Overview
Cavalier Investments, LLC (“Adaptive Investments” or the “Adviser”) is a Massachusetts Limited
Liability Company formed in 2015. The principal owner of the Adviser is Greg Rutherford. As of
December 31, 2023, Adaptive Investments had total regulatory assets under management of
$290,127,850 of which, $286,821,071 are discretionary.
Fund Management Services
Adaptive Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services through Exchange-Traded
mutual funds (“ETF’s" or “Funds”) focused on capital appreciation, income, downside protection and
real return.
For certain Funds, sub-advisors assist Adaptive Investments in rendering investment management
services pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with Adaptive Investments. The sub-
advisors employ their discretionary investment management services according to the investment
objective, policies and restrictions established in the prospectus and statement of additional
information of the respective Fund sub-advised. For the name of the sub-advisor for each sub-advised
Fund, please see the respective prospectus. On at least a quarterly basis, Adaptive Investments
performs a review of each sub-advisor and their performance as it relates to the Fund sub-advised and
ensures that the Fund is being managed according to the Fund’s investment guidelines.
Portfolio Management Services
Adaptive Investments provides portfolio management services to financial intermediaries by
providing asset-allocated model portfolios. Each model portfolio is designed to meet a particular
investment goal. Asset class investments are used to construct the portfolios using institutional mutual
funds and ETF’s. In selecting these assets, Adaptive Investments gives due consideration to past
performance, transaction fees, expense ratios, intrinsic costs, consistency, and management style.
Adaptive Investments creates and maintains
model portfolios that range from conservative to
aggressive and are designed to meet the varying needs of the investor. The investment advisor
representative, together with his/her client, selects the Adaptive Investments model portfolio to invest
in based on the client’s specific investment objective, risk tolerance and time horizon. Investments
are considered to be long-term in nature, and investors should expect to remain fully invested in their
selected asset-allocated model portfolio(s) at all times. Adaptive Investments performs periodic
rebalancing designed to keep portfolios consistent with desired asset allocation.
Adaptive Investments offers model portfolio allocations to various advisory platforms. Adaptive
Investments acts as a model portfolio advisor that offers its model strategies to independent
investment advisors or third-party platforms or other platforms who employ the models in the
management of their clients’ investments. Adaptive Investments develops and manages its investment
strategies and provides current asset allocations and changes to the independent investment advisor
or third-party platforms as the model changes. The investment advisor or third party-party platform is
then responsible implementing the Adaptive model recommendations.
Adaptive Investments’ discretionary authority is limited as described in Item 16.
ERISA Section 3(38)
Adaptive Investments also offer ERISA section 3(38) services and will work with business Clients to
develop, design and implement a retirement savings plan investment lineup for its employees. As part
its role, Adaptive Investments will be responsible for selecting, managing, monitoring and
benchmarking the investment offerings of the retirement plan. In some plans, but not in participant
directed plans, a retirement plan may also have discretionary authority to direct the investment of
funds in accordance with the ERISA section 3(38).