A. Description of the Advisory Firm Stylus Capital LLC (hereinafter “Stylus Capital”) is a Limited Liability Company
organized in the State of Delaware.
The firm was formed in March 2014, and the principal owner is Burak Yenigun.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services Stylus Capital offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual
goals, objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Stylus Capital 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
Stylus Capital evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk
tolerance levels and time horizon. Stylus Capital will request discretionary authority from
clients in order to select securities and execute transactions without permission from the
client prior to each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment
Policy Statement, which is given to each client.
Stylus Capital seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the
fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of Stylus Capital’s
economic, investment or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, Stylus
Capital attempts to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that
systematically advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly,
Stylus Capital’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 Stylus Capital’s policy to allocate investment opportunities and
transactions it identifies as being appropriate and prudent, including initial public
offerings ("IPOs") and other investment opportunities that might have a limited supply,
among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
Stylus Capital generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed income
securities, real estate funds (including REITs), equities, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold
and precious metal sectors), treasury inflation protected/inflation linked bonds,
commodities, non-U.S. securities and private placements. Stylus Capital may use other
securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Stylus Capital offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client Investment
Policy Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and
risk tolerance levels). Clients may impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or
types of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the restrictions
prevent Stylus Capital from properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions
would require Stylus Capital to deviate from its standard suite of services, Stylus Capital
reserves the right to end the relationship.
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. Stylus Capital does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
Stylus Capital has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated: $26,000,000.00 $0.00 December 2018
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A. Fee Schedule Asset-Based Fees for Portfolio Management Total Assets Under Management Annual Fee $0 - $1,000,000 1.00%
$1,000,001 – And Up 0.65%
These fees are generally negotiable and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of
the Investment Advisory Contract. Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty
for a full refund of Stylus Capital's fees within five business days of signing the Investment
Advisory Contract. Thereafter, clients may terminate the Investment Advisory Contract
generally with 7 days' written notice.
Stylus Capital uses an average of the daily balance in the client's account throughout the
billing period, after taking into account deposits and withdrawals, for purposes of
determining the market value of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based.
B. Payment of Fees
Payment of Asset-Based Portfolio Management Fees Asset-based portfolio management fees are withdrawn directly from the client's accounts
with client's written authorization 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 Stylus Capital. Please see Item 12 of this
brochure regarding broker-dealer/custodian.
D. Prepayment of Fees Stylus Capital collects its fees in arrears. It does not collect fees in advance.
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients Neither Stylus Capital 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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Stylus Capital does not accept performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital
gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client.
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Stylus Capital generally provides advisory services to the following types of clients:
❖ Individuals
❖ High-Net-Worth Individuals
❖ Pooled Investment Vehicles
❖ Corporations or Business Entities
Minimum Account Size There is no account minimum for any of Stylus Capital’s services.
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Loss A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Methods of Analysis Stylus Capital’s methods of analysis include fundamental analysis and modern portfolio
theory.
Fundamental analysis involves the analysis of financial statements, the general financial
health of companies, and/or the analysis of management or competitive advantages.
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
Stylus Capital uses long term trading, short term trading, short sales, margin transactions
and options trading (including covered options, uncovered options, or spreading
strategies).
Stylus Capital may recommend unusually risky investments to clients. For example:
In cases where our clients have expressed substantial risk tolerance, we can recommend
our clients distressed equity or distressed fixed income investments or the derivative
products whose underlying’s are these securities. Such cases would involve situations
where a company or a sovereign entity is undergoing substantial financial stress but given
our fundamental analysis the security in question (equity, bond etc.) have substantial
upside for returns, along with substantial risk
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 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.
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
Stylus Capital's use of short sales, margin transactions and options trading 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.
Options transactions involve a contract to purchase a security at a given price, not
necessarily at market value, depending on the market. This strategy includes the risk that
an option may expire out of the money resulting in minimal or no value, as well as the
possibility of leveraged loss of trading capital due to the leveraged nature of stock options.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear. C. Risks of Specific Securities Utilized
Stylus Capital's use of short sales, margin transactions and options trading 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 (leaving aside Treasury
Inflation Protected/Inflation Linked Bonds) 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. Precious Metal ETFs (e.g., Gold, Silver,
or Palladium Bullion backed “electronic shares” not physical metal) specifically may be
negatively impacted by several unique factors, among them (1) large sales by the official
sector which own a significant portion of aggregate world holdings in gold and other
precious metals, (2) a significant increase in hedging activities by producers of gold or
other precious metals, (3) a significant change in the attitude of speculators and investors.
Real Estate funds (including REITs) face several kinds of risk that are inherent in the real
estate sector, which historically has experienced significant fluctuations and cycles in
performance. Revenues and cash flows may be adversely affected by: changes in local real
estate market conditions due to changes in national or local economic conditions or
changes in local property market characteristics; competition from other properties
offering the same or similar services; changes in interest rates and in the state of the debt
and equity credit markets; the ongoing need for capital improvements; changes in real
estate tax rates and other operating expenses; adverse changes in governmental rules and
fiscal policies; adverse changes in zoning laws; the impact of present or future
environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws.
Private placements carry a substantial risk as they are subject to less regulation than are
publicly offered securities, the market to resell these assets under applicable securities
laws may be illiquid, due to restrictions, and the liquidation may be taken at a substantial
discount to the underlying value or result in the entire loss of the value of such assets.
Commodities are tangible assets used to manufacture and produce goods or services.
Commodity prices are affected by different risk factors, such as disease, storage capacity,
supply, demand, delivery constraints and weather. Because of those risk factors, even a
well-diversified investment in commodities can be uncertain.
Options are contracts to purchase a security at a given price, risking that an option may
expire out of the money resulting in minimal or no value. An uncovered option is a type
of options contract that is not backed by an offsetting position that would help mitigate
risk. The risk for a “naked” or uncovered put is not unlimited, whereas the potential loss
for an uncovered call option is limitless. Spread option positions entail buying and selling
multiple options on the same underlying security, but with different strike prices or
expiration dates, which helps limit the risk of other option trading strategies. Option
transactions also involve risks including but not limited to economic risk, market risk,
sector risk, idiosyncratic risk, political/regulatory risk, inflation (purchasing power) risk
and interest rate risk.
Non-U.S. securities present certain risks such as currency fluctuation, political and
economic change, social unrest, changes in government regulation, differences in
accounting and the lesser degree of accurate public information available.
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 Stylus Capital nor its representatives are registered as, or have pending
applications to become, a broker/dealer or a representative of a broker/dealer.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor Neither Stylus Capital 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 Burak Yenigun is founder of Stylus Algo Bilişim ve Danışmanlık A.Ş, a financial
software company in Turkey. All activities of this company are totally unrelated to Stylus
Capital LLC's business.
D. Selection of Other Advisers or Managers and How This Adviser is Compensated for Those Selections
Stylus Capital does not utilize nor select third-party investment advisers. All assets are
managed by Stylus Capital management.
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Transactions and Personal Trading A. Code of Ethics
Stylus Capital 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. Stylus Capital's Code of Ethics is available
free upon request to any client or prospective client.
B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests
Stylus Capital does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a related
person to Stylus Capital or Stylus Capital has a material financial interest.
C. Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients From time to time, representatives of Stylus Capital may buy or sell securities for
themselves that they also recommend to clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of Stylus Capital 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. Stylus Capital 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 Stylus Capital may buy or sell securities for
themselves at or around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of Stylus Capital 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, Stylus
Capital will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s disadvantage if
representatives of Stylus Capital 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 Stylus Capital’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, and Stylus Capital may
also consider the market expertise and research access provided by the broker-
dealer/custodian, including but not limited to access to written research, oral
communication with analysts, admittance to research conferences and other resources
provided by the brokers that may aid in Stylus Capital's research efforts. Stylus Capital
will never charge a premium or commission on transactions, beyond the actual cost
imposed by the broker-dealer/custodian.
Stylus Capital will require clients to use Interactive Brokers LLC.
1. Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits While Stylus Capital has no formal soft dollars program in which soft dollars are used
to pay for third party services, Stylus Capital may receive research, products, or other
services from custodians and broker-dealers in connection with client securities
transactions (“soft dollar benefits”). Stylus Capital may enter into soft-dollar
arrangements consistent with (and not outside of) the safe harbor contained in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There can be no assurance
that any particular client will benefit from soft dollar research, whether or not the
client’s transactions paid for it, and Stylus Capital does not seek to allocate benefits to
client accounts proportionate to any soft dollar credits generated by the accounts.
Stylus Capital benefits by not having to produce or pay for the research, products or
services, and Stylus Capital will have an incentive to recommend a broker-dealer
based on receiving research or services. Clients should be aware that Stylus Capital’s
acceptance of soft dollar benefits may result in higher commissions charged to the
client.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals
Stylus Capital 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
Stylus Capital will require clients to use a specific broker-dealer to execute
transactions. Not all advisers require clients to use a particular broker-dealer.
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts
If Stylus Capital buys or sells the same securities on behalf of more than one client, then it
may (but would be under no obligation to) aggregate or bunch such securities in a single
transaction for multiple clients in order to seek more favorable prices, lower brokerage
commissions, or more efficient execution. In such case, Stylus Capital would place an
aggregate order with the broker on behalf of all such clients in order to ensure fairness for
all clients; provided, however, that trades would be reviewed periodically to ensure that
accounts are not systematically disadvantaged by this policy. Stylus Capital would
determine the appropriate number of shares and select the appropriate brokers consistent
with its duty to seek best execution, except for those accounts with specific brokerage
direction (if any).
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A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews
All client accounts for Stylus Capital's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis are
reviewed at least monthly by Burak Yenigun, Founder, with regard to clients’ respective
investment policies and risk tolerance levels. All accounts at Stylus Capital 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 Stylus Capital's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis will receive
a quarterly report detailing the client’s account, including assets held, asset value, and
calculation of fees. This written report will come from the custodian.
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A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes) Stylus Capital does not receive any economic benefit, directly or indirectly from any third
party for advice rendered to Stylus Capital's clients.
B. Compensation to Non – Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals
Stylus Capital may enter into written arrangements with third parties to act as solicitors
for Stylus Capital's investment management services. Solicitor relationships will be fully
disclosed to each Client to the extent required by applicable law. Stylus Capital will ensure
each solicitor is exempt, notice filed, or properly registered in all appropriate jurisdictions.
All such referral activities will be conducted in accordance with Rule 206(4)-3 under the
Advisers Act, where applicable.
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When advisory fees are deducted directly from client accounts at client's custodian, Stylus Capital
will be deemed to have limited custody of client's assets and must have written authorization
from the client to do so. Clients will receive all account statements and billing invoices that are
required in each jurisdiction, and they should carefully review those statements for accuracy.
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Stylus Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to
clients. The Investment Advisory Contract established with each client sets forth the discretionary
authority for trading. Where investment discretion has been granted, Stylus Capital generally
manages the client’s account and makes investment decisions without consultation with the client
as to when the securities are to be bought or sold for the account, the total amount of the securities
to be bought/sold, what securities to buy or sell, or the price per share.
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Stylus Capital 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 Stylus Capital 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 Stylus Capital nor its management has any financial condition that is likely to
reasonably impair Stylus Capital’s ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years Stylus Capital has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition in the last ten years.
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