Overview
The mission of OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC (“OAIS”) is to provide investment advisory
programs and model portfolios to other professional advisors through the offering of managed accounts,
proprietary strategies and assistance to other investment advisors. OAIS has been in business since March
2017, and is principally owned by OneAscent Holdings LLC, which in turn is principally owned by Harry
Pearson, Robert Grubb and Thomas Powell.
OAIS currently operates four lines of business: (1) models for use by other affiliated and unaffiliated
investment advisers; (2) the management of certain Collective Investment Trusts (“CITs”); (3) the
management of certain registered investment companies; and (4) acting as a third party manager for other
registered investment advisers.
Models for Use by Other Investment Advisers
OAIS designs, constructs and maintains model portfolios that are distributed to advisers via Overlay
Managers. The Overlay Manager provides discretionary trading and account maintenance for the models
and the other investment advisers. Procedurally, OAIS maintains the models, giving trade signals to the
Overlay Manager, who has the discretion to either implement or not implement the trades on behalf of
the other investment advisers.
Collective Investment Trusts
OAIS provides discretionary investment management services to the OneAscent Collective Investment
Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust consists of collective investment funds (individually a “CIT and
collectively the “CITs”). The CITs are designed to serve the investment needs of tax-qualified employer
sponsored retirement plans. The CITs are not mutual funds registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), as amended, or other applicable law, and unit holders
are not entitled to the
protections of the 1940 Act. There are no Overlay Managers engaged to provide investment management
services for the Trust. The regulations applicable to a CIT are different from those applicable to a mutual
fund. The CIT’s units are not securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction.
Management of Registered Investment Companies
OAIS is the investment adviser to registered investment companies. The strategies of these investment
companies vary, though all are managed using the OAIS values-based investing approach.
Third-Party Manager
OAIS is a third-party manager to other Registered Investment Advisors. Unlike the model portfolios
described above, in the case where OAIS acts as a third party manager selected by another registered
investment adviser, OAIS will have direct access to the ultimate client’s account, and will implement its
investment recommendations on a discretionary basis.
There are two types of accounts offered under this program:
Core accounts are accounts with between $5,000 and $500,000 in assets under management. Core
accounts will more often use mutual funds and ETFs.
Elite accounts are accounts over $500,000. Elite accounts will use a combination of mutual funds, ETFs
and individual securities.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, OAIS has $457,187,940 in assets under management across 11 accounts (4
clients are registered investment companies, 5 clients are CIT’s, and 2 high net worth clients).
Additionally, OAIS maintains the models for an additional $853,245,253, which are not included in assets
under management, as OAIS does not implement the trading decisions on the models.