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State Farm Investment Management Corp.
Wrap Fee Program Brochure
Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Program Brochure
May 1, 2026
This wrap fee program brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of State Farm Investment Management
Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of State Farm Life Insurance Company. Contact us at (833) 919-1059 if you have any questions about the content
of this brochure. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) or any state securities authority.
Additional information about State Farm Investment Management Corp. is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Registration as an
investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
State Farm Investment Management Corp.
One State Farm Plaza B2
Bloomington, IL 61710-0001
(833) 919-1059
www.statefarm.com
PLEASE RETAIN A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS
Item 2: Material Changes
Below is a summary of the material change that has been made to this brochure as part of this filing.
We are updating the brochure to reflect an optional "Householding" feature that allows eligible family members to combine their
account assets for advisory fee calculation, potentially resulting in a different fee rate. Please refer to Item 4: Services, Fees and
Compensation for additional details..
Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 2: Material Changes .................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3: Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 4: Services, Fees and Compensation.......................................................................................................... 3
Item 5: Account Requirements and Types of Customers .................................................................................. 12
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation ......................................................................................... 13
Item 7: Customer Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ........................................................................ 15
Item 8: Customer Contact with Portfolio Managers ......................................................................................... 15
Item 9: Additional Information ........................................................................................................................ 16
Item 10: Requirements for State-Registered Advisers ..................................................................................... 18
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Item 4: Services, Fees and Compensation
State Farm Investment Management Corp. (“Adviser” or “SFIMC” or “we” or “our” or “us”) is a registered investment adviser.
This brochure (“Brochure”) provides each customer (“customer,” “you” or “your”) with information about Adviser, the wrap
fee advisory program® (“Program”), the fees charged for our services and our business practices. You should read this
Brochure carefully and consult with your tax professional before you decide to participate in the Program.
State Farm VP Management Corp. (“SFVPMC”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SFIMC and acts as the introducing broker
dealer in connection with the Program. Accordingly, you will have a brokerage relationship with SFVPMC and open a
brokerage account with SFVPMC (“Account”)1, which will be held at Pershing LLC ( “Custodian”). Custodian will hold the
assets (“Assets”) in your Account, and you will be required to enter into a separate agreement with Custodian.
The decision to participate in the Program is yours. Before making this decision, you and your investment adviser
representative (“IAR”) should discuss whether other services or investments may be more appropriate for your investment
goals and needs. If you decide to participate in the Program, we will not begin providing you advisory services until (a) our
acceptance and approval of a written investment management agreement (“IMA”) between you and SFIMC, and (b) funding
of the Account at or above a minimum threshold (currently $15,000) as determined by SFIMC (See Item 5 below).
Before participating in the Program, you should decide if you are comfortable delegating the day-to-day investment
management of your Account to us. Customers selecting the Program typically:
• Are at ease with a team of financial professionals making day-to-day investment decisions to buy and sell securities
for the customers.
• Are willing to follow a disciplined investment strategy.
• Are comfortable paying quarterly, asset-based (percentage) fees for investment advice and the costs of purchasing
and selling securities rather than paying separately for such advice and buying and selling securities or paying
transaction-based commissions or sales charges to buy securities and receiving advice that is solely incidental to
such transactions.
In evaluating the Program, you should consider a number of factors. You may be able to obtain similar discretionary advisory
and execution services available under the Program through other wrap fee advisory programs sponsored by other
investment advisers. The Program may cost you more than obtaining a similar bundled set of advisory and brokerage
services through a different wrap fee program available from another company. In addition, you can separately purchase
investment advisory and brokerage services. The Program may cost more or less than separately purchasing such services.
An important factor in whether the Program would be more or less expensive than separately obtaining investment advisory
and brokerage services is the amount of expected trading activity in your Account and the corresponding transaction-based
brokerage commissions that would be charged if you bought and sold securities via a brokerage account that did not also
receive investment advisory services. Another factor is the amount you intend to contribute to, and have managed under,
the Program. You may experience different performance results or tax consequences from what you would under the
Program if you were to purchase investment advisory and brokerage services separately or through another investment
adviser and broker-dealer.
Advisory Program Overview
The Program is a wrap fee program offered by Adviser through its IARs in which your Assets will be managed on a
discretionary basis based on information you provide and in accordance with model portfolios that Adviser makes available
through the Program (each, a “Portfolio”) to you. Each Portfolio is designed by Adviser and uses an investment management
methodology that seeks to achieve a return with a corresponding risk by utilizing a unique target asset allocation that aligns
with a stated investment strategy. For each Portfolio, Adviser selects among exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and/or mutual
1 “Account” in this document refers only to the SFVPMC brokerage account opened to support the investment advisory services
provided by SFIMC and does not include any other brokerage account you may have with SFVPMC prior, during or after you
participate in the Program.
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funds that represent different asset classes (“Asset Classes”) in accordance with that Portfolio’s target asset allocation.
Certain Portfolios are only available in taxable Accounts.
Adviser selects the underlying ETFs and mutual funds that comprise the Portfolios through a manager research and
selection process. Adviser categorizes these ETFs and mutual funds by Asset Class. Based on your expressed investment
objective, risk tolerance, time horizon, investment preference and tax treatment of your Account, your IAR will recommend
an appropriate Portfolio to you. Once you agree to the recommended Portfolio, we will allocate a percentage of your
investments to each of the Asset Classes within the Portfolio. Asset allocation cannot eliminate risk associated with
investing, but certain features of the Program are designed to keep your Account within your stated risk tolerance.
If you maintain a balance in your Account above an amount as determined by Adviser, Adviser may recommend a multi-
model portfolio allocation approach in which Adviser recommends that you allocate the Assets in the Account and assets in
other accounts we manage for you in accordance with more than one Portfolio. Adviser will manage the allocation of Assets
in your Account and the assets in your other accounts managed by Adviser, which will involve increasing or reducing the
Assets allocated to the Account and/or assets allocated to your other accounts managed by Adviser.
At any time, we can change, in our sole discretion, the investment management methodology, any investment strategy, any
target asset allocation, the number of Portfolios available through the Program, the ETFs and mutual funds that Adviser
selects for the Portfolios, and the relative weightings of the ETFs and mutual funds in connection with each of the Portfolios.
These changes could result in the purchase or sale of an ETF and/or mutual fund in your Account. Liquidations and
redemption fees paid from your Account may cause a taxable event for which you are responsible.
There is no guarantee that your Account will perform in any particular manner. It is important that you read the prospectus
of each ETF and/or mutual fund purchased for your Account. Further details about an ETF and/or mutual fund can be found
in its statement of additional information (“SAI”) and shareholder reports.
Investment Objective
In order to participate in the Program, as a part of the customer discovery process, with the help of your IAR you will provide
important information about you, including your goal or purpose for investing and your time horizon, risk tolerance, and
other financial information.
Your time horizon will reflect the time frame over which you will be accumulating and/or distributing your investments.
Portfolio Recommendation
Your IAR will recommend a Portfolio to you that aligns with your investment objective, time horizon, risk tolerance,
investment preferences and tax treatment of the Account.
Portfolios in the Program are designed and managed by Adviser’s home office team of investment professionals and
currently include:
• Strategic Core ETF: The Strategic Core ETF suite of Portfolios seeks total return through a diversified strategic asset
allocation framework across global equity and fixed income markets. Through a passive investment strategy, each
Portfolio is designed to provide exposure to broad market benchmarks by investing in low-cost, index tracking ETFs.
• Strategic Core Tax-Aware ETF: The Strategic Core Tax-Aware ETF suite of Portfolios seeks total return through a
diversified strategic asset allocation framework across global equity and fixed income markets. Each Portfolio is
designed to provide exposure to broad market benchmarks (passive) by investing in low-cost index ETFs. Within fixed
income, each Portfolio invests in ETFs focusing on municipal bonds for tax efficiency.
• Strategic Core MF/ETF: The Strategic Core MF/ETF suite of Portfolios seeks total return through a diversified
strategic asset allocation framework across global equity and fixed income markets. Each Portfolio is designed to utilize
both passive and active investment styles by investing in low-cost, index tracking ETFs and actively managed mutual
funds.
• Strategic Income & Preservation ETF: The Strategic Income & Preservation ETF suite of Portfolios seeks to generate
income through a diversified strategic asset allocation framework across global fixed income markets. Each Portfolio
is designed to be a core income holding by investing in a broad range of income-producing, low-cost ETFs.
• Strategic Income & Growth ETF: The Strategic Income & Growth ETF suite of Portfolios seeks to generate income
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and long-term capital appreciation through a diversified strategic asset allocation framework across global equity and
fixed income markets. Each Portfolio is designed to be a core income holding by investing in a broad range of yield-
oriented, low-cost ETFs.
Adviser constructs the asset allocation for each Portfolio using different target weightings of Asset Classes, considering risk
tolerance, time horizon and the Portfolio’s investment strategy. Adviser is solely responsible for determining, and
periodically reviewing, the asset allocations for each Portfolio. Due to various influences, such as changing market
conditions, we may change the asset allocation or target weighting of a Portfolio(s). If we change the asset allocation or
target weighting, we may automatically rebalance your Account to align with the new asset allocation or target weighting.
Investment Restrictions. You may request to impose reasonable investment restrictions on the management of your
Account by working with your IAR to submit a written request to Adviser. The decision as to whether an investment
restriction is reasonable is made solely by Adviser. If we deem a proposed restriction as not reasonable, we will notify you
that, unless the request is modified, we will terminate your existing IMA or choose to not establish an investment advisory
relationship with you. No requested restriction will be implemented until we determine it is reasonable in writing to you. If
we agree not to purchase a security for your Account in response to your request, we may, in our discretion, hold the amount
that ordinarily would be invested in such security in cash, invest it in substitute securities, or invest it on a pro rata basis
across the other securities compromising the recommended Portfolio. You understand that the performance of an account
with restrictions will differ from, and may be lower than, the performance of accounts without restrictions.
The selection and relative weighting of the ETFs and mutual funds in each of the Portfolios has been designed to meet
specific investment objectives, including diversification. You are not able to remove the ETFs and mutual funds comprising
a Portfolio, except by requesting an investment restriction on the management of your Account, which will be implemented
only if Adviser determines in its sole discretion that such restriction is reasonable. Not including or removing from your
Account any ETF or mutual fund that is part of the Portfolio used to manage your Account will change the investment
characteristics of your Account in a way that deviates from our investment advice and may adversely impact the
performance of your Account.
Brokerage Services. By participating in the Program, and signing the IMA, you will direct order execution for your Account
to Custodian, via SFVPMC, and have all transactions for your Account submitted through SFVPMC and executed, cleared
and settled by Custodian.
Trading and Trade Allocation
Adviser has a contract with RedBlack Advisers, Inc. (“RedBlack”) to provide certain services for which Adviser pays a fee.
RedBlack’s services include billing, reporting, trading, rebalancing, cash generation and other middle- and back-office
services. Adviser and RedBlack, or another third party of our choosing, will place orders through SFVPMC with Custodian
on your behalf to buy ETFs and mutual funds for your Account at the time(s) and in amounts calculated by us, such that the
resulting holdings in your Account after settlement of the purchases will approximate your recommended Portfolio.
Adviser may, but is not required to, aggregate orders for the purchase or sale of securities for the Account with orders for
the accounts of other customers of Adviser. When orders are aggregated the actual prices applicable to aggregated ETF
transactions will be averaged and the Account and each other account participating in the aggregated transaction shall be
treated as having purchased or sold its portion of the securities at such average price. You recognize that in some cases this
procedure may adversely affect the price or size of the position obtainable for the Account. Trade aggregation is done to
increase operational efficiencies and allows us to keep trading costs down. If we did not aggregate trades, the Advisory Fee
(defined below) could potentially be higher.
To permit sufficient time to ensure any transfer of Assets to your Account has been successfully completed, we will wait at
least one business day after the day Custodian credits the applicable deposit or transfer to your Account to generate and
place orders for those purchases. In certain situations, depending on the deposit method, a delay of more than one day could
occur. As a result, each deposit or transfer you make will generally not be invested in accordance with your recommended
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Portfolio for at least one business day after the day Custodian credits the applicable deposit or transfer to your Account,
and the uninvested cash will not be subject to financial gains or losses resulting from movement in market prices during
that time. In certain situations, depending on the deposit method, a delay of more than one day could occur. These orders
generally will be placed at any time within five (5) business days after your request to withdraw funds. If you request to
withdraw funds from your Account, market movements between the time you initiate the withdrawal request and the time
it is completed may impact the value of your Account’s balance, such that it may be lower than when you initiated such
request.
From time to time, the volume and/or number of trades that must be executed for accounts may exceed RedBlack’s
operational and technological capacities if these trades are made on a single day. This may occur if Adviser is removing an
ETF and/or mutual fund from a Portfolio, if a large number of accounts need to be rebalanced, or by request of an ETF
and/or mutual fund. In order to maintain the orderly processing of trades and to minimize the incidence of errors, RedBlack
may decide to allocate trades over an extended period of time. This may result in customers receiving different prices during
such events. However, RedBlack’s allocation process is designed to be fair and equitable over time through the use of a pro
rata allocation process.
In addition, if the volume or size of redemptions required to be effected as a result of the removal of an ETF and/or mutual
fund from a Portfolio or the rebalancing of a large number of accounts exceeds the limits set forth in the trading policies
and procedures, the ETF and/or mutual fund may exceed the standard settlement period to process redemptions. In such
circumstances, customer assets may not be fully invested and may be subject to market risk between the redemption date
and the reinvestment of the Assets.
RedBlack applies its trading policies to implement trading in the Program pursuant to parameters determined by Adviser.
Within these parameters, RedBlack is able to determine the time and price at which trades are made.
Trade Errors. In certain circumstances, trade errors may occur with respect to your Account. When a trade error occurs
that is caused by the actions of Adviser or RedBlack, we will work to promptly correct the error in accordance with the
following principles:
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If the process of resolving a trade error made with respect to your Account results in a gain, then you will receive the
economic benefit of such process.
If the process of resolving a trade error made with respect to your Account results in a loss, then we will ensure your
Account is not disadvantaged thereby.
Custody. Assets in your Account are held at Custodian. Custodian is responsible for:
Safekeeping your funds and securities;
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• Collecting dividends, interest and proceeds from any sales of securities; and
• Disbursing funds from your Account.
SFVPMC serves as the introducing broker-dealer in connection with the Program, which means that SFVPMC assists with
the opening of the brokerage account in which your Assets will be held and introduces trades to Custodian for clearance
and settlement. Those Assets will be managed by Adviser in accordance with the selected Portfolio. Custodian will provide
you with written trade confirmations of securities transactions and account statements for each month there is activity in
the Account. Custodian will also provide you with mutual fund prospectuses and reports.
Please review your confirmations and account statements carefully and notify us immediately if you detect an error
or a discrepancy.
Investment Discretion. When you decide to participate in the Program, you will sign an IMA indicating that you agree to
all of its terms and conditions. By signing the IMA, you give Adviser full discretionary investment and trading authority over
your Account. You do not authorize us to change your Portfolio to another Portfolio.
The discretionary investment and trading authority you give to Adviser means Adviser can do the following:
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Selecting ETFs and/or mutual funds for your Portfolio and for your Account;
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• Removing ETFs and/or mutual funds from the your Portfolio and from your Account;
• Replacing an ETF and/or mutual fund in your Account with another ETF and/or mutual fund;
• Determining the asset allocations within the Portfolio and your Account and changing an asset allocation at any time;
• Adding and removing Asset Classes, which could result in the purchase or sale of ETFs and/or mutual funds in your
Account;
• Aggregating (or not aggregating) trades;
Investing funds and reinvesting all dividends and proceeds earned by your Account into ETFs and/or mutual funds;
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• Automatically buying and selling ETFs and/or mutual funds to rebalance your Account to your Portfolio’s target asset
allocation;
• Conducting tax loss harvesting, which applies when a position in your Account is sold at a loss. It is immediately replaced
with an alternative security in order to maintain the same or similar exposure and risk/return profile.
Exchanging mutual fund shares into another mutual fund share class;
Liquidating the ETFs and/or mutual funds in your Account if your IMA is terminated, as set out below;
Implementing any reasonable restrictions that we agree to.
• Deducting cash from your Account to pay Adviser’s Advisory Fees;
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The discretionary investment and trading authority you give to Adviser can be exercised by us at any time and without prior
notice to you.
Termination of Participation in the Program.
You or Adviser may terminate your participation in the Program at any time without any advisory termination fee. Adviser
requires written notice in order to terminate our advisory services for your Account.
Except for certain limited powers we have upon termination discussed below, upon termination of the IMA, Adviser will no
longer act as your investment adviser and will not manage your Account or recommend any action with regard to the Assets
in your Account. However, you may instruct us to sell the securities in your Account or to transfer the securities in your
Account to another SFVPMC account or to a third-party account.
If you terminate the IMA and do not provide Adviser with valid instructions regarding the transfer or distribution of Assets
from your Account within 7 business days, Adviser will liquidate all your Account Assets and transfer the funds to a new
SFVPMC brokerage account (that does not receive the advisory services provided under the Program). Your Account will be
closed immediately after the completion of any transfer or distribution.
If you send a request containing all required authorization(s), information, and instructions to transfer all Assets out of your
Account, the request will be completed within 5 business days, and your Account will be closed immediately after completion
of such transfer.
If we terminate the IMA, we will promptly liquidate all your Account Assets, distribute the funds to you, and close your
Account, subject to compliance with applicable laws or regulations. Amounts distributed may be eligible for indirect rollover,
subject to applicable rules and limits on indirect rollovers. Distributions may be subject to tax penalties and tax withholding.
If your Account value is below the Minimum Balance (as defined in Item 5 below), your Account will terminate effective on
the last day of the month in which written notice is sent to you by Adviser. If we do not receive valid instructions from you
regarding the transfer or distribution of all Assets from your Account before the effective termination date, we will liquidate
all your Account Assets, transfer the funds to a new SFVPMC brokerage account (that does not receive the advisory services
provided under the Program), and your Account will be closed immediately after completion of such transfer.
Redemption fees may be assessed by mutual fund if shares were held for only a short time, and taxable gains or losses may
be realized upon the liquidation or redemption of securities in your Account. Any fees will negatively impact your investment
performance.
Fees
Every Account pays asset-based investment advisory fees (your “Advisory Fee”).
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In addition to your Advisory Fee, ETFs and mutual funds in your Account have internal fees and expenses that are described
in the prospectus of each fund. These internal fees and expenses, which vary depending on the particular ETF or mutual
fund, will reduce the overall returns generated in your Account.
The following section explains:
The fees and expenses.
Potential fee reductions you may receive.
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• How the fees and expenses are calculated and paid; and
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The Advisory Fee
Every Account is charged an Advisory Fee for investment advisory services and custody and transaction execution services,
including: initial and ongoing analysis of your investment needs and objectives; periodic consultations; ongoing evaluation
and selection of investments for your Account; Adviser ongoing oversight and services to keep your Account aligned with
your Portfolio; periodic performance reporting; and other related services as described in this Brochure.
If the entire value of your Account plus the entire value of any account assets in any other account managed by us for you
is $10,000,000 or above, you may negotiate with us to pay a customized Advisory Fee ("Customized Advisory Fee") instead
of the Advisory Fee set forth in the chart below.
Advisory Fee Schedule
For the services provided by Adviser under this Agreement, SFVPMC’s brokerage services, and clearing and custodial
services provided by Custodian (except for certain Account fees and expenses specified in the Customer Fee Listing you
receive), you agree to pay the annual Advisory Fee, in basis points, set forth in the chart below based on the entire value of
your Account Assets plus the entire value of any account assets in any other account managed by Adviser for you (with the
same associated tax identification number) that is not participating in any Householded Accounts (defined below).
With respect to determining the applicable Advisory Fee, you may opt-in to have the entire value of your Account Assets
combined with the entire value of the account assets managed by Adviser for eligible persons who also opt-in along with your
Account (“Householding”) by contacting your IAR to affirmatively opt-in to participate in Householding for your Account and/or
any other account managed by Adviser for you. Persons eligible to participate in Householding are certain family members as
determined solely by Adviser, and may be changed at any time, without prior notification to you. Eligible persons with an
account managed by Adviser may opt-in for their account to participate in Householding with your Account (“Household
Members”). Any Household Member may opt-out of Householding at any time. You may opt-out of Householding by contacting
your IAR.
If you are eligible and opt-in for your Account to participate in Householding and you do not qualify for a fee reduction (as
set forth below under “Fee Reductions”), the annual Advisory Fee, in basis points, set forth in the chart below will be
determined based on the entire value of your Account Assets plus the entire value of the account assets of other Household
Members’ participating account(s) (collectively, “Householded Accounts”), for the period your Account joins and remains
part of the Householded Accounts (the “Householded Accounts’ Advisory Fee”). You may only opt-in for your Account to
participate in one set of Householded Accounts at a time. You agree to pay the Householded Accounts’ Advisory Fee as
applied to the entire value of your Account Assets, which may be a higher or lower Advisory Fee than you would have paid
had your Account not been part of the Householded Accounts. If a Household Member’s account is no longer part of the
Householded Accounts, then that Household Member’s account assets will not be included in the Householded Accounts’
value, which may result in a higher Advisory Fee applicable to the entire value of your Account.
Other than a Customized Advisory Fee, customers are not allowed to negotiate or change the fees listed in the chart. Adviser
may amend this chart by 30 days’ written notice to you, unless the amendment is a decrease in the Advisory Fee.
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Advisory AUM Based Fee
Pricing Tier ($)
Advisory Fee
15,000* – 99,999
1.25%
100,000 – 499,999
1.00%
500,000 – 999,999
0.75%
1,000,000 - 9,999,999
0.50%
* Accounts advised for a full quarter that have an average daily market value below $15,000 are charged a minimum
quarterly Advisory Fee of $45 (except as set forth below under “Fee Reductions”). For Accounts that qualify for a reduced
Advisory Fee to the lowest Advisory Fee shown on the chart, such Accounts advised for a full quarter that have an average
daily market value below $15,000 are charged a minimum quarterly Advisory Fee of $18.75.
How the Advisory Fee Is Calculated
The applicability of the Householded Accounts’ Advisory fee set forth above under “Advisory Fee Schedule” or a fee reduction
set forth below under “Fee Reductions” is determined up to ten (10) business days after the end of each such calendar
quarter. Importantly, this Advisory Fee applicability determination made after the end of the calendar quarter applies
for the prior calendar quarter.
The amount of the Advisory Fee for each calendar quarter is calculated based on the market value of all Assets held in your
Account, including cash. The Advisory Fee is comprised of fees assessed at annual fee rates (shown above), payable quarterly
in arrears.
The fees assessed by Adviser will reduce your Account’s overall return and performance.
If your Account is open for part of a quarter, then your Advisory Fee will be prorated based on the number of days your
Account was open and invested in the market. The amount you pay is determined by the average daily market value of the
Assets held in your Account for the previous quarter. However, Accounts in which the average daily market value is less
than $15,000 will instead generally pay a $45 Advisory Fee (except as set forth above under the chart). Adviser uses a “cliff”
approach, whereby the entire balance for the quarter is subject to a single wrap fee as determined by the Advisory Fee
Schedule.
Changing the Advisory Fee is at the sole discretion of Adviser.
Instead of hiring third party portfolio managers to manage your Assets in the Program, your Account is managed by a home
office team of investment professionals who are paid a salary.
Potential Fee Reductions to the Advisory Fee
Depending on certain factors, you may be eligible to receive fee reductions to your Advisory Fee, as described below.
Fee Reductions
If the Assets deposited into your Account consist of at least $15,000 from a previously established SFVPMC brokerage
account that was subject to a sales charge payable to SFVPMC, the Advisory Fee will be reduced to the lowest Advisory Fee
set forth in the chart above (regardless of your Account value) for at least twenty-four (24) months following the opening of
your Account until the end of the quarter in which the 24-month period expires or for the period after Account opening that
your Account is active in the Program, whichever is less. If you are selling securities to invest in the Program but did
not purchase them through SFVPMC, you will not receive a fee reduction.
If you are an employee of Adviser or one or more of its affiliates, an IAR, or an eligible family member of such employee or
IAR, the Advisory Fee will be reduced to the lowest Advisory Fee set forth in the chart above (regardless of your Account
value) for the period after Account opening that you qualify for such reduced fee.
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With respect to tax-qualified accounts only, if you are an IAR agent, an IAR who is an employee of an IAR agent, or an eligible
family member of an IAR agent or an IAR who is an employee of an IAR agent, the Advisory Fee will be reduced to 0.25%
(regardless of your Account value) for the period after Account opening that you qualify for such reduced fee. Such Accounts
advised for a full quarter that have an average daily market value below $15,000 are charged a minimum quarterly Advisory
Fee of $9.37.
Ask your IAR for additional information about potential fee reductions. Any fee reductions will be applied in accordance with
policies established by Adviser, which may be amended from time to time by Adviser.
How the Advisory Fee Is Paid
The Advisory Fee is deducted directly from your Account and paid using the cash portion. If there is not sufficient cash to
pay the Advisory Fee, we will sell a sufficient amount of Assets within the Account to pay the Advisory Fee. If Adviser sells
Assets, this may trigger a rebalance of your Account and adverse tax consequences. Such transactions will be effected
without regard to tax consequences. In addition, you may have to pay redemption fees to a fund company if those shares
were held only for a short time. (See below for more information on redemption fees.) Trades in a taxable Account may
result in a taxable event.
Internal Fees and Expenses of Mutual Funds and ETFs and Redemption Fees
Each ETF and/or mutual fund has internal management fees and ongoing operating expenses that are deducted from the
ETF or mutual fund assets, which has the effect of reducing the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and are thus borne by
shareholders of the ETFs and mutual funds. ETFs and mutual funds used in the Program have different fees and expenses.
The prospectus for each ETF or mutual fund describes the internal operating fees and expenses.
The internal fees and expenses of the ETFs and mutual funds purchased for your Account that you bear as a shareholder
thereof are in addition to the Advisory Fee you pay that is described above and varies depending on the particular ETF or
mutual fund.
Certain mutual funds may also impose redemption fees if shares of the mutual fund are held for only a short time (typically
anywhere from less than thirty (30) days to twelve (12) months). The prospectus and SAI describe whether a mutual fund
has a redemption fee and whether there are instances when the redemption fees will be waived.
Any internal fees and expenses charged by an ETF and/or mutual fund to its shareholders will reduce your Account’s overall
return and investment performance. The same is true of the Advisory Fee and every other fee or charge you pay.
Other Fees and Expenses Not Included in the Advisory Fee
In addition to the Advisory Fee described above, customers will be responsible for brokerage or custodial-related Account
fees and expenses, if incurred, as disclosed on the Customer Fee Listing including, but not limited to, an annual fee for
retirement accounts and/or an Account termination fee. You will receive the Customer Fee Listing as part of opening your
Account.
IAR Compensation and Conflicts of Interest
Your IAR receives a portion of the Advisory Fee as determined by Adviser. Your IAR thus will earn their compensation over
time if you participate in the Program. The fee rate paid to your IAR will be the same regardless of the Portfolio you select.
As a result, your IAR does not have a financial incentive to recommend one Portfolio over another. Your IAR does not receive
any brokerage related compensation in connection with the purchase or sale of securities through your Account.
The amount of your IAR’s compensation may be more or less than what they would receive as a registered representative
of SFVPMC if you only had a brokerage account holding securities with SFVPMC and did not also have an investment
advisory relationship with Adviser. In situations when your IAR would receive more compensation for participating in the
Program than they would earn if you just had a brokerage relationship with SFVPMC the IAR would have a financial incentive
to recommend the Program over just a brokerage relationship with SVPMC.
IAR agents, who are independent contractors, may also be eligible for cash and non-cash compensation under incentive
programs for meeting certain overall production levels (including, among other things, contributions made under the
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Program). These programs create an incentive for the IAR to recommend that you participate in and make additional
contributions to the Program.
Some IARs are employees of IAR agents, are compensated by the IAR agents that employ them, and may share in the cash
and non-cash compensation received by the IAR agents. The amount of compensation an IAR agent pays to the agent’s IAR
employee(s) aligns with but can never be greater than the amount paid to the IAR agent. As with the IAR agent, this cash
and non-cash compensation creates an incentive for the agent’s IAR employee to recommend that you participate in and
make additional contributions to the Program.
Your IAR will not receive a portion of the Advisory Fee for any tax qualified account of the IAR agent, any IAR who is an
employee of the IAR agent, nor any of their eligible family members, whereas the IAR agent will receive a portion of the
Advisory Fee for any non-tax qualified account of such eligible person(s). This difference creates a conflict of interest for
such IAR agents and IARs who are employees of IAR agents because such IARs have a financial incentive to recommend a
non-tax-qualified account to such eligible person(s).
Your IAR may receive more or less compensation if your Account is participating in Householding than if your Account was
not participating in Householding. This creates a conflict of interest because your IAR has a financial incentive to recommend
that you do or do not opt-in (or opt-out) for your Account to participate in Householding, depending on the potential
applicable Advisory Fee.
In addition to being an IAR of Adviser, the IAR also serves as a registered representative of SFVPMC and in that capacity
may offer and sell securities and provides corresponding brokerage services to customers of SFVPMC. In consideration of
providing these brokerage services on behalf of SFVPMC the IAR (as a registered representative of SFVPMC) receives a
portion of the commissions, fees and charges earned by SFVPMC in its brokerage business.
If you purchased mutual funds through SFVPMC but not in connection with the Program, you may pay sales charges and
the issuer would pay a commission to SFVPMC, a portion of which would be paid to your registered representative.
Customers who paid sales charges on mutual fund assets held in a previously established SFVPMC brokerage account and
then use those assets to participate in the Program, will pay a reduced Advisory Fee for 24 months as described above. After
24 months, the reduced Advisory Fee will no longer apply, nor be available for additional contributions. The IAR (as a
registered representative of SFVPMC) received a portion of the sales charges and/or other fees customers paid for those
mutual fund assets. After those assets are contributed to the Program, the IAR will also receive a portion of the reduced
Advisory Fee, and after 24 months, a portion of the appliable unreduced Advisory Fee. This additional compensation creates
an incentive for the IAR to recommend that you use assets from your previously established SFVPMC brokerage account to
participate in and make additional contributions to the Program.
The IAR also serves as an insurance agent or agent’s insurance licensed team member and in that capacity may offer and
sell insurance products to customers. In consideration of providing these insurance services the IAR (as an insurance agent
or agent’s insurance licensed team member) receives a portion of the commissions, fees and charges earned by the
insurance business.
The IAR may, depending on the market value of the Assets held in your Account and the period of time your Account is open,
receive more revenue from the services IAR provides under the Program than what the IAR receives while acting as a
registered representative of SFVPMC or as an insurance agent or agent’s insurance licensed team member. This creates a
conflict of interest for Adviser and the IAR because the IAR may have a financial incentive to recommend the Program to
customer over (just) brokerage and/or insurance products or services that may be available to you.
In addition, some IARs are home office employees who receive cash bonuses based on overall new production (including the
Program) of IAR agents, which creates an incentive for these IAR employees to encourage IAR agents to recommend you
participate in and make additional contributions to the Program.
Other Conflicts of Interest
Since SFVPMC serves as the introducing broker-dealer in connection with the Program, Adviser has a conflict of interest.
This conflict results from the affiliation between Adviser and SFVPMC, as SFVPMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
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Adviser. A customer receiving the investment advisory services under the Program must enter into a separate agreement
with, and form a separate brokerage relationship with, SFVPMC. The creation of such a relationship results in a benefit to
SFVPMC, which may seek to expand the brokerage relationship with the customer beyond the Account and receive
compensation for any such expansion in the relationship. In addition, while SFVPMC will not receive any execution-related
or other transaction-based compensation as a result of Accounts that are opened with SFVPMC and for SFVPMC serving
as an introducing broker-dealer on the securities transactions that occur in the Account, SFVPMC may receive additional
revenue tied to the Account. For instance, SFVPMC will receive revenue from the annual account fee for retirement
accounts, as well as a portion of the fee for full outgoing transfers from non-retirement accounts. Each of the foregoing
revenue streams creates a conflict of interest for Adviser and your IAR because multiple revenue streams will be paid by
customer and received by Adviser and SFVPMC, which in turn creates an incentive for Adviser and IAR to recommend the
Program to customers.
SFVPMC also receives a benefit from increased assets in SFVPMC brokerage accounts. SFVPMC pays Custodian a fee based
on the assets custodied with Custodian by SFVPMC across all SFVPMC customer accounts. As the level of assets custodied
at Custodian increases, the rate charged to SFVPMC by Custodian will decrease. Adviser also reimburses SFVPMC for any
fees paid to Custodian by SFVPMC that relate to Adviser’s customers. The foregoing creates a conflict of interest for Adviser
and the IAR because SFVPMC will be charged fees at a lower rate for all SFVPMC brokerage accounts custodied at
Custodian, including those that are not related to Adviser’s customers, as the level of such accounts increases, which in turn
creates an incentive for Adviser and the IAR to recommend the Program to you in order to increase assets custodied with
Custodian.
Comparing Costs, Expenses and Services
Your Advisory Fee is a combined fee for investment advisory, brokerage and custody services as described above under “The
Advisory Fee.” The Program may cost you more or less than purchasing these services separately, depending on the costs
of the services if provided separately, the size of your Account, the amount of cash in your Account, and the trading activity
in your Account and the corresponding brokerage commissions that would be charged if you bought and sold securities in
a brokerage account without also having an investment advisory relationship.
Item 5: Account Requirements and Types of Customers
You must maintain a minimum balance in your Account of $15,000 or as otherwise specified to you in writing by Adviser
(the “Minimum Balance”). Adviser monitors the total value of your Account. If the balance in your Account falls below
$13,500 and then remains below the Minimum Balance for a period of time determined by Adviser, Adviser may terminate
your participation in the Program. Adviser may waive the Minimum Balance requirement in its sole discretion. If your
Account goes below the Minimum Balance, the asset allocation of your Account may vary from the target asset allocation.
You can fund your Account with cash and/or securities. If you transfer securities into your Account and those securities
are ETFs and/or mutual funds otherwise included within your Portfolio, the securities may or may not be liquidated, in
Adviser’s discretion. As a result of such liquidations, you may incur significant tax liabilities (or other charges, such as
commissions, mark-ups/mark-downs and penalties) for which you will be solely responsible. The costs and expenses
associated with transferring securities to Custodian in connection with funding an Account and any subsequent liquidation
of such securities (including execution related expenses such as commissions and other transaction related fees and
charges) are not included in the Advisory Fee. You should consider such ramifications before deciding to transfer securities
to fund the Account. The proceeds of any liquidations, along with any other incoming cash, will be invested in accordance
with your Portfolio.
The Program may not be appropriate for every customer or every Account type. Generally, the Program is available only to
residents or entities of the United States with the following types of Accounts: individual; joint; traditional IRAs and Roth
IRAs. Adviser can prohibit any person or entity from participating in or remaining in the Program for any reason, including
if we do not believe it is an appropriate investment strategy for that person. You should not participate in the Program if
you want to actively trade in mutual funds and/or ETFs.
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You may add or withdraw funds from your Account by contacting your IAR. Additions and withdrawals from your Account
may result in Adviser purchasing or selling Assets in your Account in accordance with your Portfolio and in a manner that
attempts to minimize variations in the asset allocation within your Account. If you transfer shares of mutual funds to open
an Account and those shares are part of your Portfolio but in a different share class from those held for the Program, you
need to notify and work with your IAR to have Adviser convert those shares into a different share class in order to be held
in your Account. Any share class conversion may result in higher fees and expenses and negatively affect investment
performance.
We will try to make this a nontaxable event but cannot guarantee that you will not owe taxes as a result of the conversion.
All such liquidations and any redemptions of securities will be made as promptly as practicable without regard to tax
consequences or redemption fees that may be assessed on the liquidation or redemption of those securities. We will not
provide advice and/or guidance regarding the securities being sold to fund the Account. As noted above, liquidating trades
that occur in a taxable Account may result in a taxable event to you. Please consult with your tax professional.
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
The Program is a wrap fee program sponsored by Adviser. We act as both the wrap fee program sponsor and portfolio
manager for the Program described in this Brochure.
Adviser’s home office team of investment professionals serve as portfolio managers for customers in the Program. These
individuals design and maintain the Portfolios and manage Accounts of customers in accordance with the applicable
Portfolios. There are no unaffiliated portfolio managers in the Program. There is no performance information created that
is specific to the portfolio managers under the Program. See Item 4 above for a description of our advisory services.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Adviser does not charge performance-based fees.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Adviser selects among ETFs and/or mutual funds that represent different asset classes in accordance with each Portfolio’s
target asset allocation. To determine the appropriate asset allocation for the Portfolios and ultimately select the ETFs and
mutual funds for customers participating in the Program, Adviser begins with developing and updating on an annual basis
forward-looking risk and return capital market assumptions (“CMAs”) for the asset classes.
The generated CMAs then serve as a guide for Adviser in developing and updating its long-term strategic asset allocations
(“SAAs”) for the Portfolios, which results in Adviser identifying the asset classes to include in each of the Portfolios, as well
as at what portion (i.e., target percentage) of each Portfolio each asset class should constitute.
Adviser gathers the information for this research through a variety of sources including but not limited to industry
publications, third-party software, requests for information, regulatory filings, conference calls and on-site visits.
Adviser assembles these qualitative and quantitative findings into a scorecard in which the factors are given different
weights to arrive at an overall score, which Adviser’s team of investment professionals’ reviews to determine the final
selection of an ETF and/or mutual fund for a particular asset class position.
Adviser continually reviews Program ETFs and mutual funds to ensure they remain appropriate for customers. Adviser can
place an ETF and/or mutual fund on “Review” status, indicating there is some type of important news or issue involving the
fund that Adviser wants to monitor. Once the significance of the news or issue is assessed, we will remove the Review status
and either: (1) keep the ETF and/or mutual fund in the Program, or (2) remove the ETF and/or mutual fund from the Program.
A Program ETF and/or mutual fund can be removed from the Program (and customer accounts) for a variety of reasons.
Rebalancing. Depending on market volatility, the asset allocations for your Account will sometimes get out of balance.
Different Asset Classes will perform better than others, resulting in an asset allocation that may have more or less risk than
what was intended. Adviser will rebalance, from time to time, the Assets in your Account back to the target asset allocation
if they vary from the target asset allocation. Rebalancing will occur if Asset Classes are out of balance by an amount
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determined by Adviser.
Rebalancing is achieved by buying, redeeming or selling shares of ETFs and/or mutual funds until the asset allocation in your
Account is in alignment with the target asset allocation of your Portfolio. Adviser’s portfolio management system will
calculate the purchases and sales necessary to rebalance your Account based on an analysis of your Account holdings
relative to the recommended Portfolio, which may involve the purchase or sale of any ETF or mutual fund. We may also
rebalance your Account if an ETF and/or mutual fund is removed from a Portfolio(s) or if an ETF or mutual fund is added. As
a result, your Account may be reallocated, in whole or in part. Rebalancing trades are subject to certain dollar minimums as
determined by Adviser. You will not be notified before a rebalance occurs. Asset allocation and rebalancing strategies do not
guarantee a profit or protect against loss. Rebalancing trades in a taxable Account may result in a taxable event to you.
Consult with your tax professional before you participate in the Program.
Tax Loss Harvesting
Tax loss harvesting (“TLH”) is the practice of selling an investment at a loss in order to offset or reduce the realized taxable
gains from the sale of other investments and thereby reduce overall tax liability. Within non-tax qualified accounts only,
twice per year Adviser will determine whether to engage in TLH with respect to the securities in your Account. In order for
TLH to occur within your Account, (A) a security must (i) have a minimum realizable loss in an amount determined by Adviser
and (ii) have a minimum realizable loss as a percentage of the value of the security as determined by Adviser; and (B) Adviser
must have selected an alternative security position. During this process, certain ETFs in the customer’s Account will be sold
at a loss to offset potential capital gains (although Adviser does not monitor the type and amount of capital gains). Adviser
will also initiate a buy order to replace the ETFs sold for tax-loss harvesting purposes (“Primary ETFs”) with ETFs that Adviser
reasonably believes are not substantially similar (“Alternative ETFs”). Subsequently, after approximately 30 days, Adviser
will sell the Alternative ETFs and buy back into the Primary ETFs.
The performance of the Alternative ETFs may be better or worse than the performance of the Primary ETFs that are sold
for tax-loss harvesting purposes. The utilization of losses harvested through the strategy will depend upon the recognition
of capital gains in the same or a future tax period and may be subject to limitations under applicable tax laws. Losses
harvested through the strategy that are not utilized in the tax period when recognized generally may be carried forward to
offset future capital gains, if any. Customers should consult with their professional tax advisors or check the Internal
Revenue Service website at www.irs.gov about the consequences of tax-loss harvesting in light of their particular
circumstances and its impact on their tax return. Neither the tax-loss harvesting strategy for the Program, nor any
discussion herein, is intended as tax advice, and Adviser does not represent that any particular tax consequences will be
obtained.
Risk of Loss
All investment strategies and investments involve risk of loss, and the value of your Account will fluctuate. As a result, your
Account may be worth more or less than the amount of money you invested.
Past performance does not guarantee future results, and there is no guarantee that your investment objective will be
achieved.
Each ETF and/or mutual fund will also fluctuate in value and, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost to
purchase. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss.
Adviser’s design and ongoing management of the Portfolios presents risks that may impact the performance of the
customer’s Account, including:
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The methodologies we follow, the information sources we use, and the third-party software we leverage to perform
our calculations to derive our CMAs, SAAs and fund research may be flawed. For instance, we may receive bad data,
we may make a mistake in performing calculations, or our approach to developing CMAs or SAAs may be incorrect.
• We may not be effective in selecting mutual funds and ETFs for each of the various Asset Classes. This could be due to
various factors including, but not limited to, not uncovering or appreciating the importance of certain factors during
our due diligence, weighing different factors poorly or making bad judgments around subjective factors.
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• We may lose connectivity or access to data, information sources, portfolio management software or trading systems
due to natural disasters, power outages or contractual disputes.
Redemptions of Program Funds. Adviser’s customers may collectively own a large percentage of certain mutual funds that
are Program funds. Due to the significant ownership, there may be adverse consequences in the event that Adviser, as the
investment adviser, removes a mutual fund from the Program If the volume or size of redemptions required to be effected
as a result of the removal of a mutual fund from the Program exceeds the limits set forth in a mutual fund’s prospectus,
there will be a delay in effecting redemptions, which may result in Accounts experiencing increased risk of loss. A mutual
fund company can also decide to redeem shares “in-kind” instead of in cash. In that event, you may receive the actual
underlying securities of the fund. The underlying securities could lose value before they are sold. Brokerage and other
transaction costs will apply to the sale of the underlying securities. We will work with the mutual fund company to reduce
the likelihood of an in-kind redemption and will take steps to minimize potential adverse consequences to you, but there is
no assurance that you will be able to avoid the risk of loss and other adverse consequences.
Cybersecurity Risk. The computer systems, networks and devices used by Adviser and our service providers employ a
variety of protections designed to protect against damage or interruption from computer viruses, network and computer
failures and cyberattacks. Despite such protections, systems, networks and devices potentially can be breached.
Cyberattacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems for purposes of corrupting data
or causing operational disruption, as well as denial-of-service attacks on websites. Cyber incidents may cause disruptions
and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of Adviser or service providers to trade,
violations of privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, reputational damage, reimbursement costs and additional compliance
costs, as well as the inadvertent release of confidential information.
Economic Conditions Risk. Economic, political and financial trends and developments may, from time to time, result in
periods of volatility or other potentially adverse effects that could negatively impact your Account. Domestic and
international markets, including sectors and companies within those markets, may respond in significant and unforeseen
ways to matters such as public health issues, geopolitical events, natural disasters and social unrest.
Those matters, as well as others not listed here, may increase the risk to your Account’s performance and cause losses.
Tailoring Advisory Services to Customers
See Item 4 above for a description of our advisory services and how you can seek to impose restrictions on our management
of your Account. Based on your expressed investment objective, risk tolerance, time horizon, investment preference and
tax treatment of your Account, your IAR will recommend an appropriate Portfolio to you. Adviser may recommend a multi-
model portfolio allocation approach (see the description above under “Advisory Program Overview”).
Voting Customer Securities
Adviser will not vote proxies on the securities in your Account.
You will receive proxies directly from the issuer of the security or Custodian and should direct all proxy questions to the
issuer of the security. You are solely responsible for voting proxies on the securities in your Account. In addition, we will not
take actions with respect to the securities in your Account, such as executing consents, requests, directions, approvals,
waivers, objections, appointments or other instruments. You should not direct Custodian to forward proxy materials to us
as we will not take action on such materials should we receive them. We will not answer questions about particular proxy
solicitations.
Item 7: Customer Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Individual customer profile information is not provided to the Adviser’s home office investment professionals that design
and manage the Portfolios and your Account.
Item 8: Customer Contact with Portfolio Managers
You may contact your IAR during normal business hours with questions regarding the management of your Account. If your
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IAR cannot address your question, they will then contact other personnel within Adviser, which may include individuals on
our home office team of investment professionals to address your question.
Item 9: Additional Information
A. Disciplinary Information and Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Disciplinary Information
Adviser does not have any legal or disciplinary events that are reportable.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Adviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. In addition to the Program, Adviser provides investment
supervisory services for, or arranges for such services to, certain mutual funds sponsored by Advisers Investment Trust (the
“State Farm Funds”). For the advisory services rendered to the State Farm Funds, each fund pays Adviser an asset-based
fee at various rates.
The following describes the relationship or arrangement that Adviser has with its affiliates that may be material to its
advisory business or to its customers.
Adviser is a subsidiary of State Farm Life Insurance Company (“SFLIC”). SFLIC is a subsidiary of State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company (“SFMAIC”). Adviser’s principal executive officers may serve as principal executive officers
of SFLIC, SFMAIC or any of its insurance company subsidiaries, and those persons may devote part of their time and their
efforts to fulfilling their roles as principal executive officers of SFMAIC and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the principal business
activities of Adviser’s principal executive officers involve a business activity other than providing investment advice.
State Farm VP Management Corp.
SFVPMC is a registered broker-dealer and wholly owned subsidiary of Adviser. SFVPMC is a member of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. As noted above, the IARs are also
registered representatives (“RRs”) of SFVPMC. RRs may recommend that a customer who participates in the Program also
buy or sell securities, outside of the Program, in which SFVPMC and/or its officers, directors, employees and RRs have a
financial interest or may themselves purchase or sell. Any such recommendation will be made in their capacity as RRs of
SFVPMC and will be done outside of the Program and apart from the investment advisory services provided by SFIMC.
SFVPMC will compensate the registered representatives if the customer purchases the product. Your participation in the
Program is beneficial to SFVPMC because you form a brokerage relationship with SFVPMC under the Program. This
relationship may lead to a brokerage relationship with SFVPMC that extends beyond the Program. Accordingly, SFVPMC
and your IAR have a conflict of interest created by the possibility of a broader relationship and the receipt of additional
compensation.
When recommending securities or investment strategies as a registered representative of SFVPMC outside of the Program
and apart from the investment advisory services provided by SFIMC, the RR is required to ensure that the security or
investment strategy is in the best interest of the customer. When selling a mutual fund, or a section 529 college savings
plan, a principal of SFVPMC reviews the representative’s recommendation to ensure that the product is in the best interest
of the customer. This process helps ensure that the financial incentive to sell securities to customers of SFVPMC does not
result in sales that are not in the best interest of such customers. As such, the principal review process addresses the conflict
of interest created by the receipt of compensation by SFVPMC and the RRs (and their supervisors) on the sale of securities
through SFVPMC.
As discussed in the section entitled “Other Conflicts of Interest” SFVPMC serves as an introducing broker-dealer on the
securities transactions that occur in the Account and may receive additional revenue tied to the Account.
State Farm Insurance Companies
Adviser is under common control with all State Farm insurance companies. As noted above, most of Adviser’s IARs are also
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insurance agents for one or more of the State Farm insurance companies. In that capacity, they may recommend that a
customer for whom an Account is created purchase an insurance policy issued by one or more of the State Farm insurance
companies. Any recommendation to purchase an insurance policy will be made in their capacity as an insurance agent of a
State Farm insurance company and would occur outside of the Program and apart from the investment advisory services
provided by SFIMC.. The State Farm insurance company will compensate the agent if the customer purchases the insurance
policy. Your participation in the Program is beneficial to the State Farm insurance companies because your relationship
with your IAR may lead to a broader relationship that extends to sale of insurance products issued by the State Farm
insurance companies. Accordingly, the State Farm insurance companies and your IAR have a conflict of interest created by
the possibility of a broader relationship and the receipt of additional compensation.
In addition to the foregoing, Adviser and the IAR have a conflict of interest to the extent the Program results in more
compensation being paid than had you purchased (just) brokerage and/or insurance products or services that may be
available to you.
B. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Customer Transactions and Personal Trading; Review of
Accounts; Customer Referrals and Other Compensation; and Financial Information
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Customer Transactions and Personal Trading
Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics (“Code”) that includes guidelines regarding personal securities transactions of its
supervised persons who are considered access persons under SEC rules. Under the Code, supervised persons must adhere
to standards of conduct aim to ensure ethical behavior, protect the interests of customers and are prohibited from engaging
in deceptive, fraudulent, or manipulative practices. The Code emphasizes the importance of maintaining the confidentiality
of customer information and exercising diligence and care in carrying out their professional responsibilities. All supervised
persons must acknowledge the Code annually.
The Code permits Adviser’s access persons to invest for their own personal accounts in the same securities that are
purchased for customers in the Program. This presents a conflict of interest because trading by an access person in a
personal securities account in the same security at or about the same time as trading for a customer may disadvantage the
customer. Adviser requires all access persons report all reportable personal securities transactions and holdings to Adviser.
Adviser has processes in place to review personal trading accounts for such conflicts. In addition, employees in Adviser’s
home office team of investment professionals and all other access persons are required to obtain pre-clearance prior to
purchasing certain securities held within personal security accounts. Access persons also are required to obtain pre-
approval for investments in private placements and initial public offerings. A copy of the Code of Ethics is available to
customers upon request through your IAR.
Review of Accounts
At the time your Account is opened, Adviser will review your recommended Portfolio to confirm it is appropriate based on
considerations such as your investment objective, risk tolerance, time horizon and tax treatment. The funding of your
Account will also be reviewed. If you have sold investments purchased through SFVPMC or otherwise in order to fund the
Account, there may be tax consequences that should be discussed with your tax professional.
While you are participating in the Program, Adviser’s home office team of investment professionals provide ongoing
monitoring of the Portfolios in the Program. In addition, each customer has the opportunity to have an annual review of their
Account with their IAR. The Asset Classes underlying your Account are monitored on an ongoing basis and customer
Accounts are rebalanced according to Adviser’s guidelines. (For more information, please refer to “Rebalancing” on page 13.)
You will receive an Account statement provided by Custodian at least quarterly (monthly in months in which activity occurs
in your Account) containing a description of all activity in your Account during the period, including all transactions,
contributions, withdrawals, fees and the value of your Account at the beginning and end of the period.
We will also make available a quarterly performance report containing information about your Account’s performance and
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market commentary. If your Account is participating in Householded Accounts, the quarterly performance report
containing your Account’s information (including your name, Account type, the last four numbers of your Account number,
holdings and prices, transactions, income, beginning and ending market values, and performance (“Householded Account
Information”)) will also be aggregated with and contain Householded Account Information for all Household Members’
participating account(s).
Our supervision and monitoring do not substitute for your own continued review and monitoring of your Account and
performance of your investments. You should review performance reports, trade confirmations, Account statements and
other information we send to you. Current and timely information about your Account will be available in Adviser’s online
customer access system. If you have any questions, please discuss them with your IAR.
At least annually, you and your IAR should discuss any changes to your financial situation, investment objectives and/or risk
tolerance, and whether you would like to impose any reasonable investment restrictions on the management of your
Account. If your IAR recommends a different Portfolio, your Account may be rebalanced to match your new Portfolio.
Customer Referrals and Other Compensation
There are no arrangements for Adviser nor any of its IARs to compensate any non-supervised person for customer referrals.
Financial Information
This section does not apply to Adviser.
Item 10: Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
This section does not apply to Adviser.
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