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Active Tax Management

Aperio engineers solutions designed to deliver the lower-cost advantages of indexing strategies alongside a measurable and predictable tax alpha.

Measurable Tax Alpha

Taxes are a constant—they can persistently erode returns if not managed. Any advisor to taxable investors who ignores this effect is willing to accept potentially lower wealth for their clients. Aperio’s strategies for separately managed accounts (SMAs) are designed to generate predictable tax alpha by integrating tax-loss harvesting (TLH) strategies with equity index-tracking portfolios. 


Building and Managing Tax-Efficient Portfolios

Aperio constructs portfolios in separately managed accounts composed of individual stocks that track a target benchmark. Taking advantage of the natural price movements in stocks, we continuously monitor and rebalance portfolios to recognize tax losses from securities that have declined. Realized tax losses can then offset taxable capital gains generated by other assets.


Tax Analysis for Portfolio Consolidation and Charitable Donations

More than half of our accounts start with legacy portfolios. Liquidating these portfolios spread over multiple accounts can often trigger unnecessary taxable events. Aperio can analyze and map out transition strategies to help minimize the tax impact. We can also provide an analysis to maximize the tax benefits of donating securities.

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Important notes:

This material is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be suitable for all investors, because the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives. The information herein is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. The opinions expressed are subject to change at any time without notice. References to specific securities, asset classes and financial markets are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be and should not be interpreted as recommendations.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Asset allocation and diversification may not protect against market risk, loss of principal or volatility of returns. There is no guarantee that any investment strategy discussed herein will work under all market conditions. Many factors affect performance, including changes in market conditions and interest rates, as well as other economic, political, or financial developments.

The fees and expenses Aperio charges may be higher than the fees and expenses of other investment advisors and may offset profits. Additional information about the firm, and our fees and expenses, is included in our Form ADV.

You should not assume that investment decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance of the past. With respect to the description of any investment strategies, simulations, or investment recommendations, we cannot provide any assurances that they will perform as expected and as described in our materials. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Any tax information provided herein is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute the provision of tax advice by Aperio. Due to the complexity of tax law, not every single taxpayer will face the situations described herein exactly as calculated or stated, i.e., the examples and calculations are intended to be representative of some, but not all, taxpayers. Since each investor’s situation may be different in terms of income tax, estate tax, and asset allocation, there may be situations in which the calculations would not apply. Please discuss any individual situation with tax and investment advisors first before proceeding. For those clients using tax advantaged indexing, taxpayers paying lower tax rates than those assumed, or without taxable income, would earn smaller tax benefits from tax-advantaged indexing (or even none at all) compared to those described.

This material may contain “forward-looking” information that is not purely historical in nature. Such information may include, among other things, projections, forecasts, estimates of yields or returns, and proposed or expected portfolio composition. Moreover, any historical performance information of other investment vehicles or composite accounts managed by Aperio or its BlackRock, Inc., affiliates, included in this material is presented by way of example only. No representation is made that any performance presented will be achieved, or that every assumption made in achieving, calculating or presenting either the forward-looking information or the historical performance information herein has been considered or stated in preparing this material. Any changes to assumptions that may have been made in preparing this material could have a material impact on the investment returns that are presented herein by way of example. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The information contained herein was carefully compiled from both internal data and external data, but we do not guarantee its accuracy and it is not necessarily all-inclusive. The information is provided with the understanding that we are not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or tax services. We recommend that all investors seek out the services of competent professionals in these areas.

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