Overview
The Firm is an independent investment advisory practice and limited liability company formed as Parvin Asset
Management, LLC in June 2021 with offices located at 401 E. 8th Street, Suite 213A, Sioux Falls, SD 57103.
The owners of limited liability companies are called “members.” J. Steven Smith is the sole member and a
managing director of Parvin. The Firm initiated operations in December 2000 as Swan Asset Management, LLC
and began doing business as (“dba”) Parvin Asset Management in September 2017, continuing to use its dba
name for general business purposes until October 2021. The Firm now operates as Parvin Asset Management,
LLC and any references to Parvin include Swan Asset Management, LLC and Swan Asset Management, LLC dba
Parvin Asset Management.
As a money manager, rather than an investment consultant or financial planner, registered as an investment
adviser with the SEC, all supervised investment persons must meet any requirements set forth in the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and its accompanying rules and regulations. In addition, all supervised
persons must meet the requirements of comparable statutes in states where Parvin may be registered and where
such persons may act.
The Firm provides investment supervisory services and gives continuous advice to its clients and makes
investments for them based on the individual needs of each client. Investment supervisory services are provided
on a discretionary basis. When a client grants Parvin investment and brokerage discretion, the Firm will have
authority to determine, without obtaining specific client consent, (a) the securities to be bought and sold; (b) the
amount of securities to be bought and sold; (c) the broker or dealer to be used, if not designated by the client;
and (d) the commission rates to be paid. Investment management is guided by the objectives and restrictions
articulated
by the client.
To support the management responsibilities of a community bank trust department, Parvin also provides non-
discretionary investment supervisory services with respect to clients of the bank. Since a potential conflict of
interest may exist between the interests of non-discretionary clients and the interests of Parvin, the non-
discretionary client is under no obligation to act upon the Firm’s recommendation in selecting investments.
If non-discretionary clients elect to act on any of the recommendations, they are under no obligation to effect
the transactions through Parvin. The Firm does not actively offer non-discretionary investment management
services and currently limits these services to this single, unique client relationship.
The Firm directs its efforts toward tailoring advisory services to the individual needs of clients based on their
investment objectives. Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities and
may impose other more general investment restrictions as described in Item 8. Parvin works to invest in those
securities that are judged to achieve the objectives articulated by the client and strives to provide
comprehensive, personalized service while adhering to any client-imposed restrictions. The Firm does not
manage, sponsor, or participate in a wrap fee program.
As of December 31, 2023, Parvin provided investment advisory services with respect to approximately $127.2
million of client assets under discretionary management and approximately $2.2 million of client assets under
non-discretionary management. An affiliate of the Firm, Parvin Fund Management, LLC (“Parvin Fund
Management”) serves as adviser to the Parvin Hedged Equity Solari World Fund and the Parvin Select Equity
Solari World Fund (collectively, the “Funds”) and the Firm serves as sub-adviser.
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