Description of Firm
Stifel Capital Management, LLC (“SCM” or “firm”) is a limited liability company organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware in 2023 with a principal place of business in New York, New
York. SCM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services holding
company whose stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“SF.”
As used in this brochure, the words “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to SCM, and the words “you,”
“your,” and “client” refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our firm.
Our Advisory Services
We are a fixed income manager offering a range of fixed income strategies described in
“Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss” in Item 8 of this brochure.
We provide discretionary investment management services through separately managed
accounts for public finance institutions, private institutions, corporations, universities,
foundations, and high net worth individuals. Under these relationships, we enter into an
investment advisory agreement with each separately managed account client in which the client
grants us discretionary authority to manage the client’s account and to determine the specific
securities, and the amount of securities to be purchased or sold for the account without
obtaining the client’s approval prior to each transaction.
We also provide discretionary investment management services to wrap fee programs (“Wrap
Program”) sponsored by other financial institutions in the U.S. (a “Wrap Sponsor”), including our
affiliated broker-dealer, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. We manage wrap accounts in
accordance with their investment policies.
There are certain differences between how we manage separately managed accounts
and how
we manage other client accounts. For example, when participating in a Wrap Program, the
Wrap Sponsor is typically responsible for determining the suitability of the Wrap Program,
including SCM and our investment strategy, for the client. We typically are only responsible for
managing client assets in accordance with the designated investment strategy. In addition, we
may be restricted by Wrap Sponsors from communicating directly with clients; all
communications, including communications with respect to the clients’ investment objectives,
financial condition and reasonable investment restrictions, typically must be directed through the
Wrap Sponsor.
We generally permit clients to impose reasonable restrictions on investment in certain securities
or types of securities. A restriction is reasonable if, in our judgment, the restriction does not
impose any material or significant impairment on our ability to manage a client’s assets in
accordance with the investment strategy and guidelines established for that client’s account.
There may be differences in the performance of wrap portfolios among SCM clients, resulting
from differences in the number of securities held in the portfolio, cash availability, investment
restrictions, account sizes, tax considerations, and other factors. Clients participating in a Wrap
Program are charged a wrap fee by the Wrap Sponsor. For our services, the Wrap Sponsor
generally pays SCM a fee based on assets managed by SCM, which is a portion of the total
wrap fee the Wrap Sponsor charges clients. The fees we receive in connection with Wrap
Programs may vary from fees charged to other clients and between Wrap Programs.
Assets Under Management
As of March 27, 2024 SCM had assets under management of $745,405,535.