Overview
The Adviser is an investment advisory firm with its principal place of business in Newark, New Jersey and
organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Adviser is owned by
Joshua Silva, LPC Harvest, LP (“LPC”), and several other minority owners.
The Adviser provides discretionary investment advisory services to businesses, institutional clients
(collectively, “Accounts”) and pooled investment vehicles (“Funds” and collectively referred to herein with
Accounts as, “Clients”). The Adviser provides advice to Clients based on the specific investment objectives
and strategies that are set forth in the investment management agreement (“IMA”), offering documents,
fund prospectus or other governing documents applicable to the Client (collectively “Governing
Documents”).
In addition to offering customized option-based solutions to Clients, the Adviser offers distinct investment
strategies including the following: Purchase Power Protection (“PPP”), Long Short Replication strategy
(“LSR”), Risk Premium Equity (“RPE”), Global Hedged Equity (“GHE”) and Global Risk Premium Equity
(“GRPE”).
PPP is designed to provide investors with a liquid, multi-asset, low volatility return stream that outperforms
CPI during periods of rising prices and seeks to reduce downside risk in periods of falling prices. PPP is a
rules based, tactical investment strategy created to gain exposure to real assets quickly and efficiently while
always maintaining exposure to multiple asset classes. The Adviser uses a proprietary model incorporating
cross-asset implied volatilities to determine the current macro-environment and what asset classes will
benefit from the present conditions. Based on this analysis the Adviser structures portfolios targeting low
volatility and reduced market correlations. PPP is a liquid, long only strategy that has global macro and
Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) characteristics provided in a cost-effective manner.
The LSR strategy utilizes a combination of equity beta and equity optionality which seeks to provide daily
liquidity and daily transparency, in a low-cost solution to lower a Client’s equity portfolio
volatility. LSR
is a quantitative, rules based, tactical investment strategy. LSR is designed to use equity beta and overlay
it with the most optimal equity put purchasing strategy. Using the Adviser’s proprietary model, LSR will
add equity exposure in low volatility environments, and reduce equity exposure in high volatility
environments. The combination of these factors allows LSR to target 65% of the volatility in the S&P 500
index with S&P 500 like returns over a full market cycle.
RPE seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns relative to the S&P 500 over a full market cycle. The strategy
seeks to reduce overall equity risk and add a relatively uncorrelated equity volatility risk premium. The
Adviser implements a balanced investment approach combining exposure to growth (equities), yield (US
T-Bills) and equity volatility risk premium alpha. All short option positions are fully covered or
collateralized in order to eliminate any potential leverage.
The primary goal of the GHE strategy is to provide optimal downside protection with minimal drag on the
upside return. By using a combination of equity beta and equity optionality, GHE seeks to provide daily
liquidity, daily transparency, in a low-cost solution to lower an investor’s equity portfolio volatility. GHE
is a quantitative, rules based, tactical investment strategy. GHE is designed to use equity beta and overlay
it with the most optimal equity put purchasing strategy. Using the Adviser’s proprietary model, GHE seeks
to add equity exposure in low volatility environments, and reduce equity exposure in high volatility
environments. The combination of these factors allows GHE to target 65% of the volatility in the MSCI
ACWI with MSCI ACWI like returns over a full market cycle.
The GRPE strategy seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns compared to the ACWI over a full market cycle.
GRPE’s portfolio is constructed to take advantage of the higher levels of implied volatility over realized
volatility that exists in the US options market.
As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser has $1,268,372,594 assets under management, all of which is
managed on a discretionary basis.