GLOBALT Investments (“GLOBALT” or the “Firm”) was founded in 1990 and is an SEC Registered
Investment Adviser since 1991. GLOBALT is a Registered Investment Adviser through a separately
identifiable division of Synovus Trust Company N.A., a nationally chartered trust company. Synovus
Trust Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synovus Bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Synovus Financial Corp. Effective July 10, 2013, GLOBALT and all of its personnel consolidated with
Synovus Trust Company (its affiliate since 2002), as a separately identifiable division. This division
continues to operate under the “GLOBALT” name.
GLOBALT offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations
and institutions, banks and trust companies, pension and profit sharing plans, estates and trusts,
charitable organizations, and other investment advisers. Clients select (or GLOBALT recommends) a
particular investment strategy. The investment advisory services are offered in the following manner:
Separately Managed Accounts
Wrap Fee Programs
Model Portfolio Provider Platform
Discretionary accounts are managed in accordance with the selected strategy, subject to any specific and
reasonable guidelines and restrictions imposed by the client, subject to GLOBALT’s acceptance of those
restrictions. Client imposed restrictions may have an impact, perhaps materially so, on account
performance. Additionally, GLOBALT participates as a portfolio manager in wrap-fee programs and also
provides model portfolio recommendations to banks, broker dealers, investment advisers, or other
financial services companies, who, in turn, offer the model portfolio to their respective clients. Certain
strategies that we manage are offered under different names through different firms, but the underlying
strategies are the same, within restrictions. Not all firms that hire us as a portfolio manager or model
provider offer all of the strategies described.
GLOBALT provides advisory services to various subsidiaries of Synovus Financial Corp.:
As a separately identifiable division of Synovus Trust Company N.A., GLOBALT manages
accounts and/or provides other investment advisory services, including model portfolios and
general securities advice, for clients of Synovus Trust Company, N.A. under one or more service
agreements.
GLOBALT is an adviser in wrap-fee programs sponsored by Synovus Securities, Inc. (“SSI”).
GLOBALT receives a portion of the wrap fee SSI charges to clients. GLOBALT may also, from time
to time, provide general investment advice to SSI’s financial advisers and clients.
GLOBALT provides model portfolios to Creative Financial Group (“CFG”), a division of Synovus
Securities, Inc. CFG retains all responsibility for implementation of the model in its clients’
accounts and pays a fee to GLOBALT based on the assets invested in the models. GLOBALT does
not have any ongoing management or supervisory responsibility with respect to CFG client
accounts.
Business Continuity
GLOBALT, as part of Synovus Financial Corp, has a business continuity and resiliency plan in place for
the recovery of essential business functions and systems, in the event of a business disruption.
Separately Managed Accounts (“SMA”)
GLOBALT provides discretionary investment advisory services to separately managed account clients
directly or through third party financial intermediary agreements, including accounts on behalf of
affiliated and non-affiliated broker dealers, banks, investment advisers and other financial
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intermediaries (collectively, “other advisers”). When clients engage GLOBALT’s services, they enter into
a written Investment Management Agreement with GLOBALT; the Agreement outlines the nature of
GLOBALT’s duties, provides required disclosures and the applicable fees. Clients who select GLOBALT
to manage their SMA assets will typically do so under either a “single contract” or “dual contract”
agreement. Under a dual contract agreement, the client typically has one contract with GLOBALT for
investment advisory services and a separate and distinct agreement with another advisor or party for
their services, apart from GLOBALT.
Clients select investment strategies offered by GLOBALT, after consultation with GLOBALT or the client’s
primary adviser in the other adviser relationship(s). It is generally the client’s responsibility or that of
the associated other adviser to periodically provide updated information regarding changes in the
client’s financial and investment needs, risk tolerance, time horizon, goals and objectives, and as
appropriate, provides or recommends changes to the investment strategy to GLOBALT. Investment
strategy changes must be provided in writing to GLOBALT. GLOBALT’s role is to manage the client’s
account in accordance with the investment strategy selected, subject to any reasonable and accepted
restrictions imposed by the client.
The client may also appoint or direct a custodial broker dealer to maintain custody of client’s account
assets and to execute securities transactions. Typically, the broker dealer custodian is the broker dealer
available to the client through the other adviser’s investment advisory platform or financial
intermediary. GLOBALT will receive a separate investment management fee, or a portion of the program
fee, for providing these investment management services. In some SMA accounts, clients pay a single fee
to the other adviser, who covers some or all of the following services: portfolio management, custody,
administration, commissions and other costs incurred for trades executed.
Wrap Fee Programs
GLOBALT provides its investment strategies on a discretionary basis to accounts under wrap fee
programs sponsored by other firms, including affiliated firms. With respect to wrap fee programs, the
program sponsors recommend and assist clients in selecting the appropriate investment strategy,
including GLOBALT, that take into account the client’s financial situation, experience, and investment
objectives. GLOBALT relies on program sponsors and their financial advisors to fulfill certain
responsibilities with regard to program clients. Generally, program sponsors assume tasks such as: (1)
client identification; (2) delivery of GLOBALT’s Brochure; (3) delivery of GLOBALT’s privacy notice; and,
(4) ensuring GLOBALT’s products and services are suitable to the client’s investment objectives.
GLOBALT’s role is to manage the client’s account according to the investment strategy selected by the
client. Clients are permitted to impose reasonable investment restrictions, but these restrictions may
impact performance of their accounts. In these wrap fee programs, clients generally pay a single “wrap”
fee to the program sponsor, who covers some or all of the following services: portfolio management,
custody, administration, commissions and other costs incurred for trades executed by the sponsor.
GLOBALT receives a portion, generally .10% to .45% of this wrap fee. Subject to its duty to seek best
execution for client transactions, GLOBALT will generally execute trades through the sponsor since the
fee paid by the client generally includes the cost of transactions. Wrap fee clients should review the
program sponsor’s ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Program Brochure, for program details,
minimum portfolio size, conflicts of interest, fees and disclosures.
Model Portfolio Provider Platform
GLOBALT has been retained as a Model Portfolio Provider for several model portfolio provider
platforms. Under these arrangements, GLOBALT makes available its model portfolios or investment
strategies to other investment advisers, broker dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries,
through a Unified Managed Account (UMA) platform, model strategist program overlay manager or
similar structure (together, the “platform”). As a model portfolio provider, GLOBALT designs, monitors
and updates the portfolio. GLOBALT then provides model changes and rebalancing triggers to these
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platforms, but generally does not provide investment management services or oversight directly to any
client that participates in the platform, nor will GLOBALT have any discretionary authority or
responsibility for implementing its recommendations or placing trades on behalf of participating
accounts. The platforms determine the applicability, timing and execution of implementation of the
model portfolios for their applicable clients. GLOBALT anticipates that the platform will generally follow
the model portfolio allocations and directions from GLOBALT. However, the platform has investment
discretion to invest and may deviate from the model portfolios or client directions provided. These
factors of discretion, security selection, direction or trading timing may result in associated account
performance discrepancies from those accounts managed via SMA or wrap fee program, as well as from
other platforms.
In these arrangements, GLOBALT generally will not have an advisory agreement directly with the client
and assets are classified as under advisement. In exchange for providing services, GLOBALT receives a
portion of the fees paid by the clients to the platform. In some cases, GLOBALT may agree to provide
investment advisory services or tools, such as an Investment Objective Questionnaire or Risk Tolerance
Questionnaire that may assist the participants in identifying the appropriate investment strategy to
select, to retirement plan sponsors or third-party providers. The model provider platforms or strategist
programs determine the documents, terms and conditions of the programs, which may vary from
program to program. For more information about each platform, clients should review the model
provider platform’s ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1, Program Brochure, for program details, minimum
portfolio size, conflicts of interest, fees and disclosures.
Types of Investments (Strategies)1
innovatETF Strategies®
The innovatETF Strategies seek to reduce portfolio volatility and minimize downside risk when
possible, while delivering competitive risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle. The strategies
start with a long-term strategic neutral allocation to five asset classes (U.S. Equities, Non-U.S.
Equities, Fixed Income, Real Estate, Alternative Investments, and Cash) based on long-term
(strategic) risk tolerance and return requirements that can be over or under weighted on a shorter-
term (tactical, dynamic) basis. The investment process for making asset allocation and security
selection decisions includes a proprietary quantitative model, as well as qualitative analysis
evaluated by an experienced team of portfolio managers. There are seven strategies segmented by
strategic risk/return objectives -- Defensive, Conservative, Balanced, Growth, and High Growth.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are
the securities that are used to express the asset allocations
underlying positions.
U.S. equities - large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, growth, value
Foreign equities - developed markets, emerging markets, regions and/or countries
U.S. fixed income - corporate, government, high yield, agency, municipal
Real estate - real estate investment trusts
Alternatives - metals, other commodities, absolute return funds, opportunistic investments
Foreign debt - sovereign debt, emerging debt
Cash - cash and short-term cash equivalents
There is a $100,000 target minimum portfolio size required for these services, which may be
negotiable under certain circumstances.
1 The number of accounts within each GLOBALT strategy varies, including some with a limited number of investor accounts.
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Income Growth
This portfolio may be suitable for the investor looking for current income and income growth, with
a secondary consideration of capital appreciation. This strategy seeks to provide above market
income stream and temper volatility by exposure to dividend paying securities through investments,
primarily in domestic and international Equity and Fixed Income ETF’s, REITs and some
alternatives.
Defensive
This portfolio with a fixed income bias, may be appropriate for investors with a cautious risk
tolerance and/or shorter investment time horizon. The focus of the strategy, primarily utilizing
ETFs, is to mitigate overall volatility and provide downside protection, while producing total
investment returns consistent with a more conservative portfolio over a market cycle 2.
Conservative
This portfolio may be suitable for the cautious investor, one with a lower risk tolerance and/or
shorter investment time horizon. The portfolio combines modest potential for capital appreciation
with potential for downside protection by investing in a diversified portfolio, generally with a fixed
income bias.
Balanced
This portfolio may be suitable for the investor who wants to achieve steady growth, while limiting
fluctuation to less than that of the overall stock market. The portfolio combines investments
primarily in equity and fixed income ETF’s to provide investors with balanced and varied exposure
to the stock and bond markets. This portfolio may be appropriate for investors who primarily seek
long-term capital appreciation with a more moderate risk profile.
Growth
This portfolio may be suitable for investors with a relatively high tolerance for risk and a longer
investment time horizon. The main objective of this portfolio is capital appreciation, and investors
should be able to tolerate fluctuations in their portfolio values. While this portfolio will experience
volatility similar to that of the equity markets, exposure to fixed income markets may lower the
volatility relative to an all equity portfolio.
Environmental Social and Governance Growth (ESGG)
This portfolio seeks long term capital appreciation and may be suitable for an investor with a
relatively high-risk tolerance and a long-time horizon. This strategy is managed by the same
investment process as the innovatETF Growth Strategy, with the exception of the security selection
component. ETF's selected in this strategy have the ESG criteria integrated into their investment
methodology, whereas the innovatETF Growth Strategy does not retain that requirement. Certain
market segments do not allow for ESG criteria but are included in the portfolio. Selections are based
on various factors which may include similarities to the Non-ESG innovatETF Growth Strategy,
alternatives, market capitalization, trading liquidity, and expenses.
High Growth
This portfolio may be suitable for investors who have both a higher tolerance for risk and a long-
term investment time horizon. The main objective of this portfolio is to construct a high growth
portfolio. Investors should be able to tolerate substantial fluctuations in portfolio value from year
to year. The portfolio seeks long term capital appreciation through investments primarily in
domestic and international ETF’s.
2 GLOBALT defines a market cycle as the period between the two latest highs/lows of a common benchmark, highlighting a fund’s performance
through both, an up and down market.
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Fixed Income (ETF)
This fixed income portfolio may be appropriate for investors with an income investment objective.
The focus of the strategy, utilizing ETF’s is to provide a diverse fixed income allocation with similar
investments and objectives comparable to the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Bond Index.
International Equity
This portfolio may be appropriate for the investor with a higher risk tolerance and long investment
time horizon. The portfolio is a diversified multi-country portfolio with exposure to both developed
and emerging markets through investments primarily in international equity ETF’s. This strategy is
benchmarked to the MSCI World ex-U.S. and the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Indices.
Directed innovatETF Strategies® 3
Alpha 2
This strategy (not accepting new accounts) is a focused portfolio designed for the more speculative
investor, one with a high-risk tolerance and long investment time horizon. The portfolio, with
similar investments and objectives that are benchmarked to the Russell 3000 Index, invests in the
top two ranked U.S. equity classes in a more dynamic allocation.
GLOBALT offers equity, fixed income and asset allocation strategies, generally utilizing equities, fixed
income securities and exchange traded funds (ETFs). The goal of GLOBALT’s investment process is to
strive to deliver competitive returns versus the appropriate benchmark. From time-to-time, GLOBALT
may provide custom investment advisory services and portfolios to clients. The custom advisory
products include, but not limited to, equity, fixed income or ETF portfolios. For ongoing management of
each strategy below, the minimum portfolio size is listed. In our sole discretion, we may accept portfolios
below these stated minimums. Not all products or services are available to all programs or platforms.
Separately Managed Account, wrap fee program, and model provider program platform clients may be
subject to different minimum portfolio sizes and fee schedules, as determined and disclosed by the
program sponsor or platform.
Equity Strategies
Large Cap Core
This equity portfolio consists primarily of large cap U.S. equities representing multiple sectors
and/or industries and includes securities characteristics of the S&P 500 Index.
Target minimum portfolio size is $200,000.
Large Cap Core Growth
This equity portfolio consists primarily of large cap U.S. growth equities representing multiple
sectors and/or industries and includes securities characteristics of the S&P 500 Index and the
Russell 1000 Growth Index. The strategy focuses on higher growth and lower income generating
investments.
Target minimum portfolio size is $200,000.
Large Cap Opportunistic Growth
This portfolio consists primarily of large cap U.S. growth equities representing multiple sectors
and/or industries and includes securities characteristic of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
Target minimum portfolio size is $200,000.
3 Not available through WRAP Programs
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Equity Income
This portfolio consists primarily of large cap U.S. equities representing multiple sectors and/or
industries and includes securities characteristics of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index.
The Index is “designed to measure the performance of the 60 highest dividend yield S&P Composite
constituents, which have followed a managed dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends
every year for at least 25 years.” The Strategy has a yield target at least 1.5x that of the S&P 500
Index. The portfolio has a minimum target to invest 90% of holdings in dividend paying securities.
Target minimum portfolio size is $100,000.
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
This portfolio integrates ESG considerations characteristics and analysis into our investment
decision making process, at both the individual security and holistic portfolio level; while excluding
stocks of specific companies involved in certain business models such as alcohol manufacturers,
tobacco manufacturers, gambling, adult entertainment, and providing abortions as a means of birth
control. Companies are automatically excluded if any of these activities are greater than 10% of a
company’s total revenues. Portfolios are constructed to have overall ESG characteristics. GLOBALT
utilizes a third-party ESG information provider, Sustainalytics for its quantitative ESG metrics and
characteristics. The process specifically excludes stocks of all companies that are in Sustainalytics
Severe Risk category (Risk Score of 40 and above). The Risk Rating Score is evaluated in the context
of its Sector Peer scores and factors of the overall portfolio.
Target minimum portfolio size is $100,000.
Fixed Income Strategies
Short Term Fixed Income – Three Months to Three Years
This portfolio is managed and monitored with a weighted average maturity ranging from 3 months
to 3 years, consisting of fixed income products to include: certificates of deposit, U.S. government
treasury bills and bonds, investment grade corporates, U.S. government agencies, investment grade
municipal bonds and fixed income ETF’s. Objectives are benchmarked to Barclays Capital 1-3 Year
Government/Credit Index.
Target minimum portfolio size is $1 million.
Intermediate Term Fixed Income
This portfolio is managed and monitored with a weighted average maturity between 3 and 10 years,
consisting of fixed income products to include: certificates of deposit, U.S. government treasury bills
and bonds, investment grade corporates, U.S. government agencies and investment grade municipal
bonds.
Target minimum portfolio size is $1 million.
State Tax-Free Fixed Income
This portfolio provides state tax-free income, invested primarily with state and local municipal
bonds, with similar investments and objectives benchmarked to Barclays Capital 10 Year Municipal
Bond Index.
Target minimum portfolio size is $1 million.
Minimum portfolio sizes may be negotiable under certain circumstances.
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As of December 31, 2022, GLOBALT’s assets under management and advisement were as follows:
Discretionary $2,543,718,212
Non-Discretionary $0
Total Assets Under Management $2,543,718,212
Assets Under Advisement* $380,922,681
Total Firm Assets* $ 2,924,640,893
*Assets under Advisement include assets from affiliated and non-affiliated firms where GLOBALT provides
investment advisory services and model-based business but has no trading authority, no discretion to effect
trades and no supervisory responsibility over the assets in the program, such as for its model portfolio
provider platform services. Therefore, Assets Under Advisement (AUA) is different than Assets Under
Management (AUM). Total Firm Assets represents the combined total of both AUM and AUA.