Overview
Assets Under Management: $503 million
Headquarters: NEW YORK, NY
High-Net-Worth Clients: 21
Average Client Assets: $8 million
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment Vehicles
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (HYPERION - ADV PART 2A)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | and above | 1.00% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $10,000 | 1.00% |
| $5 million | $50,000 | 1.00% |
| $10 million | $100,000 | 1.00% |
| $50 million | $500,000 | 1.00% |
| $100 million | $1,000,000 | 1.00% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 21
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 34.05
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $8 million
Total Client Accounts: 34
Discretionary Accounts: 34
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 304230
Last Filing Date: 2024-03-27 00:00:00
Website: https://ruanecunniff.com
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: HYPERION - ADV PART 2A (2025-03-31)
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Form ADV, Part 2A
Firm Brochure
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP
March 31, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP (“Adviser”). If you have any questions about the contents
of this brochure, please contact us at (212) 832-5280. The information in this brochure
has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Registration with the SEC or with any state securities authority does not imply a certain
level of skill or training.
Additional information about the Adviser also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP
45 Rockefeller Plaza, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10111
(212) 832-5280
Tel.:
(212) 832-5298
Fax:
Item 2.
Material Changes
Since the Adviser’s last annual update of the brochure, which was filed on March 27, 2024, the Adviser
has made routine updates and clarifying changes to the brochure.
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Item 3.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Item 2. Material Changes……………………….……….……………………………………..…….2
Item 3.
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4. Advisory Business ................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation ......................................................................................................... 4
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .................................................... 5
Item 7. Types of Clients ..................................................................................................................... 5
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .............................................. 5
Item 9. Disciplinary Information ...................................................................................................... 10
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................... 10
Item 11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ...... 11
Item 12. Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................. 12
Item 13. Review of Accounts ............................................................................................................. 14
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation ........................................................................... 14
Item 15. Custody ................................................................................................................................ 15
Item 16. Investment Discretion .......................................................................................................... 15
Item 17. Voting Client Securities ....................................................................................................... 16
Item 18. Financial Information ........................................................................................................... 16
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Item 4.
Advisory Business
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP (the “Adviser”) is an SEC-registered investment adviser with its principal
place of business in New York, New York. The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership that was
established on October 17, 2019. The Adviser’s business and affairs are managed by Hyperion Capital
Advisors GP LLC, its general partner. Hyperion Capital Advisors GP LLC has established a
Management Committee that has the authority to make certain decisions with respect to the Adviser’s
business and operations. The Adviser commenced operations as an investment adviser on December 27,
2019.
The Adviser provides investment advisory services on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis
to its clients, which include individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts and private
funds intended for sophisticated individual investors and institutional investors.
The Adviser provides investment advice in a manner that is consistent with each client’s overall
investment objective and strategy. The Adviser seeks to meet these objectives and strategies by investing
in securities of issuers identified by the Adviser through its fundamental, bottom-up analysis.
The Adviser has established Investment Committees with the authority to make investment decisions for
certain client accounts.
The Adviser manages client assets that as of December 31, 2024 had an aggregate value of approximately
$505,930,014, of which $504,733,824 is managed on a discretionary basis and $1,196,190 is managed
on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation
The Adviser charges each separately managed client account an investment advisory fee based on the
market value of the account’s assets under management. For managed account clients, the Adviser
typically charges an advisory fee of 1.0% per annum. The fee is payable in quarterly installments in
advance on the first day of each calendar quarter and is based on the market value of the assets under
management in the account as of the close of business on the preceding business day. The fee will be
prorated for any partial quarter during which the account is established.
The Adviser typically charges each private fund client an advisory fee ranging from 0.80% to 1.25% per
annum. The fee is payable in monthly installments in advance on the first day of each month and is
based on the market value of the client’s assets under management as of the first day of each month. The
fee will be prorated for any partial month. The Adviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser) also receives
performance-based compensation as further described in Item 6.
A managed account client may terminate the investment management agreement with the Adviser at any
time. Upon termination of an account during a quarter, advisory fees will be prorated and any prepaid,
unearned advisory fees will be promptly refunded.
The Adviser reserves the right to determine the annual advisory fee rate and/or the manner of payment
with any managed account client or prospective managed account client. As a result, fees may be
negotiable under certain circumstances or for certain managed account clients. The Adviser bills
managed account clients and deducts the fee automatically from their accounts when agreed upon with
the clients.
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The fees charged by the Adviser or its affiliates to private funds which it advises, including any
investment advisory fees and performance-based fees, are described in the legal documentation for such
private funds.
In addition to paying advisory fees to the Adviser, clients are subject to other expenses such as brokerage
commissions and costs associated with foreign exchange transactions, among others. Client assets may
be invested in money market mutual funds or other registered or unregistered investment companies,
private funds or other investment entities. In these cases, the client bears its pro rata share of the
investment management fee and other fees of the fund in which the assets are invested. The management
and other fees of the fund in which assets are invested are described in the fund’s legal documentation,
and are in addition to the advisory fee paid to the Adviser. Please refer to Item 12 of this Firm Brochure
for a discussion of the Adviser’s brokerage practices.
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
The Adviser and certain of its supervised persons provide investment management services to private
funds. The Adviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser) receives performance-based compensation from
private funds for which it provides advisory services. Because the Adviser and its supervised persons
provide investment advice to multiple clients, potential conflicts exist for one client account to be favored
over another client account. The Adviser and its investment personnel have, for example, a greater
incentive to favor client accounts from which they (or an affiliate) receive (or potentially receive) higher
compensation.
The Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that are intended to address conflicts
of interest relating to managing multiple accounts and the allocation of investment opportunities. The
Adviser reviews investment decisions for the purpose of seeking to ensure that all accounts with
substantially similar investment objectives are treated equitably over time. The Adviser’s procedures
relating to the allocation of investment opportunities require that similarly-managed accounts participate
in investment opportunities pro rata based on asset size (based on the value of the assets of each
participating account relative to the value of the assets of all participating accounts), however the Adviser
may allocate investment opportunities on a non-pro rata basis due to consideration of the factors
described in Item 16. The Adviser’s procedures also require that, to the extent orders are aggregated,
the orders are price averaged. These areas are monitored by the Adviser’s compliance personnel.
Item 7.
Types of Clients
The Adviser’s clients consist of private funds and individuals, charitable organizations and institutions
with separately managed accounts. With respect to any client that is a private fund, any initial and
additional subscription minimums are disclosed in the legal documents for such clients. There are no
minimum investment requirements for opening or maintaining a managed account.
Item 8.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
The Adviser typically manages accounts in accordance with each client’s overall investment objective
and strategy. The Adviser uses fundamental analysis in formulating investment advice and managing
client assets. Fundamental analysis of issuers involves analyzing an issuer’s financial statements,
management and competitive advantages, and competitors and markets. The Adviser typically employs
bottom-up fundamental analysis.
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The Adviser employs a variety of investment strategies or techniques, including the following investment
strategies, in providing advisory services to clients:
• Buy and Hold. The Adviser typically engages in a buy and hold investment strategy wherein the
Adviser acquires securities for its clients and holds them for relatively longer periods of time,
regardless of short-term factors such as fluctuations in the market or volatility of the stock price.
• Focused Portfolio/Non-diversification. The Adviser focuses its investments on a limited number
of issuers and does not seek to diversify investments among types of securities, countries or
industry sectors.
• Margin transactions. The Adviser may acquire securities for a client’s portfolio with money
borrowed against the value of the assets in the client’s custodial account. Margin transactions
permit a client, for example, to acquire more securities than the client otherwise could if using
available cash only.
• Hedging. The Adviser utilizes a variety of financial instruments such as derivatives, options,
interest rate swaps, caps and flows, futures and forward contracts for speculation and/or risk
management purposes.
• Short Selling. The Adviser may engage in short selling strategies. In a short sale transaction, a
security is sold for a client that the client does not own in anticipation that the market price of
that security will decline. Short sales are used as a form of hedging to offset potential declines
in long positions in similar securities, in order to maintain flexibility, and for speculation.
• Derivatives. The Adviser may purchase or sell derivative instruments, including options,
warrants, forwards, futures and swaps. Derivatives are used as a form of hedging, in order to
maintain flexibility, and for speculation.
These methods, strategies, and investments involve risk of loss to clients, and clients must be prepared
to bear the loss of their entire investment. The material risks relating to the Adviser’s investment
strategies include the following:
• Market and Manager Risks. Securities in which the Adviser invests on behalf of its clients will
fluctuate as the markets for those securities fluctuate. The prices of these securities will decline,
perhaps severely, over short-term or long-term periods. The market values of securities may fall,
sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or fail to rise for various reasons including changes or
potential or perceived changes in U.S. or foreign economies, financial markets, interest rates, the
liquidity of investments and other factors including terrorism, war, natural disasters and public
health events and crises, including disease outbreaks and epidemics. The resulting short-term and
long-term effects and consequences of such events and factors on global and local economies and
specific countries, regions, businesses, industries and companies cannot necessarily be foreseen
or predicted. Performance of individual securities can vary widely. In addition, the investment
decisions of the Adviser may cause the strategy or a client to underperform other strategies,
clients, investments or benchmark indices. The Adviser may be incorrect in assessing a particular
industry or a company, including the anticipated earnings growth of the company. The Adviser
may not buy chosen securities at the lowest possible prices or sell securities at the highest possible
prices.
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• Buy and Hold. Buy and hold investment strategies bring specific risks to a securities portfolio.
Under a buy and hold investment strategy, the Adviser may not take advantage of short-term
gains in a security that could be profitable to a client. Moreover, if the Adviser’s predictions are
incorrect, a security may decline sharply in value before the security is sold.
• Focused Portfolio/Lack of Diversification. Client accounts will not be diversified among a wide
range of types of securities, countries or industry sectors. Accordingly, client portfolios may be
subject to more rapid change in value than might be the case if the Adviser were to maintain a
wider diversification among types of securities and other instruments, countries or industry
sectors.
• Margin. The performance of clients utilizing margin may be more volatile. Margin trading
increases exposure to market risk. In addition, the downside of trading on margin is not limited
to the value of collateral in the margin account. When the value of securities acquired on margin
falls below maintenance margin requirements or other applicable requirements, the lender may
make a margin call or sell securities from the account. If the sale does not cover the deficiency,
the investor will be responsible for the shortfall.
• Short Selling. Short selling transactions expose a client’s portfolio to the risk of loss in an amount
greater than the initial investment, and such losses can increase rapidly and without effective
limit. There is the risk that the securities borrowed by a client in connection with a short sale
would need to be returned to the securities lender on short notice. If such request for return of
securities occurs at a time when other short sellers of the subject security are receiving similar
requests, a “short squeeze” can occur, wherein the client might be compelled, at the most
disadvantageous time, to replace the borrowed securities previously sold short with purchases on
the open market, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the proceeds received earlier.
• Derivatives. Derivative transactions for client accounts may expose an account’s portfolio to the
risk of loss in an amount greater than the initial investment, and such losses can increase rapidly
and without effective limit. The performance of client accounts utilizing derivative transactions
may be more volatile.
• Hedging. There can be no assurance that a particular hedge is appropriate, or that certain risk is
measured properly. Further, while the Adviser may enter into hedging transactions to seek to
reduce risk, such transactions may result in poorer overall performance and increased (rather than
reduced) risk for the Adviser’s clients than if the Adviser did not engage in any such hedging
transactions.
The Adviser invests in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers on behalf of its clients. The Adviser
also invests in fixed-income and debt securities on behalf of its clients. The Adviser may also invest in
other securities and instruments, including derivatives, on behalf of its clients. The following risks are
those most commonly associated with the types of securities and instruments in which the Adviser
primarily invests for its clients.
• Equity Securities. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market,
and economic developments. Fluctuations can be dramatic over the short as well as long term,
and different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to
these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks,
and “growth” stocks can react differently from “value” stocks. Issuer, political, or economic
developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or
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geographic region, or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer
can impact the market as a whole. Terrorism, war and related geo-political risks, natural disasters
and public health events and crises, including disease outbreaks and epidemics, have led, and
may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term
effects on world economies and markets generally.
• Fixed-Income and Debt Securities. Investment in fixed-income and debt securities, such as asset-
backed securities, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed
securities, investment grade corporate bonds, non-investment grade corporate bonds, loans,
sovereign bonds and U.S. government debt securities and financial instruments that reference the
price or interest rate associated with these fixed-income securities, subject a client’s portfolios to
the risk that the value of these securities overall will decline because of rising interest rates.
Similarly, portfolios that hold such securities are subject to the risk that the portfolio’s income
will decline because of falling interest rates. Investments in these types of securities will also be
subject to the credit risk created when a debt issuer fails to pay interest and principal in a timely
manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the
price of the debt to decline. The Adviser may also invest in debt securities on behalf of its clients
which are not protected by financial covenants or limitations on additional indebtedness. Most
fixed-income instruments trade in over-the-counter transactions and lack the benefit of
transparent exchange pricing. Bid and asks for these instruments are generally wider than equity
securities, and trading is less frequent. These factors may cause distortions and/or volatility in
the prices of fixed income-related instruments. Lastly, investments in lower-rated debt securities
may fluctuate more in price, and be less liquid, than higher-rated securities because issuers of
such lower-rated debt securities are not as strong financially and are more likely to encounter
financial difficulties and be more vulnerable to adverse changes in the economy.
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Interest Rate Risks. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities changes inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed-income securities tends
to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the market value of fixed-income securities tends
to increase. The risk is greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. Very low
or negative interest rates would likely magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates.
During periods of very low or negative rates, the performance of fixed-income securities would
likely be adversely affected.
• Non-U.S. Securities. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities
with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or
regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies,
withholding or other taxes, trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks, and the less
stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these
factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, potentially more
volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform
differently from the U.S. market.
• Emerging Markets. There are greater risks associated with investments in securities of issuers
located in less developed countries than investments in securities of issuers located in the U.S.
and other developed markets. Political risk for many developing countries is a significant factor.
During certain social and political circumstances, governments may be involved in policies of
expropriation, confiscatory taxation, nationalization, intervention in the securities market and
trade settlement, and imposition of foreign investment restrictions and exchange controls. In
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comparison to more developed markets, trading volumes in emerging markets may be lower,
which can result in a lack of liquidity and greater price volatility.
• Derivatives. Derivative instruments, including options, warrants, forwards, futures and swaps,
in which clients invest are subject to the risk of nonperformance by the counterparty to such
instrument, including risks relating to the financial soundness and creditworthiness of the
counterparty. In addition, investments in derivative instruments may require a high degree of
leverage, meaning the overall contract value (and, accordingly, the potential for profits or losses
in that value) is much greater than the modest deposit used to buy the position in the derivative
contract. Derivative instruments can also be highly volatile. The prices of derivative instruments
and the investments underlying the derivative instruments may fluctuate rapidly and over wide
ranges and may reflect unforeseeable events or changes in conditions, none of which can be
controlled by a client or the Adviser. Further, transactions in derivative instruments may not be
undertaken on recognized exchanges, which could expose the client’s account to greater risks
than regulated exchange transactions that provide greater liquidity and more accurate valuation
of securities.
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Illiquid Instruments. Certain instruments may have no readily available market quotation or third-
party pricing. Reduced liquidity may have an adverse impact on market price and the ability to
sell particular instruments when necessary to meet liquidity needs or in response to a specific
economic event, such as the deterioration of creditworthiness of an issuer. Reduced liquidity in
the secondary market for certain securities may also make it more difficult for the Adviser to
obtain market quotations based on actual trades for the purpose of valuing a client’s portfolio. In
some cases, the relevant portfolio may be contractually prohibited from disposing of these
securities for a specified period of time.
Investors in the private funds should carefully review the appropriate legal documentation for the private
funds for a detailed description of the associated risks, and for a detailed description of fees, strategies,
affiliations, trading, brokerage practices, custody, investment discretion, voting and all other matters.
Cybersecurity Risk. The information and technology systems of the Adviser and of key service providers
to the Adviser and its clients, including banks, broker-dealers, custodians and their affiliates, may be
vulnerable to potential damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and
telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches, usage errors by
their respective professionals, power outages and catastrophic events such as fires, tornadoes, floods,
hurricanes and earthquakes. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing or execution
of the Adviser’s transactions, cause the release of confidential information, including private information
about clients, subject the Adviser or its affiliates to regulatory fines or financial losses, or cause
reputational damage. Additionally, cyber-attacks or security breaches (e.g., hacking or the unlawful
withdrawal or transfer of funds), affecting any of the Adviser’s key service providers, may cause
significant harm to the Adviser, including the loss of capital. The use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) by
third-party service providers or counterparties could amplify cybersecurity risks. Similar types of
cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers of securities in which the Adviser may invest. These risks
could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Adviser’s investments
in such issuers to lose value. Although the Adviser has implemented various measures designed to
manage risks relating to these types of events, if these systems are compromised, become inoperable for
extended periods of time or cease to function properly, it may be necessary for the Adviser to make a
significant investment to fix or replace them and to seek to remedy the effect of these issues. The failure
of these systems and/or of disaster recovery plans for any reason could cause significant interruptions in
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the operations of the Adviser or its client accounts and result in a failure to maintain the security,
confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data, including personal information, which may result in identity
theft.
Systems and Operational Risk. The Adviser relies on certain financial, accounting, data processing and
other operational systems and services that are employed by the Adviser and/or by third-party service
providers, including prime brokers, administrators, counterparties and others. Many of these systems and
services require manual input or involve AI, and are susceptible to error. These programs or systems
may be subject to certain defects, failures or interruptions. For example, the Adviser and its clients could
be exposed to errors made in the confirmation or settlement of transactions, from transactions not being
properly booked, evaluated or accounted for or related to other similar disruptions in the clients’
operations. In addition, despite certain measures established by the Adviser and third-party service
providers to safeguard information in these systems, the Adviser, clients and their third-party service
providers are subject to risks associated with a breach in cybersecurity which may result in damage and
disruption to hardware and software systems, loss or corruption of data and/or misappropriation of
confidential information. Any such errors and/or disruptions may lead to financial losses, the disruption
of the client trading activities, liability under applicable law, regulatory intervention or reputational
damage. The systems and operational risks described herein may be amplified by developments in AI
technologies, such as machine learning and generative AI.
Liability Limiting Provisions in Client Investment Management Agreements. The Adviser’s investment
management agreements generally limit the circumstances under which the Adviser can be held liable to
an advisory client. Specifically, the Adviser incurs no liability under an investment management
agreement for any error in judgment or any act or omission, provided the Adviser has acted in good faith,
except as may otherwise be provided in the federal securities laws or other applicable federal law. As a
result, an advisory client may have a more limited right of action in certain cases than it would in the
absence of this limitation, and this limit on actions against the Adviser could be material to the client. In
particular, the provision in favor of the Adviser could, in certain circumstances, result in a client bearing
losses (including legal expenses relating to investigating or defending any demands, charges and claims)
even where such losses were caused by the negligence of the Adviser.
In connection with the foregoing liability limiting provision, advisory clients are advised that U.S.
federal and state securities laws impose liabilities on investment advisers, such as the Adviser,
under certain circumstances that cannot be waived by contract, other agreements or documents.
Therefore, nothing in the investment management agreement should be deemed or construed in a
manner that purports to waive or limit any right to the extent such waiver or limitation would be
prohibited by law. In particular, the Adviser acknowledges that in rendering its services to any
advisory client as set forth in its investment management agreement with that client, the Adviser
will be subject to applicable fiduciary duties under the Advisers Act, which are not subject to
waiver or limitation, including a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. Accordingly, an advisory client
retains all of its rights to pursue all remedies available to it under the Advisers Act.
Effects of Health Crises and Other Catastrophic Events. Health crises, such as pandemic and epidemic
diseases, as well as other catastrophes that interrupt the expected course of events, such as natural
disasters, war or civil disturbance, acts of terrorism, power outages and other unforeseeable and external
events, and the public response to or fear of such diseases or events, have and may in the future have an
adverse effect on clients’ investments and the Adviser’s operations. For example, any preventative or
protective actions that governments may take in respect of such diseases or events may result in periods
of business disruption, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or
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disrupted operations for client portfolio companies. In addition, under such circumstances the operations
of the Adviser and other service providers, including functions such as trading and valuation, could be
reduced, delayed, suspended or otherwise disrupted. Further, the occurrence and pendency of such
diseases or events could adversely affect the economies and financial markets either in specific countries
or worldwide.
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information
This Item is not applicable.
Item 10.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
The Adviser has entered into contractual relationships with Ruane Cunniff L.P. (“RC”) (an investment
adviser registered with the SEC) and RC’s parent company (“Parent”), pursuant to which the Adviser
receives support services from, and shares certain personnel with, RC and the Parent. The support
services include, but are not limited to, the use of certain facilities and office space of RC, and certain
general and administrative services. The Adviser provides consideration to RC for these services as
agreed upon by the parties. In addition, the compliance programs of the Adviser, RC, Wishbone
Management, LP (an investment adviser registered with the SEC) and Conifer Management, LLC (an
investment adviser registered with the SEC) (together with RC and Wishbone Management, LP, each a
“Related Adviser” and together the “Related Advisers”), are administered by the same compliance
personnel.
RC is controlled by RCG-GP LLC, its general partner; Conifer Management is controlled by Mr.
Gregory Alexander; and Wishbone Management is controlled by Mr. John Harris. The members of the
Management Committee of RCG-GP LLC are also members of the Management Committee of Hyperion
Capital Advisors GP LLC, the Adviser’s general partner. Messrs. Alexander and Harris are members of
the Management Committee of Hyperion Capital Advisors GP LLC (the general partner of the Adviser)
and members of the Management Committee of RCG-GP LLC. Messrs. Alexander and Harris are also
research analysts of RC, and Mr. Harris is a voting member and Mr. Alexander is a non-voting member
of the Investment Committee of RC. Mr. Harris is a member of an Investment Committee of the Adviser.
Messrs. Alexander and Harris have ownership interests in the Parent, RCG-GP LLC, the Adviser and
Hyperion Capital Advisors GP LLC. In addition, Mr. Harris is a Managing Director of RC and the
Managing Partner of RCG-GP LLC.
Mr. Alexander is the Managing Member of Conifer Capital Management, LLC (“Conifer Capital”).
Conifer Capital serves as the general partner of one or more pooled investment vehicles or private funds
for which Conifer Management serves as investment adviser.
Mr. Harris is the Managing Member of Wishbone Investors, LLC (“Wishbone Investors”). Wishbone
Investors serves as the general partner of one or more pooled investment vehicles or private funds for
which Wishbone Management serves as investment adviser. Mr. Harris is also the Managing Partner of
the Adviser and the Managing Member of Hyperion Advisors GP LLC, which serves as the general
partner of one or more pooled investment vehicles or private funds for which the Adviser serves as
investment adviser.
The Adviser’s arrangements with the Related Advisers give rise to potential conflicts of interest. For
example, a supervised person of the Adviser who is shared with a Related Adviser may have an incentive
to favor clients of the Related Adviser over clients of the Adviser. The Adviser has adopted and
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implemented policies and procedures that are intended to address such conflicts of interest. Personnel
of the Adviser who are shared with a Related Adviser are subject to the compliance programs of the
Adviser and the Related Advisers, including the Codes of Ethics, and are considered “associated
persons,” as such term is defined under the Advisers Act, of the Adviser and such Related Adviser.
RC serves as a non-discretionary sub-adviser to the Adviser, providing research and portfolio data that
the Adviser uses in making investment decisions for its clients. Although RC does not provide
discretionary investment advisory services to the Adviser’s client accounts, this sub-advisory
arrangement creates a conflict of interest because it enables RC to buy or sell securities for its clients
before or at the same time as such transactions are effected for the Adviser’s clients. This practice could
adversely affect the Adviser’s clients, as the timing of the Adviser’s trades relative to RC’s trades in the
same security could result in the Adviser’s clients receiving less favorable investment results or incurring
higher costs. The Adviser seeks to minimize the conflicts stemming from this arrangement and to ensure
that its clients are treated fairly.
Item 11.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading
The Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that obligates it and its supervised persons to
maintain high ethical standards, to put the interests of the Adviser’s clients before their own interests and
to act honestly and fairly in all respects in their dealings with clients. Under the Code, supervised persons
are required to comply with applicable federal securities laws, to preclear personal securities
transactions, including transactions with the clients and/or in the accounts of the Related Advisers, and
to disclose their securities transactions on a quarterly basis and holdings initially and on an annual basis.
Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of the Code by contacting Yau Dun Lee, Chief
Compliance Officer of the Adviser, by mail at 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10111
or by telephone at (212) 832-5280.
The Adviser and Related Advisers and their supervised persons invest in securities that the Adviser
recommends to clients. This practice presents a conflict because the Adviser and Related Advisers and
their supervised persons are in a position to trade in a manner that could adversely affect clients. The
Adviser requires its supervised persons to preclear personal transactions in covered securities (and in
cases of the acquisition of the beneficial ownership of any security through an initial public offering or
limited offering) with a designated supervisory person. A preclearance request may be denied if the
requested transaction may have any adverse impact on clients. To the extent the Adviser or its related
person owns securities that the Adviser or the related person also recommends to clients, such clients’
proxies will be voted according to predetermined guidelines rather than subject to the Adviser’s (or its
related person’s) discretion. Please refer to Item 17 for further information regarding the Adviser’s proxy
voting policy and procedures.
Although orders for the Adviser’s clients are not aggregated with orders for the Related Advisers’ clients
or with personal trades of the Adviser’s supervised persons, the Adviser from time to time buys or sells
securities for client accounts at or about the same time that a Related Adviser buys or sells the same
securities for its clients. In these situations, orders are processed when received. While this practice may
adversely affect the price at which a later order is executed, the Adviser seeks to minimize the conflicts
stemming from these situations and to ensure that its clients are treated fairly.
The Adviser and the Related Advisers, in the course of their investment advisory and other activities
(e.g., board or creditor committee service or service as officers or directors of publicly traded companies
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by some of the Adviser’s or Related Advisers’ supervised persons), may come into possession of
confidential or material nonpublic information about public issuers, including issuers in which the
Adviser, the Related Advisers or their supervised persons have invested or seek to invest on behalf of
clients. The Adviser is prohibited from improperly disclosing or using such information for its own
benefit or for the benefit of any other person, regardless of whether such other person is a client. As part
of its Code of Ethics, the Adviser maintains and enforces an Insider Trading Policy with written policies
and procedures that prohibit the misuse of such information, or the communication of such information
to persons who do not have a legitimate need to know such information and to assure that the Adviser is
meeting its obligations to clients and remains in compliance with applicable law. In certain
circumstances, the Adviser may possess certain confidential or material, nonpublic information
(including as a result of its arrangements with the Related Advisers) that, if disclosed, might be material
to a decision to buy, sell or hold a security, but the Adviser will be prohibited from communicating such
information to the client or using such information for the client’s benefit. In such circumstances, the
Adviser will have no responsibility or liability to the client for not disclosing such information to the
client (or the fact that the Adviser possesses such information), or not using such information for the
client’s benefit, as a result of following the Adviser’s policies and procedures designed to provide
reasonable assurances that it is complying with applicable law.
Item 12.
Brokerage Practices
The Adviser requires that it be provided with written authority to determine the broker-dealer to use for
client transactions and the commission costs that will be charged to clients for these transactions.
The Adviser considers a number of factors in selecting a broker-dealer to execute transactions (or series
of transactions) and determining the reasonableness of the broker-dealer’s compensation. Such factors
include net price, reputation, financial strength and stability and efficiency of execution. In selecting a
broker-dealer to execute transactions (or series of transactions) and determining the reasonableness of
the broker-dealer’s compensation, the Adviser need not solicit competitive bids and does not have an
obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost. It is not the Adviser’s practice to negotiate
“execution only” commission rates, thus a client may be deemed to be paying for research, brokerage or
other services provided by a broker-dealer which are included in the commission rate. The Adviser’s
Best Execution and Soft Dollar Committee meets periodically to evaluate the broker-dealers used by the
Adviser to execute client trades using the foregoing factors.
The Adviser has entered into arrangements with Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC (“PAS”) and its
affiliate Pershing LLC (“Pershing”) to provide services to the Adviser’s separately managed accounts.
As part of these arrangements, PAS and Pershing make available to the Adviser, at no charge, products
and services that assist the Adviser in managing and administering client accounts. These products and
services include software and systems support; access to client account data (e.g., trade confirmations
and account statements); trade execution, including aggregated orders; market data; pricing services;
facilitation of payment of advisory fees; and recordkeeping and client reporting. These products and
services benefit the Adviser. Certain of these products and services may be used to service all or many
of the Adviser’s client accounts, including accounts custodied outside of Pershing. The Adviser’s receipt
of these products and services creates a conflict of interest because the Adviser has an incentive to
recommend PAS and Pershing based on its interest in receiving the products and services.
When selecting broker-dealers to execute foreign transactions for separately managed accounts custodied
outside of Pershing, if a client’s custodian is unable to perform foreign exchange transactions for the
client’s account, the Adviser will arrange to have such transactions executed separately by PAS, and
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when selecting broker-dealers to execute transactions in smaller separately managed accounts, the
Adviser will arrange to have such transactions executed separately by PAS due to PAS’ policies.
The Adviser receives research and research-related services other than execution from broker-dealers
and third parties in connection with client securities transactions. This is known as a “soft dollar”
relationship. The Adviser limits its use of “soft dollars” to obtain research and research-related services
to services that constitute research within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (“Section 28(e)”). Research services within Section 28(e) may include, but are not
limited to, research reports (including market research); certain financial newsletters and trade journals;
software providing analysis of securities portfolios; corporate governance research and rating services;
access to expert networks; attendance at certain seminars and conferences; discussions with research
analysts; meetings with corporate executives; consultants’ advice on portfolio strategy; and data services
(including services providing market data, company financial data and economic data).
During the Adviser’s last fiscal year, as a result of client brokerage commissions, the Adviser and/or its
related persons acquired data services (including services providing real time exchange data, market
data, company financial data and economic data), proprietary and third-party research reports (including
market research), access to expert networks, attendance at seminars and conferences, discussions with
research analysts and meetings with corporate executives.
The Adviser has entered into client commission arrangements pursuant to which the Adviser may execute
transactions through a broker-dealer and request that the broker-dealer allocate a portion of the
commissions or commission credits to another firm that provides research and research-related services
to the Adviser. The Adviser maintains commission credit balances under these arrangements for the
purposes of acquiring these research and research-related services. Research and research-related
services obtained by the Adviser using client commissions are used by the Adviser in its other investment
activities, including for the benefit of other client accounts. The Adviser does not seek to allocate soft
dollar benefits to client accounts proportionately to the soft dollar credits the accounts generate. The
Adviser believes that the research and research-related services, in the aggregate, assist it in fulfilling its
overall responsibilities to its clients, and such services may be used in connection with the management
of accounts other than those accounts generating the credits.
When the Adviser uses client commissions to obtain Section 28(e) eligible research and research-related
services, the Adviser’s Best Execution and Soft Dollar Committee periodically reviews and evaluates its
soft dollar practices to determine in good faith whether, with respect to any research or research-related
services received, the commissions used to obtain those services were reasonable in relation to the value
of the research or research-related services. This determination will be viewed in terms of either the
specific transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the accounts or portfolios over which the
Adviser exercises investment discretion.
The use of client commissions to obtain research and research-related services and the maintenance of
commission credit balances raises conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser will not have to pay
for the research and research-related services itself or the Adviser may use broker-dealers charging
higher commission rates, including to maintain sufficient commission credit balances to obtain research
and research-related services. This creates an incentive for the Adviser to select or recommend a broker-
dealer based on its interest in generating commission credits and receiving those research products and
services.
The Adviser seeks to aggregate client orders for the same security where possible and when
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advantageous to clients. The average price is obtained and applied to those accounts participating in an
aggregated order, but commissions for each participating account are charged separately. When the
Adviser determines that an investment opportunity is appropriate for multiple accounts, all such accounts
may not be included in the same aggregated order when it is not practicable due to, for example, the
Adviser’s analysis and consideration of the factors described in Item 16; this could result in orders for
the same security being placed for different accounts at different times, which in turn could result in
certain accounts being disadvantaged by, for example, receiving less favorable investment results or
incurring higher costs. The Adviser has various procedures regarding the aggregation of orders,
including, among others, seeking best execution, not favoring any client(s) over any others and reviewing
allocations for each trade.
The Adviser may effect cross transactions between discretionary client accounts. A cross transaction is
a transaction between two discretionary advisory clients for which the Adviser acts as an investment
adviser for each client on both sides of the transaction and for which the Adviser receives no
compensation in connection with the transactions. The Adviser has potentially conflicting division of
loyalties and responsibilities regarding both parties to cross transactions, including with respect to a
decision to enter into such transactions and with respect to valuation, pricing and other terms. Because
the Adviser represents the interests of both the seller and the buyer in a cross transaction, clients for
which the Adviser executes cross transactions bear the risk that other clients in the cross transaction will
be treated more favorably. Clients also bear the risk that the price of a security bought or sold through a
cross transaction may be less favorable than it might have been had the transaction been executed in the
open market, and the risk that they receive a security that is difficult to dispose of in a market transaction.
As a matter of policy, the Adviser does not engage in principal transactions with its advisory clients.
Item 13.
Review of Accounts
The Investment Committees of the Adviser and the applicable portfolio manager make investment
decisions for and continually review the client portfolios for which the Adviser provides investment
advisory services. A client’s investors receive reports from the client pursuant to the terms of each fund’s
offering memoranda or as otherwise described in the offering document of the client.
Each separately managed account client receives a confirmation of each security transaction from the
clearing broker for the account. At the end of each month, the client receives a written statement from
the qualified custodian detailing all cash and security transactions for the month, the cash balance and
securities with market values held by the custodian. As of the end of each calendar quarter, the client
also receives a written statement from the Adviser indicating all portfolio securities at cost and market
and total cash balance. Clients may also receive quarterly written performance results, and may request
performance results from the Adviser at any time.
Item 14.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
The Adviser receives certain research or other products or services from broker-dealers through “soft-
dollar” arrangements. These “soft-dollar” arrangements create an incentive for the Adviser to select or
recommend broker-dealers based on the Adviser’s interest in receiving research or other products or
services and may result in the selection of a broker-dealer on the basis of considerations that are not
limited to the lowest commission rates and may result in higher transaction costs than would otherwise
be obtainable by the Adviser on behalf of its clients. Please see Item 12 for further information on the
Adviser’s use of soft-dollars, including the Adviser’s procedures for addressing conflicts of interest that
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arise from such practices.
Item 15.
Custody
Managed account clients receive account statements from the qualified custodian of the account. Clients
should carefully review those statements.
To the extent the Adviser sends statements directly to a client in addition to those sent by the qualified
custodian, the client should compare the statements received from the custodian with the statements
received from the Adviser.
Item 16.
Investment Discretion
The Adviser provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to clients. With respect to
clients that are private funds, the Adviser makes recommendations based on the investment objective
and strategy of the relevant fund as to specific securities or other investments the fund may purchase or
sell and is involved in effecting such purchase or sale.
Prior to assuming discretion in managing a client’s assets, the Adviser enters into an investment
management agreement or other agreement that sets forth the scope of the Adviser’s discretion. Unless
otherwise instructed or directed by a discretionary client, the Adviser has the authority to determine (i)
the securities to be purchased and sold for the client account (subject to restrictions on its activities set
forth in the applicable investment management agreement and any written investment guidelines), (ii)
the amount of securities to be purchased or sold for the client account, (iii) the broker-dealer to be used
for the purchase or sale of securities for a client’s account, and (iv) the commission rates to be paid to a
broker-dealer for a client’s securities transactions.
There may be differences among clients in invested positions and securities held. The Adviser’s portfolio
managers submit an allocation statement describing the allocation of securities to (or from) client
accounts for each trade or order submitted. The portfolio managers may consider the following factors,
among others, in allocating securities among clients: (i) client investment objectives and strategies; (ii)
client risk profiles; (iii) tax status and restrictions placed on a client’s portfolio by the client or by
applicable law; (iv) size of the client account; (v) nature and liquidity of the security to be allocated; (vi)
size of available position; (vii) current market conditions; and (viii) account liquidity, account
requirements for liquidity and timing of cash flows. Although it is the Adviser’s policy to generally
allocate investment opportunities to eligible client accounts on a pro rata basis (based on the value of the
assets of each participating account relative to the value of the assets of all participating accounts), the
above-listed factors and other factors, which are relevant at the time of an allocation, may lead the
portfolio manager to allocate securities to client accounts in varying amounts or to determine that a client
account should not receive an allocation of securities. Even client accounts that are typically managed
on a pari passu basis may from time to time receive differing allocations of securities.
Allocations of securities received in initial public offerings, secondary offerings or limited offerings will
be made among eligible client accounts as described in the paragraph above and in accordance with the
Adviser’s policies and procedures.
If it appears that a trade error has occurred, the Adviser will review the relevant facts and circumstances
to determine an appropriate course of action. To the extent that trade errors occur, the Adviser seeks to
ensure that its clients’ best interests are served.
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The Adviser intends, on behalf of a client, to process class action claims relating to securities in the
client’s account only when (i) the Adviser has the authority to exercise investment discretion over the
securities and (ii) the Adviser believes it is in the client’s best interest to do so. When a client’s advisory
agreement is terminated or when the Adviser no longer has the authority to exercise investment discretion
over the relevant securities (which are the subject of a class action claim) in the client’s account, the
Adviser will have no obligation to act on behalf of the client to process or continue processing a class
action claim relating to such securities in the client’s account. Under these circumstances, the client will
be solely responsible for all ongoing and new class action claims relating to such securities in the client’s
account.
The Adviser intends, on behalf of a client, to process claims for reimbursement of foreign taxes paid (tax
reclaims) relating to securities in the client’s account only when (i) the Adviser has the authority to
exercise investment discretion over the securities, (ii) the Adviser believes it is in the client’s best interest
to do so, (iii) the client has executed all documentation and supplied all information, documents,
instruments and certificates requested by the Adviser and any third-party assisting in the tax reclamation
process, and (iv) the amount of the potential tax reclaim to be recovered by the client exceeds $1,000.
When a client’s advisory agreement is terminated or when the Adviser no longer has the authority to
exercise investment discretion over the relevant securities (which are the subject of a tax reclaim) in the
client’s account, or when the client has not complied with clause (iii) above or the amount of the potential
tax reclaim is less than the amount specified in clause (iv) above, the Adviser will have no obligation to
act on behalf of the client to process, or continue processing, a tax reclaim. Under these circumstances,
the client will be solely responsible for all ongoing and new tax reclaims relating to such securities in
the client’s account.
Item 17.
Voting Client Securities
The Adviser votes proxies only with respect to securities in accounts for which the Adviser exercises
investment discretion. The Adviser has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Procedures”)
that are designed to address how the Adviser votes proxies. The Procedures require that the Adviser
identify and address conflicts of interest between the Adviser and its clients in connection with voting
proxies. If a material conflict of interest exists, the Adviser will determine whether voting in accordance
with the guidelines set forth in the Procedures is in the best interests of the client or whether to take some
other appropriate action.
The Adviser generally votes in favor of routine corporate housekeeping proposals, including the election
of directors (where no corporate governance issues are implicated). The Adviser generally votes against
poison pills and proposals for compensation plans deemed to be excessive. For all other proposals, the
Adviser will determine whether a proposal is in the best interests of its clients and may take into account,
among others, the following factors: (i) whether the proposal was recommended by management and the
Adviser's opinion of management; (ii) whether the proposal acts to entrench existing management; and
(iii) whether the proposal fairly compensates management for past and future performance.
Clients may obtain a copy of the Adviser's Procedures and information about how the Adviser voted a
client’s proxies by contacting Yau Dun Lee by mail at the office of the Adviser, 45 Rockefeller Plaza,
34th Floor, New York, NY 10111 or by telephone at (212) 832-5280.
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Item 18.
Financial Information
This Item is not applicable.
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