A. Firm Information
Sapient Capital, LLC (“Sapient Capital” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) under the laws
of the State of Delaware. Sapient Capital was founded in December 2022. Sapient Capital is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Sapient Capital Holdings, LP, which is majority owned by Sapient Capital Founders, LLC. The owners
of Sapient Capital Founders, LLC are Thomas J. Pence, CFA®, James M. Knall, and Jeffrey S. Cohen. The Principal
Officers of Sapient Capital are Thomas J. Pence, CFA® (Partner and Managing Director), James M. Knall (Partner
and Managing Director), Jeffrey S. Cohen, JD (Partner, Managing Director), Jamie Rooney (Chief Executive Officer),
Liz Ewing (Chief Financial Officer) and Max Rijkenberg (Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer).
This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory
services provided by Sapient Capital. For questions regarding this Disclosure Brochure, please contact Max
Rijkenberg at (317) 719-0157.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Sapient Capital offers wealth management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates,
businesses, foundations and endowments (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary, the
Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential conflicts
of interest. Sapient Capital's fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For more
information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
Sapient Capital provides customized wealth management solutions to its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary and/or non-discretionary investment
management and related advisory services. Sapient Capital works closely with each Client to identify such Client’s
investment goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy.
Sapient Capital will then construct an investment portfolio, consisting of individual stocks, individual bonds, diversified
mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and/or alternative investments to achieve the Client’s investment
goals. The Advisor may utilize managed account programs offered by the Custodian (please see Independent
Managers disclosure below). The Advisor may also utilize other types of investments, as appropriate, to meet the
needs of the Client. The Advisor may retain certain legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Sapient Capital’s investment strategies are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate
positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions.
Sapient Capital will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives,
circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable
restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
Sapient Capital evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. Sapient Capital may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify
the portfolio. Sapient Capital may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The
Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement.
Sapient Capital may recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital
gains or losses, business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or
overweighting of the position(s) in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet Client
needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
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At no time will Sapient Capital accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited
authority as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within the designated account (s) at the
Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the wealth management agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement accounts
or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will provide investment
advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over the assets to an IRA, or
recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to another, one IRA to another
IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based
account to a fee-based account). Such
a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a new (or increase its current) advisory fee as
a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over a retirement account to an account managed
by the Advisor.
Use of Independent Managers – Sapient Capital may recommend that a Client allocate a portion of their investments
to one or more unaffiliated investment managers or investment platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”)
available through the Custodian’s platform. The Client may be required to authorize and enter into an investment
management agreement with the Independent Manager(s) that defines the terms in which the Independent
Manager(s) will provide its services, including discretionary management and fee billing. The Advisor will perform
initial and ongoing oversight and due diligence over each Independent Manager to ensure the strategy remains
aligned with Clients investment objectives and overall best interests. The Advisor will also assist the Client in the
development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the ongoing Client relationship. The Client, prior to
entering into an agreement with an Independent Manager, will be provided with the Independent Manager's Form
ADV Part 2A – Disclosure Brochure (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures). Please see item 5.A. for
fees charged by Independent Managers.
Financial Planning Services – Sapient Capital will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting
services to Clients either as a component of wealth management services or pursuant to stand-alone financial
planning engagement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals
and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a
specific financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may
encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to, investment planning, retirement planning, estate
planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs, and/or other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for, or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of action or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example, recommendations
may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter retirement savings,
establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs.
Sapient Capital may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique
situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s
financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not
provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of contract date,
assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for
investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would increase
the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any recommendations made
by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the
recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through the
Advisor.
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C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Sapient Capital to provide wealth management services, each Client is required to enter into one
or more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor
and the Client.
These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Sapient Capital, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Sapient Capital will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Sapient Capital will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Sapient Capital will provide investment management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Sapient Capital does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services
are provided directly by Sapient Capital.
E. Assets Under Management
Effective April 30, 2024, Sapient Capital manages $9,847,370,185 in Client assets, $8,373,632,384 of which is
managed on a discretionary basis and $1,473,737,801 on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more
current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.