A. Description of Advisory Firm
LM Capital Group, LLC (hereinafter referred to as “LM Capital” or the “Firm”) was founded
in 1989 and is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “SEC”).
Listed below are the firm's principal shareholders (i.e., those individuals and/or entities
controlling 25% or more of this company).
• LM Capital Management – Holding Company for LM Capital Group, LLC.
• Luis Maizel, Sr. Managing Director- owns 43% of LM Capital Management
• John Chalker, Managing Director- owns 30.5 % of LM Capital Management
B. Types of Advisory Services
LM Capital offers the following advisory services to our clients:
INVESTMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICES (''ISS")
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
LM Capital manages seven distinct model portfolio's (see descriptions below under "Model
Portfolio Management"). The firm’s Portfolio Managers are able to tailor a portfolio to an
institutional client’s directed mandate and/or an individual client's investment guidelines or
restrictions.
Our investments are not limited to any specific product or service and generally include the
following securities: U.S. Government Securities, Corporate Debt Securities, Emerging
Market Debt Securities, Agency Mortgage Backed Securities, Certificates of Deposit,
Municipal Securities, Treasury Futures Contracts (where permissible by client), among other
types of investments.
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INVESTMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICES (''ISS")
MODEL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
LM Capital provides fixed income investment management services to institutional investors
using seven separate investment strategies. Each strategy is designed to meet a particular
investment goal and/or client directed mandate. These client portfolios are managed as
Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs).
Short Term contains a discretionary fixed income account based in US Dollars and for
comparison reasons is measured against the Merrill Lynch 1-5 G/C Index. The Short Term
Portfolio generally consists of securities with less than 5 years in maturity and are
comprised of Treasuries, agencies and investment grade corporate issues rated A/A2 or
better.
Intermediate contains a discretionary fixed income account based in US Dollars and for
comparison reasons is measured against the Barclay's Capital Intermediate Aggregate Index.
The Intermediate portfolio generally includes securities between 5-10 years in maturity and
are comprised of Treasuries, agencies and investment grade corporate issues.
LDI/Long Duration Strategy contains a discretionary fixed income account based in US
Dollars and for comparison reasons is measured against the Bloomberg 45% 15+
Strips/55% Long Credit Downgrade Protected Index. The Long Duration Strategy portfolio
is comprised of Treasuries, Agencies, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Investment Grade Credit,
Taxable Local Authority bonds, Taxable Munis issues by state and local govts and Dollar-
denominated emerging market debt issues. The use of futures contracts to hedge interest
rate and foreign currency exposure may also be utilized.
Strategic Core contains a discretionary fixed income account
based in US Dollars and for
comparison reasons is measured against the Barclay's Capital US Aggregate Index. The Core
portfolio is comprised of Treasuries, agencies, investment grade corporate issues and may
include mortgage backed securities.
Active Core Plus contains a discretionary fixed income account based in US Dollars and for
comparison reasons is measured against the Barclay's Capital US Aggregate Index. The
Opportunistic Core portfolio is comprised of Treasuries, agencies, investment grade
corporate issues, mortgage backed securities, US high yield, dollar denominated Emerging
Market Debt and non - US Dollar denominated issues.
Enhanced Core Plus contains a discretionary fixed income account based in US Dollars and
for comparison reasons is measured against the Barclay's Capital US Aggregate Index. The
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Enhanced Core Plus portfolio is comprised of Treasuries, agencies, investment grade
corporate issues, mortgage backed securities, US high yield, dollar denominated Emerging
Market Debt and non - US Dollar denominated issues, US Municipals, ABS/CMS and Preferred
Equity issues. The use of futures contracts to hedge interest rate and foreign currency
exposure may also be utilized.
Emerging Market Debt contains discretionary fixed income accounts and for comparison
reasons is measured against The Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets USD Aggregate
Index. The Emerging Market Debt fixed income portfolio is comprised of; US Dollar
denominated Emerging Market Debt Corporate and Sovereign Securities, non-Dollar
corporate and sovereign denominated securities and Emerging Market Supranational
Agency Securities. The portfolio may also hold positions in US Treasury Bonds as well as
cash or similar short term instruments.
We manage advisory accounts on a discretionary basis. Clients have the opportunity to place
reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their account. Clients retain
individual ownership of all securities.
To ensure that the account continues to be managed in accordance with the investment
guidelines, we will:
1. at least annually, contact each participating client to determine whether there have
been any changes in the client's financial situation or investment objectives, and
whether the client wishes to impose investment restrictions or modify existing
restrictions;
2. be reasonably available to consult with the client;
3. maintain client suitability information and client investment guidelines in each
client's file;
4. maintain a copy of an Investment Management Agreement (hereinafter “IMA”) for
each client; and
5. review each client portfolio at least monthly to determine adherence to client
investment guidelines and review portfolio holdings.
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C. Amount of Managed Assets
As of 12/31/2023, we are actively managing $4,997.5 billion of client assets on a
discretionary basis.
The above amount includes approximately $5 million of which LM Capital Group, LLC
serves as sub advisor for the Cavanal Hill Strategic Enhanced Fund. (Tickers: AIENX,
APENX, AAENX), a 1940 Investment Company Act Registered Mutual Fund.