Overview
A. Soundwatch Capital, LLC (the “Registrant”), a Connecticut limited liability company, was
formed on September 16, 2014. The Registrant became registered as an investment adviser
in October 2014.
B. Soundwatch provides rules-based investment strategies, in the form of its hedged equity
strategy and various defined outcome strategies (aka “bespoke” strategies). In all strategies,
Soundwatch seeks to maintain an appropriate balance between risk and reward over the
course of market cycles by strategically investing across a combination of primarily exchange
traded funds (“ETFs”) and listed options. The defined outcome strategies include an options
overlay strategy, whereby Soundwatch may also utilize a portfolio of individual equity
securities.
As discussed below, the Registrant offers sub-advisory investment services to investment
advisers with respect to such investment advisers’ clients (each an “SMA client”). The
Registrant does not provide financial planning services. The Registrant is also an investment
advisor to Soundwatch Hedged Equity ETF (SHDG), an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Fund”).
SUB-ADVISORY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
As a sub-advisor to SMA clients, the Registrant has discretionary authority for the day-to-
day management of the assets that are allocated to it by other investment advisors (i.e.,
principal advisors). For such clients, 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, generally between 0.30% and 1.00%.
Please Note: The principal advisors maintain both the initial and ongoing day-to-day
relationship with the underlying SMA client, including initial and ongoing determination of
client suitability for the Registrant’s designated investment strategies and/or programs. 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.
Disclosure Statement. A copy of the Registrant’s written brochure as set forth on Part 2 of
Form ADV shall be provided to each investment advisor (or platform manager) prior to, or
contemporaneously with, the execution of the Registrant’s Sub-Advisory Agreement. Each
such investment advisor (or platform manager) shall be responsible for delivering a copy of
the Registrant’s Part 2A to each underlying SMA client, to the extent applicable.
C. For the hedged equity strategy, the Registrant does not provide investment management
specific to the needs of each underlying SMA client. Instead, the Registrant has created
models geared toward specific investment objectives. The Registrant shall manage those
models consistent with their stated objectives. Investment advisors who engage the
Registrant to provide sub-advisory services using the hedged equity strategy, do so knowing
that the underlying SMA client’s assets shall be managed through the Registrant’s models.
For the various defined outcome strategies, the Registrant tailors its advisory services to the
individual needs of each client and clients, through their principal advisor, may impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. Investment guidelines and
restrictions are determined jointly by the Registrant and the client, through the principal
advisor, at the onset of the relationship.
Please Note: The Registrant generally does not accept restrictions on its rules-based
investment strategies, however, requests may be considered on a case by case basis.
D. The Registrant does not participate in a wrap fee program.
E. As of December 31, 2023, the Registrant had $ 637,847,396 in assets under management on
a discretionary basis. The Registrant does not have any non-discretionary assets under
management.