Our Firm’s History
Weik Capital Management (Weik) was founded in Wyomissing, PA in 1987 by Thomas
Weik to provide personalized portfolio management and advisory services to individuals
and institutions. Our mission is to become the firm of choice in our region for portfolio
management and advisory services through diligent adherence to our value-based
investment philosophy that focuses on risk management as well as the attractive returns
historically associated with investing in good businesses. We strive to provide value to
our clients and enable them to meet their financial objectives and improve their lives. As
a registered investment adviser, we are bound to the fiduciary standard which requires
us to act in the best interests of our clients and obligates us to a duty of loyalty and care.
Our Executive Team
The principal owner and President of Weik is Thomas Weik. Mr. Weik also serves as the
Chief Investment Officer. The three other officers of the firm are Warren Weik, Chief
Operating Officer, Laura A. Novak, Chief Compliance Officer, and Kenneth Weik,
Treasurer and Secretary.
Our Philosophy
Weik adheres to a value-based investment philosophy that has been derived through
many years of independent study and reflection. Our philosophy has been influenced by
our observations of a number of successful investors and business executives,
particularly Warren Buffett. Our chief investment officer has closely observed Mr. Buffett’s
approach for more than 40 years. As a result, our firm’s equity work focuses on
purchasing stocks at a price that represents a discount to their underlying business value.
This discount provides an investor a margin of safety as well as potential appreciation.
We believe that investing in good businesses is an optimal way to accumulate capital.
We seek the superior returns that stocks can offer our clients when consistent with each
client’s individual objectives and risk tolerance. While we typically seek substantial
appreciation from the equities we select, we are content to realize this potential over a
period of years.
For clients seeking income as well as growth, we manage balanced portfolios that contain
a conservatively structured fixed-income segment. Our balanced portfolio risk exposure
is therefore primarily focused on the equity portion of the portfolio.
Our Services
Weik provides professional investment management services to its clients on a
discretionary basis; provided, however, that at the client's request we may agree that
certain assets m a y b e held in the client's account on a non-discretionary basis with
respect to which Weik will provide investment advisory services (including, but not
necessarily limited to, ( 1 ) assets originally acquired by Weik on a discretionary
basis based on Weik's research and analysis but which the client subsequently instructs
Weik not to sell without prior authorization; (2) assets that the client previously held
elsewhere and has transitioned to Weik with instructions that they not be sold without
the client’s prior authorization; and/or (3) assets acquired in the account at the client's
direction with similar instructions). With respect to both Discretionary and Non-
Discretionary Assets, Weik generally provides a substantially equivalent level of service
(including, but not necessarily limited to, monitoring and making recommendations with
respect to the positions, considering them in advising the client’s overall portfolio, including
them in performance and other reporting, etc.), the primary difference being that no
transactions will be effected in connection with the Non-Discretionary Assets without the
client’s prior authorization. References in this Brochure to the "Account," the "Portfolio,"
and the "Portfolio Value" should be read to refer in the aggregate to both Discretionary
and Non-Discretionary Assets.1
We do not provide financial planning services, brokerage or tax advice. Our approach at
Weik is to discuss with each client their circumstances and objectives, and then formulate
1 Cash reserves in the client’s portfolio are also included in portfolio value for all purposes, including
calculation of fees. See additional information below.
an asset allocation plan for consideration. After any revisions, a final plan is agreed upon.
Joint discussions would determine the portfolio structure, including allocation ranges for
equity and fixed income. Specific targets within the agreed upon allocation ranges are
generally determined by Weik based upon market conditions. Clients are requested to
notify us of any significant changes in their circumstances so that we may adjust our
guidelines as appropriate.
Types of Investments
Investing in individual stocks is a primary interest of Weik. Portfolios are generally
diversified to include a selection of holdings in industries that we find
attractive. At times,
there may be a concentration of assets in a particular company or industry. This may be
due to market appreciation of the holding and our decision to retain the holding based on
the fundamentals of the company and a risk/reward analysis.
Equity mutual funds and/or equity ETFs/ETNs may be employed for a client’s portfolio
based upon the amount of assets, the individual objectives of the client, and the need for
further diversification. These instruments are often used to invest in international markets
and, to a lesser extent, alternative investments.
Equity investments are combined with fixed-income securities in balanced portfolios.
These portfolios may employ U.S. Treasuries, government agencies, corporate bonds,
municipal bonds, CDs, fixed-income funds, money market instruments, or other income
securities. Individual fixed-income holdings will typically be of investment grade at the
time of purchase and generally have a maturity of two to seven years. Our approach to
fixed-income management and advice is essentially, but not entirely, passive.
For qualified clients, Weik may recommend investing their assets in one of our limited
partnerships. These partnerships invest primarily in individual equities. Further details on
these partnerships are provided in Item 7.
Personalized Management and Advice
Our client accounts are generally advised in agreement with the investment guidelines
that are established at the onset of client’s relationship with Weik. When clients contribute
securities to their account, we review them in consideration of their investment objectives
and may transition them in accordance with the client’s portfolio plan. If a client requests
a security not be sold without client permission, the security will be designated as “non-
discretionary” and will be included in quarterly fee calculations.
Clients may request reasonable restrictions on investments held in their portfolios at Weik
in a particular company, industry, sector of the market, or type of security. Although Weik
strongly prefers to manage portfolios with complete discretion (except as otherwise noted
herein), these requests will be considered to a limited extent, with consideration given to
whether the requested restrictions are reasonable and would not unduly interfere with
our ability to provide the advisory services necessary to facilitate achievement of the
client's goals. If it is determined that a client-requested restriction cannot be
accommodated, the client will be notified so as to have the opportunity to modify the
requested restriction or consider other investment options.
Clients typically have a variety of options to withdraw cash, including check-writing
privileges, automated monthly disbursements, and automated deposits into their bank
accounts.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such late date as the US Department of Labor (“DOL”)
Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for our purpose of complying
with the DOL’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (“PTE 2020-02”) where
applicable, Weik is providing the following acknowledgement. When Weik provides
investment advice to a prospect or client regarding a retirement plan account or individual
retirement account, we are acting as fiduciaries within the meaning of Title 1 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and/or the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as applicable, which are laws governing
retirement accounts. It is to be noted that there are some conflicts with a prospect or
client’s interests and the way Weik makes money. Weik operates under a special rule
that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours. Under
this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment
recommendations (give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making
recommendations (give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is
in your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Weik benefits financially from the rollover of assets from a retirement account, or an
existing IRA to an account that we manage because the assets increase our assets under
management/advisement which, in turn, increases our advisory fees. As a fiduciary, Weik
will only recommend a rollover when we believe it is in a prospect or client’s best interest.
Assets Under Management/Advisement
As of December 31, 2023, Weik had approximately $277,644,000 in assets under
management. Of this amount, $254,154,000 is discretionary and $23,490,000 is advised
on a non-discretionary basis.