topics, including, among other matters, shareholder voting rights, anti-takeover defenses, board
structures, the election of directors, executive and director compensation, reorganizations, mergers,
issues of corporate social responsibility and various shareholder proposals. Recognizing the
complexity and fact-specific nature of many corporate governance issues, the Proxy Voting Guidelines
identify factors we consider in determining how the vote should be cast.
The principles and positions reflected in this Policy are designed to guide us in voting proxies, and not
necessarily in making investment decisions. Eagle portfolio management teams (each a “Portfolio
Management Team”) base their determinations of whether to invest in a particular company on a
variety of factors, and while corporate governance may be one such factor, it may not be the primary
consideration.
Implementation
Eagle has retained a third-party proxy voting service (the “Proxy Service”) to assist in the
implementation of certain proxy voting-related functions, including, without limitation, operational,
recordkeeping and reporting services. The Proxy Service transmits votes for each proxy based upon
the application of the Proxy Voting Guidelines to the particular proxy issues. Eagle retains the
responsibility for proxy voting decisions. All proxy votes are done so on a best efforts basis.
Clients of Eagle may retain their voting rights, delegate the responsibility to Eagle or to a third party of
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their choosing. In certain instances, Eagle may still be required to transmit vote proxies for those
custodians who do not have a relationship with the Proxy Service.
Eagle Teams generally cast proxy votes consistently with the Guidelines. On certain proxy votes, each
Portfolio Management Team may diverge from the Guidelines based on new information, but bearing
in mind that the override decisions are not influenced by any conflict of interest. Because of the override
process, different Portfolio Management Teams may vote differently for particular votes for the same
company.
From time to time, Eagle’s ability to vote proxies may be affected by regulatory requirements and
compliance, legal or logistical considerations. As a result, Eagle, from time to time, may determine that
it is not practicable or desirable to vote proxies.
Please call 800-237-3101 for a copy of Eagle’s Proxy Voting Policy. If you have any questions, or
would like to know how your shares were voted, please contact our Compliance Department at 800-
237-3101.
Eagle will not be able to vote proxies in cases where Eagle does not receive the proxy materials in
time or without enough advance notice for Eagle to evaluate the issues and cast the votes. Eagle
does not control the setting of record dates, shareholder meeting dates, the timing, or manner of
distribution of proxy materials and ballots relating to shareholder votes. In addition, administrative
matters beyond Eagle’s control may at times prevent Eagle from voting proxies.
Conflicts may potentially arise between Eagle’s interest and the client’s interest. For example,
Eagle may have an investment management agreement with a company whose shares are held
by client accounts, and a conflict may arise if Eagle has to vote proxies on those shares for a
management proposal, such as the election of directors. Eagle may decline to vote in varying
situations, including where an issue is irrelevant to the Proxy Voting Policy’s voting objective,
where Eagle believes it is impossible to ascertain what effect a vote may have on an investment’s
value (e.g., social issues), or where costs are prohibitive (e.g., foreign issuers).
Direct Indexing Proxy Voting Policy
Clients within the Direct Indexing strategy will have the option to assign Eagle as the responsible
party to vote proxy, or they may retain the right. Due to the tactical nature of this strategy, Eagle
generally will vote following ISS recommendations. However, Eagle retains the ultimate decision-
making authority with respect to the voting of Client proxies and reserves the right to override ISS
recommendations.
ITEM 18 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Eagle has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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ITEM 19 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PRIVACY POLICY
Eagle Asset Management, Inc., is committed to protecting the confidentiality of information clients
send to us. Regulation S-P adopted by the SEC requires that we provide the following information
to you.
Information about you that we collect:
We collect non-public personal information about you and your transactions from the following
sources: your applications or other forms or through our website; your transactions with us, our
affiliates, or others. This information could include: your names and address – investment
objectives and experience – financial circumstances – account balances – social security number.
How we use your information:
As permitted by law, we may share information about you with Eagle’s affiliated companies, parties
that provide other services to us, and certain financial institutions with whom we have joint
marketing arrangements. These parties and financial institutions have agreed to treat your
information as confidential and not to share such information with other parties. Financial advisors
may change brokerage firms and your financial adviser may take your information to the new firm.
Otherwise, we do not disclose your non-public personal information except as the law permits. This
policy applies to present and former clients’ non-public information.
Why can’t Eagle limit all sharing?:
Federal law gives you the right to limit only sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes. It
allows you to limit affiliates and nonaffiliates from using your information to market to you. State
laws may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
How we protect your confidential information:
Eagle has policies that restrict access to your non-public personal information to employees who
need the information to provide investment alternatives or services to you. We maintain physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public personal information. For more
information please contact Eagle client services at 800 237-3101.
[Definitions]
Affiliates – companies related by common ownership or control.
Nonaffiliates – companies not related by common ownership or control.
Joint Marketing – a formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products
or services to you.
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Part 2B of FORM ADV
Brochure Supplement
Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
880 Carillon Parkway
St Petersburg, FL 33716
www.eagleasset.com | 1-800-237-3101
December 08, 2023
ERIC MINTZ, CFA
JASON WULFF, CFA
CHRISTOPHER SASSOUNI, DMD
JAMES C. CAMP, CFA
BRAD ERWIN, CFA
JOSEPH JACKSON, CFA
SCOTT RENNER
BURTON N. MULFORD, CFA
LESTER MADERE
SHEILA L. KING, CFA
JEFFREY REDA, CFA
ALEX TURNER, CFA
MATTHEW J. MCGEARY, CFA
ED WAGNER, CFA
MATTHEW R. SPITZNAGLE, CFA
AMANDA FREEMAN, CFA
E.G. WOODS, CFA
DAVID VAUGHN, CFA
JOHN LAGOWSKI, CFA
MIKE WATERMAN, CFA
JOSEPH MICHAEL GIBBS
TODD N. WOLTER, CFA
BISHOP JORDAN, CFA
FRANK FENG, PhD
DALE W. STOVER
GASHI ZENGENI, CFA
RICHARD SEWELL
DAVID CAVANAUGH, CFA
JASON RICHEY
JEFFREY BILSKY
CHRIS KOUFFMAN
ALLEN CHAPRACKI
MICHAEL RICH
ENRIQUE ACEDO PARIS
MATT ORTON
This Brochure Supplement provides information on our personnel listed above and supplements
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the Brochure. You should have also received a copy of the Brochure.
Additionally, a Summary of Professional Designations is included with this Part 2B Brochure
Supplement. The list is provided to assist you in evaluating the professional designations our
investment professionals hold. If you have not received our firm's Brochure, have any questions
about professional designations or about any content of this supplement, please contact us at
800 237-3101.
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Additional information about our personnel is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo@sec.gov
ERIC MINTZ Year of Birth: 1972
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name:
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. from Washington & Lee University
M.B.A. from University of Southern California
Business background experience for preceding years:
2022-Present
Eagle
2008 –2022
2005—2008
1999—2005
1995—1999
Oakmont Corporation
Raymond James & Associates
Managing Director
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Senior Research Analyst
Vice President of Equity Research
Equity Research Analyst
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Eric Mintz reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101.
CHRISTOPHER SASSOUNI Year of Birth: 1957
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name:
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. from University of Pittsburgh 1979
Doctor of Dental Medicine from University of North Carolina 1985
M.B.A from University of North Carolina 1989
Business background experience for preceding years:
2003 –present
Eagle Asset Management
1999—2003
Healthcare Investment Advisors
Assistant Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
President, CEO
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Christopher Sassouni reports directly to Eric Mintz Managing Director at Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101.
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Year of Birth: 1969
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: BRAD ERWIN
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. in Finance from Miami (Ohio) University 1993
Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst
Senior Research Analyst
Senior Research Analyst
Business background experience for preceding years:
2015 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2007 - 2015
Ridgeworth Capital Management
Eagle Asset Management
2000 – 2007
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Brad Erwin reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101.
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Year of Birth: x
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: None
Name: JEFFREY BILSKY
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. in Diplomatic History from the University of Pennsylvania
MBA in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Business background experience for preceding years:
2023 –present
Eagle Asset Management
x - present
Chartwell Investment Partners
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manger
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Jeffery Bilsky also receives compensation from Chartwell Investment partners for his role as a Portfolio
Manager
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Jeffery Bilsky reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
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Year of Birth: 1969
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: SCOTT RENNER
Formal Education after high school:
B.S.B.A. University of Florida 1990
M.B.A. University of South Florida 1993
Matador Capital Management
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Senior Research Analyst
Partner, Research Director
Business background experience for preceding years:
2011 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2007—2011
1997—2007
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Scott Renner reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
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Year of Birth: 1979
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: JEFFREY REDA
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. Florida State University
M.B.A. University of Miami
Portfolio Manager Small Core
Senior Research Analyst
Senior Research Associate
Business background experience for preceding years:
2020 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2010 –present
Eagle Asset Management
Raymond James Financial
2004 - 2010
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None.
Item 6 - Supervision
Jeff Reda reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
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JAMES C. CAMP Year of Birth: 1964
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name:
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. in Engineering Science from Vanderbilt University 1986
M.B.A. in Finance from Emory University 1990
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Eagle Boston Management
2018 – present
1998—present
1997—1997
2007 - 2020
1993—1997
Managing Director of Strategic Income
Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Fixed Income
Vice President
Portfolio Manager
Senior Mortgage Analyst, Vice President
Raymond James & Associates
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
James Camp reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101.
BURTON N. MULFORD Year of Birth: 1962
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name:
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. in Business Administration from Furman University 1984
M.B.A. in Corporate Finance & Investments from University of Southern California 1987
Business background experience for preceding years:
2000—present
Raymond James & Associates
1999 –present
Eagle Asset Management
1996—1999
South Trust Bank
1992—1996
Union Planters Bank
Registered Representative
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Director of Trading
Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Mr. Mulford compensation includes regular salary and bonuses for providing services from his responsibilities at Eagle
Asset Management and non-Eagle client commissions as a registered representative of Raymond James & Associates.
Item 6 - Supervision
Burton Mulford reports directly to James Camp Managing Director Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle
.
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SHEILA L. KING Year of Birth: 1964
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name:
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Formal Education after high school:
B.S.B.A. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 1986
Raymond James & Associates
Co-portfolio Manager
Fixed Income Credit Research
Portfolio Reviewer
Registered Representative
Business background experience for preceding years:
2007 –present
Eagle Asset Management
1997 –present
1988—1997
1988—present
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Sheila King compensation includes regular salary and bonuses for providing investment management services from
her responsibilities at Eagle Asset Management and non-Eagle client commissions as a registered representative of
Raymond James & Associates
Item 6 - Supervision
Sheila King reports directly to James Camp Managing Director Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at
800-237-3101.
JOSEPH JACKSON Year of Birth: 1968
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name:
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. from Wake Forest University 1990
M.B.A. from Wake Forest University 1998
Business background experience for preceding years:
2009 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2004—present
1999—2004
BB&T Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Senior Research Analyst
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Joseph Jackson reports directly to James Camp Managing Director Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at
800-237-3101.
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Year of Birth: 1979
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: JASON WULFF
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. New York University, Stern School of Business 2001
Business background experience for preceding years:
2015 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2007 - 2015
Sentinel Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Jason Wulff reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101.
Year of Birth: 1971
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: MATTHEW J. MCGEARY
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. Kenyon College 1993
M.B.A. University of Louisville 1999
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2005 - 2012
Sentinel Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Matthew McGeary reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at
800-237-3101.
Year of Birth: 1969
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: MATTHEW SPITZNAGLE
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. University of Illinois 1991
M.B.A. Northern Illinois University 1995
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Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2005 - 2012
Sentinel Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Matthew Spitznagle reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-
237-3101.
Year of Birth: 1967
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: E.G. WOODS
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. Trinity College 1989
M.B.A. Tuck School at Dartmouth 1999
Business background experience for preceding years:
2020 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2018-2019
Taylor, Cottril, Erickson & Associates
2013-2018
Sentinel Asset Management
2008-2013
Guggenheim Investments
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Senior Equity Analyst
Senior Research Analyst
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
E.G. Woods reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101.
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of Birth: 1984
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name:
AMANDA FREEMAN Year
Formal Education after high school:
M.S.F. - University of California, San Diego
M.P.A. - Harvard Kennedy School
M.B.A. - University of Phoenix
B.A. - Ohio University
Portfolio Manager
Principal, Portfolio Manager
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Investment Analyst
Business background experience for preceding years:
2023 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2023 – present
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
07/2022- 08/2023
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
09/2017-07/2022
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Amanda Freeman reports directly to Ed Wagner, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle
at 800-237-3101.
Year of Birth: 1971
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: DAVID VAUGHN
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. California Institute of Technology
M.S. Carnegie Mellon University
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2006 - present
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
Portfolio Manager
Principal, Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
David Vaughn reports directly to Ed Rick, President Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800- 237-
3101.
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Year of Birth: 1972
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: TODD N. WOLTER
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. University of Southern California
M.B.A. University of California, Irvine
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2006 - present
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
Portfolio Manager
Principal, Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Todd N. Wolter reports directly to Ed Rick, President Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800- 237-
3101.
Year of Birth: 1967
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: FRANK FENG
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. Jiaotong University – Xian, China
M.B.A. University of International Business and Economics – Beijing, China
PhD Georgia State University
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2006 - present
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
Portfolio Manager
Principal, Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Frank Feng reports directly to Todd Wolter, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at
800-237-3101.
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Year of Birth: 1971
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: ED WAGNER
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. University of California, San Diego
M.B.A. Australian Graduate School of Management
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2007 - present
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Ed Wagner reports directly
to Todd Wolter, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101.
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Year of Birth: 1976
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Name: MICHAEL WATERMAN
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. University of California, San Diego
MiF. London Business School
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Investment Analyst
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
2011 - present
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
2009 – 2011
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
2006 – 2009
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Michael Waterman reports directly to Todd Wolter, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101.
ear of Birth: 1982
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Y
Name: ALEX TURNER
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. University of California, Berkeley
Business background experience for preceding years:
2012 –present
Eagle Asset Management
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
2011 - present
2008 - 2011
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
2005 - 2008
FactSet Research Systems
Portfolio Manager
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Investment Analyst
Quantitative Analytic Specialist
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Alex Turner reports directly to David Vaughn, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at
800-237-3101.
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ear of Birth: 1984
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Y
Name: GASHI ZENGENI
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. Bristol University, United Kingdom
Business background experience for preceding years:
2020 –present
Eagle Asset Management
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
2020– present
2015 - 2020
ClariVest Asset Management LLC
2011 - 2015
Russell Investments
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Investment Analyst
Research Analyst
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Gashi Zengeni reports directly to David Vaughn, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle
at 800-237-3101
ear of Birth: 1970
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Y
Name: David Cavanaugh
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. Boston College, Newton
M.B.A Wharton, Pennsylvania
Business background experience for preceding years:
2022 –Present
Eagle Asset Management
Eagle Asset Management
2017– 2022
LMCG Investment LLC
2015 - 2017
2005 – 2015
Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC
MFS Investment Management
1999-2005
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Sr. Research Analyst
Partner, Assistant Portfolio
Manager
Equity Research Analyst
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
David Cavanaugh reports directly to Eric Mintz, Managing Director at Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101
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ear of Birth: 1972
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Y
Name: Bishop Jordan
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. The Citadel, Charleston
M.A University of South Carolina, Columbia
Business background experience for preceding years:
2022 –Present
Eagle Asset Management
Eagle Asset Management
2018– 2022
Amundi Pioneer
2015 - 2018
2013 - 2015
DUMAC
2011 - 2015
Concerto Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Sr. Bond Analyst
Consultant
Consultant
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Bishop Jordan reports directly to James Camp Managing Director, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle
at 800-237-3101
ear of Birth: 1983
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Y
Name: John Lagowski
Formal Education after high school:
B.S. Elon University, Elon
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Business background experience for preceding years:
2022 –Present
Eagle Asset Management
Eagle Asset Management
2015– 2022
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
John Lagowski reports directly to James Camp Managing Director, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle
at 800-237-3101
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ear of Birth: 1962
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Joseph Michael Gibbs
Y
Formal Education after high school:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2022 – present
2014 –2023
Portfolio Manager
Managing Director
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Equity Portfolio & Technical Strategy, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
2012– 2023
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
2008 - 2012
2003 – 2008
2004-2013
Investment Adviser
Representative
Director of Equity Strategy
Senior Equity Strategist
Investment Adviser
Representative
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Joseph Michael Gibbs is also registered with RJA.
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Joseph Michael Gibbs reports directly to Ed Rick, President Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-
237-3101
Year of Birth: 1988
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Lester Joseph Madere III
Designation: CFA
Formal Education after high school:
Rhodes College, Memphis
2022 – present
2012 –2022
Co-Portfolio Manager
Equity Strategy
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Equity Portfolio & Technical Strategy, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Institutional Equity Trading
2010– 2012
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
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Lester Joseph Madere reports directly to Joseph Michael Gibbs, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You
may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1987
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Richard Thomas Sewell
Designation: CFA
Formal Education after high school:
Rhodes College, Memphis
2022 – present
2017 –2022
Co-Portfolio Manager
Equity Strategy
Research
Institutional Equity Trading
2012-2017
2010– 2012
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Equity Portfolio & Technical Strategy, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Stephens-Equity Research
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Richard Thomas Sewell reports directly to Joseph Michael Gibbs, Portfolio Manager Eagle Asset Management. You
may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
ear of Birth: 1971
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Designations: None
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Name: Dale W. Stover
Formal Education after high school:
B.A. University of Memphis, Memphis
MBA. University of Memphis, Memphis
Portfolio Manager
Business background experience for preceding years:
2014 –Present
Strategic Investment Management
Services
FTN Portfolio Advisors
Portfolio Manager
2010– 2014
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Dale Stover is a registered representative and an investment adviser representative of
RJA. RJA is a broker-dealer and an investment adviser registered with the SEC. Although
authorized to provide investment advisory and brokerage services to retail clients, Dale
Stover does not actively engage in any other investment-related business or occupation,
and is not engaged in any other outside business or occupation for compensation which
provides a substantial source of income or involves a substantial amount of time.
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Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Dale Stover reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1980
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Allen Chapracki
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BS in Finance, 2003 from Pennsylvania State University
2024- Present
2022- Present
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Chartwell Investment Partners
The Killen Group
2019-2022
2016-2019
2014-2016
Portfolio Manager
Director of ESG, Risk &
Analysis
Analyst
National Accounts Manager
Director of Analytics &
Product Management
Equity Analyst
2010– 2014
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Dual employee with Chartwell Investment Partners
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Allen Chapracki reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-
3101
Year of Birth: 1981
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Chris Kouffman
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BA in Economics, 2003 from Georgetown University
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Equity Portfolio Analyst
Equity Research Associate
Marketing Specialist
2024- Present
2015- 2024
2005-2015
2004-2005
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Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
5 Reasons Sports Network Podcast & Content Producer
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Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Chris Kouffman reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-
3101
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Year of Birth: 1976
Name: Jason Richey
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BS 1998 from Ithaca College
MBA 2010 From University of South Florida
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Cougar Global Investments
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Senior Research Analyst
Sr. Due Diligence Analyst
Senior Consultant
Senior Financial Analyst
2024- Present
2020- Present
2015-2020
2008-2015
2006-2008
2002-2006
Raymond James
Rizzetta & Co
The Todd Organization
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Item 4
Other Business Activities
Dual employee with Cougar Global Investments
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Jason Richey reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1984
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Michael Rich
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BS in Business Administration, 2006 from Boston University Questrom School of Business
Business background experience for preceding years:
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Eagle Asset Management
Raymond James
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Equity Research Associate
Research Liaison
2025- Present
2016- 2025
2011-2016
2010-2011
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Michael Rich reports directly to Brad Erwin Portfolio Manager, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at
800-237-3101
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Enrique Acedo Paris Year of Birth: 1988
Designation:
Formal Education after high school:
BS in Business Management, 2011 from Babson College
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Senior Research Associate
2025- Present
2015- 2025
2011-2015
Raymond James
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Enrique Acedo Paris reports directly to Brad Erwin Portfolio Manager, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1977
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Derek Smashey
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BS in Business Management, Northwest Missouri State University
MBA, University of Kansas
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2025-Present
2006- Present
2003- 2006
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Associate Director
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Scout Investment Inc.
National Media Partners
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Derek Smashey reports directly to Ed Rick, President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-
3101
Year of Birth: 1981
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: John Indellicate
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BS in Economics, Harvard university
2025-Present
2004- Present
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Scout Investment Inc.
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
John Indellicate reports directly to Derek Smashey, Managing Director, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1977
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Jason Votruba
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BS in Business Administration, Kansas State University
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2025-Present
2002- Present
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Scout Investment Inc.
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Jason Votruba reports directly to Derek Smashey, Managing Director, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1977
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Eric Chenowith
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Formal Education after high school:
BA in Mathematics and Economics, University of Chicago
MBA, Booth School of Business University of Chicago
2025-Present
2011- Present
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Scout Investment Inc.
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Eric Chenowith reports directly to Derek Smashey, Managing Director, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact
Eagle at 800-237-3101
Year of Birth: 1987
Item 2‐ Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Matt Orton
Designation:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
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Formal Education after high school:
Vanderbilt University (2009): Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, Economics and Political Science
Cornell University (2011): Master of Business Administration (MBA), with distinction, capital markets and asset management
concentration
2025- Present
2016- 2025
Business background experience for preceding years:
Eagle Asset Management
Raymond James Investment Managment
2011-2016
BNP Paribas
Portfolio Manager
Head of Advisory Solutions
and Market Strategy
VP, Global Equity and
Commodity Derivatives
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
Item 4
None
‐
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
Matt Orton reports directly to Ed Rick President, Eagle Asset Management. You may contact Eagle at 800-237-3101
SUMMARY of PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
This Summary of Professional Designations is provided to assist you in evaluating the professional designations and
minimum requirements of our investment professionals to hold these designations
Understanding professional designations may also be helpful and additional resources can be found on the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority’s website.
CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst
Issued by: CFA Institute
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Prerequisites/Experience Required: Candidate must meet one of the following requirements: Have four
years of professional work experience;
Have a combination of professional work and university experience that totals at least four years; or
Be in the final year of a bachelor’s degree program.
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•
Educational Requirements:
Study program (250 hours of study for each of the 3 levels);
Pass all three exams; and
Four year of processional work experience in the investment decision-making process.
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•
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Examination Type: Three six-hour course exams
Continuing Education/Experience Requirements: None
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Issued by: National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
Prerequisites/Experience Required:
U.S. bachelor’s degree – work experience set by State Boards of Accountancy
Educational Requirements: U.S. bachelor’s degree, which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in
accounting and business administration with an additional 1-year study
Examination Type: Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (four-part exam)
Continuing Education/Experience Requirements: 120 hours every 3 years
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Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
ERISA 408(b)(2) Fee Disclosure Notice for Wrap Program Clients
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“we”) are providing you with this notice in compliance with the
Department of Labor regulations under section 408(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ERISA”), to disclose information about the services we
provide through wrap programs and the compensation we receive for such services. This
statement is intended to be read in conjunction with our Form ADV Part 2 (available at
http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov), the applicable program 408(b)(2) fee disclosure notice, the
applicable client wrap program sponsor’s brochure or Form ADV Part 2A.
Description of Services: A general description of the investment advisory and other
services that we provide through wrap programs can be found in each wrap program
sponsor’s brochure or ADV Part 2A. For more information regarding the services and the
styles we offer, please review item 4 in our Form ADV Part 2A.
Service Provider’s Status: We provide investment management services as a registered
investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and as an
ERISA fiduciary.
Compensation:
Direct Compensation – We do not receive direct compensation from your plan for the
services we provide through a wrap program. Our fee is paid by the wrap program
sponsor (adviser) as a sub-adviser to the wrap program sponsor (adviser). For information
about the direct compensation that the wrap program sponsor (adviser) receives please see
the applicable program 408(b)(2) fee disclosure notice.
Indirect Compensation –We receive the following types of indirect compensation in
connection with the services we provide through the wrap sponsor’s program:
• Our fee: For a description of the fee we receive from the wrap program sponsor
in connection with the services we provide through the wrap program, please
refer to the section of the client wrap program agreement that discusses fees,
the section “Fees and Expenses” in the wrap program brochure, and the wrap
sponsor’s ADV Part 2A.
Compensation for Termination of Your Account –We do not receive a termination
fee or apply a penalty when your account’s enrollment in a wrap program is
terminated.
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FORM ADV PART 3 – CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP SUMMARY
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”) is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ
and it is important for you to understand the differences. Free and simple tools are available to
research firms and financial professionals at Investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational
materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.
What investment services and advice can you provide me?
Eagle provides investment advisory services to institutional and retail investors. For retail
investors, Eagle provides investment advisory services primarily through separately managed
account wrap fee programs (“wrap programs”). These wrap programs are offered by Investment
Advisers known as the wrap program sponsor (“sponsor”). Clients typically enter into an
investment advisory agreement with the sponsor, and the sponsor enters into a sub-advisory
agreement with Eagle to provide portfolio management services to the wrap program. In these
circumstances, the sponsor is responsible for analyzing the financial needs of each particular wrap
program client, monitoring client investments, and determining whether Eagle’s portfolio
management services are suitable for that client. Eagle’s sub-advisory agreement with a wrap
program sponsor typically provides that Eagle will maintain exclusive investment discretion over
the purchase and sale of securities and other investments within the client’s account, consistent
with the particular investment strategy the client selected, and the capabilities of the client’s
custodian.
For additional information, please see Eagle’s Form ADV, Part 2A (Items 4 and 7).
Conversation Starters. Ask your financial professional: Given my financial situation, should I
choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not? How will you choose investments to
recommend to me? What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education and other
qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?”
What fees will I pay?
For its services to wrap program clients, Eagle receives an investment advisory fee. Wrap program
clients generally do not pay an investment advisory fee directly to Eagle; instead, the sponsor pays
Eagle’s advisory fee out of the proceeds of the “wrap fee” that the clients pay to the wrap sponsor.
Eagle’s fees will be automatically deducted from client accounts by the wrap program sponsor. In
the event that Eagle’s service to the wrap program is terminated before the end of a billing period,
any pre-paid advisory fee will be refunded to the client on a pro rata basis. A portion of the wrap
fee that clients pay to the sponsor is used to pay brokerage commissions incurred on securities
traded within the client’s account.
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You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs
will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you
understand what fees and costs you are paying.
Conversation Starter. Ask your financial professional: Help me understand how these fees and
costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and
costs, and how much will be invested for me?
What are your legal obligations to me when acting as my investment adviser? How else
does your firm make money and what conflicts of interest do you have?
When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put
our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can
affect the investment advice we provide you. Here is an example to help you understand what
this means: We provide services to other clients who may pay higher or lower fees depending
on the services provided.
Conversation Starter. Ask your financial professional: How might your conflicts of interest affect
me, and how will you address them?
For additional information, please see Eagles Form ADV, Part 2A.
How do your financial professionals make money?
With respect to retail wrap program accounts, Eagle’s financial professionals are paid an
investment management fee based on the total amount of assets invested by wrap program
clients within a particular strategy.
Do you or your financial professionals have legal or disciplinary history?
Yes. Please visit https://www.investor.gov/ for a free, simple search tool to research us and our
financial professionals.
Conversation Starter. Ask your financial professional: As a financial professional, do you have any
disciplinary history? For what type of conduct?
For additional information please visit https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/ where you can also find our
Form ADV Part 1, 2 and 3. If you would like additional, up-to-date information or a copy of this
disclosure, please call 800 237-3101.
Conversation Starter. Ask your financial professional: Who is my primary contact person? Is he or
she a representative of an investment adviser or a broker-dealer? Who can I talk to if I have
concerns about how this person is treating me?
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