Third Avenue Management LLC (New York)


Third Avenue Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $2.47 billion of regulatory assets for 19 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Third Avenue Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Third Avenue Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Third Avenue Management LLC is $2.47 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -36% since the beginning of its operation, and $188.38 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.47 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $130.09 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Third Avenue Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Third Avenue Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Third Avenue Management is investment companies with 4 clients and $2.24 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Third Avenue Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.41 billion for 17 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 8% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Third Avenue Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Third Avenue Management LLC

The company employs 29 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Matthew Paul Fine Management committee member 1 Jan 2000 Other 3104810
Bruce G Boyle Operations manager 1 Jul 2000 Other 1796066
Bruce George Boyle Operations manager 1 Jul 2000 Other 1796066
Willard James Hall General counsel & secretary 1 May 2002 Other 4210789
Third Avenue Holdings Delaware Llc Equityholder of third avenue management llc 1 May 2002 75% - 100% 01-0690881
David Michael Barse President, & coo 1 May 2002 Other 2218041
Michael Thomas Carney Cfo 1 May 2002 Other 1568552
Martin Jacob Whitman Chairman, ceo, cio 1 May 2002 Other 465763
Raymond Francis Ottusch Director of compliance 1 May 2002 Other 2438748
Martin Jacob Whitman Co-chief investment officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 465763
Curtis Jensen Co-chief investment officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 2667477
Curtis Robert Jensen Co-chief investment officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 2667477
David Michael Barse Ceo 1 Apr 2003 Other 2218041
Jason Andrew Wolf Management committee member 1 Apr 2004 Other 4798021
Heather E Garson Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2004 Other 4811669
Heather Elene Garson Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2004 Other 4811669
Vincent James Dugan Chief financial officer/ chief operating officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 4863705
Michael Anthony Buono Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 2348674
Joseph John Reardon Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2005 Other 1841667
Ryan A Dobratz Management committee member 1 Sep 2006 Other 5227861
David L Resnick President & chief investment officer 1 Sep 2012 Other 1414531
Mark Jay Aaron Chief operations officer 1 Jul 2017 Other 4850589

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Amg New York Holdings Corp. Equityholder of el-train acquisition llc 1 May 2002 75% - 100% 04-3546127
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group Equityholder of amg new york holdings corp. 1 May 2002 75% - 100% 04-3218510
Eqsf Advisers Inc 100% ownership of third avenue holdings delaware llc 1 May 2002 75% - 100% 107545
Amg Ny Holdings Corp. Equityholder of el-train acquisition llc 1 May 2002 75% - 100% 04-3546127
El Train Acquisition Llc Equityholder and managing member of third avenue holdings delaware llc 1 Aug 2002 50% - 75% 04-3546127

Based in New York

The principal office where Third Avenue Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 622 Third Ave, New York, NY 10017 6715, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Austin, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-888-5222 or by fax 212-320-0589. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at thirdave.com.