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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Item 1 – Cover Page
Opus Capital Management
221 East 4th Street
Suite 2850
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 621-6787
http://www.opusinc.com/
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Opus Capital Group, LLC d/b/a Opus Capital Management (“Opus”). If you have any
questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (513) 621-6787. 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.
Opus Capital Management is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an investment
adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. The oral and written communications of an
adviser provide you with information about which you determine to hire or retain an adviser.
Additional information about Opus Capital Management is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
March 27, 2025
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This brochure, dated March 27, 2025, replaces our previous brochure dated March 27, 2024.
This brochure does not contain material changes from the last update to the brochure.
Pursuant to SEC rules, we will ensure that you receive an updated brochure that either includes
a summary of material changes or is accompanied by a summary of material changes within 120
days of the close of our business’ fiscal year, which is December 31. We may further provide
other ongoing disclosure information about material changes as necessary.
Further, we will provide you with a new brochure as necessary, based on changes or new
information, at any time, without charge.
Our brochure may be requested by contacting Joseph P. Condren, Principal, COO and CCO, at
(513) 621-6787 or jcondren@opusinc.com.
Additional information about Opus Capital Management is available via the SEC’s website
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s website also provides information about any persons
affiliated with Opus Capital Management who are registered, or are required to be registered, as
investment adviser representatives of Opus Capital Management.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 – Material Changes .......................................................................................................... 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents .......................................................................................................... 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ......................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................... 6
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .......................................... 6
Item 7 – Types of Clients ............................................................................................................ 6
Item 8 – Analysis and Strategy ................................................................................................... 7
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................. 7
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................ 8
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading . 8
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................... 8
Item 13 – Review of Accounts .................................................................................................... 10
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................. 10
Item 15 – Custody ....................................................................................................................... 10
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................. 10
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................... 11
Item 18 – Financial Information ................................................................................................... 11
Item 19 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers .............................................................. 11
Brochure Supplement(s):
Kevin P. Whelan
Nathan A. Bishop
Nathan M. Bailey
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Firm Ownership and Structure
Opus Capital Management, Inc. was founded in March 1996 and is the predecessor to Opus
Capital Group, LLC which was established in May 2006. We conduct our business under the
name Opus Capital Management. Since its founding, our firm has provided investment advisory
services to a variety of clients.
The sole owner of Opus Capital Group, LLC is:
Opus Capital Management, Inc.
The principal owners of Opus Capital Management, Inc. are:
Kevin P. Whelan
Nathan A. Bishop
Joseph P. Condren
Nathan M. Bailey
The chart below illustrates our ownership and corporate structure:
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Advisory Services
We offer wealth management and pension consulting advisory services.
Our Wealth Management product consists of investment advisory services and financial planning
based upon an evaluation of each client’s investment objectives, as determined through meetings
between Opus and the client and/or through an evaluation of instructions or documents made
available to Opus, such as investment advisory agreements, client information data sheets and/or
trust agreements. As appropriate, the advisory services will also reflect changes in investment
objectives communicated to Opus by the client or its representatives. Wealth Management clients
may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
We have traditionally provided pension consulting services as an ERISA Section 3(21) consultant.
Under that section, we make recommendations to our plan sponsor clients, but the clients are
ultimately responsible for accepting or rejecting our advice and making all final decisions. We also
offer pension consulting services as an ERISA Section 3(38) consultant. Under Section 3(38), the
consultant assumes full discretionary authority for designing the IPS and selecting and
implementing the menu of investment options made available to plan participants. The plan-
sponsor client is no longer legally responsible for making these decisions, and the consultant
accordingly assumes a higher level of fiduciary responsibility and exposure to potential legal
liability. Even when acting as a Section 3(38) consultant, however, we do not assume
responsibility from plan participants for allocating their plan accounts among the various
investment options we have selected for the plan.
The investment services which Opus offers do not include services such as estate planning, tax
advice or addressing insurance needs.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, our firm had the following assets under management:
Discretionary:
Non-discretionary:
Total:
$ 896,555,669
$ 329,020,594
$1,225,576,263
As of December 31, 2024, we had $329,020,594 of clients' assets under management on a non-
discretionary basis. Although when acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) investment manager we
will have certain broad discretionary authority over the design of plan investment options, we do
not choose among the available options for plan participants and do not consider such plans’
assets to be under discretionary management.
ERISA Accounts
We are 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, our firm is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and the Internal
Revenue Code that include among other things, restrictions concerning certain forms of
compensation. To avoid engaging in prohibited transactions, we may only charge fees for
investment advice about products for which our firm and/or our related persons do not receive
any commissions or 12b-1 fees, or conversely, investment advice about products for which our
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firm and/or our related persons receive commissions or 12b-1 fees, however, only when such
fees are used to offset our advisory fees.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
All fees are subject to negotiation.
The specific manner in which fees are charged by Opus Capital Management is established in a
client’s written agreement with us. We generally bill our fees on a quarterly basis in arrears each
calendar quarter based on the clients’ assets under management. Clients may also elect to be
billed directly for fees or to authorize us to directly debit fees from client accounts. Management
fees are prorated for each capital contribution and withdrawal made during the applicable
calendar quarter; fees are not prorated for contributions and withdrawals less than 5% of the
account value. Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter will be charged a
prorated fee. Upon termination of any account, any earned, unpaid fees will be due and payable.
Our advisory fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other third-party
costs and expenses which may be incurred by the client. Clients may incur certain charges
imposed by custodians, brokers, third party investment and other third parties such as fees
charged by managers, custodial fees, deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes,
wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and
securities transactions. Mutual funds and exchange traded funds also charge internal
management fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. Such charges, fees and
commissions are exclusive of and in addition to our advisory fees.
Item 12 further describes the factors that we consider in selecting or recommending broker-
dealers for client transactions and determining the reasonableness of their compensation (i.e.,
commissions).
Our fees are based on a percentage of the client’s assets under our management.
For Wealth Management accounts, our standard fee schedule is 1.00% (per annum) on all assets
managed.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not offer performance-based fee arrangements.
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Item 7 – Types of Clients
We offer investment advisory services to individuals and high net worth individuals, public and
corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and
corporations. Generally, the minimum account size is $1,000,000.
Item 8 – Analysis and Strategy
Analysis Methods
We utilize an asset allocation strategy which we implement through investments in mutual funds,
exchange-traded funds and sometimes individual securities, in separately managed accounts.
Investment Risk
All types of investments involve some risk of loss, in some cases a greater risk of loss than others,
and all investors, including our clients, should be prepared to bear such risk.
We do not believe our methods of analysis or investment strategies involve significant or unusual
risks, other than the inherent risks of any investments.
Lack of asset-class diversification. Certain investment allocations can be more volatile
than diversified allocations that would include, for example, debt and fixed-income
securities which tend to be less volatile or subject to short-term loses.
Lack of diversification by issuer size. The shares of small- to mid-capitalization stocks,
micro cap stocks and international stocks tend to perform differently from those of
large-capitalization stocks under varying market circumstances, sometimes
performing far better as a class, and sometimes not. Also, in general small- to mid-
capitalization stocks, micro cap stocks and international stocks entail more risk than
large-capitalization stocks due to such factors as lack of liquidity, lack of capital, lack
of pricing power, greater vulnerability to competition, changes in exchange rates and
geopolitical events.
While we do actively manage our accounts, with regular buying and selling of securities, we do
not engage in particularly frequent trading. We recognize that the cost of frequent trading,
particularly through increased brokerage fees, other transaction costs, and taxes can negatively
affect overall investment performance.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Neither our firm nor any of our supervised persons or employees have ever been subject to any
legal or disciplinary proceedings.
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Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither our firm nor any of our supervised persons or employees have any relationships or
arrangements with any broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies or other entities in the
financial industry or related professions. We do not offer any proprietary financial products to our
clients for which we receive compensation.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
We have adopted a Code of Ethics for all supervised persons of the firm describing our high
standard of business conduct, and fiduciary duty we owe our clients. The Code of Ethics includes
provisions relating to the confidentiality of client information, a prohibition on insider trading,
restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the reporting of certain gifts and business
entertainment items, and personal securities trading procedures, among other things. All of our
supervised persons must acknowledge the terms of the Code of Ethics annually, or as amended.
We anticipate that, in appropriate circumstances, consistent with our clients’ investment
objectives, we may cause accounts over which we have management authority to effect, and we
will recommend to investment advisory clients or prospective clients, the purchase or sale of
securities in which our firm and/or our supervised persons or other affiliates and/or clients, directly
or indirectly, may have a position or interest. All such supervised persons, employees and other
persons associated with our firm are required to follow our Code of Ethics. Subject to satisfying
this policy and applicable laws, officers, directors and employees of the firm and our affiliates may
trade for their own accounts in securities which are recommended to and/or purchased for our
clients. The Code of Ethics is designed to assure that the personal securities transactions,
activities and interests of the employees of the firm will not interfere with making decisions in the
best interest of advisory clients and implementing such decisions while, at the same time, allowing
employees to invest for their own accounts. Under the Code, certain classes of securities have
been designated as exempt transactions, based upon a determination that these would materially
not interfere with the best interest of our clients. In addition, the Code requires pre-clearance of
many transactions, and restricts trading in close proximity to client trading activity. Nonetheless,
because the Code of Ethics in some circumstances would permit our employees to invest in the
same securities as our clients, there is a possibility that employees might benefit from market
activity by a client in a security held by an employee. Employee trading is continually monitored
under the Code of Ethics in order to reasonably prevent conflicts of interest between our firm and
our clients.
Our clients or prospective clients may request a copy of the firm's Code of Ethics by contacting
Joseph P. Condren, Principal, COO and CCO, at (513) 621-6787 or jcondren@opusinc.com.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
We do not use soft dollars. However, some brokerage firms provide us with proprietary research
products. Although we do not actively seek to receive such research products, and they are not
a factor in our choice of which brokerage firms to use, we may utilize the research materials they
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make available to us. All such materials fall within the safe harbor provisions in Section 28(e) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
In our selection or recommendation of broker/dealers, we do not consider whether the firm
receives client referrals from such broker/dealers.
Directed Brokerage
We permit our clients to direct brokerage. Because we are aware that clients may have varying
reasons for establishing and maintaining relationships with their respective designated
broker/dealers, and that such clients may obtain varying degrees and kinds of services from time
to time from their respective designated broker/dealers, we will not negotiate commission rates
with designated broker/dealers on behalf of such clients, or monitor or evaluate the commission
rates being paid by such clients or the nature and quality of the services they obtain from their
designated broker/dealers. A client who chooses to designate use of a particular broker/dealer,
including a client who designates use of a broker/dealer as custodian of the client’s assets, should
be aware, however, that such a designation may result in certain costs to the client either because
the client may pay higher commissions on some transactions than might otherwise be attainable
by Opus, or may receive less favorable execution of some transactions, or both.
Trade Aggregation
From time to time we may recommend the purchase or sale of a security by a number of our
clients at the same point in time. This will provide an opportunity to obtain favorable terms from
a brokerage firm by grouping or “bunching” multiple trades together. Participation by any client is
optional. In such cases, we employ procedures designed to ensure that all of our participating
clients fairly share the benefits of such blocked trades on a pro rata basis. These procedures
include:
A requirement to document in advance all client accounts to participate in a block
trade and means of allocating available securities among our accounts (the
“Allocation Statement.”)
That all participating accounts will receive the same execution price or average share
price for all transactions made by Opus in a particular security on a particular day
(subject to the differences caused by the use of particular brokerage firms specified
by clients which may have their own differing fee schedules.)
When block trades are filled in their entirety, they will be allocated as stated in the
advance Allocation Statement. If the order is only partially filled, it will be allocated on
a pro rata basis, or in the case of smaller accounts, on a de minimus basis in which
very small accounts may receive a full allocation before large accounts are allocated
on a pro rata basis.
These procedures may be modified by our portfolio manager when a circumstance dictates that
strict adherence to this particular method is impractical or leads to insufficient or undesirable
results for our participating clients.
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Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Account Reviews
We monitor the individual investments in our clients’ portfolios each day the market is open. We
review portfolio performance on a quarterly basis at a minimum. We also offer our clients an in-
person portfolio review meeting annually or more frequently, as requested. Market conditions or
other factors could cause a more frequent review. These reviews are conducted by one or more
of our supervised persons.
Reports
Clients receive the following reports on a quarterly basis:
1. Product Commentary
2. Portfolio Statement
3. Portfolio Performance
4. Transactions
5. Invoice
Other customized reports are available based on clients’ needs or requests.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not have any agreements to compensate third parties who refer clients to us.
Item 15 – Custody
We do not maintain custody of any client assets, except where clients have authorized us to
deduct fees directly from their accounts. Clients must appoint an independent broker dealer, bank
or other qualified custodian to hold and maintain their investment assets. All such custodians
should provide statements to the clients at least quarterly. We strongly urge you to carefully
review such statements and compare such official custodial records to the account statements
that we may provide to you. Our statements may vary from custodial statements based on
accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of certain securities.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
We usually receive discretionary authority from our clients at the outset of an advisory relationship
to select the identity and amount of securities to be bought or sold. In all cases, however, such
discretion is to be exercised in a manner consistent with the stated investment objectives for the
particular client account.
We do not have authority to withdraw funds or take custody of client funds or securities, other
than under the terms of the Fee Payment Authorization clause in our Agreement with the client.
When selecting securities and determining amounts, we observe the investment policies,
limitations and restrictions of each client. For registered investment companies, our authority to
trade securities may also be limited by certain federal securities and tax laws that require
diversification of investments and favor the holding of investments once made.
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Investment guidelines and restrictions must be provided to us in writing.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
We assume fiduciary responsibility for voting proxy statements for those clients that have
delegated such responsibility to us. When voting is in our client’s best interest, we will vote proxies
in the best interest of the client. We exercise our voting responsibilities as a fiduciary, solely with
the goal of maximizing the value of our clients’ investments. We have adopted a set of proxy
voting guidelines with the overriding principle of voting proxies in the best interest of our clients.
Our proxy voting guidelines recognize that the company’s shareholders must have final say over
how management is performing and how shareholders’ rights and ownership interests are
handled. In the majority of cases, we will vote in agreement with management’s
recommendations as they are often in better position to care for day-to-day activities. However,
we retain all rights to vote against management’s recommendations and have done so in the past.
If we deem management’s recommendations to be in conflict with the best interests of the client,
we will vote accordingly.
We have no historical or current conflicts of interest with clients regarding proxy voting. If a
material conflict of interest does arise with a client, we will present information regarding the vote
directly to the client. We will outline our proxy voting procedures and provide all information that
was included in our decision-making process. However, if the client disagrees with our
prospective vote, we will vote according to the clients’ wishes. The client holds absolute voting
authority as they are the owner of the shares.
We have adopted procedures so that all proxies are voted based on the recommendation of a
minimum of one portfolio manager. Our votes are recorded in an internal document that tracks
all historical proxies, we vote.
Clients and prospective clients may obtain a copy of our complete proxy voting policies and
procedures upon request. Clients may also obtain information from us about how we voted any
proxies on behalf of their account(s).
Item 18 – Financial Information
We do not require or accept prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client six or more months
in advance, nor do we accept custody of client assets. We do accept discretionary authority over
client accounts. However, all of those accounts are held through completely independent brokers
and custodians, so our firm’s financial condition is not likely to impair our ability to meet our
contractual obligations to our clients.
Item 19 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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