A. Description of the Advisory Firm Homaer International US LLC (hereinafter “Homaer International”) is a Limited Liability
Company organized in the State of Delaware.
The firm was formed in October 2015, and the principal owner is YE, Chengkun. Its principal
address is in Beijing, China (CityChamp Building, Suite 1701, TaiYangGong, ChaoYang District,
Beijing, China 100026).
B. Types of Advisory Services Portfolio Management Services
Homaer International offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual
goals, objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Homaer creates
an Investment
Policy Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax levels,
and risk tolerance levels). Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to, the
following:
• Investment strategy
• Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation
• Asset selection
• Risk tolerance
• Regular portfolio monitoring
Homaer International evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk
tolerance levels and time horizon. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy
Statement, which is given to each client.
Homaer International seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with
the fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of Homaer International’s
economic, investment or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, Homaer
International attempts to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that
systematically advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, Homaer
International’s policy is to seek fair and equitable allocation of investment
opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid favoring one client over another over time.
It is Homaer International’s policy to allocate investment opportunities and transactions it
identifies as being appropriate and prudent among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over
time.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
Homaer International US LLC generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed
income securities, equities ETFs, and alternative investment types, such as hedge funds.
Homaer International may use other securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when
applicable. Homaer International provides allocation advices but not manages client’s portfolio
with discretion (i.e. non-discretionary)
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions Homaer International offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific
client investment strategies and their implementation depends on the client Investment Policy
Statement which outlines each client’s current profile (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance
levels). Clients may not impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of
securities in accordance with their values or beliefs.
D. Wrap Fee Programs A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and other administrative fees.
Homaer International does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management Currently, Homaer International as RIA has the following assets under management via equity
trading platform through Interactive Brokers:
Discretionary Amounts Non-discretionary Amounts Date Calculated
$0 $5,800,000 December, 2018
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A. Fee Schedule Performance-Based Fees for Portfolio Management Depending on investment products and strategies, accredited clients will pay an annual fee of
up to 2.00% of assets under management along with a range of up to 25.00% performance fee
based on capital appreciation. If the client's portfolio rises in value, the client will pay given
performance rate on that increase in value (sometimes with a hurdle rate), but if the portfolio
drops in value, the client will not incur a new performance fee until the portfolio reaches the last
highest value, adjusted for withdrawals and deposits, which is generally known as a “high water
mark.” The high water mark will be the highest value of the client’s account on the last day of
any previous quarter, after accounting for the client’s deposits or withdrawals for each billing
period. These fees are generally negotiable and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of
the Investment Advisory Contract. This service may be canceled with 30 days’ notice. Clients
must pay the prorated performance-based fees for the billing period in which they terminate
the Investment Advisory Contract up to and including the day of termination.
B. Payment of Fees Payment of Performance-Based Portfolio Management Fees
Performance-based portfolio management fees may be invoiced and billed directly to the client
on a monthly basis, fees are paid in arrears.
C. Client Responsibility for Third Party Fees Clients are responsible for the payment of all third party fees (i.e. custodian fees, brokerage
fees, mutual fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and distinct from the
fees and expenses charged by Homaer International. Please see Item 12 of this brochure
regarding broker-dealer/custodian.
D. Prepayment of Fees Homaer International collects its fees in arrears. It does not collect fees in advance. Fees are
based on client’s
asset values being advised.
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients Neither Homaer International nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale
of securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees
from the sale of mutual funds.
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Homaer International manages accounts that are billed on performance-based fees (a share of capital
gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client) and may as well manage accounts that are not
billed on performance-based fees. Managing both kinds of accounts at the same time presents a
conflict of interest because Homaer International and/or its supervised persons have an incentive to
favor accounts for which Homaer International receives a performance-based fee. Homaer
International addresses the conflicts by ensuring that clients are not systematically advantaged or
disadvantaged due to the presence or absence of performance-based fees. Homaer International seeks
best execution and upholds its fiduciary duty for all clients. Clients paying a performance-based fee
should be aware that investment advisers have an incentive to invest in riskier investments when paid a
performance-based fee due to the higher risk/higher reward attributes.
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Homaer International generally provides advisory services to the following type of clients:
• High-Net-Worth Individuals (a.k.a. accredited investors)
Minimum Account Size
In general, there is no account minimum for any of Homaer International’s services. However, for
accredited client services, Homaer International requires each client with minimum cash accounts
greater than US$1,000,000.
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A. Client Responsibility for Third Party Fees
Method of Analysis
Homaer International’s methods of analysis include charting analysis, fundamental analysis,
technical analysis, cyclical analysis, quantitative analysis and modern portfolio theory.
Charting analysis involves the use of patterns in performance charts. Homaer International
uses this technique to search for patterns used to help predict favorable conditions for buying
and/or selling a security.
Fundamental analysis involves the analysis of financial statements, the general financial
health of companies, and/or the analysis of management or competitive advantages.
Technical analysis involves the analysis of past market data; primarily price and volume.
Cyclical analysis involves the analysis of business cycles to find favorable conditions for
buying and/or selling a security.
Quantitative analysis deals with measurable factors as distinguished from qualitative
considerations such as the character of management or the state of employee morale, such
as the value of assets, the cost of capital, historical projections of sales, and so on.
Modern portfolio theory is a theory of investment that attempts to maximize portfolio
expected return for a given amount of portfolio risk, or equivalently minimize risk for a given
level of expected return, each by carefully choosing the proportions of various asset.
Investment Strategies Homaer International uses long term trading, short term trading, short sales and margin
transactions.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear. B. Material Risks Involved Methods of Analysis
Charting analysis strategy involves using and comparing various charts to predict long and
short term performance or market trends. The risk involved in using this method is that only
past performance data is considered without using other methods to crosscheck data. Using
charting analysis without other methods of analysis would be making the assumption that
past performance will be indicative of future performance. This may not be the case.
Fundamental analysis concentrates on factors that determine a company’s value and
expected future earnings. This strategy would normally encourage equity purchases in stocks
that are undervalued or priced below their perceived value. The risk assumed is that the
market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value.
Technical analysis attempts to predict a future stock price or direction based on market
trends. The assumption is that the market follows discernible patterns and if these patterns
can be identified then a prediction can be made. The risk is that markets do not always follow
patterns and relying solely on this method may not take into account new patterns that
emerge over time.
Cyclical analysis assumes that the markets react in cyclical patterns which, once identified,
can be leveraged to provide performance. The risks with this strategy are twofold: 1) the
markets do not always repeat cyclical patterns; and 2) if too many investors begin to
implement this strategy, then it changes the very cycles these investors are trying to exploit.
Quantitative Model Risk: Investment strategies using quantitative models may perform
differently than expected as a result of, among other things, the factors used in the models,
the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends, and technical
issues in the construction and implementation of the models.
Modern Portfolio Theory assumes that investors are risk adverse, meaning that given two
portfolios that offer the same expected return, investors will prefer the less risky one. Thus,
an investor will take on increased risk only if compensated by higher expected returns.
Conversely, an investor who wants higher expected returns must accept more risk. The exact
trade-off will be the same for all investors, but different investors will evaluate the trade-off
differently based on individual risk aversion characteristics. The implication is that a rational
investor will not invest in a portfolio if a second portfolio exists with a more favorable risk-
expected return profile – i.e., if for that level of risk an alternative portfolio exists which has
better expected returns.
Investment Strategies
Homaer International's use of short sales and margin transactions generally holds greater
risk, and clients should be aware that there is a material risk of loss using any of those
strategies.
Long term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Due to its
nature, the long-term investment strategy can expose clients to various types of risk that will
typically surface at various intervals during the time the client owns the investments. These
risks include but are not limited to inflation (purchasing power) risk, interest rate risk,
economic risk, market risk, and political/regulatory risk.
Short term trading risks include liquidity, economic stability, and inflation, in addition to the
long term trading risks listed above. Frequent trading can affect investment performance,
particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes.
Short sales entail the possibility of infinite loss. An increase in the applicable securities’ prices
will result in a loss and, over time, the market has historically trended upward.
Margin transactions use leverage that is borrowed from a brokerage firm as collateral. When
losses occur, the value of the margin account may fall below the brokerage firm’s threshold
thereby triggering a margin call. This may force the account holder to either allocate more
funds to the account or sell assets on a shorter time frame than desired.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to
bear. C. Risks of Specific Securities Utilized
Homaer International's use of short sales and margin transactions generally holds
greater risk of capital loss. Clients should be aware that there is a material risk of loss using
any investment strategy. The investment types listed below are not guaranteed or insured
by the FDIC or any other government agency.
Mutual Funds: Investing in mutual funds carries the risk of capital loss and thus you
may lose money investing in mutual funds. All mutual funds have costs that lower investment
returns. The funds can be of bond “fixed income” nature (lower risk) or stock “equity” nature.
Equity investment generally refers to buying shares of stocks in return for receiving
a future payment of dividends and/or capital gains if the value of the stock increases. The
value of equity securities may fluctuate in response to specific situations for each company,
industry conditions and the general economic environments.
Fixed income investments generally pay a return on a fixed schedule, though the
amount of the payments can vary. This type of investment can include corporate and
government debt securities, leveraged loans, high yield, and investment grade debt and
structured products, such as mortgage and other asset-backed securities, although
individual bonds may be the best known type of fixed income security. In general, the fixed
income market is volatile and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates
rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-
term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk, liquidity risk, call risk, and
credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. The risk of default on treasury
inflation protected/inflation linked bonds is dependent upon the U.S. Treasury defaulting
(extremely unlikely); however, they carry a potential risk of losing share price value, albeit
rather minimal. Risks of investing in foreign fixed income securities also include the general
risk of non-U.S. investing described below.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock
exchanges, similar to stocks. Investing in ETFs carries the risk of capital loss (sometimes up
to a 100% loss in the case of a stock holding bankruptcy). Areas of concern include the lack
of transparency in products and increasing complexity, conflicts of interest and the
possibility of inadequate regulatory compliance.
Hedge Funds or Fund of Hedge Funds are products suitable only for accredited
investors. Various strategies (long/short, relative value, credit, regulatory premium,
alternative fixed income, CTA and so on) are employed. Therefore, the risk characteristics
are different. The long term investment approach (two or more years) is strongly
recommended for these investments.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing in securities involves
a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear.
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A. Criminal or Civil Actions
There are no criminal or civil actions to report.
B. Administrative Proceedings There are no administrative proceedings to report.
C. Self-regulatory Organization (SRO) Proceedings There are no self-regulatory organization proceedings to report.
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A. Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative Neither Homaer International US LLC nor its representatives are registered as a
broker/dealer or a representative of a broker/dealer. It is established as an RIA only.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor Neither Homaer International US LLC nor its representatives are registered as or have
pending applications to become either a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool
Operator, or Commodity Trading Advisor or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
C. Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and Possible Conflicts of Interests Neither Homaer International US LLC nor its representatives have any material relationships
to this advisory business that would present a possible conflict of interest.
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Transactions and Personal Trading A. Code of Ethics Homaer International has a written Code of Ethics that covers the following areas: Prohibited
Purchases and Sales, Insider Trading, Personal Securities Transactions, Exempted
Transactions, Prohibited Activities, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Entertainment,
Confidentiality, Service on a Board of Directors, Compliance Procedures, Compliance with
Laws and Regulations, Procedures and Reporting, Certification of Compliance, Reporting
Violations, Compliance Officer Duties, Training and Education, Recordkeeping, Annual
Review, and Sanctions. Homaer International's Code of Ethics is available free upon request
to any client or prospective client.
B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests Homaer International does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a
related person to Homaer International or Homaer International has a material financial
interest.
C. Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients From time to time, representatives of Homaer International may buy or sell securities for
themselves that they also recommend to clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of Homaer International to buy or sell the same securities before or after
recommending the same securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the
recommendations they provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest.
Homaer International will always document any transactions that could be construed as
conflicts of interest and will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s
disadvantage when similar securities are being bought or sold.
D. Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities From time to time, representatives of Homaer International may buy or sell securities for
themselves at or around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of Homaer International to buy or sell securities before or after
recommending securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the
recommendations they provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest;
however, Homaer International will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s
disadvantage if representatives of Homaer International buy or sell securities at or around
the same time as clients.
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A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers Custodians/broker-dealers will be recommended based on Homaer International’s duty to
seek “best execution,” which is the obligation to seek execution of securities transactions for
a client on the most favorable terms for the client under the circumstances. Clients will not
necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission equivalent. Homaer International will
recommend clients to use Interactive Brokers LLC.
1. Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
Homaer International does not trade client’s accounts and therefore receives no research,
product, or services from a broker-dealer (“soft dollar benefits”).
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals Homaer International receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or third party in
exchange for using that broker-dealer or third party.
3. Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use Homaer International does not trade client’s accounts. However, the Fund of Funds do
use 3rd-party Custodian services which have the discretion to use other 3rd-party
broker/dealer, which is not influenced by Homaer International.
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts Homaer International does not trade clients' accounts and therefore does not have the ability
to block trade purchases across accounts. However, for fund of hedge funds allocations,
Homaer International does aggregate clients’ subscriptions and invest, on behalf of clients,
to underlying hedge funds as an institution investor.
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A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews All client accounts for Homaer International's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis
are reviewed at least annually by George G Chen, CIO, and his finance team with regard to
clients’ respective investment policies and risk tolerance levels. All accounts at Homaer
International are assigned to this reviewer.
B. Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client Accounts Reviews may be triggered by material market, economic or political events, or by changes in
client's financial situations (such as retirement, termination of employment, physical move,
or inheritance).
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients Each client of Homaer International's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis will
receive a monthly report detailing the client’s account, including assets held, asset value, and
calculation of fees. This written report will come from the custodian or fund administrators.
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A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes) Homaer International does not receive any economic benefit, directly or indirectly from any
third party for advice rendered to Homaer International's clients.
B. Compensation to Non–Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals Homaer International does not directly or indirectly compensate any person who is not
advisory personnel or consultants for client referrals.
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Homaer International does not take custody of client accounts at any time. Custody of client’s
accounts is held primarily at the client’s custodian or private funds’ custodian. Clients will receive
account statements from the custodian and should carefully review those statements for
accuracy.
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Generally, Homaer International does not have discretion over client accounts at any time.
However, for fund of hedge funds investment, Homaer International does rely on Homaer
International’s offshore investment vehicle (and under its fund manager’s discretion) to help
clients allocate investments to the Fund of Hedge Funds’ underlying funds.
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Homaer International will not ask for, nor accept voting authority for client securities. Clients will
receive proxies directly from the issuer of the security or the custodian. Clients should direct all
proxy questions to the issuer of the security.
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A. Balance Sheet Homaer International neither requires nor solicits prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees
per client, six months or more in advance, and therefore is not required to include a balance
sheet with this brochure.
B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet Contractual Commitments to Clients Neither Homaer International nor its management has any financial condition that is likely
to reasonably impair Homaer International’s ability to meet contractual commitments to
clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years Homaer International has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition in the last ten years.
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