We are a New York limited liability company, established in January 2013 that provides investment
advisory services on a discretionary basis to clients, through either separately managed accounts or
commingled investment vehicles intended for institutional and other sophisticated investors.
Investment advisory services are offered for a percentage of assets under management as well as other
compensation structures, as described in more detail below.
One Oak Capital Management LLC is owned primarily by Stephen DiTursi and Victor Perretti. One
Oak specializes in investment grade bond portfolio management. The PM’s, in their various positions,
were responsible for managing the proprietary investment grade and non-investment grade fixed
income and the associated risks at their respective firms.
As an investment adviser, we are responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting research
and due diligence on potential investments, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring
investments, and monitoring investments on behalf of our managed funds and accounts. We generate
all of our advisory billings from investment advisory services. We provide investment advice to our
clients regarding fixed income securities and is delivered on either a separately managed basis or as a
limited partner to one or more managed private funds.
In addition to providing personalized investment advice to clients on a separately managed basis, we
are also the investment manager of the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund, LP, a New York limited
partnership, and the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Offshore Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted
company. The One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund, LP offers Interests in multiple separate series
(each, a Series), as further set forth herein. The Fund is currently offering Interests in the following
series: (1) Municipal Opportunities Portfolio; (2) the High-Income Municipal Opportunities Portfolio;
and (3) the Mid Atlantic Total Return Portfolio. Each will utilize different investment strategies and
invest in a different portfolio of assets, as described below. The One Oak Alpha Opportunities
Offshore Fund Ltd. however, is a feeder fund that invests all of its assets into the Municipal
Opportunities Portfolio through a master-feeder fund structure.
Municipal Opportunities Portfolio The investments for Municipal Opportunities Portfolio primarily focus on short-term investing in long
investment grade municipal and corporate bonds in concert with the shorting or hedging of the long
portfolio with transactions to mitigate the interest rate and municipal credit risk. On average, these
positions will target 2X leverage. The driving force behind the hedging strategy is to mitigate interest
rate and municipal credit risk, while creating a combined return source that is independent of the
direction of bond prices. Returns are derived from the profits or losses emanating from the short-term
opportunities on the municipal bonds relative to the hedging transactions. The Investment Manager
may also invest the Portfolio in other investment grade securities, such as corporate debt securities,
mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, securities issued by the U.S. government or its
agencies and instrumentalities, securities issued by non-U.S. governments or their agencies and
instrumentalities, money market securities and other interest-bearing instruments. The Investment
Manager plans to invest the Portfolio in investment-grade fixed income securities of any maturity.
High Income Municipal Opportunities Portfolio The investments for High Income Municipal Opportunities Portfolio employ a highly diversified
portfolio that mitigates the risks of individual credits by focusing on non-investment grade municipals.
The Fund manages: (a) credit risk through extensive and continuous research of core positions in the
portfolio, and (b) interest rate risks by using a portfolio of US Treasuries, ETFs, and/or options as
conditions dictate.
To enhance returns, the strategy may employ leverage on the investment grade municipal bond portion
of each portfolios. We have extensive contacts in the regional dealer community that help One Oak
seek to exploit opportunities in securities pricings that surface among participants in this marketplace
while at the same time mitigating the portfolio’s overall interest rate exposure.
Mid Atlantic Total Return Portfolio The Portfolio will primarily focus on taking advantage of relative value opportunities with short-term
holding periods in both investment grade and non-investment grade long and short fixed income
securities, including, but not limited to corporate bonds, emerging markets, asset-backed securities
and mortgage-backed securities. The Investment Manager may also invest in municipal bonds,
securities issued by the U.S. government and/or its agencies and instrumentalities, non-U.S.
governments and/or their agencies and instrumentalities, money market securities and other interest-
bearing instruments. Additionally, a portion of the Portfolio will also be involved in the short-term
investing of initial public offerings (New Issues), preferred stock, secondary equity transactions,
convertible securities, ETFs, warrants, options and futures. This portion will be actively managed in
concert with the shorting or hedging of the long portfolio with a tailored hedging strategy.
One Oak Alpha Opportunities Offshore Fund Ltd. (“Feeder Fund”) One Oak Alpha Opportunities Offshore Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, was formed
to pool investment funds of its shareholders for the purpose of investing and trading in a wide variety
of securities, financial instruments and other assets and investments, as more fully described herein.
The Fund will invest all of its assets in the Municipal Opportunities Portfolio, a portfolio within the
One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware series limited partnership (“Master Fund”),
through a “master-feeder” fund structure. Any related management and/or performance fees are
calculated at the Master Fund level.
General Partner to Private Funds One Oak Capital Advisory Group I, LLC, a New York limited liability company is the General Partner
to the Private Funds. As the managing members and controlling persons of the General Partner and
One Oak Capital Management (the “adviser”), Stephen DiTursi and Victor Perretti, Jr. control all of
the operations and activities of the Private Funds and the adviser.
Availability of Customized Services for Individual We tailor our advisory services to the individual needs of each of our Funds and/or clients.
Wrap Fee Programs We do not participate in a wrap fee program.
Assets Under Management As of November 2019, we had a total of $229 million in regulatory assets under management on a
discretionary basis and no client assets under management on a non-discretionary basis.
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Advisory and Other Services and Fees
Private Funds
In consideration for services provided pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the
Investment Manager will receive a monthly management fee (“Management Fee”), with respect to
each Series, equal to: 1.0% annually for: (a) Municipal Opportunities Portfolio, and (b) 1.2% annually
for: High Income Municipal Opportunities Portfolio. The Management Fee will be calculated and
payable to the Investment Manager monthly, in advance, as of the first day of each month. A
pro rata
Management Fee will be charged to Limited Partners on any amounts accepted by the General Partner
during a month. The Mid Atlantic Total Return Portfolio does not charge a management fee.
Separately Managed Accounts –
In consideration for services provided pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the
Investment Manager will receive a monthly management fee (“Management Fee”), with respect to
each client that ranges between 1.0% - 1.40% annually.
Our fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, custody fees, fund expenses, transaction fees, and
other related costs and expenses, which may be incurred by our clients. Clients may incur certain
charges imposed by custodians, brokers, and other third parties, including fees charged by managers,
custodial fees, deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic
fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. These charges,
fees, and commissions are exclusive of and in addition to our management fees. We shall not receive
any portion of these commissions, fees, and costs and shall not receive a brokerage commission or
other compensation attributable to the sale of a security or other investment product.
Prepayment of Fees In cases when the advisory agreement does not span the full billing period, fees are prorated from the
date of inception. Fees are not rebated if an account is terminated prior to the end of the billing period.
The Advisor or Client may terminate the investment advisory agreement at any time with written
notice to the advisor.
Additional Compensation and Conflicts of Interest We do not receive a brokerage commission or any other compensation attributable to the sale of
securities or investment products and our personnel do not receive such compensation.
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Municipal Opportunities Portfolio In consideration for services provided pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner will
receive a performance allocation (“Performance Allocation”), with respect to each Series, at the close
of each calendar quarter (or other period referred to below, as the case may be) equal to 20% of the
Partnership’s net income (including realized and unrealized gains and losses and net of the
management Fee) attributable to each Limited Partner’s capital account in such Series for such
calendar quarter (or other period). The Performance Allocation will be subject to a Loss Carryforward
(sometimes referred to as a “high water mark”).
The Performance Allocation is subject to what is commonly known as a “high water mark” provision.
That is, if a Limited Partner’s capital account has a net loss in any calendar quarter (or other period,
as applicable), this loss will be recorded and carried forward as to such capital account to future
calendar quarters (or other periods) (such amount is referred to as the “Loss Carryforward”). The
General Partner will not receive the Performance Allocation with respect to a Limited Partner’s capital
account in any future calendar quarter (or other period) until the Loss Carryforward amount for such
capital account has been recovered (i.e., when the Loss Carryforward amount has been exceeded by
the cumulative profits allocable to such capital account for the calendar quarters (or other periods)
following the Loss Carryforward). Once the Loss Carryforward has been recovered, the Performance
Allocation will be based on the excess profits (over the Loss Carryforward amount) as to such capital
account, rather than on all profits. When a Limited Partner withdraws capital, any Loss Carryforward
will be adjusted downward in proportion to the withdrawal. The General Partner may agree with any
Limited Partner to apply a different Loss Carryforward provision for such Limited Partner.
Performance based fee arrangements may create an incentive for us to recommend investments that
may be riskier or more speculative than those that we may recommended under a different fee
arrangement. In the allocation of investment opportunities, performance-based fee arrangements may
also create (i) an incentive for us to favor accounts with performance or incentive fee arrangements
over accounts that are not charged, or from which we will not receive, a performance fee; and (ii) an
incentive for us to favor accounts from which we will receive a greater performance fee over accounts
from which we will receive a lesser performance fee. We have adopted Order Aggregation and
Allocation Procedures (the “Allocation Procedures”) designed to ensure that all of our clients are
treated fairly and equally and to prevent this form of conflict from influencing the allocation of
investment opportunities among our clients. We will offer clients the right to participate in all
investment opportunities that we determine are appropriate for the client in view of relative amounts
of capital available for new investments, the investment programs, and the portfolios of our clients.
In accordance with our Allocation Procedures, we will endeavor to treat each of our clients in a fair
and equitable manner.
In addition, certain of our clients may provide investment guidelines that prohibit us from making
highly speculative investments or using leverage. These prohibitions limit the concern that we may
recommend certain investments in order to enhance our performance fees.
High Income Municipal Opportunities Portfolio does not charge a performance fee.
Mid Atlantic Total Return Portfolio does not charge a management fee, but is subject to a monthly
performance fee of 60%.
Separately Managed Account clients that meet the regulatory definition of “Qualified Clients”, may
be charged a performance-based fee ranging from 0% - 30% above pre-defined benchmarks that are
then deducted on a quarterly basis. The formula is based on the quarterly P&L for each individual
account based on the last day of each quarter, subject to attaining the previous high-water mark. Such
fees are subject to individualized negotiation with each such client. In measuring clients' assets for the
calculation of performance-based fees, One Oak shall include realized and unrealized capital gains
and losses. Performance based fee arrangements may create an incentive for One Oak to recommend
investments which may be riskier or more speculative than those which would be recommended under
a different fee arrangement. Such fee arrangements also create an incentive to favor higher fee-paying
accounts over other accounts in the allocation of investment opportunities. One Oak has procedures
designed and implemented to ensure that all clients are treated fairly and equally, and to prevent this
conflict from influencing the allocation of investment opportunities among clients.
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At present, we provide investment advisory services to private funds, as well as advice on a separately
managed account basis to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, endowments,
charitable organizations, corporations, limited liability companies, other business entities and other
investment advisors.
The minimum account size necessary to invest in our portfolio will vary by the type of Investor. For
instance, Investors in the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund must make a minimum initial investment
of at least $500,000 million and any additional investments must be in increments of $100,000. From
time to time initial investments less than $500,000 million and additional investments less than
$100,000 may be accepted, and these thresholds may be increased or decreased. The General Partner
has the discretion to negotiate a lower the minimum investment size.
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Security analysis methods may include economic, fundamental, technical and cyclical analysis.
The main sources of information may include the research provided via Bloomberg and any other
research department they may offer access to, research materials prepared by others, corporate rating
services, annual reports, prospectuses, press releases, filings with the SEC, financial newspapers and
magazines, and the Internet.
Risk of Loss Investing in securities involves risk of loss that our clients (and underlying investors) should be
prepared to bear. There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve its investment objective.
Assessment of the prospects of investments may not prove accurate. No assurance can be given that
any investment or trading strategy implemented by the Advisor on behalf of the Funds will be
successful and, because of the speculative nature of the Fund’s investment and trading strategy,
investors may suffer a significant loss of their invested capital, including loss of the entire investment
In addition, we believe that clients and their underlying investors should be aware of the risk factors
delineated below. These risk factors are not a complete explanation of all the risks to clients and
underlying investors from investing with us. Clients should read this brochure, any investment
advisory agreement, any organizational or offering documents, and the documents and materials
referred to in this brochure before determining to invest with us.
Risk Factors Note: All investments involve the risk of loss, including (among other things) loss of principal, a
reduction in earnings (including interest, dividends and other distributions), and the loss of future
earnings. These risks include market risk, interest rate risk, issuer risk, and general economic risk.
Although One Oak advises assets in a manner consistent with risk tolerances, there can be no
guarantee that our efforts will be successful. The investor should be prepared to bear the risk of loss. Market Risks
Competition. The securities industry and the varied strategies and techniques to be engaged in by the
Adviser are extremely competitive and each involves a degree of risk. The Adviser will compete with
firms, including many of the larger securities and investment banking firms, which have substantially
greater financial resources and research staffs.
Market Volatility. The profitability of the Adviser substantially depends upon it correctly assessing
the future price movements of stocks, bonds, options on stocks, and other securities and the movements
of interest rates. The Adviser cannot guarantee that it will be successful in accurately predicting price
and interest rate movements.
Adviser’s Investment Activities. The Adviser’s investment activities involve a significant degree of
risk. The performance of any investment is subject to numerous factors which are neither within the
control of nor predictable by the Adviser. Such factors include a wide range of economic, political,
competitive, technological and other conditions (including acts of terrorism and war) that may affect
investments in general or specific industries or companies. The securities markets may be volatile,
which may adversely affect the ability of the Adviser to realize profits.
Material Non-Public Information. By reason of their responsibilities in connection with other
activities of the Adviser and/or its affiliates, certain principals or employees of the Adviser and/or its
affiliates may acquire confidential or material non-public information or be restricted from initiating
transactions in certain securities. The Adviser will not be free to act upon any such information. Due
to these restrictions, the Adviser may not be able to initiate a transaction that it otherwise might have
initiated and may not be able to sell an investment that it otherwise might have sold.
Accuracy of Public Information. The Adviser selects investments, in part, on the basis of information
and data filed by issuers with various government regulators or made directly available to the Adviser
by the issuers or through sources other than the issuers. Although the Adviser evaluates all such
information and data and sometimes seeks independent corroboration when it’s considered appropriate
and reasonably available, the Adviser is not in a position to confirm the completeness, genuineness or
accuracy of such information and data, and in some cases, complete and accurate information is not
available.
Investments in Undervalued Securities. The Adviser intends to invest in undervalued securities. The
identification of investment opportunities in undervalued securities is a difficult task, and there are no
assurances that such opportunities will be successfully recognized or acquired. While investments in
undervalued securities offer the opportunities for above-average capital appreciation, these
investments involve a high degree of financial risk and can result in substantial losses. Returns
generated from the Adviser’s investments may not adequately compensate for the business and
financial risks assumed.
Investment Risks One Oak invests substantially all of their available capital (other than capital the General Partner
retains in cash or cash equivalents) principally in fixed income securities. Markets for such
instruments fluctuate and the market value of any particular investment may vary substantially. The
Fund’s portfolio may not generate any income or appreciate in value.
Portfolio Turnover. The portfolios may require active trading of the portfolio, and as a result, turnover
and brokerage commission expenses may significantly exceed those of other investment entities of
comparable size.
Lack of Diversification. The portfolios may not be widely diversified among sectors, industries,
geographic areas or types of securities. Further, portfolios may not necessarily be diversified among a
wide range of issuers. Accordingly, the portfolios may be subject to more rapid change in value than
would be the case if the Investment Vehicles were required to maintain a wide diversification among
companies or industry groups.
Short-Sales. One Oak may sell securities short. Short sales can, in certain circumstances, substantially
increase the impact of adverse price movements on the portfolios. A short sale involves the risk of a
theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the particular investment sold short, which could
result in an inability to cover the short position and a theoretically unlimited loss. There can be no
assurance that securities necessary to cover a short position will be available for purchase.
Derivative Instruments. One Oak may invest, from time to time, derivative instruments, including,
fixed income swap agreements. The values swap agreements depend primarily upon the price of the
securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Payments pursuant
to swap agreements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and
demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of
governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies.
Hedging Transactions. Investments in financial instruments such as forward contracts, options,
commodities and interest rate swaps, caps and floors, other derivatives, and other investment
techniques are commonly utilized by investment funds & portfolios to hedge against fluctuations in
the relative values of its portfolio positions as a result of changes in currency exchange rates, interest
rates and/or the equity markets or sectors thereof. Any hedging against a decline in the value of
portfolio positions does not eliminate fluctuations in the values of portfolio positions or prevent losses
if the values of such positions decline, but establishes other positions designed to gain from those same
developments, thus moderating the decline in the portfolio positions’ value. Such hedging transactions
also limit the opportunity for gain if the value of the portfolio positions should increase. The Adviser
is not obligated to establish hedges for portfolio positions and may not do so.
Leverage. One Oak will use leverage by engaging in short sales, entering into swaps and other
derivatives contracts and other leveraging strategies. Such leverage increases the risk of loss and
volatility. In addition, the use of leverage requires the pledging of assets as collateral. Margin calls or
changes in margin requirements can cause the portfolios to be required to pledge additional collateral
or liquidate the portfolio’s holdings, which could require the portfolio to sell securities at substantial
losses that would not otherwise be realized.
Market or Interest Rate Risk. The price of most fixed income securities move in the opposite direction
of the change in interest rates. For example, as interest rates rise, the price of fixed income securities
falls. If the Adviser holds a fixed income security to maturity, the change in its price before maturity
may have little impact on the Adviser’s performance; however, if the Adviser has to sell the fixed
income security before the maturity date, an increase in interest rates could result in a loss to the
Adviser.
Fixed Income Call Option Risk. Many bonds, including agency, corporate and municipal bonds, and
all mortgage-backed securities, contain a provision that allows the issuer to “call” all or part of the
issue before the bond’s maturity date. The issuer usually retains this right to refinance the bond in the
future if market interest rates decline below the coupon rate. There are three disadvantages to the call
provision. First, the cash flow pattern of a callable bond is not known with certainty. Second, because
the issuer will call the bonds when interest rates have dropped, the Adviser is exposed to reinvestment
rate risk – the Adviser will have to reinvest the proceeds received when the bond is called at lower
interest rates. Finally, the capital appreciation potential of a bond will be reduced because the price
of a callable bond may not rise much above the price at which the issuer may call the bond.
Inflation Risk. Inflation risk results from the variation in the value of cash flows from a security due
to inflation, as measured in terms of purchasing power. For example, if the Adviser purchases a 5-
year bond in which it can realize a coupon rate of 5%, but the rate of inflation is 6%, then the
purchasing power of the cash flow has declined. For all but inflation-linked bonds, adjustable bonds
or floating rate bonds, the Adviser is exposed to inflation risk because the interest rate the issuer
promises to make is fixed for the life of the security.
Lack of Liquidity. One Oak may invest in thinly traded and relatively illiquid securities or those
securities may not be traded at the time the portfolios invest or may cease to be traded after the
portfolios invests. One Oak also may acquire significant positions in some securities. In such cases
and in the event of extreme market activity, One Oak may not be able to liquidate its investments
promptly if necessary. In addition, One Oak’s sales of thinly traded securities could depress the market
value of those securities and thereby reduce the profitability or increase its losses. Such circumstances
or events could affect the portfolio’s gain or loss materially and adversely.
Limited Operating History. Although One Oak has significant investment management experience,
One Oak is recently-formed entities and have limited operating history upon which investors can
evaluate their likely performance. Accordingly, an investment in the One Oak Funds entails a
significant degree of risk.
Risk of Default or Bankruptcy of Third Parties. One Oak may engage in transactions in securities,
commodities, other financial instruments and other assets that involve counterparties. Under certain
conditions, the Adviser could suffer losses if a counterparty to a transaction were to default or if the
market for certain securities, commodities, other financial instruments and/or other assets were to
become illiquid.
Regulatory Risks Strategy Restrictions. Certain institutions may be restricted from directly utilizing investment
strategies of the type in which the Adviser may engage. Such institutions, including entities subject
to ERISA, should consult their own advisors, counsel and accountants to determine what restrictions
may apply and whether an investment in the Adviser is appropriate.
Trading Limitations. For all securities, instruments and/or assets listed on an exchange, including
options listed on a public exchange, the exchange generally has the right to suspend or limit trading
under certain circumstances. Such suspensions or limits could render certain strategies difficult to
complete or continue and subject the Adviser to loss. Also, such a suspension could render it
impossible for the Adviser to liquidate positions and thereby expose the Adviser to potential losses.
Conflicts of Interest: In the administration of client accounts, portfolios and financial reporting, the
Adviser faces inherent conflicts of interest which are described in this brochure. Generally, the
Adviser mitigates these conflicts through its Code of Ethics which provides that the client’s interest is
always held above that of the Firm and its associated persons.
Supervision of Trading Operations. The Adviser, with assistance from its brokerage and clearing
firms, intends to supervise and monitor trading activity in the portfolio accounts to ensure compliance
with firm and client objectives. Despite the Adviser’s efforts, however, there is a risk that
unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate trading activity may occur in portfolio accounts.
Depending on the nature of the investment management service selected by a client and the securities
used to implement the investment strategy, clients will be exposed to risks that are specific to the
securities in their particular investment portfolio.
Reliance on Management and Key Personnel. Investors have no right or power to take part in the
management of One Oak. Accordingly, no investor should invest with One Oak unless such investor
is willing to entrust all aspects of management to One Oak. The investment performance of the One
Oak portfolios depends largely on the skill of key personnel of One Oak, including, in particular, its
sub advisors. If key personnel were to leave One Oak, it might not be able to find equally desirable
replacements and the performance of the One Oak Funds could, as a result, be adversely affected.
Security Specific Risks
Liquidity. Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash. Securities where there
is a ready market that is traded through an exchange are generally more liquid. Securities traded over
the counter or that do not have a ready market or are thinly traded are less liquid and may face material
discounts in price level in a liquidation situation. One Oak may invest in thinly traded and relatively
illiquid securities or those securities may not be traded at the time One Oak invests or may cease to be
traded after One Oak invests. One Oak also may acquire significant positions in some securities. In
such cases and in the event of extreme market activity, One Oak may not be able to liquidate its
investments promptly if necessary. In addition, One Oak’ sales of thinly traded securities could depress
the market value of those securities and thereby reduce the portfolio’s profitability or increase its
losses. Such circumstances or events could affect the gain or loss materially and adversely.
Currency. Overseas investments are subject to fluctuations in the value of the dollar against the
currency of the investment’s originating country. This is also referred to as exchange rate risk.
Lack of Registration. One Oak private funds or LP interests have neither been registered under the
Securities Act nor under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state and, therefore, are subject to
transfer restrictions.
Withdrawal of Capital. The ability to withdraw funds from the One Oak private funds or LP interests
is usually restricted in accordance with the withdrawal provisions contained in an Offering
Memorandum. In addition, substantial withdrawals by investors within a short period of time could
require a fund to liquidate securities positions and other investments more rapidly than would
otherwise be desirable, possibly reducing the value of the fund’s assets and/or disrupting the fund’s
investment strategy.
Recommendation of a Particular Type of Security We recommend on a particular type of security, fixed income (subject to anything to the contrary in
the relevant investment advisory agreement, offering document, or organizational documents of a
particular client).
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To the best of our knowledge, there are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to our clients’
evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management.
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Broker-Dealer Registration Mr. DiTursi is a registered representative with Fox Chase Capital Partner, LLC as in he may find need
to provide his clients with brokerage products in the course of providing advisory level services to his
clients. A conflict of interest may arise as these sales may create an incentive to recommend products
based on the compensation he may earn.
Fox Chase Capital Partner, LLC is wholly independent of and otherwise unaffiliated with One Oak.
It does not supervise its investment management services and has no responsibility for the services to
its clients.
Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or Commodity Trading Advisor Registration The Adviser and its management personnel are not registered as futures commission merchants
(“FCM”), commodity pool operators (“CPO”), and commodity trading advisors (“CTA”) with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and do not have any application pending to
register with the CFTC or the National Futures Association as a FCM, CPO, CTA, or an associated
person of a FCM, CPO, or CTA.
Material Relationships and Conflicts of Interests with Industry Participants We may conduct business with institutions that invest, or whose clients invest with One Oak. In
addition, we, our affiliates, and the partners, members, managers, directors, and principals of those
affiliates may have financial investments in other clients or interests in the performance of other
clients. It is therefore possible that we will have conflicts of interest with one or any of the One Oak
Funds. We will abide, at all times, by our contractual and fiduciary obligations to each of our clients
and will endeavor to ensure that such conflicts are resolved fairly.
There may be a conflict of interest in the allocation of investment opportunities between each of the
One Oak portfolios/sleeves, and/or a separately managed client (each known as a “client”). As a
general matter, we intend to allocate investment opportunities between all portfolios in a manner that
is in the collective best interests of all clients involved. We may, however, allocate an investment
opportunity wholly or primarily to one or more client and, therefore, other clients will be unable to
participate in such investment opportunity or may participate only on a limited basis. We are generally
not under any obligation to share any investment, idea, or strategy with any of our clients.
Any of our clients may be disadvantaged because of our activities on behalf of any of our other clients
(including private funds). For instance, the size of one or more of a client’s position in an investment
may be limited because of the legal restrictions on the size of combined positions that we may take on
behalf of all of the accounts we manage. In addition, we may choose not to offer an investment
opportunity to each or all of the clients because the market may not be able to absorb the sale of
combined positions in illiquid investments. Further, there may be circumstances under which we will
consider participation by one or more client in investment opportunities in which we do not intend to
invest, or intend to invest only on a limited basis, on behalf of one or more of the clients. We will
evaluate a variety of factors that may be relevant in determining whether a particular situation or
strategy is appropriate and feasible for one or more of the clients at a particular time. These factors
include the nature of the investment opportunity, taken in the context of the other current investments,
the liquidity of the investment relative to the needs of the particular entity or client, legal, regulatory,
or tax limitations on the particular client, and the transaction costs involved. Because these
considerations may differ for each of the clients, investment activities of each of the clients, in the
context of any particular investment opportunity, may differ considerably from time to time.
We may buy or sell a particular investment for only one of our clients or for neither of our clients.
Likewise, we may buy or sell a particular investment for only one of our clients or for none of our
clients. We may buy or sell different amounts of a particular investment, at different times, for some
but not all of our clients, even if the investment could have been bought or sold for other clients at the
same time. Likewise, we may buy a particular investment for one client at the same time that we are
selling the same investment on behalf of another client including portfolios managed by the same
investment teams.
Our clients may receive less (or more) of a certain investment than they would otherwise receive if we
did not have a conflict of interest among clients. In effecting transactions, it may not always be
possible, or consistent with the investment objectives of our various clients, to take or liquidate the
same investment positions at the same time or at the same prices. For example, we may or may not
have a fund with new or additional investment capital purchase an equal percentage of a particular
investment.
For a detailed discussion of the conflicts of interest that may arise because of fee structures and fee
arrangements, please see Item 6, “Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management,” above.
Material Conflicts of Interest Relating to Other Investment Advisers We do not recommend or select other investment advisers for our clients.
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TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
As a fundamental mandate, we demand the highest standards of ethical conduct and care from all of
our employees and officers. Our employees must abide by this basic business standard and must not
take inappropriate advantage of their position. Each employee is under a duty to exercise his or her
authority and responsibility for our benefit and for the benefit of our clients and may not have outside
interests that inappropriately conflict with our interests or those of our clients. Each employee must
avoid circumstances or conduct that adversely affect or that appear to adversely affect us or our clients.
Code of Ethics Pursuant to Rule 204A-1, promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act, we have adopted a Code
of Ethics to establish applicable policies, guidelines, and procedures that promote ethical practices and
conduct by all of our employees and officers and to prevent violations of the Investment Advisers Act
and the Investment Company Act.
Our Code of Ethics requires all of our employees to adhere to the highest ethical standards when
discharging their investment advisory duties to clients or conducting general business activity on our
behalf in every possible capacity, such as investment management, administration, dealings with
service providers, confidentiality of information, and financial matters of every kind. Accordingly,
the Code of Ethics sets forth policies that are designed to reasonably assure that the high ethical
standards that we maintain continue to be applied, deter misconduct by employees, and protect clients
and investors in the Client Accounts that we manage. The Code of Ethics prohibits certain activities
and personal financial interests and requires disclosure of certain personal investments and related
business activities of employees. In addition, the Code of Ethics requires all employees to have an
obligation and a responsibility to conduct business in a manner that maintains the trust and respect of
fellow employees, our clients, their investors, our business counterparties, and the general public.
We will provide a copy of our Code of Ethics, free of charge, to any client or investor and prospective
client or prospective investor upon request. Our Code of Ethics may be requested by contacting our
Chief Compliance Officer, Joanne Costantini, at 914-205-5823 or
[email protected]. Recommending, Buying, or Selling Securities in which We or a Related Person Have a Material Financial Interest, Invest, or Buy or Sell at the Same Time; Conflict of Interests In appropriate circumstances, we may cause client accounts over which we have investment authority
to affect the purchase or sale of securities, or related securities such as warrants, options, or futures, in
which our advisory personnel, our other clients, or we, directly or indirectly, have a position of interest.
We may also recommend that our clients or prospective clients purchase or sell such securities.
Nevertheless, we anticipate that we will rarely invest client assets in the same or related securities in
which we, or our related persons, are invested. There may be circumstances in which we may
recommend to clients, or buy or sell for One Oak funds, securities in which our related persons, our
other clients, or we, have a position of interest. Such purchases and sales may occur at or about the
same time that we buy or sell the same security for our own account or our related persons buy or sell
the same security for their own accounts.
Conflicts of interest may occur when we, or our related persons, invest in the same securities that we
recommend to our clients and when we, or our related persons, trade in the same security at or about
the same time. As discussed above, we expect these situations to occur infrequently, if ever. For
example, theoretically we may seek to sell the securities we hold, while simultaneously recommending
that our clients maintain their position in the security. A sale by our related persons or us, may affect
the liquidity of the securities that our clients continue to hold.
Personal Trading
We recognize that the personal investment transactions of members and employees of our firm demand
the application of a high Code of Ethics and require that all such transactions be carried out in a way that
does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, we believe that if investment goals are
similar for clients and for members and employees of our firm, it is logical and even desirable that there
be common ownership of some securities.
Therefore, in order to prevent conflicts of interest, we have in place a set of procedures (including a pre-
clearing procedure) with respect to transactions effected by our members, officers and employees for their
personal accounts. In order to monitor compliance with our personal trading policy, we have a quarterly
securities transaction reporting system for all of our associates.
Furthermore, our firm has established a Code of Ethics which applies to all of our associated persons. An
investment adviser is considered a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to
provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our
clients at all times. We have a fiduciary duty to all clients. Our fiduciary duty is considered the core
underlying principle for our Code of Ethics which also includes Insider Trading and Personal Securities
Transactions Policies and Procedures. We require all of our supervised persons to conduct business with
the highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times.
Upon employment or affiliation and at least annually thereafter, all supervised persons will sign an
acknowledgement that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with our Code of Ethics. Our
firm and supervised persons must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all
circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients.
This disclosure is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. However, if a client or a
potential client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon
request.
Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also recommended
to clients. In order to minimize any conflict of interest, our related persons will place client interests
ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics, a copy of which is available upon
request.
Related persons may buy or sell securities for themselves at or about the same time they buy or sell the
same securities for client accounts. If a security is bought or sold for clients and for Firm access persons
on the same day, the access person’s trades must either be: 1. aggregated with the client transactions,
in which case all participants in the transaction participate on an average price basis; or 2. executed at
the end of the trade day after all client trades in the subject security for that day are completed. If the
access person’s purchase of the security is not aggregated with client trades, the price received by the
access person cannot be more favorable than the price received for the same security for client accounts
that day.
Related persons may buy or sell different investments, based on personal investment considerations,
which the Firm may not deem appropriate to buy or sell for clients. It is also possible that employees
may take investment positions for their own accounts that are contrary to those taken on behalf of
clients. Employees may also buy or sell a specific security for their personal account based on personal
investment considerations aside from company or industry fundamentals, which are not deemed
appropriate to buy or sell for clients. If these securities subsequently appreciate, these personal
transactions could be viewed as creating a conflict of interest.
Conversely, related persons may liquidate a security position that is held both for their own account
and for the accounts of Firm clients, sometimes in advance of clients. This occurs when personal
considerations (i.e., liquidity needs, tax-planning, industry/sector weightings) deem a sale necessary
for individual financial planning reasons. If the security subsequently falls in price, these personal
transactions could be viewed as a conflict of interest.
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A. Selection of Broker-Dealers and Reasonableness of Compensation Subject to the policies that may be established by any of our clients, we will be primarily responsible
for selecting brokers and dealers to execute transactions with respect to the publicly-traded securities
in our clients’ portfolios and for allocating brokerage commissions. We do not expect to execute
transactions through any particular broker-dealer, but rather will seek to obtain the best net results for
our clients under the circumstances. We will take into account factors such as (i) price (including the
applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread); (ii) execution capabilities of the broker-dealers
(including accurate and timely execution, clearance, and error/dispute resolution); (iii) research
(including economic forecasts, investment strategy advice, fundamental and technical advice on
individual securities, valuation advice, and market analysis); (iv) other services (including reporting
and technology) provided by such broker-dealers, which are expected to enhance our general portfolio
management capabilities; (v) size of the transaction; (vi) difficulty of execution; (vii) operational
facilities of the broker-dealers involved; (viii) risk in positioning a block of securities; (ix) reputation;
(x) financial strength and stability; and (xi) quality of the overall brokerage and research services
provided by the broker-dealers. We generally seek to have our clients pay the lowest commission rate
available to obtain the quality of execution that we deem necessary for the applicable transaction. As
noted above, however, we consider other factors besides commission rates when selecting broker-
dealers. For example, at times we may receive research reports from brokers and our portfolio
managers may consult with brokers’ analysts. Accordingly, we may not always obtain the lowest
commission rates available.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Arrangements Subject to applicable legal requirements and consistent with Section 28(e) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as permitted by a particular client’s investment advisory
agreement, offering document, or organizational documents, we may select a broker based upon
brokerage or research products or services provided to us. Such products and services may include,
but are not limited to, economic forecasts, investment strategy advice, written reports, fundamental
advice on individual securities, valuation advice, and market analysis. Such products and services
include both proprietary research created or developed by the broker-dealer and research created or
developed by a third party. Research services received from broker-dealers are supplemental to our
own research efforts, and, when utilized, are subject to internal analysis before being incorporated into
our investment process. In return for these “soft-dollars” and other benefits and services, our clients
may pay a higher commission (or markup/markdown) than other brokers would charge. We may
nevertheless choose to engage a broker-dealer charging a higher commission − a practice referred to
as “paying-up” − if we determine in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the
services provided.
When we use client brokerage commissions (or markups/markdowns) to obtain research or other
products or services, we receive a benefit because we do not have to produce or pay for the research,
products, or services. The receipt of research and other “soft-dollar” benefits from broker-dealers
provides an incentive for us to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on our interest in receiving
the research or other products or services, rather than on our clients’ interest in receiving the most
favorable execution. We only use “soft-dollars” to service the accounts or portfolios of clients that
paid for those benefits. Similarly, we seek to allocate “soft-dollars” to client portfolios or accounts
proportionately to the “soft-dollar” credits generated.
Brokerage for Client Referrals In selecting or recommending broker-dealers, we do not consider whether we, or any of our affiliates,
receive client or investor referrals from a broker-dealer or other third party.
Directed Brokerage We do not recommend, request, or require that our clients direct us to execute transactions through a
specified broker-dealer. Each client’s investment advisory agreement generally grants us the full
authority to determine, without obtaining the client’s consent or consulting with the client on a
transaction-by-transaction basis, the broker-dealers through whom all transactions will be executed.
By directing transactions to certain broker-dealers, we may be unable to achieve the most favorable
execution of client transactions and this practice may cost our clients more money. As a result, clients
who have elected to direct brokerage may pay higher commissions or other transaction costs or greater
spreads, or receive less favorable net prices than would otherwise be the case. In a directed brokerage
account, we may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce transaction costs and our clients may receive
less favorable prices.
Aggregating Orders for Various Client Accounts At the start of the month, our custodian calculates the excess buying power for our Fund and
SMAs. We allocate to existing portfolios on a pro rata basis based upon the excess margin throughout
the month. All trades are set to be allocated across all accounts equitably through a pro-rata
methodology where appropriate between the relevant portfolios. Today, and at this point in the firm’s
evolution, this procedure is only relevant for the investment grade purchases and sales of municipal
bonds and corporates. The Municipal Opportunities Portfolio cannot purchase non-investment grade
securities. Allocation percentages are set at the start of the month and allocations are finalized at the
end of the trading day. One Oak utilizes an established formula for allocating securities, including
IPOs and Private Placements and/or recommendations among clients. The formula must provide a fair
and equitable basis for allocations and be consistently applied to all clients. Prior to the allocation of
securities by One Oak, One Oak will determine if a client’s investment objectives and suitability
requirements qualify the client for participation in purchasing a specific security. If the client qualifies,
One Oak will allocate a certain percentage of the total allocation to each qualified client based upon
the following formula: The formula requires dividing the total par amount allocated to One Oak by
the total number of clients and their assets under management. For example, if the total allocation to
One Oak is $1,000,000 of bonds and One Oak has ten clients that qualify for a percentage of the
allocation and each client has a total of $1,000,000 under management with One Oak, each client will
receive an allocation of $100,000 worth of bonds. One Oak also utilizes a front-end system called
Fabkom which has the ability to allocate to different prime brokers and SMAs.
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Periodic Review of Client Accounts We review each of our portfolios on a daily basis to ensure conformity with each client’s investment
style and appropriate asset allocation, and to monitor changes to performance of individual securities.
Reviews also include the monitoring of cash and cash equivalent positions and position limits within
each client’s account.
Additional Review of Client Accounts In addition to daily oversight, we also review client portfolios on a quarterly basis.
Contents and Frequency of Account Reports to Clients Each underlying investor of the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund receives a monthly written report
summarizing the current value of the account, as of the end of the month, including month-to-date and
year-to-date performance information. In addition, taxable investors in the One Oak Alpha
Opportunities Fund shall generally receive Schedule K-1s by March 31 of each year. All investors
shall receive audited financial statements of the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund in which they are
invested (prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices) within 120 days of the
fiscal year end. If we distribute different or more frequent performance information to an underlying
investor in the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund, we will make such information available to all
investors in the Fund, as applicable.
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Economic Benefits for Providing Services to Clients We do not receive an economic benefit from anyone other than our clients for providing investment
advice or other advisory services to our clients.
Compensation to Non-Supervised Persons for Client Referrals The Adviser does not currently compensate any person who is not our supervised person for client
referrals.
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Rule 206(4)-2 promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act (the “Custody Rule”) imposes specific
conditions on investment advisers who have actual or deemed custody of client assets. As an
investment adviser to advisory clients, including investment accounts and pooled investment vehicles,
we may be deemed to have custody in instances where we have actual possession or the authority to
obtain possession of the assets of our advisory clients, and therefore we must meet the applicable
conditions of the Custody Rule.
The Advisor does not accept or permit the Firm or its associated persons from acting as trustee, provide
bill paying service, have password access to control account activity or any other form of controlling
client assets. All checks or wire transfer to fund client accounts are required to be made out to/sent to
the account custodian and transferred to the custodian by the end of the next business day.
Separately Managed Accounts
All assets are held at qualified custodians and the custodians provide account statements not less than
quarterly to clients at their address of record. Clients should carefully review such statements for any
discrepancies or inaccuracies. In certain cases, and at the client’s request, the Advisor allows the use
of a standing letters of authorizations (“SLOA”) that permits, with certain limitations the third-party
transfer of money between their accounts. Based on the No-Action Letter submitted by the Investment
Adviser Association dated February 21, 2017, the SEC indicates that an adviser generally has custody
where a client grants the adviser power in a standing letter of authorization (“SLOA”) to conduct third
party transfers. The No-Action Letter further states that an Adviser is exempt from the annual surprise
audit requirement if it complies with the seven stated conditions of the letter that are intended to protect
client assets in such situations. The Advisor meets the seven conditions the SEC has set forth and is
therefore not subject to an annual surprise audit.
Private Funds
The Custody Rule contains significant provisions applicable to investment advisers that serve as a
general partner or managing member to private funds formed as limited partnerships or limited liability
companies, such as the One Oak Alpha Opportunities Fund. Most significantly, the Custody Rule
provides an alternative approach to the quarterly account statement delivery requirement and the
annual surprise examination requirement. Specifically, an investment adviser to a private fund need
not send to each investor a quarterly account statement or have an annual surprise examination if the
fund is (i) subject to an audit (as defined in section 2(d) of Article 1 of Regulation S-X) by an
accountant registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board at least annually and (ii)
distributes its audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles to all investors within 120 days of the end of the fund’s fiscal year. We typically rely upon
this exception.
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At the outset of an advisory relationship, we may receive discretionary authority from a client to select
the identity and amount of securities to be purchased and sold by the client. For example, we will
have investment discretion to manage securities accounts on behalf of the One Oak portfolios. In all
cases, we exercise this investment discretion in a manner consistent with the stated investment
objectives of the client.
When selecting securities and determining amounts of investments, we observe the investment
policies, limitations, and restrictions of the clients we advise, as stated in the applicable investment
advisory agreement or other applicable agreements. Our clients may, and customarily do, place
limitations on our investment authority, including, without limitation, designating types of permitted
investments or the percentage of permitted investments, or prohibiting certain types of investments.
For a complete discussion of our advisory business and the services we provide to our clients, please
see Item 4, “Advisory Business,” above.
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As a matter of firm policy and practice, we do not accept authority to vote proxies on your behalf.
Generally, you will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from the custodian or transfer
agent. However, you may call or e-mail us with questions regarding a particular proxy or other
solicitation, and we may provide advice to you regarding your voting of proxies or such solicitations,
upon your request. Nearly all clients authorize us to receive duplicate copies of proxies and other
correspondence from investment sponsors.
You retain the responsibility for receiving and voting proxies for any and all securities maintained
in your portfolios.
You should note that we will not advise nor act on your behalf in legal proceedings involving
companies whose securities are held or previously were held in your account(s), including, but not
limited to, the filing of “Proofs of Claim” in class action settlements. If desired, you may direct us to
transmit copies of class action notices to you or a third party. Upon such direction, we will make
commercially reasonable efforts to forward such notices in a timely manner.
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Balance Sheet We are not required to attach a balance sheet because we do not require or solicit the payment of fees
six months or more in advance.
Contractual Commitments to Our Clients We have no financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet contractual and
fiduciary commitments to our clients.
Bankruptcy Petitions We have never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
ITEM 19: INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM & BUSINESS CONTINUITY Information Security The Advisor maintains an information security program to reduce the risk that your personal and
confidential information may be breached.
Business Continuity Plan The Advisor has a business continuity plan in place that provides steps to mitigate and recover from
the disruption and loss of office space, communications, services or key people.
The business continuity plan covers natural disasters such as snow storms, hurricanes, tornados, and
flooding. The plan covers man-made disasters such as loss of electrical power, loss of water pressure,
fire, bomb threat, nuclear emergency, chemical event, biological event, T-1-communications line
outage, internet outage, railway accident and aircraft accident. Electronic files are backed up regularly
and archived offsite.
Alternate locations are identified to support ongoing operations in the event the main office is
unavailable. It is our intention to contact all Investor/Owners within fifteen days of a disaster that
dictates moving our office to an alternate location.
A summary of the business continuity plan is available upon request to One Oak Capital Management;
Attention: Joanne Costantini, Chief Compliance Officer.
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