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MontVue Capital Management, Inc.
900 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Telephone: 434-455-2795
Facsimile: 434-455-2797
www.montvue.com
January 28, 2026
FORM ADV PART 2A BROCHURE
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of MontVue Capital Management, Inc. 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. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, contact us at 434-455-2795.
Additional information about MontVue Capital Management is available on the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
MontVue Capital Management is a registered investment adviser. Registration with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or any state securities authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2 Material Changes
Form ADV Part 2 requires registered investment advisers to amend their brochure when information
becomes materially inaccurate. If there are any material changes to an adviser's disclosure brochure,
the adviser is required to notify you and provide you with a description of the material changes.
There are no material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment on 2/12/2025
of MontVue Capital Management, Inc. Material changes relate to MontVue Capital Management, Inc.’s
policies, practices, or conflicts of interest.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 2 Material Changes ............................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... 3
Item 4 Advisory Business .......................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................. 5
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................. 7
Item 7 Types of Clients .............................................................................................................. 7
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ......................................... 7
Item 9 Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................... 8
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................... 8
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading..... 9
Item 12 Brokerage Practices ....................................................................................................... 9
Item 13 Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................... 11
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................................................................... 11
Item 15 Custody ........................................................................................................................ 12
Item 16 Investment Discretion ................................................................................................... 13
Item 17 Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................. 13
Item 18 Financial Information..................................................................................................... 13
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers ................................................................ 13
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Item 4 Advisory Business
About MontVue
MontVue Capital Management is a registered investment adviser primarily based in Lynchburg, VA. We
are organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Virginia. Established in 1999, MontVue
Capital Management is an independent financial planning and money management firm. We manage
investment accounts for individuals, trusts, endowments, businesses and foundations. We also act in
an advisory capacity in matters of financial planning and personal finance for investment management
clients and on a stand‐alone basis for non‐investment‐management clients.
Sarah U. Burnett and Anne M. Umbarger are equal principal owners of MontVue Capital
Management. MontVue is wholly independent. We have no parent or subsidiary affiliates.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Refer to the description of each investment
advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your individual
needs. As used in this brochure, the words "we," "our," and "us" refer to MontVue Capital
Management and the words "you," "your," and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client
of our firm.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2025, we provide continuous management services for $355,516,225 in client
assets on a discretionary basis and $1,718,658 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis. The
number of client relationships was 196. There may be multiple accounts within a client relationship. For
example, a husband and wife can have an account which is owned jointly, and each can have an IRA,
thus constituting three accounts for the single relationship. This very manageable client base allows us
to understand each client's unique situation and manage his assets accordingly.
Services for Individuals and Trusts
Investment Management is the primary service provided by MontVue Capital Management. Based on
assets, the majority of our investment management clients are high‐net‐worth individuals. Services are
tailored to the individual needs of each client based on a needs and risk tolerance analysis of each client.
Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain types of securities. MontVue's investment
management practices are further discussed in the Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk
of Loss section of this brochure.
Under certain circumstances, we review 401(k) and other investment accounts not held at MontVue.
In addition to investment management and review, we assist clients with goal‐specific financial planning
in areas such as retirement income, college funding, estate, and charitable giving. This planning process
involves discussion of the financial goal, collection of financial information, analysis, and review of
recommendations.
Services for Businesses
MontVue provides investment management services for businesses similar to those offered to
individuals. Businesses may also hire MontVue to provide financial advisory and counseling services to
their employees as a company‐provided benefit.
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Investment Management Fees
Investment management fees are based on assets under management with no hidden trailers or referral
fees and no soft dollar services for commissions generated. All fees are calculated based on account
value on the last business day of the quarter and charged quarterly in arrears. Clients may choose to
have the fee deducted from their investment accounts or pay directly via check. MontVue's standard
fee schedule is:
Annual Fee Schedule
Assets Under Management
Annual Fee
First $1,000,000
1.00%
The next $2,000,000
0.50%
All over $3,000,000
0.30%
For example, an account's value is $1,450,000 as of March 31. The fee for the quarter is calculated
below:
The first million is charged 1% ($1,000,000 X .01)
The balance is charged .50% ($450,000 X .005)
These charges are totaled ($10,000 + $2,250)
$ 10,000
+ $ 2,250
$ 12,250
The total is divided by four to arrive at the $3,062.50 quarterly fee ($12,250 ÷ 4) = $ 3,062.50
In this example, the fee for the quarter ended March 31 is $3,062.50.
If the investment advisory agreement is executed at any time other than the first day of a calendar
quarter, our fees may apply on a pro rata basis, which means that the advisory fee is payable in
proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a client. Our advisory fee is negotiable,
depending on individual client circumstances.
At our discretion, we may combine the account values of family members living in the same household
to determine the applicable advisory fee. For example, we may combine account values for you and
your minor children, joint accounts with your spouse, and other types of related accounts. Combining
account values may increase the asset total, which may result in your paying a reduced advisory fee
based on the available breakpoints in our fee schedule stated above. Legacy clients also may be under
a different fee schedule than listed above.
We will send you an invoice for the payment of our advisory fee, or we will deduct our fee directly from
your account through the qualified custodian holding your funds and securities. We will deduct our
advisory fee only when you have given our firm written authorization permitting the fees to be paid
directly from your account. Further, the qualified custodian will deliver an account statement to you at
least quarterly. These account statements will show all disbursements from your account. You should
review all statements for accuracy.
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We encourage you to reconcile our invoices with the statement(s) you receive from the qualified
custodian. If you find any inconsistent information between our invoice and the statement(s) you receive
from the qualified custodian, call our main office number located on the cover page of this brochure.
You may terminate the investment advisory agreement upon written notice. You may incur a pro rata
charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the investment management agreement, which
means you will incur advisory fees only in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you
are a client.
Financial Planning Fee
For non‐investment management clients, an initial meeting is free of charge and then the following rate
for Financial Planning applies:
Annual Minimum Fee: $1,000
Fees may be negotiable depending on the scope and complexity of the plan, your situation, and your
financial objectives. In limited circumstances, the cost/time could potentially exceed the standard fee. In
such cases, we will notify you and request that you approve the additional fee. The entire fee will be
due upon presentation of the financial plan by the adviser.
At our discretion, we may offset our financial planning fee to the extent you implement the financial plan
through our Investment Management Service.
Additional Fees and Expenses
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may invest, or recommend that you invest, in
mutual funds and exchange traded funds. The fees that you pay to our firm for investment advisory
services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds or exchange
traded funds (described in each fund's prospectus) to their shareholders. These fees will generally
include a management fee and other fund expenses.
You will also incur transaction charges and/or brokerage fees when purchasing or selling securities,
interest, and other account administration charges. These charges and fees are typically imposed by
the broker-dealer or custodian through whom your account transactions are executed. We do not share
in any portion of the brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the broker-dealer or custodian.
If another manager is used either as a third-party manager or on a sub-advisory basis, you will incur fees
for these services. These managers would charge a fee separate from the MontVue fee, and it would be
deducted directly from the client’s account at the custodian. This fee may be charged in advance or in
arrears based on the third party’s fee schedule and calendar. MontVue receives no portion of the fees
imposed by the sub-advisor.
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You will also incur transaction fees for bond transactions: The least transparent of all transaction fees,
there are usually mark-ups on the purchase and sale of bonds. MontVue receives no portion of these
mark-ups.
To fully understand the total cost you will incur, you should review all the fees charged by mutual funds,
exchange traded funds, our firm, and others. For information on our brokerage practices, refer to the
Brokerage Practices section of this brochure.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not accept performance-based fees or participate in side-by-side management. This structure
avoids any conflicts of interest. Our fees are calculated as described in the Fees and Compensation
section and are not charged on the basis of a share of capital gains upon, or capital appreciation of, the
funds in your advisory account.
Item 7 Types of Clients
We offer investment advisory services to high-net worth individuals, individuals that do not have a high
net worth, banking or thrift institutions, charitable organizations, as well as other businesses not listed.
In addition, we offer investment advisory services for company pension and profit sharing plans (but not
the plan participants).
In general, MontVue Capital Management requires a minimum of $500,000 in total investable assets. At
our discretion, we may waive this minimum. For example, we may waive the minimum if you appear to
have significant potential for increasing your assets under our management.
We may also combine account values for you and your minor children, joint accounts with your spouse,
and other types of related accounts to meet the stated minimum.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
We have access to a broad spectrum of financial and economic research. Our main sources of
information include reports and data from Standard & Poor's, Vanguard, Fidelity Investments, Charles
Schwab, the Federal Reserve, and financial periodicals. We fundamentally analyze economic sectors
and consider technical analysis in our investment decisions. Internally, we compare domestic sector
performance to broad market performance and various global markets to each other.
Fundamental analysis is a general assessment based upon various factors including sale price, asset
value, market structure, and history. MontVue will analyze the financial condition, capabilities of
management, earnings, new products and services, as well as the company’s markets and position
amongst its competitors in order to determine the recommendations made to clients. The primary risk in
using fundamental analysis is that while the overall health and position of a company may be good,
market conditions may negatively impact the security.
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Technical analysis employs the use of statistical models and quantitative methodologies to evaluate
performance and value over a specified period of time. Technical analysis involves the analysis of past
market data rather than specific company data in determining the recommendations made to clients and
may involve the use of charts to identify market patterns and trends which may be based on investor
sentiment rather than the fundamentals of the company. The primary risk in using technical analysis is
that spotting historical trends may not help to predict such trends in the future. Even if the trend will
eventually reoccur, there is no guarantee that MontVue will be able to accurately predict such a
reoccurrence.
The greatest service we can offer our clients is to appropriately allocate their assets in accordance with
their stated risk appetite. By appropriately allocating client assets, we strive to minimize risk of loss
while generating the maximum return for each client's risk profile. To accomplish this, we primarily use
two asset classes in the structure of most portfolios: equities (stock market exposure) and fixed income
(bonds, CDs, and mutual funds). We may also use limited commodity exposure. It's important to note
that all investments carry with them the risk of loss and clients should be prepared to bear this loss. We
work to minimize, not eliminate, this risk for our clients.
Specific Security Types and Risks
Equities
Exposure to equities in our client accounts is achieved chiefly through the use of passively‐managed
Exchange‐Traded‐Funds (ETF). We use these securities because they offer a low‐cost, relatively liquid
avenue through which our clients can be exposed to a diversified basket of securities in any given asset
class. These funds are generally more tax efficient than other widely used fund alternatives. The
primary risk associated with these securities is market risk. Some ETFs also have liquidity and fund
closure risk. We tend to use widely‐traded funds to minimize these risks.
Fixed Income
We obtain fixed income exposure in our clients' portfolios through the purchase of individual corporate
and municipal bonds, brokered certificates of deposit (CDs), and mutual funds. When evaluating
corporate bonds, we purchase investment‐grade bonds - which are bonds of companies that have
achieved a certain credit rating or higher. These bonds do have default risk if the underlying companies
that issued them were to default. The default risk of investment grade bonds has historically been lower
than that of lesser‐rated bonds.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Neither the firm nor any of its employees have been involved in any legal or disciplinary events related
to past or present investment or employment activities.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
MontVue Capital Management does not receive compensation or pay anyone for referrals. We do not
have business relationships with any other professional that would be deemed to be in conflict with the
best interest of our clients.
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In those cases where it would be in the best interest or at the request of our clients, we may engage
another advisor on a third-party or on a sub-advisory basis. Within the limits of each client situation, we
would have discretion to both hire and remove said managers on behalf of clients.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Description of Code of Ethics
We strive to comply with applicable laws and regulations governing our practices. Therefore, our Code
of Ethics includes guidelines for professional standards of conduct for persons associated with our firm.
Our goal is to protect your interests at all times and to demonstrate our commitment to our fiduciary
duties of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing with you. All persons associated with our firm are expected
to adhere strictly to these guidelines. Persons associated with our firm are also required to report any
violations of our Code of Ethics. Additionally, we maintain and enforce written policies reasonably
designed to prevent the misuse or dissemination of material, non-public information about you or your
account holdings by persons associated with our firm.
Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting us at the telephone
number on the cover page of this brochure.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Neither our firm nor any persons associated with our firm has any material financial interest in client
transactions beyond the provision of investment advisory services as disclosed in this brochure.
Personal Trading Practices
Our firm or persons associated with our firm may buy or sell the same securities that we recommend to
you or securities in which you are already invested. A conflict of interest exists in such cases because
we have the ability to trade ahead of you and potentially receive more favorable prices than you will
receive. To mitigate this conflict of interest, it is our policy that neither our firm nor persons associated
with our firm shall have priority over your account in the purchase or sale of securities. After initial
positions are acquired for both clients and employees there may be additional trading in order to adjust
or rebalance account holdings.
All employee trades are approved by the firm's chief compliance officer. When the trades are those of
the chief compliance officer, trades are approved by Sarah U. Burnett.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Brokerage Relationships and Custody of Assets
MontVue recommends the brokerage and custodial services of Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab &
Co. and American Funds (for 529s). We use these companies because they have proven to provide
excellent customer service in attending to our clients' needs, their execution costs are very reasonable,
and their executions as measured against the market are fair. MontVue uses the on‐line trading platform
and research provided by these firms but receives no direct benefit for referring clients to any given
broker. These are not exclusive relationships. We review offerings from other companies and may
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choose to recommend to clients that they change brokers if a better service is available. While MontVue
may make recommendations to clients or prospective clients, the brokerage/custodial decision ultimately
belongs to each client.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
MontVue Capital Management receives no part of any commission paid to any broker, either directly or
through any soft‐dollar benefit.
Economic Benefits
As a registered investment adviser, we have access to the institutional platform of your account
custodian. As such, we will also have access to research products and services from your account
custodian and/or other brokerage firm. These products may include financial publications, information
about particular companies and industries, research software, and other products or services that
provide lawful and appropriate assistance to our firm in the performance of our investment decision
making responsibilities. Such research products and services are provided to all investment advisers
that utilize the institutional services platforms of these firms and are not considered to be paid for with
soft dollars. However, you should be aware that the commissions charged by a particular broker for a
particular transaction or set of transactions may be greater than the amounts another broker who did
not provide research services or products might charge.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
We do not receive client referrals from broker-dealers in exchange for cash or other compensation, such
as brokerage services or research.
Directed Brokerage
Our firm executes transactions through Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., and American
Funds (for 529s). As such, we may not always achieve the most favorable execution of your transactions
and you may pay higher brokerage commissions than you might otherwise pay through another broker-
dealer that offers the same types of services. Not all advisers require their clients to direct brokerage.
A client may, by written notice, direct that his account is placed with a specific broker, dealer or bank.
For client‐directed relationships, MontVue has no authority over commission rates. We monitor
execution costs and alert the client if it appears that unreasonable charges are being incurred.
Block Trades
Transactions for each client generally will be effected independently, unless we decide to purchase or
sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. We may, but are not obligated
to, combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for discretionary advisory
accounts we manage (this practice is commonly referred to as "block trading"). We will then distribute a
portion of the shares to participating accounts in a fair and equitable manner. Generally, participating
accounts will pay a fixed transaction cost regardless of the number of shares transacted. In certain
cases, each participating account pays an average price per share for all transactions and pays a
proportionate share of all transaction costs on any given day. In the event an order is only partially filled,
the shares will be allocated to participating accounts in a fair and equitable manner, typically in proportion
to the size of each client’s order. Accounts owned by our firm or persons associated with our firm do not
participate in block trading with your accounts.
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We combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for discretionary accounts;
however, we do not combine orders for non-discretionary accounts. Accordingly, non-discretionary
accounts may pay different costs than discretionary accounts pay. If you enter into non-discretionary
arrangements with our firm, we may not be able to buy and sell the same quantities of securities for you
and you may pay higher commissions, fees, and/or transaction costs than clients who enter into
discretionary arrangements with our firm.
Mutual Fund Share Classes
Mutual funds are sold with different share classes, which carry different cost structures. Each available
share class is described in the mutual fund's prospectus. When we purchase, or recommend the
purchase of, mutual funds for a client, we select the share class that is deemed to be in the client’s best
interest, taking into consideration cost, tax implications, and other factors. When the fund is available for
purchase at net asset value, we will purchase, or recommend the purchase of, the fund at net asset
value. We also review the mutual funds held in accounts that come under our management to determine
whether a more beneficial share class is available, considering cost, tax implications, and the impact of
contingent deferred sales charges.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
At MontVue Capital Management, we take seriously our fiduciary responsibility to truly act in the best
interest of our clients. To us, this responsibility includes regular review of client accounts to ensure that
investment allocation is aligned with client guidelines, risk tolerance and financial goals. All client
accounts are reviewed at least annually by MontVue's principals, Sarah Burnett and Anne Umbarger.
More frequent reviews may be triggered by various circumstances, including, but not limited to:
• changes in the account's investment objective,
• client guidelines,
• market conditions,
• contributions and withdrawals,
• year-end tax planning, and/or
• security specific events.
Occasionally, we will provide you with additional written reports. The individuals conducting reviews may
vary from time to time, as personnel join or leave our firm.
Clients regularly receive brokerage statements from their custodial broker and MontVue provides
account summaries on a quarterly basis. Each are provided in hard-copy format or electronic format at
the client's discretion.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
In order to maintain complete independence, MontVue does not pay for referrals nor do we receive
compensation from any other professional, or any other source, for referrals.
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Item 15 Custody
Direct Debiting of Fees
MontVue's custody of client funds is limited to our ability to deduct management fees from client accounts
and transfer monies from client accounts to third parties. We do not have physical custody of any of
your funds and/or securities. Your funds and securities will be held with a bank, broker-dealer, or other
qualified custodian. As paying agent for our firm, your independent custodian will directly debit your
account(s) for the payment of our advisory fees. You will receive account statements from the qualified
custodian(s) holding your funds and securities at least quarterly. The account statements from your
custodian(s) will indicate the amount of our advisory fees deducted from your account(s) each billing
period. You should carefully review account statements for accuracy.
We will also provide statements to you reflecting the amount of the advisory fee deducted from your
account. You should compare our statements with the statements from your account custodian(s) to
reconcile the information reflected on each statement. If you have a question regarding your account
statement, or if you did not receive a statement from your custodian, contact us immediately at the
telephone number on the cover page of this brochure.
Electronic Fund Transfer and/or Standing Letter of Authorization
Our firm, or persons associated with our firm, may effect electronic fund transfers from client accounts
to one or more third parties designated, in writing, by the client without obtaining written client consent
for each separate, individual transaction, as long as the client has provided us with written authorization
to do so. Such written authorization is known as a Standing Letter of Authorization. An adviser with
authority to conduct such third party transfers has access to the client's assets, and therefore has
custody of the client's assets in any related accounts.
However, we do not have to obtain a surprise annual audit, as we otherwise would be required to by
reason of having custody, as long as we meet the following criteria:
1. You provide a written, signed instruction to the qualified custodian that includes the third party’s
name and address or account number at a custodian.
2. You authorize us in writing to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or
from time to time.
3. Your qualified custodian verifies your authorization (e.g., signature review) and provides a
transfer of funds notice to you promptly after each transfer.
4. You can terminate or change the instruction.
5. We have no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the third party, the address,
or any other information about the third party.
6. We maintain records showing that the third party is not a related party to us nor located at the
same address as us.
7. Your qualified custodian sends you, in writing, an initial notice confirming the instruction and an
annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
We hereby confirm that we meet the above criteria.
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Item 16 Investment Discretion
We accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients. This authority is
granted to us by each client in section one of MontVue's investment advisory agreement. Clients may,
at their discretion, place specific limitations on this authority. Before we can buy or sell securities on your
behalf, you must first sign our investment advisory agreement and the appropriate trading authorization
forms.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
We will not vote proxies on behalf of your advisory accounts. If you own shares of applicable securities,
you are responsible for exercising your right to vote as a shareholder.
In most cases, you will receive proxy materials directly from the account custodian. However, in the
event we were to receive any written or electronic proxy materials, we would forward them directly to
you by mail, unless you have authorized our firm to contact you by electronic mail, in which case, we
would forward any electronic solicitations to vote proxies.
Item 18 Financial Information
Our firm does not have any financial condition or impairment that would prevent us from meeting our
contractual commitments to you. We do not take physical custody of client funds or securities, or serve
as trustee or signatory for client accounts, and we do not require the prepayment of more than $1,200
in fees six or more months in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a financial statement
with this brochure.
We have not filed a bankruptcy petition at any time in the past ten years.
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
As of this filing, MontVue Capital Management is a federally registered advisor, and this section is not
required.
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