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Form ADV Part 2A – Disclosure Brochure
Item 1: Cover Page
March 2026
LEXINGTON HILL PARTNERS, LLC
5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 1170
Dallas, TX 75225
214-225-1891
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Lexington Hill
Partners, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure or would like to receive
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free copy, please contact us at 214-225-1891 or by emailing Cole Evans at
cevans@lexingtonhillpartners.com.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority. Lexington Hill Partners, LLC is a
registered investment advisor. Registration does not imply any level of skill or training.
Additional information about Lexington Hill Partners, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov . The SEC’s website also provides information about any persons affiliated
with Lexington Hill Partners, LLC who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment
adviser representatives of Lexington Hill Partners, LLC.
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Item 2: Material Changes
The last filing of this Firm Brochure was in June, 2025. Since the last filing of the Firm Brochure, there have
been no material changes to report.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Item 2: Material Changes .................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 4: Advisory Services .................................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ......................................................................................................................... 8
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ..................................................................... 9
Item 7: Types of Clients and Account Minimums ............................................................................................... 9
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss .............................................................. 9
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ......................................................................................................................12
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...........................................................................13
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading ...................13
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ...........................................................................................................................13
Item 13: Review of Accounts ...........................................................................................................................15
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ........................................................................................15
Item 15: Custody .............................................................................................................................................15
Item 16: Investment Discretion .......................................................................................................................15
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ......................................................................................................................16
Item 18: Financial Information ........................................................................................................................16
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Item 4: Advisory Services
William Litton and Cole Evans co-founded Lexington Hill Partners, LLC (“Lexington Hill” or the “Firm”) in 2019.
Litton and Evans retain exclusive ownership. Both Litton and Evans spent time at a previous RIA prior to
founding Lexington Hill. Lexington Hill provides services to individuals and high-net worth individuals, which
includes trusts and corporate entities related to those individuals and families, as well as businesses. Our
commitment begins with a disciplined approach to asset allocation, portfolio management and advisory
services. We offer wealth management services through an independent and transparent approach.
Types of Advisory Services
Our process begins with a free consultation to determine your current financial situation and the areas, if
any, where our professional experience may be helpful. Lexington Hill offers a broad range of customized
services to its clients including Limited Consulting Services (as defined below) and investment management.
Limited Consulting Services
Families with significant net worth face complex issues that require multiple areas of expertise. For some of
our families, we provide a “concierge-level” of customized service which we call “Limited Consulting
Services”. Together with the family’s other professionals, we help clients create, implement, and monitor
strategies and reporting related to investments, philanthropy, generational wealth transfer, estate planning,
and income taxes.
Our Limited Consulting Services are offered under a Limited Consulting Agreement. These services are
specifically tailored to the family and its needs and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Investment planning, due diligence, management, and portfolio construction
Life, disability, long-term care and property/casualty insurance consulting
• Personal budgeting and cash flow planning
• Personal financial statement preparation and maintenance
• Debt, risk management and asset protection consultation
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• Review and administration of unmanaged assets
• Financial independence planning
• Educational funding
• Tax coordination and facilitation
• Business investment analysis and succession planning
• Foundation management and facilitation
• Estate planning
Investment Management
Our investment philosophy is primarily that of a long-term, low-turnover strategy in a balanced, well-
diversified portfolio. We believe we can achieve diversification and meet client objectives through the
appropriate allocation of exchange traded funds, mutual funds, bonds and alternative investments.
Our Investment Advisory Agreement allows us to execute trades for your accounts without requiring your
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prior approval. This is known as discretion. Your Investment Advisory Agreement will detail the accounts for
which we provide investment advice and the accounts on which we will charge an advisory fee.
Lexington Hill provides ongoing investment advisory services including the following:
• Development of an asset allocation strategy that considers risk tolerance, time horizon, and
financial objectives
• Recommendation of specific investments
• Placement of trades with your custodian
• Assistance with custodian paperwork and follow-up on requested service issues
• Regular portfolio monitoring throughout the year
Custody. As part of its investment advisory services and as discussed later in this Brochure at Item 15,
Lexington Hill recommends that Fidelity and/or Schwab and/or American Funds and/or my529 serve as the
broker-dealer/custodian for clients’ investment management assets. Broker-dealers such as Fidelity,
Schwab, American Funds, and my529 may charge brokerage commissions and/or transaction fees for
effecting securities transactions. In addition to Lexington Hill’s investment management fee, clients will also
incur, relative to all mutual fund and exchange traded fund purchases, charges imposed at the fund level
(e.g., management fees and other fund expenses). The fees charged by Fidelity, Schwab, American Funds,
and my529 as well as the charges imposed at the mutual fund and exchange traded fund level, are in
addition to Lexington Hill’s advisory fee referenced in Item 5 below.
Independent Managers. When suitable, Lexington Hill allocates a portion of a client’s investment assets among
unaffiliated independent investment managers in accordance with the client’s designated investment
objective(s). In such situations, the Independent Manager(s) shall have day-to-day responsibility for the active
discretionary management of the allocated assets. Lexington Hill shall continue to render investment
supervisory services to the client relative to the ongoing monitoring and review of account performance, asset
allocation, and client investment objectives. Factors that Lexington Hill considers in recommending
Independent Manager(s) include the client’s designated investment objective(s) and the manager(s’)
management style, risk profile, past performance, reputation, reporting, client service, pricing, and research.
Please Note: The investment management fee charged by the Independent Manager(s) is separate
from, and in addition to, Lexington Hill’s advisory fee as set forth in the fee schedule in Item 5 below.
Portfolio Activity. Lexington Hill has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best
interest. As part of its investment advisory services, Lexington Hill will review client portfolios on an ongoing
basis to determine if any changes are necessary based upon various factors, including, but not limited to,
investment performance, fund manager tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals, and/or a change
in the client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, Lexington Hill will determine when extended
periods of time dictate that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary nor prudent. Of course, as
discussed below, there can be no assurance that investment decisions made by Lexington Hill will be profitable
or equal any specific performance level(s). Clients can impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or
types of securities by notifying Lexington Hill of such restrictions in writing.
Private Fund Investments and Management
Lexington Hill provides investment advice regarding private investment funds. Lexington Hill’s role relative to
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private investment funds shall be limited to its initial and ongoing due diligence and investment monitoring
services. If a client determines to become a private fund investor, the amount of assets invested in the fund(s)
will be included as part of “assets under management” for purposes of Lexington Hill calculating its investment
advisory fee if such assets are included in the client’s Investment Advisory Agreement with Lexington Hill.
Lexington Hill’s clients are under absolutely no obligation to consider or make an investment in any private
investment fund(s).
Risk Factors: Private investment funds involve various risk factors, including, but not limited to,
potential for complete loss of principal, liquidity constraints, and lack of transparency, a complete
discussion of which is set forth in each fund’s offering documents, which will be provided to each client
for review and consideration. Unlike liquid investments that a client may own, private investment
funds do not provide daily liquidity or pricing. Each prospective client investor will be required to
complete a Subscription Agreement or other similar documents, pursuant to which the client shall
establish that he/she is qualified for investment in the fund and acknowledges and accepts the various
risk factors that are associated with such an investment.
Retirement Account Services
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LHP is deemed to be a fiduciary to advisory clients that are employee benefit plans or individual retirement
accounts (“IRAs”) pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income and Securities Act (“ERISA”), and regulations
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“the Code”), respectively. As such, we are subject to specific duties
and obligations under ERISA and the Code that include, among other things, restrictions concerning certain
forms of compensation.
We may assist you with retirement plan accounts and this assistance may present a conflict of interest. When
you leave an employer there are typically four options regarding an existing retirement plan account and you
may use a combination of these options; 1) if permitted, leave the funds in your former employer’s plan, 2)
if roll overs are permitted and you have new employer with a plan available, roll over the funds to your new
employer’s plan, 3) roll over to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or 4) withdraw or cash out your
funds from the plan which may have adverse tax consequences depending on your age. At a minimum,
Investors should consider fees and expenses, investment options, services, penalty-free withdrawals,
protection from creditors and legal judgments, required minimum distributions, and employer stock. LHP
encourages you to discuss your options and review the above-mentioned considerations with an accountant,
third-party administrator, investment advisor to your Employer Plan (if available), or legal counsel, to the
extent you consider necessary.
When we recommend that you roll over your retirement plan assets into an account to be managed by us,
such a recommendation creates a conflict (benefit to us) when we earn an advisory fee on your rolled over
funds. You are under no obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an account managed by us.
Other Services
Lexington Hill provides custom services and solutions to its clients on a case-by-case basis as mutually agreed
to by the client and Lexington Hill. These include (but are not limited to) administrative services, bookkeeping,
acting in the capacity of a trustee, and professional services coordination and communications.
We provide limited consulting services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, which include
trusts and corporate entities related to those individuals and families, as well as businesses.
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Lexington Hill does not provide tax preparation, tax advice, or legal counsel. We encourage you to consult
your accountant or attorney on all tax and legal matters, respectively.
Client Obligations
In performing our services, Lexington Hill shall not be required to verify any information received from the
client or from the client’s other professionals, and Lexington Hill is expressly authorized to rely thereon.
Lexington Hill collects, documents and maintains relevant client background information, including the
client’s financial goals, objectives, and risk tolerance. Lexington Hill conducts regular reviews of each client
account, no less than every three years, to verify that all recommendations made to a client are suitable
to the client’s needs and circumstances; moreover, each client is advised that it remains his/her/its
responsibility to notify Lexington Hill promptly if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or
investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating, or revising our previous recommendations
and/or services.
Current Client Assets
As of December 31, 2025, Lexington Hill had $263,397,108 in discretionary assets under management and
$15,040,609 in non-discretionary assets under management for a total of $278,437,717 in regulatory assets
under management.
Miscellaneous
We do not serve as an attorney or accountant, nor is Lexington Hill affiliated with any such service provider
and no portion of our services should be construed as such. Accordingly, we do not prepare contracts, estate
planning documents or tax returns. To the extent requested by a client, we recommend the services of other
professionals for certain non-investment implementation purposes (e.g., attorneys, accountants, insurance
brokers). The client is under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional. The
client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any
recommendation from Lexington Hill and/or its representatives. Lexington Hill does not receive any
compensation for such recommendations or referrals.
Please Note: If the client engages any recommended unaffiliated professional, and a dispute arises
thereafter relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and
against the engaged professional.
Please Note - Use of Mutual and Exchange Traded Funds: Most mutual funds and exchange traded funds are
available directly to the public. Thus, a client or prospective client can obtain many of the funds utilized by
Lexington Hill independent of engaging Lexington Hill as an investment advisor. However, if a client or a
prospective client determines to do so, he/she will not receive Lexington Hill’s initial and ongoing investment
advisory services.
Use of DFA Mutual Funds: Lexington Hill utilizes mutual funds issued by Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”).
DFA funds are generally only available through investment advisers. Thus, if the client terminates Lexington
Hill’s services and does not transition to another adviser who utilizes DFA funds, restrictions regarding
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additional purchases of, or reallocation among other, DFA funds will apply.
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Limited Consulting Services Fees
The scope of services to be provided is outlined in a Limited Consulting Agreement. The fee for these services
is charged on a quarterly basis in advance, at a rate based on our estimated involvement and the complexity
of services. Lexington Hill does not maintain an account or fee minimum. Fees are negotiable.
Lexington Hill will provide related consulting services regarding non-investment related matters, such as
estate planning and insurance coordination, on a separate and additional fee basis per the terms and
conditions of a Limited Consulting Agreement. Similarly situated clients could pay different fees. In addition,
similar advisory services may be available from other investment advisers for similar or lower fees. Fees
agreed upon but not specifically included in a Limited Consulting Agreement will be billed in an additional
invoice outlining the limited services provided on an ad-hoc basis.
Investment Management Fees
Unless otherwise negotiated, Lexington Hill establishes all new client relationships’ investment management
fees at an annual rate based on the value of the client’s total household portfolio of assets under management
(see table below).
Portfolio Value
First $1,000,000
Next $4,000,000
Next $20,000,000
Annual Rate
0.75%
0.50%
0.25%
Over $25,000,000
0.15%
Fees are calculated on a cumulative basis. For example, a client with $5,600,000 under management would pay
an annualized rate of 0.75% on $1,000,000, 0.50% on $4,000,000 and 0.25% on $600,000. Fees are calculated
based on the portfolio valuation as determined by the account custodian, third-party administrator or portfolio
management system at the close of market on the last business day of each quarter.
Not all of our clients are on the same fee schedule, as our fees, and the assets we bill on, have changed over
the life of the firm. Additionally, our fees are negotiable, and we reserve the right to negotiate any fees based
on numerous factors. Therefore, some clients pay more or less than others for similar services.
Your investment management fee schedule is determined prior to any investment management fees being
incurred and is outlined on Exhibit B of your signed Investment Advisory Agreement. Any changes to your fee
schedule must be amended in writing on an updated Exhibit B. Fees are negotiable.
Billing and Collecting Investment Management Fees
Clients pay advisory fees in advance. Fees are calculated based on the value of assets under management and
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are billed quarterly. After the first of each quarter (and after final reconciliation of the prior quarter is
complete), fees are calculated and paid. Clients may elect to have fees either directly deducted from their
portfolio account(s) or paid from a separate, non-managed account via a direct billing statement. Please refer
to Item 15 – “Custody” for further information on our ability to deduct fees directly from client accounts.
Termination of Advisory Relationship and Refund of Prepaid Fees
The Investment Advisory Agreement, and Limited Consulting Agreement are effective until terminated by either
party upon delivery of written notice. At the date of termination, any prepaid and unearned fees will be
refunded to the client on a pro rata basis. Upon request, we will also provide an accounting on a year-to-date
basis in the event you terminate our investment advisory services during a quarter.
Additional Fees
Our investment management fee is separate from any transaction, exchange, wire transfer, margin interest or
account fee charged by your qualified custodian. Some custodians charge a transaction fee on certain mutual
funds and therefore you will pay more to purchase or sell these funds than if we went directly to these fund
families on your behalf.
To the extent that your assets are invested in mutual funds (including money markets) and exchange traded
funds (also known as ETFs), our fee for monitoring those assets is in addition to the fees charged by those fund
companies. Even a “no load” or “load waived” mutual fund charges an internal fee to compensate the manager
of the fund and to pay for the fund company’s administrative expenses. Please refer to each fund’s prospectus
for a detailed discussion of the fees and expenses charged by the fund company.
Compensation for the Sale of Securities
Lexington Hill does not receive commissions on the sale or purchase of any other investment products or
securities.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Lexington Hill does not receive a performance-based fee structure (fees based on a share of capital gains or on
capital appreciation of the assets of a client).
Item 7: Types of Clients and Account Minimums
We provide portfolio management services and limited consulting services primarily to high-net-worth
individuals and families, including trusts and corporate entities related to those individuals and families, as well
as businesses, including but not limited to other investment advisers through sub-advisory arrangements. These
client relationships vary in scope and length of service.
Lexington Hill does not impose account minimums.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
Prior to entering into any investment, you should carefully consider the following:
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Investing in securities involves risk of loss, which you should be prepared to bear.
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2. Securities markets experience varying degrees of volatility.
3. Over time, the value of your assets will fluctuate and at any time be worth more or less than the
amount you originally invested.
4. Mutual funds and ETFs are not guaranteed or insured by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
5. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance, although it may help you
assess a fund's volatility over time.
6. All mutual funds and ETFs have costs that lower your investment returns.
Philosophy of Investing
One way that we manage risk is by determining an appropriate asset allocation (i.e., the balance between
stocks, bonds, cash and alternative investments) based on your goals, objectives, time horizon and risk
tolerance, and then diversifying the holdings in your portfolio based on that allocation. We typically achieve
diversification through a variety of mutual funds and ETFs.
We consider a fund’s annual expense ratios when deciding whether to buy it or buy a comparable security
within its respective peer group. Other selection criteria include style, consistency of adherence to style,
management tenure, historical performance, and consistency of historical performance.
Frequently Used Investment Vehicles
Mutual Funds: Investing in mutual funds carries the risk of capital loss and thus a client can lose money
investing in mutual funds. All mutual funds have internal expenses and fees that lower investment returns.
The funds can be of bond “fixed income” nature or stock “equity” nature (see below):
Bond Funds: Bond funds have higher risks than money market funds, largely because they typically pursue
strategies aimed at producing higher yields. Unlike money market funds, the SEC’s rules do not restrict bond
funds to high quality or short-term investments. Because there are many different types of bonds, bond funds
can vary dramatically in their risks and rewards.
Stock Funds: Although a stock fund’s value can rise and fall quickly (and dramatically) over the short term,
historically stocks have performed better over the long term than other types of investments — including
corporate bonds, government bonds, and treasury securities. Overall “market risk” poses the greatest
potential danger for investors in stocks funds. Stock prices can fluctuate for a broad range of reasons—such
as the overall strength of the economy or demand for particular products or services. Even interest rates can
affect stock prices.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, like stocks, with
pricing occurring throughout the trading day. ETFs, like mutual funds, contain internal expenses and fees
which lower investment returns.
Tax Consequences of Funds - When investors buy and hold an individual stock or bond, the investor must
pay income tax each year on the dividends or interest the investor receives. However, the investor will not
have to pay any capital gains tax until the investor actually sells and unless the investor makes a profit.
Mutual funds are different. When an investor buys and holds mutual fund shares, the investor will owe
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income tax on any ordinary dividends in the year the investor receives or reinvests them. In addition to
owing taxes on any personal capital gains when the investor sells shares, the investor may also have to
pay taxes each year on the fund’s capital gains because the law requires mutual funds to distribute capital
gains to shareholders if they sell securities for a profit that cannot be offset by a loss.
Corporate and Municipal Bonds: Corporate bonds are debt obligations issued by companies to finance their
respective business operations. Municipal bonds are securities issued by local governments and agencies
usually to finance public projects such as roads, schools, hospitals, water infrastructure, and stadiums. For
both corporate and municipal bonds, the debt holder generally receives interest payments while the bond
is in existence. When the bond’s duration comes to an end -- this is called “maturity” – the borrowing entity
then repays the principal amount of the bond. For corporate bonds, the interest paid is typically taxed at an
ordinary income tax rate. The interest paid on municipal bonds is frequently free of state or federal income
tax for residents of the issuer’s state, but you should consult with your tax advisor for specifics about your
own situation. There are many risks associated with buying individual bonds and groups of bonds called
bond funds.
Treasury Bonds: Treasury bonds are considered low-risk investments that are generally risk-free when held to
maturity, since being backed fully by the U.S. government makes the odds of default extremely low.
Alternative Investments: An alternative investment is an investment product other than traditional stocks,
bonds and cash. In general, alternative investments can include tangible assets (things you can touch like art,
wine, antiques, coins, or stamps). It can also include certain financial assets like commodities, private equities,
hedge funds, venture capital, and financial derivatives. Many of these investments carry a high degree of risk,
are illiquid and require extensive analysis before purchasing.
Other Types of Investments We Recommend
Hedge Funds: When suitable for particular clients, Lexington Hill recommends that certain qualified and
accredited clients participate in hedge fund products. In addition, some of our family office clients participate
in other hedge funds that are not suitable for our investment advisory clients and/or whose minimum
investments are too high for our investment advisory clients to consider.
Private Equity, Venture Capital Funds and Limited Partnerships: Some of our clients frequently invest in
private equity and private equity funds. Private equity is an asset class consisting of equity and debt in
operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange. Some of our clients also frequently
invest in venture capital or venture capital funds. This includes what is commonly referred to as “angel
investing.” Companies raising money through this method begin with a seed round (usually convertible debt)
and progress through a series of equity rounds of fund raising. The ultimate goal of this type of investment is
for the company to sell successfully to another company or to take their shares public in an initial public
offering.
With the exception of a small number of unaffiliated investments, these types of illiquid investment
opportunities are usually brought to Lexington Hill by our clients. In these instances, our role is to coordinate
documents and assist the client with wiring funds. In certain instances, we will “sit at the table” with the client
during the due diligence process or even take the initial meeting as part of a screening process. Although the
clients who bring these opportunities to our attention are often capable of evaluating this high-risk class of
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investments without our assistance, they often request our participation in their investment process.
Risk Disclosure: Alternative investment products, including real estate investments, private equity,
hedge funds and venture capital, involve a high degree of risk, often engage in leveraging and other
speculative investment practices that increase the risk of investment loss, can be highly illiquid, may
not be required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, involve complex tax
structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same
regulatory requirements as mutual funds, charge high fees that may offset any trading profits, and in
many cases the underlying investments are not transparent and are known only to the investment
manager.
Alternative investment performance can be volatile. An investor could lose all or a substantial
amount of his or her investment. Often, alternative investment fund managers have total trading
authority over their funds or accounts. The use of a single manager could mean a lack of
diversification and, consequently, higher risk.
There is often no secondary market for an investor’s interest in alternative investments and there
is little prospect for one to develop. There may be restrictions on transferring interests in any
alternative investment. Some alternative investment products execute a substantial portion of their
trades on non- U.S. exchanges. Investing in foreign markets entail risks that differ from those
associated with investments in U.S. markets. Additionally, alternative investments can entail
commodity trading, which involves a substantial risk of loss.
Cybersecurity Risk: Lexington Hill and its service providers are subject to operational and information
security risks resulting from cyberattacks. Cyberattacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or
corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized
release of confidential information or various other forms of cybersecurity breaches. Cybersecurity attacks
affecting Lexington Hill and its service providers can adversely impact Clients. For instance, cyberattacks
may interfere with the processing of transactions, cause the release of private information about Clients,
impede trading, subject Lexington Hill to regulatory fines or financial losses, and cause reputational damage.
Similar types of cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers of securities in which Clients accounts invest
in, qualified custodians, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial
market operators, or other financial institutions. Cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately cause them
to incur losses, including for example: financial losses, cost and reputational damages, and loss from damage
or interruption of systems. Although Lexington Hill has established its systems to reduce the risk of these
incidents from coming to fruition, there is no guarantee that these efforts will always be successful,
especially considering that Lexington Hill does not directly control the cybersecurity measures and policies
employed by third-party service providers or those of its clients.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Neither Lexington Hill nor employees of the Firm has had any civil or criminal actions brought against them
for professional services provided, and neither Lexington Hill nor any of its employees has had any
proceedings before the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign financial regulatory agencies or authorities.
In addition, neither Lexington Hill, nor any of its employees, has been involved in any proceedings before a
self-regulatory organization.
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Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
We do not receive fees or commissions from any other companies – financial services, insurance or
otherwise. The only fees we receive are those paid directly from our clients.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading
Lexington Hill adopted a Code of Ethics for all employees, and it is available to any client or prospective
client upon request. Our Code of Ethics describes our standard of business conduct and fiduciary duty to
our clients. This Code includes provisions relating to the confidentiality of client information, a prohibition
on insider trading, restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts, and personal securities trading
procedures among other things. All employees must acknowledge the terms of the Code of Ethics annually.
Lexington Hill employees are allowed to buy, sell, or hold the same securities in their personal accounts that
we recommend to, and purchase for, our clients. The Code is designed to assure that our employees’
personal securities transactions will not interfere with our responsibility to make decisions in the best
interest of our advisory clients. It also guides how we implement those investment decisions, while also
allowing employees to invest for their own personal portfolios.
Our Code of Ethics requires pre-clearance of private placements and initial public offerings. Nonetheless,
because in some circumstances our Code would permit employees to invest in the same securities as clients,
we monitor employee trading to prevent conflicts of interest between ourselves and our clients.
Lexington Hill’s clients are under absolutely no obligation to consider or make an investment in a private
investment fund(s) or to maintain such an investment. Lexington Hill’s Chief Compliance Officer, Cole Evans,
remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client has regarding the above
arrangement and any corresponding perceived conflict of interest that such arrangement creates.
Employees are required to report any outside business activities generating revenue. If any are deemed to
conflict with clients, such conflicts will be fully disclosed, or the employee will be directed to cease this
activity.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
In the event that the client requests that Lexington Hill recommend a broker-dealer/custodian for execution
and/or custodial services, Lexington Hill recommends that investment advisory accounts be maintained at
Schwab and/or Fidelity and/or American Funds and/or my529. Prior to engaging Lexington Hill to provide
investment management services, the client will be required to enter into an Investment Advisory Agreement
with Lexington Hill setting forth the terms and conditions under which Lexington Hill shall advise on the
client's assets and a separate custodial/clearing agreement with each designated broker-dealer/custodian.
Factors that Lexington Hill considers in recommending Schwab and/or Fidelity and/or American Funds and/or
my529 (or any other broker-dealer/custodian to clients) include the historical relationship with Lexington
Hill, financial strength, reputation, execution capabilities, pricing, research, and service. Although the
transaction fees paid by Lexington Hill’s clients shall comply with Lexington Hill’s duty to obtain best
execution, a client may pay a transaction fee that is higher than another qualified broker-dealer might charge
to effect the same transaction where Lexington Hill determines, in good faith, that the transaction fee is
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reasonable. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost but whether
the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-
dealer’s services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, transaction rates, and
responsiveness, as well as the client’s existing relationship and/or preference. Accordingly, although
Lexington Hill will seek competitive rates, it will not necessarily always obtain the lowest possible rates for
client account transactions.
Non-Soft Dollar Research and Benefits: Although not a material consideration when determining whether to
recommend that a client utilize the services of a particular broker-dealer/custodian, Lexington Hill can receive
from Schwab and/or Fidelity and/or American Funds and/or my529 (or another broker-dealer/custodian,
investment manager, platform or fund sponsor, or vendor) without cost (and/or at a discount) support
services and/or products, certain of which assist Lexington Hill to better monitor and service client accounts
maintained at such institutions. Included within the support services obtained by Lexington Hill can be
investment-related research, pricing information and market data, software and other technology that
provide access to client account data, compliance and/or practice management-related publications,
discounted or gratis consulting services, discounted and/or gratis attendance at conferences, meetings, and
other educational and/or social events, marketing support, computer hardware and/or software, and/or
other products used by Lexington Hill in furtherance of its investment advisory business operations.
Certain of the above support services and/or products assist Lexington Hill in managing and administering
client accounts. Others do not directly provide such assistance but rather assist Lexington Hill to manage and
further develop its business enterprise.
Lexington Hill’s clients do not pay more for investment transactions effected and/or assets maintained at
Schwab and/or Fidelity and/or American Funds and/or my529 as a result of this arrangement. There is no
corresponding commitment made by Lexington Hill to Schwab and/or Fidelity and/or American Funds and/or
my529 or any other any entity, to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any specific
mutual funds, securities or other investment products as a result of the above arrangement.
Directed Brokerage. Lexington Hill recommends that its clients utilize the brokerage and custodial services
provided by Schwab and/or Fidelity and/or American Funds and/or my529. Lexington Hill generally does not
accept directed brokerage arrangements (when a client requires that account transactions be effected
through a specific broker-dealer). In such client directed arrangements, the client will negotiate terms and
arrangements for their account with that broker-dealer, and Lexington Hill will not seek better execution
services or prices from other broker-dealers or be able to "batch" the client’s transactions for execution
through other broker-dealers with orders for other accounts managed by Lexington Hill. As a result, a client
may pay higher commissions or other transaction costs or greater spreads or receive less favorable net prices
on transactions for the account than would otherwise be the case. Please Note: In the event that the client
directs Lexington Hill to effect securities transactions for the client’s accounts through a specific broker-
dealer, the client correspondingly acknowledges that such direction may cause the accounts to incur higher
commissions or transaction costs than the accounts would otherwise incur had the client determined to
effect account transactions through alternative clearing arrangements available through Lexington Hill.
Higher transaction costs adversely impact account performance. Please Also Note: Transactions for directed
accounts will be executed following the execution of portfolio transactions for non-directed accounts.
Order Aggregation. Transactions for each client account will be effected independently. The Firm may (but is
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not obligated to) combine or “bunch” such orders to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable
commission rates or to allocate equitably among Lexington Hill’s clients any differences in prices and
commissions or other transaction costs that might have been obtained had such orders been placed
independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and will be allocated among
clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client account on any given day.
Lexington Hill shall not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of such aggregation.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
The Chief Compliance Officer, or the Chief Compliance Officer’s designee, conducts sample reviews of
managed accounts quarterly. All clients are encouraged to meet with the Firm at least annually. Additional
reviews could be triggered by events such as a client meeting, change in a client's risk tolerance, financial
position or investment objective, change in a company or fund's management, unusual market or economic
circumstances, or other unforeseen events.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Lexington Hill does not compensate individuals or entities for prospective client introductions.
Item 15: Custody
Lexington Hill has a form of custody of client assets to the extent that the Firm shall have the ability to deduct
its advisory fee from the client’s custodial account on a quarterly basis. Clients are provided with transaction
confirmation notices and a summary account statement directly from the custodian (i.e., Schwab, Fidelity,
American Funds, my529 etc.) at least quarterly. To the extent that Lexington Hill provides clients with periodic
account statements or reports, the client is urged to compare any statement or report provided by Lexington
Hill with the account statements received from the account custodian. The account custodian does not verify
the accuracy of Lexington Hill’s advisory fee calculation.
Lexington Hill engages in other practices and/or services on behalf of some its clients (including the utilization
of client logins to certain financial accounts to update client financial statements) that require disclosure at
the Custody section of Part 1 of Form ADV, certain of which practices and/or services are subject to an annual
surprise CPA examination in accordance with the requirements of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Our Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the client grant complete investment discretion to
Lexington Hill. This limited power of attorney allows us to determine both the securities purchased and sold
and the amounts of those purchases and sales. You can limit or restrict our discretion in writing. Typical
restrictions a client places on us are to hold a stock or fund they have historically held and do not want to sell
either because of tax implications or emotional attachment to the investment or the circumstance under
which they acquired the investment (e.g., inheritance).
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Item 17: Voting Client Securities
In accordance with our policies and procedures, Lexington Hill does not have any authority to, and does not,
vote proxies on behalf of advisory clients. You retain the responsibility for receiving and voting proxies for
any and all securities maintained in your portfolio. If you do not understand what you are being asked to vote
on, we will discuss the issues with you at your request and allow you to make an informed investment
decision.
Item 18: Financial Information
No financial conditions exist that are reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet contractual commitments
to clients. Since we do not require our clients to prepay their management fees six months or more in
advance, we are not required to provide audited financial statements.
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