Overview
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, OH
- Average Client Assets
- $1.6 million
- SEC CRD Number
- 136300
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (KIS FORM ADV PART 2A APPENDIX 1)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1,000,000 | 1.40% |
| $1,000,001 | and above | 1.00% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $14,000 | 1.40% |
| $5 million | $54,000 | 1.08% |
| $10 million | $104,000 | 1.04% |
| $50 million | $504,000 | 1.01% |
| $100 million | $1,004,000 | 1.00% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 19.97%
- Total Client Accounts
- 34,920
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 34,920
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Investment Advisor Selection
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: KIS FORM ADV PART 2A APPENDIX 1 (2026-03-30)
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Key Investment Services LLC
4900 Tiedeman Road
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144
888.547.2968
www.key.com/kis
March 30, 2026
Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV
NOTICES TO ADVISORY ACCOUNT CUSTOMER(S) (“CLIENT(S)”)
This wrap fee program brochure provides information about the qualification and business practices of Key Investment
Services LLC (“KIS”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 1-888-547-
2968. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Additional information about KIS also is available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. KIS is a registered investment adviser with the SEC. Registration does not
imply a certain level of skill or training.
You either signed or will sign the documents to establish a wrap account. This is an investment advisory account, with KIS, by
which you established a brokerage account at KIS that is carried by Pershing LLC (“Pershing”) which acts as clearing broker
and custodian for the account. Pershing serves as the qualified custodian for all KIS advisory account assets, and accordingly
holds and maintains all funds and securities in your advisory account. It will send you periodic statements showing your
holdings and any activity in your account. Please read your statements carefully when you receive them.
You can contact Pershing at the following address:
Pershing LLC
One Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, New Jersey 07399
Investment advisory services are offered through KIS, member FINRA/SIPC and SEC-registered investment advisor, and
carried by Pershing LLC, member FINRA/ SIPC. Insurance products are offered through KeyCorp Insurance Agency USA,
Inc. (KIA) and underwritten by third party insurance carriers not affiliated with KIS. KBNA, KIS, and KIA are affiliates under
the common control of KeyCorp.
Non-deposit products are:
NOT FDIC INSURED ● NOT BANK GUARANTEED ● MAY LOSE VALUE ● NOT A DEPOSIT ●
NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY
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Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
The following material changes pertinent to the provision of Key Investment Services LLC’s (“KIS’s”) investment
advisory services have occurred since the date of the previous annual update of its brochure on March 30, 2025.
1. Item 4(4) has been updated to remove references to BlackRock Long-Horizon ETF Portfolio Strategies as
that model portfolio program is no longer available.
2. Item 4(4)(c) has been updated to reflect the discontinuation of BlackRock Program I model portfolios.
3. Item 4(4)(l) has been updated to reflect the discontinuation of two equity model portfolios.
4. Item 4(5) has been updated to reflect changes to the typical account minimum for required by Investment
Managers utilized within the SMA Program.
5. Item 9(5) has been updated to include disclosure about Key Wealth Referral Programs.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
ITEM 2
SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGES ................................................................................................ 2
ITEM 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 3
ITEM 4
SERVICES, FEES AND COMPENSATION ............................................................................................ 4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
BNY MELLON ADVISORFLEX PORTFOLIOS (“AFP PROGRAM”) ........................................................................ 5
(1)
BNY MELLON TARGET RISK FOCUS PROGRAM (“TARGET RISK FOCUS PROGRAM”) ....................................... 6
(2)
BNY MELLON/AMERICAN FUNDS CORE PORTFOLIOS (“BNY MELLON/AMERICAN FUNDS PROGRAM”) ......... 7
(3)
(4) MODEL STRATEGIES PROGRAMS (“MODEL STRATEGIES”) ................................................................................ 7
Russell Model Strategies Program (“Russell Program I”) ........................................................................... 8
Vanguard CRSP Strategic Model Portfolios (“Vanguard Program I”) ........................................................ 9
BlackRock Target Income Portfolios (“BlackRock Program I”) .................................................................. 9
BlackRock Target Allocation ETF Models (“BlackRock Program II”) ........................................................ 9
Calvert Responsible Model Portfolios (“Calvert Program”) ...................................................................... 10
Key Select Portfolio® – Foundations (“Key Program I”) .......................................................................... 10
Key Select Portfolio® – Opportunities (“Key Program II”) ....................................................................... 11
Key Select Portfolio® – Values (“Key Program III”) ................................................................................. 11
Key Select Portfolio® – Tax Advantage (“Key Program IV”) .................................................................... 12
Key Select Portfolio® – Equity Income (“Key Program V”) ...................................................................... 13
Key Select Portfolio® – Fixed Income (“Key Program VI”) ...................................................................... 13
Key Wealth™ - Equity Solutions (“Key Program VII”) .............................................................................. 14
SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNT PROGRAM (“SMA PROGRAM”) ................................................................ 15
(5)
(6)
UNIFIED MANAGED ACCOUNT PROGRAM (“UMA PROGRAM”)....................................................................... 16
MINIMUM FEE ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM FEES .................................................................................................... 18
KIS PROGRAM SERVICES .............................................................................................................................................. 18
PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS .................................................................................................................. 20
OTHER FEES AND COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY KIS FROM THIRD PARTIES .............................................................. 21
ITEM 5
ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS AND TYPES OF CLIENTS ............................................................... 22
ITEM 6
PORTFOLIO MANAGER SELECTION AND EVALUATION .......................................................... 22
ITEM 7
CLIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PORTFOLIO MANAGERS ......................................... 25
ITEM 8
CLIENT CONTACT WITH PORTFOLIO MANAGERS .................................................................... 26
ITEM 9
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 26
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 26
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS ........................................................................ 27
CODE OF ETHICS ............................................................................................................................................... 28
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS ..................................................................................................................................... 29
CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION ........................................................................................... 30
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................ 31
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Item 4 Services, Fees and Compensation
Key Investment Services LLC (“KIS”) has been registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as
an investment adviser since January 3, 2006, and acts as a “Wrap Program Sponsor”, offering Clients access to
certain investment advisory products (“Advisory Products”) listed in this brochure as part of KIS sponsored wrap
fee programs (each, a “Wrap Program”). The Wrap Programs allow Clients access to Advisory Products that are
proprietary to, or administered by, third-party service providers, including portfolio managers that are platformed
by such third-party services providers. Advisory services may be marketed under the “Key Private Client”, “Key
Wealth” or “Key Doctor Banking and Advisory Group” names.
KIS has established a product due diligence committee (the “Product Due Diligence Committee”). The Product Due
Diligence Committee is responsible for initial and ongoing due diligence and monitoring of existing and prospective
Advisory Products administered by third-party service providers. KIS may refine its Advisory Product offerings
and introduce new Advisory Products to meet the investment needs of its Clients, respond to changing markets and
take advantage of recent technological or other innovations. In addition, from time-to-time acquisitions or new
business relationships may contribute new Advisory Product offerings.
All Client wrap accounts will be charged a wrap fee (the “Program Fee”) on a monthly basis, in advance.
The “Program Fee” consists of two components: (i) the “KIS Advisory Fee”; and (ii) the “Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee”. The KIS Advisory Fee covers KIS’s services, BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.’s
(“BNYMA’s”) discretionary money manager fee, and Pershing LLC’s (“Pershing’s”) clearing broker services. The
Investment Manager/Strategist Fee covers fees paid to the third-party Investment Manager (which may include
KeyBank, an affiliate of KIS) and/or the model strategist.
The following fee schedule applies to the KIS Advisory Fee:
Portfolio Value
$0 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001+
Maximum Annual KIS
Advisory Fee
1.40%
1.00%
For clarity, the Investment Manager/Strategist Fee is in addition to the KIS Advisory Fee. Only the KIS Advisory
Fee portion of the Program Fee is negotiable. All accounts are subject to a Minimum Fee (please see “Minimum
Fee” within Item 4).
KIS uses a portion of the KIS Advisory Fee to pay BNYMA a money manager fee (the “BNYMA Fee”). Each
Wrap Program is subject to the one of the BNYMA Fee schedules described below and is based on the aggregate
Wrap Program assets under management with BNYMA, subject the minimum fee noted therein (the “BNYMA Fee
Floor”). As of the date of this Form ADV, Wrap Program assets under management with BNYMA are within the
$5,000,000,001 - $10,000,000,000 column. The BNYMA Fee is not an Investment Manager/Strategist Fee and
KIS’s payment of the BNYMA Fee does not result in Clients paying more than the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory
Fee noted above.
BNYMA Fee by Advisory Product: • BNY Mellon AdvisorFlex Portfolio (refer to Item 4(1)) • BNY Target Risk
Focus Program (refer to Item 4(2)) • BNY Mellon/American Funds Core Portfolios (refer to Item 4(3)).
Portfolio Value
$10,000,000,000+
$0 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001+
BNYMA Fee Floor
$0 –
$3,000,000,000
0.20%
0.17%
0.15%
$72.50
Assets Under Management with BNYMA
$5,000,000,001 –
$3,000,000,001 –
$10,000,000,000
$5,000,000,000
0.14%
0.17%
0.12%
0.14%
0.11%
0.13%
$65.00
$70.00
0.12%
0.10%
0.09%
$60.00
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BNYMA Fee by Advisory Product: • Russell Model Strategies Program (refer to Item 4(4)(a)) • Vanguard CRSP
Strategic Model Portfolios (refer to Item 4(4)(b)) • BlackRock Target Income Portfolios (refer to Item 4(4)(c)) •
BlackRock Target Allocation ETF Models (refer to Item 4(4)(d)) • Calvert Responsible Model Portfolios (refer to
Item 4(4)(e)) • Key Select Portfolio® - Foundations (refer to Item 4(4)(f)) • Key Select Portfolio® - Opportunities
(refer to Item 4(4)(g)) • Key Select Portfolio® - Values (refer to Item 4(4)(h)) • Key Select Portfolio® - Tax
Advantage (refer to Item 4(4)(i)) • Key Select Portfolio® - Equity Income (refer to Item 4(4)(j)) • Key Select
Portfolio® - Fixed Income (refer to Item 4(4)(k)) • Key Wealth™ - Equity Solutions (refer to Item 4(4)(l)).
Assets under Management with BNYMA
Portfolio Value
$10,000,000,000+
$0 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001+
BNYMA Fee Floor
$0 -
$3,000,000,000
0.16%
0.13%
0.10%
$72.50
$3,000,000,001 -
$5,000,000,000
0.14%
0.11%
0.09%
$70.00
$5,000,000,001 -
$10,000,000,000
0.12%
0.09%
0.08%
$65.00
0.10%
0.08%
0.07%
$60.00
BNYMA Fee by Advisory Product: • Separately Managed Account Program (refer to Item 4(5)) • Unified Managed
Account Program (refer to Item 4(6)).
Assets under Management with BNYMA
Portfolio Value
$10,000,000,000+
$0 -
$3,000,000,000
0.20%
$0.00
$3,000,000,001 -
$5,000,000,000
0.17%
$0.00
$5,000,000,001 -
$10,000,000,000
0.14%
$0.00
0.12%
$0.00
$150.00
$140.00
$130.00
$120
$0 +
Minimum Annual Fee
for Separately
Managed Account
Program
Minimum Annual Fee
for Unified Managed
Account Program
With respect to each of the Wrap Programs, the portion of the Program Fee attributable to KIS’ Advisory Fee is
negotiable in KIS’s sole and absolute discretion. The portion of the Program Fee payable to an Investment Manager
Fee or a Model Strategies Fee is not negotiable. Negotiated Program Fees are subject to the Program Fee Schedule
and the Minimum Fee.
KIS currently offers all of the following Advisory Products through its Wrap Program.
(1) BNY Mellon AdvisorFlex Portfolios (“AFP Program”)
KIS offers the AFP Program on a non-discretionary basis to its clients through its relationship with BNYMA which
serves as the discretionary money manager for the AFP Program. The AFP Program is a series of model portfolios
diversified at the asset class level and among different security types in which a Client may invest depending on
either how the Client scores on an investment profile questionnaire or at the Client’s direction. Clients may choose
from sixteen (16) models (“AFP Models”) spanning the risk/return spectrum from income to capital appreciation.
BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ accounts and implements trade orders based on asset
allocation changes that BNYMA, in its sole discretion, determines to be appropriate.
BNYMA reviews and approves the allocations and investment selections to be included in the AFP Program
portfolios. In addition, BNYMA periodically reviews the asset allocation strategies and investment selections within
the AFP Program model portfolios seeking to ensure that the portfolios continue to adhere to their respective
investment objectives. Within each AFP Program model, BNYMA identifies several investment vehicle options
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from which Clients may choose. KIS does not exercise investment discretion in the selection of the asset allocation
or the universe of specific underlying investment vehicles and strategies used in a Client’s account. KIS financial
professionals, utilizing an
investment profile questionnaire, provide Clients with non-discretionary
recommendations regarding such asset allocation and underlying investment vehicles and strategies to meet Clients’
investment objectives, but Clients direct the overall investment strategy and profile changes to be made in their
accounts. Clients are ultimately responsible for the selection of the appropriate asset allocation model and strategy.
However, BNYMA has discretionary authority to invest, reinvest and otherwise deal with assets in AFP Program
Client accounts in its discretion within the model selected by the Client, subject to the Client’s decision to select
alternate investment vehicle selections. BNYMA may, when it deems appropriate and without prior consultation
with Clients or KIS, buy, sell, exchange, convert and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds, mutual funds, alternative
investments and other securities, and may at its discretion replace underlying mutual funds and exchange-traded
funds (“ETFs”) in a model if, for example, BNYMA deems such mutual fund or ETF to be underperforming.
With respect to the AFP Program, the KIS Advisory Fee is negotiable in KIS’s sole and absolute discretion, but in
no instance will exceed the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee described above. There is no Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee portion associated with the AFP Program.
(2) BNY Mellon Target Risk Focus Program (“Target Risk Focus Program”)
KIS offers the Target Risk Focus Program on a non-discretionary basis to its clients through its relationship with
BNYMA which serves as the discretionary money manager for the Target Risk Focus Program. The Target Risk
Focus Program consists of strategic asset allocation portfolios (“Target Risk Models”) developed by BNYMA and
are comprised of mutual funds and/or ETFs (“Funds”) selected by BNYMA for each such Model. Currently, KIS
offers six (6) Target Risk Models which provide broad-market stock and investment-grade bond exposure in a range
of stock/bond allocations, from 97% fixed income to 100% equity. BNYMA provides discretionary management
for Clients’ accounts and implements trade orders based on asset allocation changes that BNYMA, in its sole
discretion, determines to be appropriate.
Prior to investing in the Target Risk Focus Program, Clients complete an investment profile questionnaire which is
intended to guide them in the selection of the appropriate Target Risk Model. The output from the questionnaire is
a risk score, which assists the KIS financial professional in advising the Client on a non-discretionary basis on
which Target Risk Model best suits the Client’s risk tolerance. Clients make the final determinations as to which
Target Risk Model, if any, into which they choose to invest, their overall investment strategy, and any profile
changes in their accounts. The financial professional may provide the Client with an investment proposal or strategy
sheet that identifies the specific Target Risk Model recommended, on a non-discretionary basis, to the Client
describing the underlying Fund investments, as well as the overall asset and style allocation of the Target Risk
Model.
Neither KIS nor BNYMA exercise investment discretion in the Client’s selection of the Target Risk Model. KIS
does not exercise investment discretion concerning the Funds or the underlying investment strategies comprising
the Target Risk Model. BNYMA retains discretion over the implementation of asset allocation changes within each
of the Client’s chosen Target Risk Models and may implement asset allocation changes differently with respect to
individual Client accounts. Other services offered in connection with the Target Risk Focus Program include, but
are not limited to: periodic rebalancing of the Client's securities positions with the chosen Target Risk Model to
maintain the desired asset allocation; the provision of monthly custodial account statements by Pershing; and the
provision of quarterly performance reporting by BNYMA.
With respect to the Target Risk Focus Program, the KIS Advisory Fee is negotiable in KIS’s sole and absolute
discretion, but in no instance will exceed the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee described above. There is no
Investment Manager/Strategist Fee portion associated with the Target Risk Focus Program.
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(3) BNY Mellon/American Funds Core Portfolios (“BNY Mellon/American Funds
Program”)
KIS offers the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program on a nondiscretionary basis to its Clients through its
relationship with BNYMA which serves as discretionary money manager for the BNY Mellon/American Funds
Program.
The BNY Mellon/American Funds Program is based on strategic asset allocation models (“BNYMAFP Models”)
developed by BNYMA and comprised of American Funds’ mutual funds (“AF Funds”) and ETFs selected by
BNYMA. Currently, KIS offers three (3) BNYMAFP Models which provide broad-market stock and investment-
grade bond exposure in a range of stock/bond allocations, from 73% fixed income to 90% equity. BNYMA provides
discretionary management for Clients’ accounts and implements trade orders based on asset allocation changes that
BNYMA, in its sole discretion, determines to be appropriate.
Prior to investing in a BNYMAFP Model, Clients complete an investment profile questionnaire which is intended
to guide them in the selection of the appropriate BNYMAFP Model. The output from the questionnaire is a risk
score, which assists the KIS financial professional in recommending, on a nondiscretionary basis, a BNYMAFP
Model(s) which best suits the Client’s risk tolerance and investment objectives. Clients select a BNYMAFP Model
that is appropriate for the investment circumstances Clients set forth in the investment profile questionnaire. Clients
make the final determination as to which overall investment strategy, BNYMAFP Model, and profile changes will
be made in their accounts. The financial professional may provide the Client with an investment proposal or strategy
sheet that identifies the specific portfolio in the BNYMAFP Model recommended, on a nondiscretionary basis, to
the Client and details the underlying AF Funds’ investments, as well as the overall asset and style allocation of the
BNYMAFP Model. The Client is ultimately responsible for the selection of the appropriate BNYMAFP Model.
Neither KIS nor BNYMA exercise investment discretion in the selection of the BNYMAFP Model. KIS does not
exercise investment discretion concerning the specific underlying investment vehicles and strategies comprising
the BNYMAFP Model.
BNYMA retains discretion with respect to individual Client accounts over the implementation of asset allocation
changes in the Client’s chosen BNYMAFP Model and may implement asset allocation changes differently with
respect to individual Client accounts. Other services offered in connection with the BNY Mellon/American Funds
Program include but are not limited to: periodic rebalancing of the Client's securities positions within the Client’s
chosen BNYMAFP Model by BNYMA to maintain the desired asset allocation; the provision of monthly custodial
account statements by Pershing; and the provision of quarterly performance reporting by BNYMA.
With respect to the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program, the KIS Advisory Fee is negotiable in KIS’s sole and
absolute discretion, but in no instance will exceed the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee described above. There
is no Investment Manager/Strategist Fee portion associated with the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program.
(4) Model Strategies Programs (“Model Strategies”)
KIS offers the following Model Strategies where BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager. Each Model
Strategy has a third-party model strategist which advises BNYMA on the structure and rebalancing of that Model
Strategy’s particular strategic asset allocation model.
The following terms are applicable to all Model Strategies.
KIS offers the following Model Strategies on a non-discretionary basis to its Clients through its relationship with
BNYMA.
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Prior to investing in a Model Strategy, Clients complete an investment profile questionnaire which is intended to
guide them in the selection of the appropriate Model Strategy. The output from the questionnaire is a risk score,
which assists the KIS financial professional in advising the Client on a non-discretionary basis which Model
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Strategy best suits the Client’s risk tolerance and investment objectives. Clients select a Model Strategy that is
appropriate for the investment circumstances as set forth in the investment profile questionnaire. The financial
professional, on a non-discretionary basis, recommend a specific Model Strategy and provide an investment
proposal or strategy sheet that describes the underlying investments in that particular Model Strategy, as well as the
overall asset and style allocation of the Model Strategy. Clients make the final determinations as to which Model
Strategy, if any, into which they choose to invest, their overall investment strategy, and any profile changes in their
accounts, and the Client is ultimately responsible for the selection of the appropriate Model Strategy.
Neither KIS nor BNYMA exercise investment discretion in the Client’s selection of the Model Strategy or the
specific underlying investment vehicles and strategies comprising the Model Strategy.
The third-party model strategist does not exercise investment discretion with respect to the management of
individual Client accounts. Rather, the third-party model strategist constructs the Model Strategies, determines the
specific investments that comprise the Models, and from time-to-time, and without notice to or approval from
Clients or KIS, advises BNYMA regarding adjustments to the Models’ asset allocations and/or underlying
investments.
BNYMA retains discretion with respect to individual Client accounts over the implementation of asset allocation
changes in the Client’s chosen Model Strategy and may implement asset allocation changes differently with respect
to individual Client accounts than the asset allocation changes advised by the third-party model strategist to
BNYMA. Other services offered in connection with the Model Strategies include but are not limited to: (i) periodic
rebalancing of the Client's securities positions within the Client’s chosen Model by BNYMA to maintain the desired
asset allocation; (ii) the provision of monthly custodial account statements by Pershing; and (iii) the provision of
quarterly performance reporting by BNYMA.
With respect to each of the Model Strategies, the KIS Advisory Fee is negotiable in KIS’s sole and absolute
discretion, but in no instance will exceed the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee described above. The Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee portion of the Program Fee is not negotiable.
The Model Strategies are as follows:
(a) Russell Model Strategies Program (“Russell Program I”)*
The Russell Program I offers actively-managed portfolios comprised exclusively of Russell mutual funds.
Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is a SEC-registered investment adviser that advises the
Russell Investment Company family of mutual funds (“Russell Funds”). Russell Program I consists of underlying
allocations developed by RIMCo as a third-party model strategist (each, a “Russell Model”). The Russell Models
are actively-managed portfolios comprised exclusively of Russell Funds. RIMCo makes the Russell Models
available to BNYMA for its use in managing individual Client accounts. BNYMA provides discretionary
management for Clients’ Russell Program I accounts and implements trade orders based on asset allocation changes
communicated to it by RIMCo.
The Russell Program I provides five (5) core Russell Models and five (5) tax-managed Russell Models which span
the risk/return spectrum from a current income Russell Model to a growth Russell Model within the overall context
of a diversified portfolio. The Russell Models vary in their exposure to different asset classes (such as equities,
fixed income, real assets and alternative investments), as well as different styles (such as defensive, dynamic,
growth, core, and value), paired together to achieve diversification that seeks to meet a variety of investment
objectives.
RIMCo does not receive any part of the Program Fee. Rather, RIMCo, in connection with RIMCo’s management
of the Russell Funds, receives compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to it by the Russell Funds which are
included in the particular Russell Model in which Clients may be invested. Such compensation is based on a
percentage of the assets under RIMCo’s management with respect to such Russell Funds, which will include Client
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account assets invested in such Russell Funds. For further information regarding compensation RIMCo may receive
from Russell Funds comprising a particular Russell Model selected by a Client, please see the prospectuses for the
applicable Russell Funds.
*KIS ceased offering the five (5) core Russell Models to new Client accounts on March 31, 2021. Clients with
accounts allocated to those Russell Models as of such date may maintain and make additional investments
those Russell Models. KIS will continue to offer the five (5) tax-managed Russell Models to new and existing
Client accounts.
(b) Vanguard CRSP Strategic Model Portfolios (“Vanguard Program I”)
Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (“VAI”) is a SEC registered investment adviser that advises the Vanguard family of mutual
funds or Vanguard ETFs (“Vanguard Funds”). Vanguard Program I consists of underlying allocations developed
by VAI as a third-party model strategist (each, a “Vanguard Model”). The Vanguard Models are comprised of
Vanguard Funds selected by VAI. VAI makes the Vanguard Models available to BNYMA for its use in managing
individual Client accounts. BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ Vanguard Program I accounts
and implements trade orders based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by VAI.
Currently, KIS offers the Vanguard ETF Strategic Model Portfolio Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP)
Series which provides eleven (11) Vanguard Models typically holding six to ten (6-10) Vanguard Funds each. These
Vanguard Models include equity and investment-grade fixed income exposure and indexed investments. They are
tax efficient and span the risk return spectrum from a current income Vanguard Model to growth Vanguard Model
within the overall context of a diversified portfolio.
(c) BlackRock Target Income Portfolios (“BlackRock Program I”)*
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”) is a SEC-registered investment adviser that advises the
BlackRock family of mutual funds and iShares ETFs (collectively or individually “BlackRock Funds”). BlackRock
Program I consists of underlying allocations developed by BIM as a third-party model strategist (each, a
“BlackRock Program I Model”). The BlackRock Program I Models are comprised of BlackRock Funds selected by
BIM. BIM makes the BlackRock Program I Models available to BNYMA for its use in managing individual Client
accounts. BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ BlackRock Program I accounts and implements
trade orders based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by BIM.
Currently KIS offers the BlackRock Program I which provides four (4) BlackRock Program I Models, comprised
exclusively of BlackRock mutual funds and ETFs, which span the risk/return spectrum for fixed income BlackRock
Program I Models within the overall context of a diversified portfolio. The portfolios in the BlackRock Program I
are designed by BIM to help meet clients’ long-term income needs.
*KIS ceased offering BlackRock Program I to new Clients. Client accounts allocated to BlackRock Program
I Models as of such date may maintain and make additional investments in BlackRock Program I Models.
Effective April 30, 2026, all accounts allocated to BlackRock Program I Models will be converted to reflect
a brokerage (i.e., non-advisory) relationship.
(d) BlackRock Target Allocation ETF Models (“BlackRock Program II”)
BlackRock Program II consist of underlying allocations developed by BIM as a third-party model strategist (each,
a “BlackRock Program II Model”). The BlackRock Program III Models are comprised of BlackRock Funds selected
by BIM. BIM makes the BlackRock Program II Models available to BNYMA for its use in managing individual
Client accounts. BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ BlackRock Program II accounts and
implements trade orders based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by BIM.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the BlackRock Program III Model.
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Currently, KIS offers the BlackRock Program III which provides eleven (11) BlackRock Program II Models,
comprised exclusively of BlackRock exchange traded funds, which span the risk/return spectrum for BlackRock
Program II Models within the overall context of a diversified portfolio. The portfolios in the BlackRock Program
II are designed by BIM and seek total return through exposure to a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income
asset classes with varying target allocations.
(e) Calvert Responsible Model Portfolios (“Calvert Program”)
Calvert Research and Management (“Calvert”) is a SEC-registered investment adviser that advises the Calvert
family of mutual funds (“Calvert Funds”) and offers actively managed portfolios of indexed funds and model-only
investment advisory services that include a variety of socially responsible equity, fixed-income, and multi-asset
strategies. The Calvert Program consists of underlying allocations developed by Calvert as a third-party model
strategist (each, a “Calvert Model”). The Calvert Models are comprised of Calvert Funds selected by Calvert.
Calvert makes the Calvert Models available to BNYMA for its use in managing individual Client accounts.
BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ Calvert Program accounts and implements trade orders
based on asset allocation changes communicated to money manager by Calvert.
Currently, KIS offers three (3) Calvert Models which provide an approach to investment diversification that
incorporates environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. Calvert also manages a specialized Client
mandate that includes “Terror-Free” criteria. Please read carefully Calvert’s Form ADV Part 2A which more fully
describes its responsible investment analysis and “Terror-Free” criteria.
(f) Key Select Portfolio® – Foundations (“Key Program I”)*
Key Program I (formerly known as the Key Select Portfolio®) consists of underlying allocations developed by
KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”)** as a third-party model strategist (each, a “Key Model”). Key
Models are comprised of ETFs selected by KeyBank. KeyBank makes the Key Models available to BNYMA for
BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client accounts.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Models.
Currently, KIS offers eleven (11) Key Models which span the risk/return spectrum within the overall context of a
diversified portfolio. Each Key Model is a diversified, cost- and tax-efficient portfolio solution offering index
investing, focusing on broad-market exposure to US equities, international equities, and a strategic mix of fixed
income options weighted toward corporate bonds and additional core fixed income options.
BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program I accounts and implements trade orders
based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program I. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program I, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC insured;
are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program I may lose any
part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program I over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
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the Key Program I over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that accounts
in the Key Program I benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more than non-
KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend the Key
Program I over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a supervisory
review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(g) Key Select Portfolio® – Opportunities (“Key Program II”)*
Key Program II consists of underlying allocations developed by KeyBank** as a third-party model strategist (each,
a “Key II Model”). Key II Models are comprised of mutual funds and ETFs selected by KeyBank. KeyBank makes
the Key II Models available to BNYMA for BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client accounts. BNYMA
provides discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program II accounts and implements trade orders based on
asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
Currently, KIS offers eleven (11) Key II Models which span the risk/return spectrum within the overall context of
a diversified portfolio. Key II Models are diversified solutions offering tactical asset mix of emerging markets, fixed
income securities, fixed income securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, and US and international equities, all
focused on the goal of maximizing returns. The portfolio uses a combination of actively managed and factor-based
strategies together with index-tracking strategies.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Program II.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program II. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program II, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC
insured; are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program II
may lose any part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government
agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program II over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
the Key Program II over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that
accounts in the Key Program II benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more
than non-KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend
the Key Program II over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a
supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(h) Key Select Portfolio® – Values (“Key Program III”)*
Key Program III consists of underlying allocations developed by KeyBank** as a third-party model strategist (each,
a “Key III Model”). Key III Models are comprised of mutual funds and ETFs selected by KeyBank. KeyBank makes
the Key Models available to BNYMA for BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client accounts. BNYMA
provides discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program III accounts and implements trade orders based on
asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
Currently, KIS offers eleven (11) Key III Models which span the risk/return spectrum within the overall context of
a diversified portfolio. Key III Models provide thoughtful solutions featuring diversified investment strategies
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focused specifically around ESG (environmental, social, governance) offerings. Allocations feature ESG-aware
equities, sustainable growth equities, sustainable investment-grade bonds, and US aggregate bonds.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Program III.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program III. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program III, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC
insured; are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program III
may lose any part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government
agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program III over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
the Key Program III over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that
accounts in the Key Program III benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more
than non-KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend
the Key Program III over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a
supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(i) Key Select Portfolio® – Tax Advantage (“Key Program IV”)*
Key Program IV consists of underlying allocations developed by KeyBank** as a third-party model strategist and
are comprised of mutual funds and ETFs selected by KeyBank (each, “Key IV Model”).
KeyBank makes the Key IV Models available to BNYMA for BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client
accounts. BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program IV accounts and implements
trade orders based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
Currently, KIS offers eleven (11) Key IV Models which span the risk/return spectrum within the overall context of
a diversified portfolio. Key IV Models seeks to present steady returns while effectively limiting potential tax
liabilities through a balanced risk approach on equities and fixed income assets of municipal bonds and tax-exempt
intermediate and long-term fixed income options.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Program IV.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program IV. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program IV, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC
insured; are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program IV
may lose any part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government
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agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program IV over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
the Key Program IV over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that
accounts in the Key Program IV benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more
than non-KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend
the Key Program IV over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a
supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(j) Key Select Portfolio® – Equity Income (“Key Program V”)*
The Key Program V consists of underlying allocations developed by KeyBank** as a third-party model strategist
and are comprised of mutual funds and ETFs selected by KeyBank (each, a (“Key V Model”). KeyBank makes the
Key V Models available to BNYMA for BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client accounts. BNYMA provides
discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program V accounts and implements trade orders based on asset
allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
Currently, KIS offers eleven (11) Key V Models which span the risk/return spectrum within the overall context of
a diversified portfolio. Key V Models seek to generate a higher dividend yield and attractive risk-adjusted total
returns compared to its benchmark over a complete market cycle.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Program V.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program V. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program V, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC
insured; are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program V
may lose any part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government
agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program V over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
the Key Program V over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that
accounts in the Key Program V benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more
than non-KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend
the Key Program V over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a
supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(k) Key Select Portfolio® – Fixed Income (“Key Program VI”)*
Key Program VI consist of fixed income-oriented underlying allocations developed by KeyBank** as a third-party
model strategist and are comprised of mutual funds and ETFs selected by KeyBank (each, a “Key VI Model”).
KeyBank makes the Key VI Models available to BNYMA for BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client
accounts. BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program VI accounts and implements
trade orders based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
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Currently, KIS offers eighteen (18) Key VI Models which span the duration/credit quality spectrum within each
fixed income portfolio. Key VI Models seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns over a complete market.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Program VI.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program VI. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program VI, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC
insured; are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program VI
may lose any part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government
agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program VI over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
the Key Program VI over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that
accounts in the Key Program VI benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more
than non-KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend
the Key Program VI over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a
supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(l) Key Wealth™ - Equity Solutions (“Key Program VII”)*
Key Program VII consists of equity-oriented underlying allocations developed by KeyBank** as a third-party
model strategist and are comprised of individual stock selected by KeyBank (each, a (“Key VII Model”). KeyBank
makes the Key VII Models available to BNYMA for BNYMA’s use in managing individual Client accounts.
BNYMA provides discretionary management for Clients’ Key Program VII accounts and implements trade orders
based on asset allocation changes communicated to BNYMA by KeyBank.
Currently, KIS offers two (2) Key VII Models which provide broad yet well-defined mandates within each equity
portfolio. The Key Program VII seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns over a complete market.
BNYMA serves as the discretionary money manager for the Key Program VII.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and KIS.
Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged internally against
KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees paid to its affiliate, KIS.
Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part of the Program Fee for the Key
Program VII. Third party payments: our affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed
products. This creates an incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our
affiliates. Third-party model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
*The Key Program VII, its models, and their constituent securities are not bank deposits; are not FDIC
insured; are not guaranteed by any bank including KeyBank; any Client investing in the Key Program VII
may lose any part or all of the amounts invested; and are not insured by any Federal or State government
agency.
**Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
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a conflict of interest in recommending the Key Program VII over other programs offered as part of KIS’s
advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated more for recommending
the Key Program VII over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will be aware that
accounts in the Key Program VII benefit KeyBank, KIS and their parent financial holding company more
than non-KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This may induce the financial professional to recommend
the Key Program VII over others which creates a conflict of interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a
supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure that they are in the Client’s best interests.
(5) Separately Managed Account Program (“SMA Program”)
The KIS SMA Program is a separately managed account program. KIS offers the SMA Program on a non-
discretionary basis to its Clients through its relationship with BNYMA. BNYMA serves as the third–party service
provider to KIS for the SMA Program.
The SMA Program is designed to offer Clients third party investment manager (“Investment Manager”) selection,
consulting, brokerage, portfolio supervision and consolidated reporting in return for a “wrap” fee. Prior to investing
in the SMA Program, Clients complete a KIS provided investment profile questionnaire which is intended to guide
them in the selection of the appropriate Investment Manager. The output from the questionnaire is a risk score,
which assists the KIS financial professional in recommending an Investment Manager(s) to manage discretionary
trading in the Client’s account consistent with the Client’s risk tolerance and investment objectives.
Recommendations are on a non-discretionary basis. The Client makes the final determination as to the overall
investment strategy, Investment Manager(s), and profile changes which will be applicable to their account(s).
BNYMA, as a third-party service provider to KIS or KeyBank through its Key Wealth Chief Investment Office
(“Key Wealth CIO”) as an affiliated service provider to KIS, evaluates Investment Managers and provides a list of
prequalified Investment Managers (“Covered Managers”) for participation in the SMA Program as determined by
KIS, from which Clients may choose for their SMA Program account. In order to provide the list of Covered
Managers, BNYMA may work with the Manager Research Group of its affiliate, The Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), to review and research Investment Managers. BNYMA or Key Wealth CIO conducts
an initial review of all Investment Managers available in the SMA Program and regularly monitors the participating
Investment Managers for continued qualifications and performance. BNYMA makes available its reviews and
research to KIS through semi-annual presentations, the Key Wealth CIO makes available its review and research
annually, at minimum, to the Product Due Diligence Committee to assist in KIS’s ongoing due diligence process
of the Investment Managers. BNYMA retains authority regarding the inclusion or removal of Covered Managers
and investment vehicles approved to participate on the SMA Program platform, from which Clients may select an
Investment Manager for their accounts. However, BNYMA as a third-party service provider to KIS or KeyBank
does not provide investment advice to Clients. Rather, each is providing its proprietary research to KIS for KIS’s
use in determining which Investment Managers are to be included in the SMA Program, from which Clients may
choose for their SMA Program account. BNYMA does not serve as an investment adviser or discretionary money
manager to those Clients who invest in the SMA Program. Except with respect to certain Key Wealth CIO-managed
accounts offered within the SMA Program, Key Wealth CIO does not serve as an investment adviser or
discretionary money manager to those Clients who invest in the SMA Program.
With respect to Key Wealth CIO-managed accounts, KeyBank has retained Neuberger Berman Investment
Advisers, LLC (“Neuberger Berman”) as a subadvisor for the management of its equity strategies (such strategies
referred to as “Key Wealth Custom Direct Investing”)*. KeyBank provides Neuberger Berman with the underlying
equity model strategy. KeyBank collects no direct or indirect compensation from Neuberger Berman. Any fees
charged by Neuberger Berman are passed through to the Client.
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KIS financial professionals work with the Client to review the Client’s financial situation and investment profile to
assist the Client in determining if the Investment Manager(s) under consideration is/are consistent with the Client’s
investment objectives. The Investment Manager(s) selected by the Client will provide discretionary investment
advisory services and is/are responsible for all investment decisions in the Client’s account(s). The Investment
Manager will employ various investment strategies as described in the Investment Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A
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Brochure, and any other material the Investment Manager may provide to the Client. Each Investment Manager
employs its own strategy and timeframe for investing funds. Clients and financial professionals should consult each
Investment Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A Brochure to determine the Investment Manager’s specific background,
strategy, and procedures. KIS, through BNYMA, will provide quarterly performance analysis and reporting. The
minimum account size for the SMA Program is generally $50,000 but varies by Investment Manager.
From the Program Fee, KIS will also pay or cause to be paid the Investment Manager/Strategist Fee, which will
vary, as well as charges assessed by various providers of services, such as by the clearing broker, to Client’s account.
Please read carefully the applicable Covered Managers’ Forms ADV Part 2A for further information. Please also
read the KIS Standard Advisory Contract and Client Agreement for further information with respect to fees and
other costs or charges.
KIS will also pay or cause to be paid out of the KIS Program Fee to BNYMA, as a third-party service provider to
KIS, please see tables directly under Item 4 for more details.
Each Investment Manager in the SMA Program may, and generally will, as they deem appropriate in their
discretion, place trades through brokers other than Pershing. As disclosed below, commissions, mark-ups or mark-
downs, or similar costs and charges associated with the execution of such trades will be deducted from a Client’s
allocable assets and may reduce the Client’s overall return. All Investment Managers are required to have best
execution policies and procedures, and KIS will review the respective Investment Manager’s best execution
policies, procedures and practices. Please read carefully the applicable Covered Managers’ Forms ADV Part 2A
brochure concerning its best execution policies and practices.
With respect to the SMA Program, the KIS Advisory Fee is negotiable in KIS’s sole and absolute discretion, but in
no instance will exceed the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee described above. The Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee portion of the Program Fee is not negotiable.
* Clients should be aware that KeyBank is an affiliate of KIS. Therefore, KIS’s financial professionals have
a conflict of interest in recommending Key Wealth Custom Direct Investing solutions over other programs
offered as part of KIS’s advisory services. While the financial professional will not be directly compensated
more for recommending these solutions over other investment programs available to Clients, he or she will
be aware that accounts allocated to a Key Wealth Custom Direct Investing solution does benefit KeyBank,
KIS and their parent financial holding company more than non- KeyBank sponsored programs offered. This
may induce the financial professional to recommend these solutions over others which creates a conflict of
interest. KIS mitigates this conflict by having a supervisory review done of any recommendations to ensure
that they are in the Client’s best interests.
KeyBank receives compensation for its services through a shared services agreement between KeyBank and
KIS. Such services are priced at a market rate, per federal banking regulations, and are then charged
internally against KIS. In addition, KeyBank receives indirect compensation in the form of advisory fees
paid to its affiliate, KIS. Client accounts will not be directly charged for these services because they are part
of the Program Fee for the Key Wealth Custom Direct Investing solutions. Third party payments: our
affiliates receive payments from certain mutual funds used in our managed products. This creates an
incentive to select funds or share classes that result in greater compensation to our affiliates. Third-party
model providers may also select funds that make these payments to our affiliates.
(6) Unified Managed Account Program (“UMA Program”)
KIS offers the UMA Program on a non-discretionary basis to its clients through its relationship with BNYMA. The
UMA Program is a multi-discipline, multi-manager managed account product housed in a single portfolio with six
(6) core models that correlate to Client scores on an investment profile questionnaire. The UMA Program also offers
clients the ability to invest in other models or with other managers at their discretion. The six (6) core models span
the risk/return spectrum from current income model to aggressive growth model within the context of a diversified
portfolio. Clients may also choose from multiple Model Strategies (refer to Model Strategies Programs (“Model
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Strategies”)) as well as SMA Program models (refer to Separately Managed Account Program (“SMA Program”)).
BNYMA has discretionary authority to determine asset allocation and select the underlying investment managers
(“Investment Managers”) and specific investment vehicles for each investment style based on its proprietary
modeling strategies, as well as BNYMA’s macroeconomic outlook and investment discipline. KIS does not exercise
investment discretion in the Client’s selection of the third- party model strategists or Investment Managers or in the
asset allocation in the underlying investment vehicles and strategies used in a Client’s account. KIS financial
professionals, utilizing an investment profile questionnaire, provide Clients with non-discretionary, non-binding
recommendations regarding such asset allocation and underlying investment vehicles and strategies to meet Clients’
investment objectives, but Clients direct the overall investment strategy and profile changes to be made in their
accounts. Clients are ultimately responsible for the selection of the appropriate asset allocation model and strategy.
However, BNYMA has full discretionary authority to invest, reinvest and otherwise deal with assets in the UMA
Program Client accounts in its discretion within the model selected by the Client. BNYMA may, when it deems
appropriate and without prior consultation with Clients or KIS, buy, sell, exchange, convert and otherwise trade in
any stocks, bonds, mutual funds, alternative investments and other securities, and may at its discretion replace
Investment Managers and underlying investment vehicles if, for example, BNYMA deems such Investment
Manager or investment vehicle to be underperforming. BNYMA also provides overlay management services for
the Client’s UMA Program account and implements trade orders based on the investment strategies contained in
UMA Program portfolios.
With respect to the UMA Program, the KIS Advisory Fee is negotiable in KIS’s sole and absolute discretion, but
in no instance will exceed the Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee described above. The Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee portion of the Program Fee is not negotiable.
Minimum Fee
For all Client wrap accounts, KIS will change the Minimum Fee to $10.83 per month, or $130 per year. The
Minimum Fee will be applied to all accounts in which wrap fees based on the applicable Maximum Annual Fee
schedule for the KIS Program Fee as otherwise agreed upon with a Client, would be less than the Minimum Fee. In
such instances, the wrap fee for the account will be increased up to the amount of the Minimum Fee. The Minimum
Fee will be assessed monthly in advance and will not be refunded or applied to offset fees in a subsequent quarter
should the amount of the wrap fee otherwise applicable to the account be greater than the Minimum Fee in a
subsequent quarter.
In the event the Minimum Fee would become due for an account, the effective fee for the account expressed as a
percentage of assets under management maintained in the account will be greater than the percentage as expressed
in the applicable Maximum Annual Fee schedule or wrap fee as otherwise agreed upon with Client in KIS’s
discretion, and will fluctuate depending upon the amount of assets maintained in a Client’s account in a given
quarter. A Client who participates in a Wrap Program should consider whether, after considering the Minimum Fee,
the level of portfolio activity in the Client’s account, the value of the custodial and other services which are provided
under the arrangement, the Minimum Fee, if applied, exceeds the aggregate cost of such services if they were to be
purchased separately. Because the Minimum Fee may be greater than what would have been the case if the Client
paid separately for investment advice and brokerage and other services or participated in another program, financial
professionals may have an incentive to recommend, on a nondiscretionary basis, opening or maintaining Wrap
Programs over alternative programs or over the purchase of such services separately, including with respect to
mutual funds, collective investment vehicles, or other assets that may comprise a Wrap Program account and which
may be purchased on an individual basis through KIS’s standard brokerage services.
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The Minimum Fee would generally apply to small balance accounts with a low level of assets under management,
including less than the minimum investment amount typically required to open and maintain a wrap account unless
otherwise agreed to with a Client in KIS’s discretion (see Item 5 Account Requirements and Types of Clients), and
the Minimum Fee would be greater than the wrap fee generally applicable to the Wrap Program. As a result, KIS
and KIS financial professionals have an incentive to recommend, on a non-discretionary basis, that clients open or
maintain accounts with less than the minimum investment amount otherwise applicable, and to exercise their
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discretion to waive the minimum investment amount, including for small accounts with balances that may not be
economical to maintain as a wrap account. KIS mitigates this conflict of interest by reviewing the opening and
maintenance of small balance accounts to ensure that account balances remain sufficiently high to be economical
for the Client to maintain the account.
Not all investment advisers apply minimum fee requirements to wrap programs which they sponsor or in which
they participate. In the event the Minimum Fee were to become due for an account, the Minimum Fee may render
the wrap fee applicable to the account more expensive than fees charged by other investment advisers for similar
wrap fee programs.
Additional Information about Program Fees
The “Program Fee” consists of two components: (i) the KIS Advisory Fee; and (ii) the Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee. For clarity, Investment Manager/Strategist Fees (which are charged by Investment
Managers and model strategists) are in addition to the KIS Advisory Fees. Investment Manager/Strategist Fees will
be disclosed on your statement.
Program Fees for the various Wrap Programs described herein do not cover all costs or charges arising from these
programs. For example, these Wrap Program fees do not cover (i) dealer markups or markdowns that are embedded
in the price of certain securities, executed on a “Net” basis; (ii) costs associated with the purchase and sale of mutual
funds; (iii) charges imposed by law; (iv) costs relating to trading in foreign securities or currencies; (v) internal
charges and fees that may be imposed by any collective investment vehicles such as open-end funds, closed-end
funds, index shares, unit investment trusts (“UITs”), ETFs, or real estate investment trusts; (vi) other specialized
charges such as transfer taxes, exchange and SEC transaction fees; (vii) any brokerage commissions or other charges
imposed by broker dealers or entities other than Pershing (i.e., “step-out trading” costs) and certain liquidation fees;
(viii) certain hard dollar fees associated with foreign exchange, taxes and other related fees in connection with
American Depository Receipts; (ix) certain charges associated with securities transactions in Client’s account such
as spreads charged on transactions in over-the-counter securities and contingent deferred sales charges that may be
imposed upon the liquidation of in-kind assets transferred into the program; (x) certain custodial charges that may
be charged by a custodian such as a minimum account fee or charges for ACAT transfers, electronic and wire
transfer charges, optional services elected by Client, transaction-based ticket charges that may be assessed by
custodian for the purchase of certain mutual funds, and certain non-brokerage related charges such as IRA trustee
fees or IRA termination fees; and (xi) possible mutual fund redemption fees. Please see the prospectus or other
disclosure document for the specific collective investment vehicle for detailed information regarding such fees. If
there is insufficient cash in a Wrap Program Client account to pay fees, costs or other charges, BNYMA may sell
account assets to pay them. Clients should carefully review BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A and their investment
management account investment selection forms and terms and conditions for further information on such costs or
charges. Please also read carefully BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A to learn what portion of the fees BNYMA and
the sub-managers may receive and details regarding what this portion of the fees covers.
KIS Program Services
KIS assists Wrap Program Clients in the formulation of their investment objectives and advises Clients regarding
the suitability of KIS’s Wrap Programs to meet their investment needs, whether a managed account is a suitable
investment vehicle for the Client, and whether particular portfolio management options are suitable for the Client
considering the Client’s risk tolerance and investment objectives.
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For all Advisory Products, KIS through a KIS financial professional will consult with the Client and complete, with
the Client’s assistance, an investment profile questionnaire to determine the Client’s risk profile score based on the
Client’s financial circumstances, investment objectives, and to place any reasonable restrictions on management of
the wrap account. Based upon the risk profile score, KIS will assist the Client in selecting investment options from
available investment programs. Clients open wrap accounts with KIS and retain KIS to assist the Client in allocating
the Client’s assets and in monitoring and/or selecting one or more investment options and to provide trade execution,
reporting and custodial services for the account. For additional information regarding Review of Accounts, please
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see Item 9(4).
For all Advisory Products currently offered, KIS introduces the Client’s account to Pershing which will act as
custodian for the account. Services offered by Pershing as custodian of the account include all custodial functions
customarily performed with respect to such accounts including, but not limited to: back office support, execution
of securities transactions (when appropriate), crediting of interest and dividends, and periodic reporting, which
reports Pershing will send directly to the Client.
A Client who participates in a Wrap Program should consider whether, after considering the level of portfolio
activity in the Client’s account, the value of the custodial and the other services which are provided under the
arrangement, the wrap fee, including the Minimum Fee if applied to the wrap fee, exceeds the aggregate cost of
such services if they were to be purchased separately. Because the wrap fee may be greater than would have been
the case if the Client paid separately for investment advice and brokerage and other services or participated in
another program, financial professionals may have an incentive to recommend, on a nondiscretionary basis, the
Wrap Programs over alternative programs or over the purchase of such services separately, including with respect
to mutual funds, collective investment vehicles, or other assets that may comprise a Wrap Program account and
which may be purchased on an individual basis through KIS’s standard brokerage services.
Investments in mutual funds and ETFs are subject to various other fees that are paid by those portfolios, but
ultimately are borne by shareholders through lower returns than would likely be experienced without those fees.
These expenses may include investment advisory, administrative, distribution, transfer agent, custodial, legal, audit,
and other customary fees related to investment in mutual funds. In addition, securities purchased by an Investment
Manager may require that spreads be paid to market makers as markups or markdowns of the price of the security
purchased.
KIS is generally compensated by fees calculated as a percentage of assets under management and may also on
occasion be compensated through fixed-fee arrangements. Fees that are calculated as a percentage of assets under
management are generally charged monthly in advance, based upon the end of day balance of the previous month
end of assets under management, including money market and other cash equivalent assets, during the prior month.
All fees are deducted from the account unless otherwise agreed.
KIS or the Client may generally terminate a Client Agreement at any time by written notice, in some cases with
thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. If a Client terminates the agreement within five (5) business days after it has
been signed by the Client and accepted by KIS, the Client generally will receive a full refund of all fees and
expenses. If the Client Agreement is terminated at any time after five (5) business days of its signing and during a
month, the Client will be entitled to a pro rata refund of any prepaid fees, in each case based upon the number of
days remaining in the month after the date upon which notice of termination is received.
For all Advisory Products, Clients are charged a Program Fee every calendar month in advance. The maximum
Program Fee that Clients may be charged may be determined by adding the applicable Investment
Manager/Strategist Fee for the applicable Advisory Product to the Annual Maximum KIS Advisory Fee (each as
described within the tables within Item 4). The Program Fee paid by a particular Client is set forth in the Client
Agreement as it may be amended. KIS shares a portion of the Program Fee for Advisory Products with Pershing,
BNYMA and/or any applicable sub-managers for their respective services. No Program Fee adjustments are made
for any billing period with respect to partial withdrawals within a billing period. Program fees do not cover all costs
or charges arising from these accounts. For further information, please see “Fees Not Included in Program Fee”
above, the Advisory Product descriptions in Item 4 above, and the respective third-party service provider’s
applicable Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
In KIS’s sole and absolute discretion: a) it may negotiate varying fees for Clients; b) certain related accounts may
be aggregated for purposes of applying the applicable fee schedule as if the accounts were one account; c) account
minimums may be waived; and d) KIS may also charge different fees than the fees summarized in this brochure,
such as a flat fee rate such that assets will be charged the same rate regardless of the amount of assets in the account
based upon factors deemed relevant by KIS such as additional assets under management in different programs or
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other business relationships with the Client. This could cause Clients who do not receive such treatment to pay more
for the same or similar services.
KIS may in its sole discretion change the actual fee charged upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Client.
Clients must either accept the change or close the account.
Because KIS’s advisory fees and those of the other third-party investment advisers within the firm’s advisory
program are based on assets under management, KIS and those third-party investment advisers have a conflict of
interest in valuing securities held in Client accounts, since a higher valuation produces higher advisory fees. For
Client Accounts for which Pershing acts as the custodian, securities listed on any national securities exchange shall
be valued, as of the valuation date, at the closing price on the principal exchange on which those securities are
traded. Pershing shall value any other securities or investments in a manner determined by Pershing in good faith
to reflect fair market value. Any such valuation should not be considered a guarantee of any kind whatsoever with
respect to the value of such securities or investments. Pershing in its sole discretion may use the services of an
independent evaluator, as well as other independent sources with respect to the computation of market value of
securities. The data contained in those reports has not been verified by Pershing or KIS.
A Client may request that uninvested cash funds in their account awaiting permanent investment to be swept into
the Dreyfus Insured Deposit Program (the “Sweep Program”) offered through Pershing. Pershing operates the
Sweep Program which, if the Client chooses to participate, will sweep Client’s excess cash balances in their
brokerage account at Pershing into interest-bearing bank deposit accounts (“Deposit Accounts”) at various
depository institutions (“Program Banks”) and sweeps a Client’s cash from the various Program Banks to cover
purchases of securities and other debits in the Client’s brokerage account carried at Pershing. The Client receives
interest on balances held on deposit at the various Program Banks. Interest rates may fluctuate and are based on the
interest rates determined and paid by the respective Program Banks in which a Client’s balances are invested. A
Client may receive a lower rate of return on balances invested through the Sweep Program than on other investment
or cash sweep alternatives. A Client will not have a direct access to the funds deposited with the Program Banks,
but a Client may access his or her funds through their account by contacting their financial professional to process
such a request through Pershing. A Client’s brokerage statement will list the names of the Program Banks holding
the Client’s balances, as well as how much is on deposit with each respective Program Bank. Pershing or its
affiliated companies (Promontory InterFinancial Network (“Promontory”) and Dreyfus Cash Investment Services,
a division of MBSC Securities Corporation (“Dreyfus”) who provide services to the Sweep Program may change
Program Banks participating in the Sweep Program and their priority for receiving deposits from time to time.
Pershing, Promontory and Dreyfus earn fees (which may or may not be account-based) on the amount of money in
the Program, including a Client’s balances. Pershing or Dreyfus may be affiliated with Program Banks. KIS’s
affiliated banks are not currently Program Banks. For further information concerning the Sweep Program (including
the eligibility of deposited funds for FDIC insurance of up to $250,000 per insurable interest), please read the
Dreyfus Insured Deposit Program Disclosure Statement and Terms and Conditions for Single Rate Program which
is supplied at account opening or is available on request from a Client’s KIS financial professional.
Payments to Financial Professionals
KIS will share its portion of the KIS Advisory Fee it receives with the KIS financial professional for the Client’s
account (“Fee Split”). KIS may provide a greater portion of the Fee Split to its financial professionals in connection
with new accounts and new assets brought under KIS management. The payment by KIS of additional compensation
to a financial professional will not affect the amount of the Program Fee charged to the Client’s account. The amount
of such compensation may be greater than what the KIS financial professional would receive if the Client purchased
separately KIS’s brokerage or other services as such services. Such personnel may, therefore, have a financial
incentive to recommend, on a nondiscretionary basis, these Wrap Programs over other investment products,
programs or services.
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At certain levels of referral to KeyBank your financial professional could be entitled to a bonus of the net new assets
referred multiplied by 25 basis points (0.0025 multiplied by net new assets). Net new assets are those which, at the
time of the referral are not in a KIS or KeyBank investment account. In calculating net new assets, your financial
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professional could receive credit for 100% of the first $2,000,000 of referrals and 50% of the next $8,000,000 of
referrals with no credit for amounts above $10,000,000.
In addition, KIS considers advisory product production as a factor in determining certain other incentives, such as
attendance at its annual securities symposium.
Finally, KIS and KeyBank support certain programs where top producing financial professionals and select others
receive cash bonuses and expense paid trips (airfare, meals and hotel). These may be paid in part by Marketing
Allowances or Revenue Sharing payment paid to KIS. Please see KIS’s Best Interest Client Disclosure Guide for a
fuller explanation. Ask your financial professional for a copy or go to www.key.com/kisregbi.
These payments present a conflict of interest because they create an incentive for KIS and your financial
professional to refer you to KeyBank for investments that entail such payments rather than investments that do not
entail these payments or entail less of these payments. Additionally, investments with an affiliate such as KeyBank
benefit the affiliate, KIS and their parent financial holding company more than non- affiliate investments. This may
induce the financial professional to refer you to invest with an affiliate over investing with others which creates a
conflict of interest.
Other Fees and Compensation Received by KIS from Third Parties
Certain mutual funds in which Clients may invest, distribute or may distribute payments to KIS and/or Pershing as
clearing broker for KIS, including payments from mutual funds for which neither KIS nor any of its affiliates or
subsidiaries (“Key”) serves as an investment adviser, fund manager, or distributor (“Non- Proprietary Mutual
Funds”). Such payments may be made pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan or other arrangements as
compensation to help defray the costs of services offered by KIS and made available to fund families such as for
distribution, shareholder services, record keeping, administrative services, and the costs of KIS financial
professional training and continuing education and sales events. Such payments may be distributed from the fund’s
total assets. In addition, Key has entered into arrangements with Non-Proprietary Mutual Fund companies under
which the Non-Proprietary Mutual Funds and/or the Non- Proprietary Mutual Fund companies compensate Key for
services provided to the Non-Proprietary Mutual Funds and/or the Non-Proprietary Mutual Fund companies. These
fees for services are in addition to, and will not reduce, Key’s compensation for other services provided to Clients’
accounts. Such fees for services will not be paid directly by Clients’ accounts but will be paid to Key by the Non-
Proprietary Mutual Fund company or the Non-Proprietary Mutual Fund itself.
KIS has a financial incentive to recommend, on a nondiscretionary basis, these mutual funds to Clients over mutual
funds that don’t make these payments. Individual KIS financial professionals do not directly receive any portion of
these payments. The 12b-1 fees received by KIS and other fee arrangements will be disclosed upon Client request
and are typically disclosed in the applicable fund’s prospectus. KIS will credit or cause to be credited any 12b-1
fees that it may receive from a mutual fund in connection with a Client’s wrap account back to the Client’s wrap
account. KIS will retain any other fee and that fee is in addition to the Advisory Product Fees discussed herein. For
further information, Clients should carefully review their KIS Standard Advisory Contract and Client Agreement
and the prospectus for the applicable mutual fund.
Pershing has entered into agreements with certain mutual fund companies that pay Pershing for performing certain
services for the mutual fund. Pursuant to these agreements, Pershing receives fees for operational services from
mutual funds in the form of networking or omnibus processing fees. The reimbursements are remitted to Pershing
for its work on behalf of the funds. This work may include, but is not limited to, sub-accounting services, dividend
calculation and posting, accounting, reconciliation, Client confirmation and statement preparation and mailing and
tax statement preparation and mailing. These reimbursements are based either on (a) a flat fee ranging from $10 to
$20 per holding or (b) a percentage of assets that can range from 0 to 15 basis points for domestic funds and 0 to
30 basis points for offshore funds. Mutual funds that are available in Pershing’s FundVest no-transaction fee mutual
fund program may pay Pershing servicing fees in exchange for being offered in Pershing’s FundVest Program
(“FundVest Program”). These payments are based on a percentage of assets and can range from 7 to 40 basis points.
KIS is entitled to receive certain asset-based revenue sharing fees from Pershing if assets under management in
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mutual funds in the FundVest Program from KIS’s Clients exceed $10,000,000. Such payment will be at the rate
of 0.0040 multiplied by assets under management in funds participating in the FundVest Program. While KIS does
not have discretion to invest in such funds, the additional compensation gives KIS a financial incentive to
recommend, on a non-discretionary basis, funds participating in the FundVest Program over other funds.
In addition, Pershing will pay KIS for certain distribution assistance services regarding the money market fund(s)
or bank-based money market account(s) held in a Client’s underlying brokerage account as sweep options. This fee
varies depending on the type of fund held and the average fund balance held by Clients. The fee varies from 0.15%
to 0.65% of the average fund balances.
Item 5 Account Requirements and Types of Clients
The following are the minimum investment dollars required to open and maintain an account, unless otherwise
agreed to in KIS’s sole and absolute discretion (see Item 4 at KIS Program Services):
Account Type
SMA Program
UMA Program
BNY Mellon AdvisorFlex Portfolios
BlackRock Program I
Calvert Program
BNY Mellon/American Funds Program
BNY Mellon Target Risk Focus Program
Russell Program I
Vanguard Program I
BlackRock Program II
BlackRock Program III
Key Program I
Key Program II
Key Program III
Key Program IV
Key Program V
Key Program VI
Key Program VII
Size
$100,000
$ 75,000*
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$100,000
* The minimum overall account size required to participate in the UMA Program is $75,000. The minimum required
investment for each Investment Manager model selected within the UMA Program varies, between $10,000 -
$100,000.
KIS provides Wrap Programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. Please read carefully BNYMA’s
Form ADV Part 2A for information about BNYMA’s clients.
Item 6 Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
As described in Item 4, KIS is a Wrap Program Sponsor by which it provides access to certain investment advisory
products including: the Programs offered through BNYMA (i.e., the AFP Program, the Russell Programs, the
BlackRock Programs, the BNY Mellon Target Risk Focus Program, the Calvert Program, the Vanguard Program,
the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program, the SMA Program, the Key Programs, and the UMA Program).
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BNYMA is the third-party Money Manager of the Target Risk Focus Program, the BNY Mellon/American Funds
Program and the AFP Program. BNYMA is the discretionary money manager with respect to covered SMA
managers on BNYMA’s SMA platform, including the Key Programs, and the UMA Program. BNYMA selects,
reviews and replaces the investment vehicles and sub-managers for the BNY Mellon Target Risk Focus Program,
the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program, the AFP Program, the SMA Program, and the UMA Program.
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According to BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A, the Manager Research Group of BNY Mellon (“BYNMMRG”) is
the primary manager research provider to and provides manager and investment vehicle research to BNYMA.
BNYMA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon. BNYMA retains decision-making responsibility
regarding managers and investment vehicles included in its programs and products. According to information in
BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A, BNYMA considers various sources of information and criteria in selecting and the
ongoing evaluation of investment vehicles and sub-managers for its wrap products and programs, which include
the BNY Mellon Target Risk Focus Program, the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program and the AFP Program.
According to BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A, with respect to portfolio managers and model managers, BNYMA,
through BYNMMRG, may consider a variety of criteria such as reviews of assets under management, personnel,
registration, disclosures and regulatory history. The criteria employed for each manager may not be identical and
instead may be based on the nature of the manager’s portfolios and investment philosophy.
According to BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A, BNYMA, through BYNMMRG, uses a screening process to evaluate
mutual funds. According to BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A, criteria employed in the screening process may vary
depending on a variety of factors, but may include a range of criteria including analysis of:
• Particular investment style;
• Evaluation of the portfolio management team;
• Performance criteria; and
• Costs associated with the fund.
According to BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A, BNYMA, through BYNMMRG, uses a comparable screening process
to evaluate ETFs, and may consider a range of factors including:
• Tracked index or benchmark;
• Performance;
• Comparables;
• Personnel; and
• Content of the particular ETF.
Clients should read carefully BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A for required disclosures concerning the Target Risk
Focus Program, the BNY Mellon/American Funds Program, the AFP Program, the SMA Program, and the UMA
Program, including with respect to BNYMA’s investment vehicle and sub-manager selection and evaluation process
and potential conflicts of interest created by BNYMA’s use of the BYNMMRG.
KIS utilizes a monitoring program, which is administered by the Product Due Diligence Committee described in
Item 4, to evaluate its third-party service providers participating in KIS’s Wrap Programs. KIS utilizes various
analysts, some of whom may be third party firms and its affiliated bank, KeyBank, to assist in the review of the
analysis performed and supplied by BNYMA regarding its review of the Target Risk Focus Program, the BNY
Mellon/AmericanFunds Program, the AFP Program, the SMA Program, and the UMA Program. The Product Due
Diligence Committee reviews annually the performance of BNYMA as Money Manager of the Target Risk Focus
Program, the BNY Mellon/AmericanFunds Program, and the AFP Program. This review considers a combination
of factors based on aggregated or summary information to evaluate BNYMA’s overall management and selection
of investment vehicles and sub-managers within the Target Risk Focus Program, the BNY Mellon/AmericanFunds
Program, the AFP Program, SMA Program, and the UMA Program products, including details regarding
performance consistency and performance relative to peers, among other factors.
KIS, through BNYMA, engages KeyBank to structure the Key Models used in the Key Programs. KeyBank selects,
reviews and replaces securities and other investments comprising the Key Models. BNYMA will review and replace
mutual funds and other investments comprising the Key Models as directed by KeyBank. BNYMA does not conduct
investment due diligence on the Key Models or KeyBank, and BNYMA is not responsible for the selection of the
underlying investment vehicles in the Key Models. KIS, through its Product Due Diligence Committee, reviews the
Key Models for general suitability for its Clients and reviews and monitors KeyBank, the Key Models comprising
its Key Programs and BNYMA for their performance in the same manner as described in Item 4. KIS uses a third-
party due diligence adviser to review KeyBank and its Key Models to avoid any conflict of interest it may have in
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approving the use of its affiliated bank’s models as part of its investment advisory business. For additional
information concerning the Key Program, please see BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A.
KIS, through BNYMA, engages RIMCo to structure the Models used in the Russell Program I. RIMCo selects,
reviews and replaces Russell Fund mutual funds comprising the Russell Models. BNYMA will review and replace
mutual funds comprising the Russell Models as directed by RIMCo. BNYMA does not conduct investment due
diligence on the Russell Models or RIMCo, and BNYMA is not responsible for the selection of the underlying
investment vehicles in the Russell Models. BNYMA has represented and warranted to KIS that BNYMA has
verified RIMCo’s status as a registered investment adviser prior to making the Russell Program available, including
review of RIMCo’s Form ADV Part 1 and 2 filings, and BNYMA requires RIMCo to complete a compliance due
diligence questionnaire on an annual basis. KIS, through its Product Due Diligence Committee, reviews the Russell
Models for general suitability for its Clients and reviews and monitors RIMCo, the Russell Models, and BNYMA
for their performance in the same manner as described in Item 4. For additional information concerning the Russell
Programs, please see BNYMA’s and RIMCo’s respective Form ADV Part 2A.
KIS through BNYMA engages VAI to structure the Vanguard Models used in the Vanguard Program I. VAI selects,
reviews and replaces mutual funds and/or ETFs comprising the Vanguard Models. BNYMA will review and replace
mutual funds and/or ETFs comprising the Vanguard Models as directed by VAI. BNYMA does not conduct
investment due diligence on the Vanguard Models or VAI, and BNYMA is not responsible for the selection of the
underlying investment vehicles in the Vanguard Models. BNYMA has represented and warranted to KIS that
BNYMA has verified VAI’s status as a registered investment adviser prior to making the Vanguard Programs
available, including review of VAI’s Form ADV Part 1 and 2 filings, and BNYMA requires VAI to complete a
compliance due diligence questionnaire on an annual basis. KIS, through its Product Due Diligence Committee,
reviews the Vanguard Models for general suitability for its Clients and reviews and monitors VAI, the Vanguard
Models comprising the Vanguard Program, and BNYMA for their performance in the same manner as described in
Item 4. For additional information concerning the Vanguard Programs, please see BNYMA’s and VAI’s respective
Form ADV Part 2A.
KIS, through BNYMA, engages BIM to structure the BlackRock Program I Models and BlackRock Program II
Models (collectively, the “BlackRock Models”) of the BlackRock Program I and BlackRock Program II
(collectively, the “BlackRock Programs”). BIM selects, reviews and replaces BlackRock Funds comprising the
BlackRock Models. BNYMA reviews and replaces the BlackRock Funds comprising the BlackRock Models as
directed by BIM. BNYMA does not conduct investment due diligence on the BlackRock Models or BIM, and
BNYMA is not responsible for the selection of the underlying BlackRock Funds in the BlackRock Models.
BNYMA has represented and warranted to KIS that BNYMA has verified BIM’s status as a registered investment
adviser prior to making the BlackRock Programs available, including review of BIM’s Form ADV Part 1 and 2
filings, and BNYMA requires BIM to complete a compliance due diligence questionnaire on an annual basis. KIS,
through its Product Due Diligence Committee, reviews the BlackRock Models for general suitability for its Clients
and reviews and monitors BIM, the BlackRock Models comprising its BlackRock Programs, and BNYMA for their
performance in the same manner as described in Item 4. For additional information concerning the BlackRock
Programs, please see BNYMA’s and BIM’s respective Form ADV Part 2A.
KIS, through BNYMA, engages Calvert to structure the Calvert Models comprising the Calvert Program. Calvert
selects, reviews and replaces mutual funds comprising the Calvert Models. BNYMA reviews and replaces mutual
funds comprising the Calvert Models as directed by Calvert. BNYMA does not conduct investment due diligence
on the Calvert Models or Calvert, and BNYMA is not responsible for the selection of the underlying investment
vehicles in the Calvert Models. BNYMA has represented and warranted to KIS that BNYMA has verified Calvert’s
status as a registered investment adviser prior to making the Calvert Program available, including review of
Calvert’s Form ADV Part 1 and 2 filings, and BNYMA requires Calvert to complete a compliance due diligence
questionnaire on an annual basis. KIS, through its Product Due Diligence Committee, reviews the Calvert Models
for general suitability for its Clients and reviews and monitors Calvert, the Calvert Models comprising its Calvert
Program, and BNYMA for their performance in the same manner as described in Item 4. For additional information
concerning the Calvert Program, please see BNYMA’s and Calvert’s respective Form ADV Part 2A.
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In addition, KIS’s monitoring program for its Wrap Programs requires its financial professionals to meet regularly,
no less than annually and more frequently as circumstances warrant, with Clients to review performance of their
accounts, conduct a suitability analysis of investments, verify and confirm risk tolerance with the Client, address
diversification and risk issues attendant to certain investments, make any necessary adjustments to the account
based on the changes to the Client’s financial situation, and evaluate with Clients whether portfolio managers remain
suitable for the Client or should be adjusted. For additional information regarding Review of Accounts, please see
Item 9(4).
BNYMA, Dreyfus and Promontory are affiliated with Pershing. This could result in conflicts of interest where one
firm hires an affiliate as a portfolio manager or other service provider. For further information, please read carefully
BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A and the Dreyfus Insured Deposit Program Disclosure Statement and Terms and
Conditions for Single Rate Program, either of which is supplied at account opening or is available on request from
a Client’s KIS financial professional. BNYMA, Promontory, Dreyfus and Pershing are not affiliated with KIS.
Certain Investment Managers or sub-managers may, as part of their independent trading strategies, purchase
securities issued by KeyCorp or may purchase securities through or securities underwritten by KeyBanc Capital
Markets, Inc., KIS’s corporate parent company, and in the SMA Program or other Programs. KIS and its financial
professionals:
• do not exercise discretion over these Programs;
• do not require, encourage, or have advance notice of or coordinate with BNYMA, or any other Investment
Manager to purchase affiliated securities, to purchase securities through a KIS affiliate, or to purchase
securities underwritten by a KIS affiliate; or
• do not receive compensation in the event an Investment Manager was to purchase such securities.
Nevertheless, the benefits to KIS’s parent and holding company from the purchase of securities issued by, through
or underwritten by such entities may create a potential conflict of interest.
BNYMA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon. According to BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A
brochure, Vanguard Group, Inc. and BlackRock Fund Advisers (affiliates of VAI and BIM, respectively) are two
of the top ten institutional owners of BNY Mellon common stock. The BNY Mellon stock holdings by the parents
of VAI and BIM and other fund managers participating in the KIS advisory program, may create a conflict of
interest by incenting BNYMA to include these managers and their affiliated investment managers or their products
in BNYMA’s managed account program. BNYMA represents in its Form ADV Part 2A that the holdings of its
parent’s shares by Vanguard Group and BlackRock Fund Advisors did not and does not affect BNYMA’s decision
to include these managers and their affiliated investment managers or their products in BNYMA’s managed account
program, and that these managers and their products are subject to BNYMA’s due diligence. For further
information, please see BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A.
Item 7 Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Privacy is an important issue. KeyCorp’s Privacy Notice is initially given to the Client upon the opening of an
account and is subsequently provided at least annually thereafter and upon request. KIS solicits information
concerning a Client’s name, address, financial situation, investment experience, tax status, tax reporting information
and other personal non-public information. KIS will ask for this prior to recommending, on a non-discretionary
basis, a wrap account and on an annual basis thereafter. KIS will provide that information to participating third-
party service providers so that they may service the Client’s account. The third-party service provider may then
provide it to the portfolio manager, if any, for account servicing purposes. Please review BNYMA’s Form ADV
Part 2A for further information on this item with respect to BNYMA advisory products. For KIS SMA Program
Clients, please also review your selected Investment Manager(s) Form ADV Part 2A for further information. In
addition, KIS will also provide such Client information to Pershing or other service providers as necessary in
connection with the performance of services for Client accounts.
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Item 8 Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
Clients should first contact their KIS financial professional for the financial professional to arrange a direct
consultation between the Client and BNYMA. For further information on contacting portfolio managers, please
read carefully BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A.
Item 9 Additional Information
(1) Disciplinary Information
On May 21, 2024, KIS consented to the entry of an Order with the SEC (the “May 2024 Order”), which found that
KIS willfully violated Rule 15l-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act and Sections 206(2) and 206(4) of the Advisers Act
and Rule 206(4)-7 thereunder. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, KIS has agreed to a cease-and-
desist order, a censure, and a civil money penalty of $223,228. According to the May 2024 Order, between June
30, 2020 and February 2022, KIS failed to comply with Regulation Best Interest by recommending, through its
registered representatives and investment adviser representatives, that certain of its brokerage customers and
advisory clients transfer securities from KIS accounts to new investment accounts with KIS’s affiliate KeyBank
National Association that is part of the same parent organization, without disclosing that the representatives would
receive compensation for making the recommendations and for any securities transfers, and therefore had a conflict
of interest. The May 2024 Order further finds that KIS’s written policies and procedures were not reasonably
designed to achieve compliance with KIS’s disclosure obligations under Regulation Best Interest and the Advisers
Act with regard to conflicts of interest associated with the recommendations to transfer securities out of KIS
brokerage and advisory accounts to investment accounts held at KeyBank National Association or to identify and
address the associated conflicts of interest.
In February 2024, KIS and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. (“KBCM”) consented to the entry of an Order with the
SEC (the “February 2024 Order”), which found that KIS and KBCM willfully violated Section 17(a) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 17a-4(b)(4) thereunder and KIS willfully violated Section 204 of the Advisers Act and Rule
204-2(a)(7) thereunder, in connection with a failure to maintain or preserve records of certain business-related
communications made by KIS and KBCM associates when they used their personal devices (“off-channel
communications”). The February 2024 Order also found that KIS and KBCM failed to implement their policies and
procedures that prohibited such communications leading to a failure to reasonably supervise its associates within
the meaning of Section 15(b)(4)(E) of the Exchange Act and, for KIS, within the meaning of Section 203(e)(6) of
the Advisers Act. The February 2024 Order was related to an SEC risk-based initiative, whereby the SEC
investigated a large number of financial services firms to determine whether those firms were properly retaining
business-related messages sent and received on employees’ personal devices. Following the commencement of the
SEC’s initiative, KIS and KBCM cooperated with the SEC, enhanced their policies and procedures, and increased
training concerning the use of approved communications methods, including on personal devices, and began
implementing changes to the technology available to employees. As part of the February Order, KIS and KBCM
admitted to the facts in the February 2024 Order, were censured, were ordered to cease and desist from committing
or causing any violations and any future violations of Section 17(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 17a- 4(b)(4)
thereunder, and agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty of $10 million. KIS was also ordered to cease and desist
from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Section 204 of the Advisers Act and Rule
204-2(a)(7) thereunder. In addition, KIS and KBCM agreed to certain undertakings, including retaining an
independent compliance consultant to conduct a review of each firm’s policies and procedures, training,
surveillance program, technology solutions and similar matters related to off-channel communications.
On December 5, 2019, KIS entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) to conclude an
investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) with respect to the firm’s broker-
dealer operations. Without admitting or denying the findings, KIS consented to: a censure; a fine of $425,000;
restitution to certain customers of $589,221.66; disgorgement to certain customers of $134,169.40; and certify
within 120 days in writing to FINRA that it has implemented supervisory systems and written supervisory
procedures reasonably designed to address each of the areas of conduct identified. The findings stated among other
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things that: (1) between November 2010 and June 2014, KIS failed to establish and maintain supervisory systems
and procedures that were reasonably designed to achieve compliance with its suitability obligations when
recommending certain unit investment trusts (“UIT”) which invested in leveraged closed-end funds, including to
provide reasonable guidance or training to its registered representatives and supervisors about the potential risks
and volatility of these products; although the firm manually reviewed these transactions, it failed to identify or
follow up on red flags in approximately 100 recommended purchases of UITs that raised suitability concerns due
to the customers’ risk tolerance and investment profile; and, the firm has since undertaken significant efforts to
address the supervisory and operational issues that FINRA raised during its investigation, including independently
retaining compliance and product consultants; (2) between July 2012 and June 2014, KIS failed to enforce its
supervisory procedures that required the collection and documentation of customer-specific suitability factors on
account update forms when making new recommendations of securities to existing customers; and the firm
addressed the issue by authorizing registered representatives to enter account update information directly into the
firm’s system with confirmations sent to the customers, and among other things, by blocking newly solicited trades
until the account update form had been obtained or the information had been otherwise entered into the system; and
(3) between November 2010 and October 2013, KIS provided inaccurate information to customers in approximately
189 switch disclosure letters (“SDL”) regarding the sales charges, costs, and expenses of the UITs; although the
firm also provided the customers a copy of the prospectus for the UITs which included a fee table, the inaccurate
information on the SDL potentially confused certain customers by making switching into the new UIT appear more
financially advantageous; the firm’s compliance department identified through its surveillance that SDLs were not
always disclosing completely or accurately the fees on UIT switches, it issued guidance to its sales force including
regarding the calculation of fees which reduced but did not eliminate the exception rates previously identified; and
the firm corrected the problem when it eliminated the manual estimation and transcription of sales charges and/or
expenses and instead attached to the SDL a copy of the fee table from the UIT prospectus.
On January 27, 2016, KIS entered into an AWC to conclude an investigation by FINRA. Without admitting or
denying FINRA’s findings, KIS consented to a censure, a fine of $100,000, restitution of $100,247.02, and to
FINRA’s findings that KIS in its broker-dealer operations failed to identify and apply sales charge discounts to
certain customers’ eligible purchases of UITs resulting in customers paying excessive sales charges of
approximately $95,254.34. The findings stated that KIS had already paid restitution to all affected customers in
addition to interest of $4,992.68. The findings also stated with respect to price discounts for UIT rollover
transactions that KIS failed to establish, maintain and enforce a supervisory system and written supervisory
procedures reasonably designed so that customers received rollover discounts on all eligible UIT purchases.
(2) Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
KIS is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of KeyCorp, one of the nation’s largest bank holding companies.
KeyCorp owns KIS’s parent corporation, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (“KBCM”). KBCM is a SEC-registered
broker-dealer and FINRA member and, since July 1, 2019, has been KIS’s direct parent corporation. KBCM
provides brokerage services to institutional clients and investment banking services, and provides operational,
financial, and compliance services to KIS. It does not provide brokerage or investment management services to
KIS, but it may provide such services to certain managers or sub-managers in KIS’s advisory program, and it may
be an underwriter of certain securities held in certain wrap products which KIS makes available to its clients.
KIS is an introducing broker-dealer registered with the SEC, a member of FINRA, and regulated by various other
state regulatory bodies. As a broker-dealer, KIS provides a variety of brokerage services and may render advice as
to the value and/or advisability of purchasing or selling securities, without receiving special compensation and
solely incidental to the conduct of its business as a broker-dealer.
KIS, as a SEC-registered investment adviser, also provides advisory services through the programs as described in
this brochure.
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KIS financial professionals may also act as insurance agents in connection with the sale of insurance products that
are available through KeyCorp Insurance Agency USA Inc., an affiliated insurance agency. KIS financial
professionals may recommend, on a non-discretionary basis, the purchase of insurance products to Clients and may
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receive commissions in connection with such purchases.
Certain of KIS’s affiliates also provide investment banking, foreign exchange, interest rate risk and equity risk
management services and equity and fixed income proprietary research. Various affiliates of KIS sponsor
investment-related limited partnerships and limited liability companies and serve as general partner and manager,
respectively, of such entities. KIS generally does not recommend that its advisory Clients invest in these entities
and has no arrangements that are material to its advisory business or its Clients with any of these entities, or with
their affiliated sponsors with respect to such entities.
KeyCorp’s bank and trust company subsidiaries offer personal and corporate trust services, personal financial
services, access to mutual funds, cash management services, investment banking and capital markets products, and
international banking services. Through its bank, trust company and registered investment subsidiaries, KeyCorp
provides investment management services to Clients that include large corporate and public retirement plans,
foundations and endowments, high net worth individuals and Taft- Hartley plans. In addition, KeyCorp’s national
banking subsidiary, KeyBank National Association, is a registered municipal advisor. KeyBank provides certain
investment due diligence and analysis, adviser support, new product, trading, investment operations and other
investment related services to KIS. It also provides certain shared services to KIS including real estate services,
payroll and other services.
(3) Code of Ethics
KIS has adopted an Investment Advisory Code of Ethics (“Advisory Code of Ethics”) that governs the activities of
KIS supervised personnel, which requires KIS and its financial professionals to exercise their fiduciary duty to
Clients, to act in the best interest of the Client and always place the Client’s interests first and foremost. KIS takes
seriously its compliance and regulatory obligations and requires all KIS personnel to comply with such rules and
regulations, as well as with KIS’ policies and procedures and Advisory Code of Ethics.
Further, KIS strives to handle Clients’ non-public information in such a way to protect such information from falling
into hands that have no business reason to know such information and provides Clients with KeyCorp’s Privacy
Policy.
The Advisory Code of Ethics contains provisions for standards of business conduct to comply with federal securities
laws, personal securities reporting requirements, pre-approval procedures for certain transactions, reporting
requirements for Advisory Code of Ethics violations, and the safeguarding of material non-public information about
Client transactions. Further, KIS’s Advisory Code of Ethics establishes KIS’s expectation for business conduct.
KIS’s Advisory Code of Ethics is distributed to each KIS employee at the time of hire/contract, and as it is modified.
In addition, KIS requires an annual certification by all employees regarding their understanding and compliance
with the Advisory Code of Ethics, as amended. KIS also supplements the Advisory Code of Ethics with annual
training and ongoing monitoring of employee activity.
KIS’s employees also are required to adhere to KeyCorp’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. All employees
must acknowledge the terms of KeyCorp’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as amended, annually.
A copy of KIS’s Advisory Code of Ethics will be provided to any Client or prospective Client upon request to our
Compliance Department at 1-888-547-2968.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
KIS financial professionals are registered representatives with KIS and must execute securities transactions through
KIS.
Related persons of KIS (i.e., any advisory affiliate and any person that is under common control with KIS) can buy
or sell securities identical to those securities recommended, on a non-discretionary, by KIS financial professionals
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to Clients. Therefore, related persons will have an interest or position in certain securities that are also recommended
and bought or sold to Clients. The policy of KIS is that related persons shall not put their interests before a Client’s
interest. Financial professionals may not trade ahead of their Clients or trade in such a way to obtain a better price
for themselves than for their Clients. KIS is required to maintain a list of all securities holdings for its associated
persons. Further, associated persons are prohibited from trading on non-public information or sharing such
information. KIS and its associated persons are required to conduct their securities and investment advisory business
in accordance with all applicable Federal and State securities regulations.
In accordance with Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, KIS also maintains and enforces written
policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of non-public information by KIS or any person
associated with KIS. Further, the Code of Ethics contains prohibitions against such transactions.
No KIS financial professional or related person is permitted to recommend securities to advisory accounts or buy
or sell securities for advisory accounts at or at about the same time that the financial professional or related person
buys or sells the same securities for the financial professional’s own or related person’s account.
KIS requires that all financial professionals’ personal brokerage accounts be held at KIS. If an employee cannot
obtain needed services at KIS, it requires firm approval and copies of all brokerage statements be provided to it
directly from the third-party broker.
(4) Review of Accounts
As set forth in Item 4, KIS has established a Product Due Diligence Committee of senior KIS managers to review
third party service providers and their advisory products on an annual basis to ensure general suitability and that
the respective Advisory Product’s investment performance is appropriate. Additionally, BNYMA will present semi-
annually for review to the Product Due Diligence Committee their research and reviews of the Investment Managers
that participate in our SMA Program. Your KIS financial professional will review your account annually with you
to ensure that it is still a suitable investment for you.
In addition, before a wrap fee account is recommended, on a non-discretionary basis, the KIS financial professional
makes reasonable efforts to obtain information about the Client’s financial status, investment objectives, trading
history, size of portfolio, nature of securities held and account diversification. Based on these factors and any other
relevant information, the financial professional considers whether the account recommended, on a non-discretionary
basis, is appropriate considering the services provided, the projected cost to the Client, alternative fee structures
that may be available, and the Client’s fee structure preferences. Continued suitability is monitored annually with
the Client based on the initial factors set forth previously and any new information received concerning the Client’s
financial situation. Clients are urged to contact their KIS financial professional if any significant change in their
financial situation occurs so that their plan may be reviewed.
Generally, for each month in which there is activity in a Client’s account, or, if there is no activity, on a quarterly
basis, Clients receive, through Pershing, a written account statement which includes, among other information, a
summary of transactions and an inventory of holdings. BNYMA may also make available quarterly performance
statements of Client accounts detailing account performance, securities positions, and investment activity to KIS
and its financial professionals. The quarterly performance statements are intended to provide KIS and its financial
professionals with sufficient information to determine whether the investment managers are performing in
accordance with certain objective standards, such as a comparison of a Client’s account performance with the
performance of a relevant index, other investment managers with investment objectives similar to the Client’s
account, and other factors as KIS may deem appropriate. The quarterly performance statement data may be based
upon information obtained from third parties. The data contained in those statements is not verified by KIS. Clients
also receive brokerage confirmations unless this option is waived by the Client.
BNYMA and other Investment Managers monitor and review their Clients’ accounts pursuant to their own
compliance and supervisory systems of account review. Please read carefully BNYMA’s Form ADV Part 2A. For
KIS SMA Program Clients, please also review your selected Investment Manager(s) Form ADV Part 2A for further
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information.
(5) Client Referrals and Other Compensation
KIS does not pay referral fees to any unaffiliated third party. Certain compensation plans which its affiliate,
KeyBank, sponsors are discretionary bonus plans where revenues from KIS may be one of several factors (most of
which are not based on the revenues generated by securities transactions) are factored into determining the amount
of bonus paid out. KIS’s revenue may be higher as a result of a referral from a non-supervised banker.
Referrals to KeyBank for Banking Products and Services
Your financial professional may act as a finder for KeyBank products including trust and private banking and may
recommend that you speak with a KeyBank associate in determining whether to open an investment or trust account
with KeyBank. KeyBank compensates your financial professional for recommending KeyBank products such as
trust and private bank services. Payments by KeyBank to your financial professional do not directly affect your fees
that were agreed to with KeyBank.
These payments present a conflict of interest because they create an incentive for KIS and your financial
professional to refer you to KeyBank for investments that entail such payments rather than investments that do not
entail these payments or entail less of these payments. Additionally, investments with an affiliate such as KeyBank
benefit the affiliate, KIS and their parent financial holding company more than non-affiliate investments. This may
induce the financial professional to refer you to invest with an affiliate over investing with others which creates a
conflict of interest.
Referrals from KeyBank
Clients and prospective clients are often introduced to KIS through referrals from our affiliate KeyBank and its
associates. KeyBank associates are bank employees, and most are not licensed to recommend the purchase or sale
of securities or investment advisory services. KIS maintains a networking agreement with KeyBank pursuant to
which KeyBank will pay its non-licensed KeyBank associates a nominal one-time cash fee of a fixed dollar amount
for each referral of a prospective client to us for our broker-dealer and investment advisory services. KeyBank pays
this one-time referral fee to the non-licensed KeyBank associate irrespective of whether the prospective referred
client opens a brokerage or investment advisory account with, or purchases a securities product from, KIS. These
payments come from KeyBank and do not affect your fees that were agreed to with KIS. KeyBank associates who
are licensed with KIS may receive referral compensation ranging from 0.15% to 0.50% on transaction volume.
These payments present a conflict of interest because they create an incentive for KeyBank and the KeyBank
associate to refer you to KIS for investments that entail such payments rather than investments that do not entail
these payments or entail less of these payments. Additionally, investments with an affiliate such as KIS benefit the
affiliate, KeyBank and their parent financial holding company more than non- affiliate investments. This may
induce KeyBank and the KeyBank associate to refer you to invest with KIS over investing with others which creates
a conflict of interest.
Key Wealth Referral Programs
KIS and KeyBank partner with trade associations (each, a “Trade Association”) to provide member benefits branded
as “Key Wealth” benefits (each, a “Key Wealth Referral Program”). In connection with each Key Wealth Referral
Program, KIS enters into an agreement with a Trade Association allowing KIS to promote its products and services
to such Trade Association’s members through the Trade Association’s intranet, member mailing list, and/or other
means. As part of the Key Wealth Referral Program, KIS offers Trade Association members a KIS Advisory Fee
with a lower Maximum Annual KIS Advisory Fee. Account minimums still apply.
As part of the Key Wealth Referral Program, KeyBank pays each participating Trade Association a flat fee. Those
payments present a conflict of interest because it incentivizes the Trade Association to promote KIS products and
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services.
KIS currently partnership with health-related Trade Associations under the “Key for Doctors” program. In
connection therewith, the Trade Association members have access to a reduced Maximum Annual KIS Advisory
Fee at all portfolio value levels.
(6) Financial Information
KIS does not require its Clients to pre-pay more than $1,200 in fees per Client six months in advance.
KIS is not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet its contractual
commitments to Clients.
KIS has never filed or been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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