Canterbury Consulting Incorporated, (“Canterbury”) is an SEC registered investment adviser and independent
consulting firm established in 1988. Canterbury provides consulting services primarily to endowments,
foundations, individuals, and family offices, (collectively referred to as “Clients”). Canterbury manages
customized investment programs for institutional and taxable investors whereby we are the investment office
for our clients. In that role, we provide objective and aligned investment strategies, asset allocation, manager
selection, risk management, implementation, and measurement. Our goal is to deliver a program that exceeds
the needs and expectations of our clients in terms of performance and service.
Canterbury, through certain affiliates, also provides investment advisory services to privately pooled
investment vehicles. These affiliates are Supervised Persons of Canterbury and intend to conduct their
activities in accordance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and the
rules thereunder. Any employees of such affiliates and other persons acting on their behalf are and shall be
subject to the supervision and control of Canterbury. Such affiliates rely on Canterbury’s registration under the
Advisers Act and are not registered themselves.
The fee range for each particular service is subject to negotiation and will vary depending on various
circumstances, including the scope of the services to be provided (the minimum fees and fee ranges for
existing clients prior to current calendar year for some clients differ from those indicated below).
Principal Owners
For the purpose of this section, Canterbury lists its principal owners as any person directly owning 25% or more
of Canterbury as disclosed on Schedule A of Part 1A of Form ADV as of the date of the last update filing.
Canterbury’s principal owner:
Name: D. Robinson Cluck
Education: Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA; M.B.A.
University of California, Irvine, B.A.
Background: Canterbury Consulting Incorporated, Chairman (2009-Present)
Canterbury Consulting Incorporated, President/CEO (1990-2009)
Flint, Krueger, Beimfohr & Cluck, Inc., Managing Director (1988-1990)
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc., Vice President (1980-1988)
Smith, Barney & Co., Inc., Account Executive (1978-1980)
Mr. Cluck is a co-founder of Canterbury Consulting and has over 40 years of investment consulting experience.
He serves as the chair of Canterbury’s Board of Directors and is a member of the firm’s Outsourced CIO
Committee. He also sits on Canterbury’s Fixed Income and Hedge Fund Manager Research Committees that
perform due diligence and make recommendations on specific fixed income managers. Prior to forming
Canterbury in 1988, Mr. Cluck was a founder, principal, and vice president of the Institutional Consulting
Services of Kidder Peabody, Newport Beach. From 1978 to 1979, he was with Smith Barney Harris Upham &
Company. Mr. Cluck is a trustee and serves as chair of the investment committee of the University of California,
Irvine Foundation; a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Orange County/Inland Empire; and co-author of
“Asset Management for Endowments & Foundations.”
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California, Irvine and a Master of
Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Canterbury is not a publicly held company and no part of Canterbury is owned by an individual or company
through any subsidiaries or “intermediate subsidiaries.”
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Canterbury focuses on meeting the needs of clients; as a result, our service offerings reflect that focus and
have grown to match our clients’ evolving needs. Our clients have differing levels of staffing, resources, and
needs as related to portfolio oversight and implementation. Therefore, we provide the following service
platforms to institutional clients: Institutional Advisory Services and Canterbury Outsourced CIO Services. We
also provide Wealth Management Services to private clients and family offices.
Institutional Services
Institutional Advisory Services
Institutional Advisory Services encompass all aspects of a traditional non-discretionary consulting
engagement. Under this arrangement Canterbury collaborates with decision makers and staff on all matters
related to their investment policy development and portfolio construction and provides ongoing oversight and
advice. Advisory services are most suitable for institutions with an investment committee that is highly focused
on all aspects of their portfolio construction and oversight and has the staff to support ongoing administration.
Institutional Advisory Services include:
Portfolio assessment
Spending policy analysis
Investment policy development
Strategic asset allocation planning
Portfolio construction and risk management
Investment manager research
Implementation of socially responsible investing guidelines
Performance reporting
Custodian evaluation
Client education
Quarterly meetings
Canterbury Outsourced CIO Services (OCIO)
Canterbury Outsourced CIO is our discretionary consulting engagement. Under this arrangement Canterbury
works with clients’ investment committees to set appropriate investment policy constraints. All other aspects
of portfolio construction, trading, and back-office and administrative functions are delegated to Canterbury via
a Limited Power of Attorney (LPOA). Canterbury Outsourced CIO Services are most suitable for institutions that
seek to delegate day-to-day activities, allowing our clients’ decision makers and staff to focus on high-level
portfolio policy decisions.
Canterbury’s Outsourced CIO Services includes all services listed under Institutional Advisory Services as well
as the following:
Administrative implementation of all investment decisions
Engagement and termination of investment managers
Portfolio construction and tactical shifts within the parameters of the investment policy statement
Support client’s internal staff in their work with their auditors
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Family Office Services
Canterbury provides Family Office Services to our private clients and family offices considering each investor’s
specific investment goals, cash flow needs, tax situation, gifting and estate planning goals, and philanthropic
goals.
Family Office Services include:
Prepare a family strategic plan
Wealth management
Portfolio assessment
Investment policy development
Strategic asset allocation planning
Portfolio construction and risk management
Investment manager research
Implementation of socially responsible investing guidelines
Assistance with charitable giving
Performance reporting
Custodian evaluation
Client education
Quarterly meetings
Other services include but not limited to: philanthropic planning, wealth strategies, consideration for outside
assets, engaging with future generations and assistance with direct investments.
Private Funds
Canterbury Consulting serves as a discretionary advisor to private funds. Canterbury’s funds provide a turnkey
way of accessing Canterbury’s expertise in asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio construction.
Canterbury’s funds are organized around the following themes:
The Canterbury Consulting Private Equity Funds are a series of private equity fund of funds. The
funds are raised every 2-3 years and each time the General Partner has organized 2 partnerships:
a “Taxable Partnership” and a “Tax-Exempt Partnership” to make investments in one or more
external private equity pooled investment vehicles managed by investment managers selected by
Canterbury. Investors in the Canterbury Private Capital (“PC”) Funds must be “accredited
investors” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. In some cases, the fund vehicle could require investors to also be “qualified
purchasers”, as such term is defined in Section 2(a) 51 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Canterbury Private Income Funds are a series of Private credit fund of funds. Canterbury has
organized the funds to make investments in private debt pooled investment vehicles managed by
investment managers selected by Canterbury. Investors in Canterbury’s Private Income Fund I
must be “accredited investors,” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The private equity fund of funds invests across an array of individual private equity strategies. Each underlying
fund will have a specific investment strategy such as buyout and other later-stage private equity, growth
equity, secondary investments, distressed for control and other opportunistic private investments. Within the
private income fund of funds, each underlying fund will have a specific investment strategy focus such as
direct lending, asset-based lending, special situations, real estate debt and other opportunistic private credit
strategies. The underlying investment funds in the Canterbury private funds are managed by investment
management teams that Canterbury believes are top-tier within their segments.
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The Canterbury Bond Fund is a US core fixed income fund with the objective to maximize long term
total return. To achieve its objectives, the General Partner (through the Subadvisors, selected by the
General Partner) generally seeks to invest in debt securities that, in its opinion, possess fundamental
value.
No Management Fee is paid in respect of Interests in the Partnership held by current consulting clients of
Canterbury, for such periods as such persons are consulting clients of Canterbury.
When requested, Canterbury will create bespoke partnerships that are tailored to the investment
mandate of an individual client. This includes a partnership designed to invest in a selection of
partnership interests or direct investments that fit the investment criteria set by the investor. In
such cases the firm will work with the client to define Canterbury’s role in the selection and
management of underlying investments.
The Taxable Partnerships intend to operate principally for the benefit of U.S. taxable investors. The Tax-
Exempt Partnerships intend to operate principally for the benefit of U.S. tax exempt investors who are
sensitive to "unrelated business taxable income" ("UBTI"), as defined in section 512 of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
For complete fund information and fund detail, please refer to each fund’s operating documents.
Retirement Account Advice
When we recommend investing in one of our proprietary or related private funds or provide investment advice
to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue
Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The receipt of our advisory fee for
making a recommendation creates a conflict of interest under ERISA/IRC with your interests. In these
scenarios Canterbury is required to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of those of our
clients. For example, if we recommend that you roll over assets from one retirement account to another and
we will receive increased compensation as a result of that recommendation, we have a conflict that requires us
to act in the best interest of our clients.
Assets Under Advisement
Asset as of December 31, 2023:
Regulatory Assets Under Management (RAUM)
Discretionary $ 2,973,978,182
Non-Discretionary $ 3,640,759,959
Total RAUM $ 6,614,738,141
Assets Under Advisement $31,586,003,598
Total Assets $38,200,741,739
As of December 31, 2023 Canterbury’s total assets include $6.6 billion of discretionary and non-discretionary
assets under management over which Canterbury has trading authority. In addition, Canterbury has $31.6
billion of assets under advisement, on which Canterbury makes recommendations but does not have authority
to execute or facilitate trades on behalf of the client.
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