Knightsbridge is an independent, 100% employee-owned limited liability company
headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Knightsbridge is registered as an investment
adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Knightsbridge was co-founded in 1998 by John Prichard, CFA. Historical investment results
include periods under predecessor firms Canterbury Capital Services, Inc. (1992) and
Buffalo Capital Corporation (1993). John Prichard, CFA, Kurt Beimfohr, and Miles Yourman,
CFA currently own the firm.
Knightsbridge Wrap Fee Program
Knightsbridge provides investment advisory services directly to retail clients through a wrap
fee program, as described in this brochure. Knightsbridge is both the sponsor and currently
the only portfolio manager for our wrap fee program. Knightsbridge no longer offers this
program to new investors.
Client investments may include over the counter and exchange-traded securities such as
common and preferred stocks and bonds, American Depository Receipts (ADRs), foreign
securities listed on foreign exchanges (ordinaries), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs),
closed-end and open-end mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), interests in
exchange-traded and private limited partnerships or funds that may be illiquid, fixed income
securities such as corporate, mortgage, government and municipal bonds, and floating rate
notes. Accounts may at times hold material positions in cash or cash equivalents.
Fees for the Program
Clients participating in our wrap fee program pay a single bundled fee to Knightsbridge for
our advisory services and commissions on transactions instead of paying these fees
separately. The maximum annual fee charged is 1.5%. The specific advisory fees are set
forth in your Investment Management Agreement.
Additional fees charged to clients of the Knightsbridge wrap fee program may include wire
fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions including
possible SEC transaction fees, postage, handling or other miscellaneous transaction
related costs. Clients may also incur charges imposed by closed-end and open-end mutual
funds and exchange-traded funds which are disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund
management fees, operating expenses, or variable annuity fees). Clients in the program
ultimately bear these costs in addition to the wrap fees charged directly to the client.
Participating in the wrap fee program may cost a client more or less than purchasing
investment management and trading services separately. Factors that may affect the cost
of a wrap fee program relative to other compensation arrangements include: the advisory
fees the client would pay for Knightsbridge’s investment management services if the fees
were un-bundled; the transaction and execution fees the custodian would charge to the
client under a non-wrap fee arrangement, and the frequency and volume of trading activity
in the client’s account. Under the terms of this wrap fee program, Knightsbridge will pay
trading and execution costs imposed by the custodian for transactions in client accounts.
This arrangement presents a conflict of interest for
Knightsbridge, as Knightsbridge has a
financial disincentive to engage in active trading. However, transaction fees are not a
material consideration for Knightsbridge in deciding whether to engage in any trading or the
level of trading activity through the custodian. We make investment decisions for clients in
wrap fee programs the same way we manage accounts where the client pays for trading
and execution costs separately.
Knightsbridge receives compensation when clients participate in this wrap fee program.
This compensation may be more than what Knightsbridge would receive if clients
participated in other programs at Knightsbridge or paid separately for investment advice,
brokerage, and other services, and Knightsbridge may therefore have a financial incentive
to recommend the wrap fee program over other programs or services.
Billing Method
All separate accounts controlled by a single client under the wrap fee program will be taken
together as if one account for purposes of determining fees. Once the client reaches a
breakpoint, Knightsbridge bills all assets under management in the portfolio at the lower
rate.
Fees will be charged quarterly in arrears. Fees are calculated quarterly based on the
portfolio value of the client’s assets under management, including accrued interest, at the
close of business on the last day of each calendar quarter. All assets in any form in the
client’s account are considered in determining the portfolio value, including cash balances,
money market assets, equity and debt positions.
Knightsbridge does not charge fees for the initial quarter after inception of the account if
we manage the account for less than a full calendar quarter. Fees are due no later than 30
days after the calendar quarter.
With client authorization, Knightsbridge will instruct the custodian to automatically withdraw
its advisory fee from the client’s account on a quarterly basis. The quarterly reports we
send to clients will show the amount of the fee and the fee calculation. Knightsbridge may
accommodate client requests to be billed directly.
All clients will receive brokerage statements from the custodian no less frequently than
quarterly. The custodian statement will show the deduction of the advisory fee. It is the
client’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of the fee calculation. The custodian will not
determine whether the fee is properly calculated.
Termination of Agreements
Either party may terminate the agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the other
party; however, the client can revoke our discretionary authority over the account at any
time. The client will be responsible for paying fees for services through the effective date of
termination. Clients may terminate the agreement by writing Knightsbridge at our office.
Any notice shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt of written acknowledgement.
Upon notice of termination, Knightsbridge will calculate the final fees due for services
provided through the date of termination. Any advisory fees earned for services provided
will be due upon termination. We will prorate the fee due based on the effective date of
termination.