Principal Owners [Item 4.A.]
Harvest Fund Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Harvest” or the “Registrant”), was
founded in 2005 and offers investment management services to various categories of institutions and
sophisticated high net worth investors with respect to alternative asset investments. Our services are
offered on a discretionary basis directly to separate account clients (each an “SMA Client,” or, collectively,
“SMA Clients”) and privately offered pooled investment vehicles (each a “Fund,” or, collectively, “Funds”,
and, together with SMA Clients and other clients of Harvest, as further described in Types of Clients [Item
7] below, “Clients”).
Blackstone Inc. (together, with its affiliates, “Blackstone”) is the ultimate parent of Harvest and is a
publicly traded corporation that has common shares which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol “BX”. Blackstone Intermediary Holdco LLC is the general partner of Harvest Fund Holdco LLC,
the sole member of the Registrant. Blackstone Securities Partners LP is the sole member of Blackstone
Intermediary Holdco LLC. Blackstone Advisory Services LLC is the general partner of Blackstone Securities
Partners LP. Blackstone Holdings I LP is the sole member of Blackstone Advisory Services LLC. Blackstone
Holdings I/II GP LLC is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings I LP. Blackstone Inc. is the controlling
shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP LLC. Please see the chart below.1 Blackstone is a leading global
alternative investment manager with investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge
fund solutions, credit, secondary funds, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, insurance solutions and life
sciences. Blackstone acquired the Registrant on October 16, 2017. Please see Other Financial Industry
Activities and Affiliations [Item 10] below for more information.
1 The chart above is a simplified version and does not include a depiction of certain Blackstone intermediary
entities.
Types of Advisory Services [Item 4.B.]
Harvest advises SMA Clients and Funds with a focus on energy, infrastructure, renewables, and energy
infrastructure assets including U.S. master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). Funds are typically organized in
the United States or in certain circumstances in a foreign jurisdiction as limited liability companies, limited
partnerships, trusts, corporations, offshore corporations, partnerships, trusts, or any other legal entity. In
addition, as described in Wrap Fee Programs [Item 4.D] below, Harvest provides portfolio management
services in a number of wrap fee programs.
Tailoring of Advisory Services [Item 4.C.]
The Registrant’s principal investment area is energy and energy infrastructure securities including U.S.
MLPs, listed infrastructure and renewables securities (sometimes collectively referred to as “our
Investable Universe” or “the Investable Universe”). The investment objectives and the investment
strategies of each SMA and Fund managed by Harvest are described in detail in the Fund’s offering and
subscription documents and/or investment management agreement and other relevant formation
agreements and disclosures (such materials will be referred to herein as “Governing Documents”).
Separate account management is guided by the stated objectives of the SMA Client (i.e., capital
preservation, income, growth, etc.)
and the investment management agreement between Harvest and
the SMA Client. SMA Client investment objectives are identified by assessing the SMA Client’s risk
tolerance based upon various criteria like need for cash flow, investment goals and the like. These
objectives are then typically documented via the investment guidelines contained within an investment
management agreement, together with any restrictions imposed by the SMA Client which Harvest deems
reasonable. When a Client grants Harvest investment discretion, Harvest is authorized to invest, sell, and
reinvest proceeds in the Client’s account without obtaining the Client’s prior confirmation of any proposed
action. Harvest will manage the account in accordance with the investment guidelines and/or restrictions
that have been provided by the Client and accepted by Harvest. Please see Wrap Fee Programs [Item 4.D]
below for information regarding how Harvest tailors its portfolio management services to the individual
needs of Program Clients (as defined below).
Wrap Fee Programs [Item 4.D.]
The Registrant currently provides portfolio management services through the following wrap fee
programs: the Global Manager Strategies Separate Account Program wrap fee program sponsored by
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC; the Private Advisor Network wrap fee program sponsored by Wells Fargo
Advisors LLC; the Managed Accounts Consulting wrap fee program sponsored by UBS Financial Services,
Inc.; the Managed Account Services wrap fee program sponsored by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; the
Managed Account Services wrap fee program sponsored by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.;
a n d , the Investment Management Services wrap fee program sponsored by Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney LLC (each a “Program” and, collectively, the “Programs”).
Harvest provides services through each Program by creating portfolios to be offered in each sponsor’s
Program. In each case, Harvest creates a portfolio or portfolios specifically for the Program in question,
and, as such, Program portfolios are different from portfolios managed for other Clients, and returns are
likely to differ. For example, the portfolio created for a particular Program could be more concentrated
than other portfolios created and/or managed by Harvest and could have lower turnover given the taxable
nature of the Program’s investors. Harvest provides portfolio management services through the Programs
pursuant to an advisory agreement with each Program’s end clients (“Program Clients”). Harvest manages
a Program Client’s accounts in accordance with the portfolio selected and any restrictions imposed by
such Program Client relating to wash sale or similar rules regarding holding duration, regulatory
requirements regarding the Program Client’s employment with the issuer of a security, or any other
investment restrictions which Harvest deems reasonable. In managing Program Client accounts, Harvest
submits trade orders to the Program’s trading desk, and is not responsible for trade execution or broker-
dealer selection.
Harvest receives a portion of the wrap fee, which the Program sponsor withdraws from Program Client
accounts, in return for its portfolio management services.
Assets Under Management [Item 4.E.]
The Registrant has approximately $6.2 billion in discretionary assets under management as of December
31, 2023.