Light Capital LLC (“LightCap” or the “Adviser”) is an investment adviser with its principal place of
business in Santa Monica, California. The Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company that was
founded in November of 2022 by Edward McGlasson, who serves as Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Investment Officer. Mr. McGlasson is the principal owner of the Adviser.
Investment Management and Advisory Services Offered
The Adviser provides family office and investment management services for individuals, small
business, private funds and institutional clients on an ongoing discretionary and non-discretionary
basis.
LightCap seeks to tailor its investment management services to meet the needs of its individual
clients and seeks to ensure, on a continuous basis, that client portfolios are managed in a manner
consistent with those needs and objectives, and strategy which generally seek preservation and
long-term growth of capital. In designing and implementing customized portfolio strategies,
LightCap performs in-depth research to identify and manage, on a discretionary or non-
discretionary basis, a broad range of investment strategies and vehicles. LightCap primarily
allocates client assets among various individual debt and equity securities, mutual funds,
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), closed-end funds (“CEFs”), structured products, options, and
alternative investments in accordance with clients’ stated investment objectives, risk profile and
financial condition.
LightCap may also recommend that clients invest in unaffiliated or affiliated private investment
vehicles whose interests are not publicly offered under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Private
Funds”). Such Private Funds may be structured as fund of funds or as access vehicles to underlying
funds or portfolios managed by third-party investment advisors. The Adviser will, from time to
time and as appropriate, solicit clients to invest in such vehicles, and may decide which clients to
approach for some or all of these investments, in its own discretion. All relevant information
pertaining to Private Fund recommendations, including the compensation received by LightCap (if
any) or LightCap affiliate or related person (as applicable) and by the third-party manager resulting
from a client’s investment in a Private Fund, other fees and expenses paid by the respective Private
Fund, withdrawal rights, minimum investments, qualification requirements, suitability, risk factors
and potential conflicts of interest is set forth in the respective Private Fund’s disclosure
documents, governing documents and other offering materials pertaining to such interest (the
“Offering Materials”). Each investor is required to receive, review and execute (as applicable) the
Offering Materials prior to being accepted as an investor in any such Private Fund.
Family Office Services
LightCap’s family office services range from comprehensive cash flow planning and analysis,
bookkeeping and financial reporting, bill pay, tax organization, estate administration and directed
trustee services, secure file hosting and document management, and personal assistant services,
depending on the needs of each Client. Generally, LightCap evaluates the Client’s financial,
business, and investment information and makes recommendations designed with the intention of
achieving the Client’s overall goals and objectives. Clients have the option of utilizing the Adviser
to implement certain investment recommendations but are under no obligation to do so. Advice
and recommendations may also be given on non-securities matters and any implementation of the
Adviser’s recommendations is entirely at the Client’s discretion.
Clients are always free to
accept or reject any or all recommendations made by the Adviser and Clients retain the authority
and discretion on whether or not to implement any recommendations.
Clients should understand that a potential conflict of interest exists if the Adviser recommends
its own portfolio management services. Cash flow planning recommendations are based on the
Client’s financial situation at the time the recommendations are provided and are based on the
information provided by the Client. In addition, certain assumptions may be made with respect
to interest and inflation rates, use of past trends, and performance of the market and economy.
For more information on the risks associated with investing, please refer to Item 8, below.
Donor Advised Fund Services
Some clients will establish donor advised funds through various third-party platforms including
the Schwab Charitable Fund (each a “Charitable Platform”). The funds will be managed in
accordance with the specific investment policies and guidelines established between the Adviser
and client. Clients will establish a donor advised account, transfer funds earmarked for
charitable donation and recognize a tax deduction in the year that funds are transferred into an
account opened on a Charitable Platform. The funds remain in such an account until the Client
designates a charity, an amount and a date to donate to such charity.
Under independent advisor programs established within each Charitable Platform, donors
nominate an independent investment adviser, which could include LightCap, to manage accounts
established on the Charitable Platforms. If nominated, LightCap will manage the donor’s
account pursuant to investment guidelines established by each Charitable Platform.
Administrative Services
As a service to clients, LightCap could provide Administrative Services to certain of its clients.
These services range from client reporting, asset allocation, back office functions, and
consolidated reporting on Client non-advisory assets. Non-advisory assets are assets
independently owned by Clients but not included as assets under management by LightCap.
LightCap will report the value of each non-advisory asset to the Client, based solely on the
valuations received by LightCap from the third-party managers of the non-advisory assets or
other third parties, but LightCap will not have any obligation to independently examine, confirm
or review non-advisory asset valuations. These Administrative Services are in addition to other
advisory services and are offered and may be performed at an additional charge.
Digital Assets
Adviser will assist interested Clients with establishing a digital currency account through
an established fiduciary including NYDIG, a custodian for “Digital Assets” including Bitcoin,
Ethereum, and other Digital Assets as part of a possible portfolio management diversification
strategy for Clients that express an interest in exposure to digital assets.
“Digital Asset” shall mean a digital asset (also called a “cryptocurrency,” “virtual currency,”
“digital currency,” or “digital commodity ”), such as Bitcoin, which is based on the cryptographic
protocol of a computer network that may be (i) centralized or decentralized, (ii) closed or open-
source, and (iii) used as a medium of exchange and/or store of value.
Wrap Fee Programs
The Adviser does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
Assets under Management (Regulatory Assets Under Management)
As of the date of this Brochure, LightCap has $120,166,619 in assets under management, of
which $50,638,876 is discretionary and $69,527,743 is non-discretionary.