A. Steginsky Capital LLC (the “Registrant”) is a New York limited liability company that has been
registered as an investment adviser since March 2000. The Registrant is owned by Andrew
Steginsky, who is the Registrant’s Managing Member.
B. As discussed below, the Registrant offers to its clients (currently: individuals, high net worth
individuals, business entities, trusts, estates and charitable organizations) investment advisory
services. The Registrant does not hold itself out as providing financial planning services. However,
to the extent specifically requested by client, the Registrant, upon occasion, may provide limited
consulting services.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
The client can determine to engage the Registrant to provide discretionary investment advisory services
on a fee-only basis. The Registrant’s annual investment advisory fee is based upon a percentage (%) of
the market value of the assets placed under the Registrant’s management. Before engaging the
Registrant to provide investment advisory services, clients are required to enter into an Investment
Advisory Agreement with Registrant setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement
(including termination), describing the scope of the services to be provided, and the fee that is due from
the client.
Before Registrant provides investment advisory services, an investment adviser representative will
ascertain each client’s investment objectives. The Registrant will then allocate and/or recommend that
the client allocate investment assets consistent with the designated investment objectives. Once
allocated, the Registrant provides ongoing monitoring and review of account performance and asset
allocation as compared to client investment objectives and may periodically execute account
transactions based upon those reviews or other triggering events.
MISCELLANEOUS
Limitations of Consulting/Implementation Services. Although the Registrant does not hold itself out
as providing financial planning, estate planning or accounting services, to the extent specifically
requested by the client, the Registrant, upon occasion, may provide limited consultation services to its
investment management clients on investment and non-investment related matters, such as estate
planning, tax planning, insurance, etc. Registrant does not charge any separate or additional fee for
those. Neither the Registrant, nor any of its representatives, serves as an attorney, accountant, or
licensed insurance agent, and no portion of the Registrant’s services should be construed as legal,
accounting, or insurance implementation services. Accordingly, the Registrant does not prepare estate
planning documents, tax returns, or sell insurance products. To the extent requested by a client, the
Registrant may recommend the services of other professionals for certain non-investment
implementation purposes (i.e., attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.). The client is under no obligation
to engage the services of any such recommended professional, who shall be solely responsible for the
quality and competency of the services they provide. The client retains absolute discretion over all such
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from the Registrant. If the
client engages any recommended professional, and a dispute arises related to the engagement, the client
should seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged professional.
Limitation of Registrant’s Investment Management Services. While the Registrant may provide
investment advice regarding many different types of investments, the client’s managed account will
normally contain a relatively small number of securities positions and may not constitute a fully
diversified or balanced portfolio that is suitable for investment of all of the client’s assets (the account
will generally not contain fixed-income investments). The Registrant shall manage the account without
consideration for the other investment assets or accounts that the client may have or maintain away
from the Registrant. In addition, the Registrant’s service is limited to the management of the account
and does not include financial planning or any other related or unrelated consulting services.
Borrowing Against Assets/Risks. A client who has a need to borrow money could determine to do so
by using:
• Margin-The account custodian or broker-dealer lends money to the client. The custodian charges
the client interest for the right to borrow money, and uses the assets in the client’s brokerage
account as collateral or
• Pledged Assets Loan- In consideration for a lender (i.e., a bank, etc.) to make a loan to the client,
the client pledges its investment assets held at the account custodian as collateral.
These above-described collateralized loans are generally utilized because they typically provide more
favorable interest rates than standard commercial loans. These types of collateralized loans can assist
with a pending home purchase, permit the retirement of more expensive debt, or enable borrowing in
lieu of liquidating existing account positions and incurring capital gains taxes. However, such loans are
not without potential material risk to the client’s investment assets. The lender (i.e., custodian, bank,
etc.) will have recourse against the client’s investment assets in the event of loan default or if the assets
fall below a certain level. For this reason, Registrant does not recommend, and recommends against,
such borrowing. At the client’s insistence, the Firm will assist with the facilitation of margin or a
collateralized loan. Registrant recommends against borrowing, and particularly recommends against
such borrowing for investment purposes (i.e., to invest borrowed funds in the market). Regardless, if
the client was to determine to utilize margin or a pledged assets loan, the client must understand that
by taking the loan rather than liquidating assets
in the client’s account, Registrant continues to earn a
fee on such Account assets.
The Registrant does not recommend, and recommends against, the use of margin or collateralized loans.
At the client’s insistence, the Firm will assist with the facilitation of margin or a collateralized loan.
However, for clients who wish to utilize margin or collateralized loans, the Registrant generally bills
its fee on the gross amount of the margin in a client’s account when such margin is held with the
Registrant, and bills its fees based on the gross amount of the loan for collateralized loans held with
third parties.
Please Note: The client must accept the above risks and potential corresponding consequences
associated with the use of margin or a pledged assets loans.
Trade Error Policy. Registrant shall reimburse accounts for losses resulting from the Registrant’s
trade errors but shall not credit accounts for such errors resulting in market gains. The gains and losses
are reconciled within the Registrant’s custodian firm account and Registrant retains the net gains and
losses.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, Registrant shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals and is expressly authorized
to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify
the Registrant if there is ever any change in their financial situation or investment objectives for the
purpose of reviewing, evaluating, or revising Registrant’s previous recommendations and/or services.
Disclosure Brochure. A copy of the Registrant’s written disclosure statement as set forth on Part 2 of
Form ADV Form CRS (Client Relationship Summary) shall be provided to each client prior to, or
contemporaneously with, the execution of the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it should not be
assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the
investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Registrant) will be profitable
or equal any specific performance level(s).
Portfolio Activity. Registrant has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best
interest. Registrant will review client portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any changes are
necessary based upon various factors, including, but not limited to, investment performance, market
conditions, fund manager tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals, and/or a change in the
client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended periods of time when
Registrant determines that making no changes to the portfolio is appropriate. At all times, Clients
remain subject to the fees described in Item 5 below. Of course, as indicated below, there can be no
assurance that investment decisions made by the Registrant will be profitable or equal any specific
performance level(s).
Cash Positions. Registrant continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such, unless determined to the
contrary by Registrant, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall continue to be included as part of
assets under management for purposes of calculating Registrant’s advisory fee. At any specific point
in time, depending upon perceived or anticipated market conditions/events (there being no guarantee
that such anticipated market conditions/events will occur), Registrant may maintain cash positions for
defensive purposes. In addition, while assets are maintained in cash, such amounts could miss market
advances. Depending upon current yields, at any point in time, Registrant’s advisory fee could exceed
the interest paid by the client’s money market fund.
Cybersecurity Risk. The information technology systems and networks that Registrant and its third-
party service providers use to provide services to Registrant’s clients employ various controls, which
are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents stemming from intentional or unintentional actions that
could cause significant interruptions in Registrant’s operations and result in the unauthorized
acquisition or use of clients’ confidential or non-public personal information. Clients and Registrant
are nonetheless subject to the risk of cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately cause them to incur
losses, including for example: financial losses, cost and reputational damage to respond to regulatory
obligations, other costs associated with corrective measures, and loss from damage or interruption to
systems. Although Registrant has established processes to reduce the risk of cybersecurity incidents,
there is no guarantee that these efforts will always be successful, especially considering that Registrant
does not directly control the cybersecurity measures and policies employed by third-party service
providers. Clients could incur similar adverse consequences resulting from cybersecurity incidents that
more directly affect issuers of securities in which those clients invest, broker-dealers, qualified
custodians, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial market
operators, or other financial institutions.
C. The Registrant shall provide investment advisory services specific to the needs of each client.
Before providing investment advisory services, an investment adviser representative will ascertain
each client’s investment objective(s). Thereafter, the Registrant shall allocate and/or recommend
that the client allocate investment assets consistent with the designated investment objective(s).
The client may, at any time, impose reasonable restrictions, in writing, on the Registrant’s services.
D. The Registrant does not participate in a wrap fee program.
E. As of December 31, 2023, the Registrant had $369,909,874 in assets under management on a
discretionary basis.